PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. This privacy policy notice is for Lynn Podmore (www.lpodmoreconsulting.co.uk) specialising in museum and heritage services. It governs the privacy of those who use it and we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

2. Purpose

We are legally obliged to protect personal information. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information while browsing or using this website, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing or using this website. We strive to keep information we hold about you safe and secure.

Policy key definitions

Lynn Podmore of www.lpodmoreconsulting.co.uk is also referred as "we", "our", or "us"
We refer to "you", “your” "the user" refer to the person(s) using this websiteGDPR means General Data Protection Act
PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation
ICO means Information Commissioner’s Office

The information we collect

We collect your personal information in a variety of ways:

Your contact details such as name, email address, telephone number when you contact us via our website or email or call us directly; or sourced via online published directories.

Occasionally work is completed for an associate organisations or clients. They may pass on contact details to enable me to fulfil my contractual obligation. Clients will seek permission before sharing any data connected to individuals.

If undertaking stakeholder consultation for research purposes, normally no personal data is collected as it is anonymous. If it is not, we will seek consent from participants. We will specify the purposes for which the personal data will be used, how it will be stored and for how long, after which time it will be deleted.

To enable us to provide you with a quote for a piece of work. Communications are normally via email or by telephone.

Data security and protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. These methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

What we do with your information

We use your information to contact you with regard to any projects, invoices or important updates.

Your information will be stored or held as part of a data backup for a period of five years plus the current year (or where necessary for compliance with legal or audit requirements).

Who we share your information with

We may pass your information on to any of our trusted partners relating to any projects discussed with you where appropriate.

We do not sell or pass your information to any other third parties.

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows:

The right to be informed
The right of access
The right to rectification
The right to erasure
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object
The right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling
We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

Complaint

If you have a complaint about our privacy policy, we have one month to respond. If you feel it has not been resolved after contacting us directly, you also have the right to complain to the data protection authority which is the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). These contact details are published at www.ico.org.uk

To ensure accuracy, please keep us informed if your data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Link to external websites

This website may include links to third-party websites and/or applications. Visiting these links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies.

Log files

Our systems automatically gather some anonymous information about visitors, including IP addresses, browser type, language, and the times and dates of webpage visits. The data collected does not include personally identifiable information and is used for statistical analysis, to understand user behaviour and to administer the site.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy please email via the contact page on the website: www.lpodmoreconsulting.co.uk