Privacy
As a public/private partnership, RI has been designed to secure the long-term economic growth of Inverclyde. It has a twin-track approach of 'going for growth' through the exploitation of existing and new opportunities and 'spreading the benefits of growth' to the local resident and business communities. Specifically ri is focussed on addressing a single strategic objective:
"To advance economic growth through the exploitation of opportunity for the benefit of the business and residential community of Inverclyde..."
Any personal data provided by you to us will be held and processed in accordance with the data protection principles set out in the General Data Protection Regulations for the purposes of meeting the legitimate interests of Riverside Inverclyde (RI) and adhering to the rights of the individual.
Privacy Statement
This Privacy Policy explains our data processing practices. If you have any queries concerning your personal information or any questions on our use of the information, please contact:
At RI, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers and website visitors. Our relationship with you is valuable and we understand the importance you place on the privacy and security of information which personally identifies you.
In that respect, we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy and our information gathering and dissemination practices.
The information we hold on you
The information we hold on you is:
- Your business name
- Your business address
- Contact details – email and/or phone number
Why we require your information
RI provides a variety of online offerings including information about our products and services, business information and publicity.
We collect personally identifiable information when you sign up for updates, register with us to attend our events or when you use our services as a customer. We ask you for personal data only when it is needed to provide goods or services you have enquired about or asked us to provide or to respond to your request for information. You do not need to provide us with personal data simply to browse our site.
RI uses this information in the following ways:
- To fulfil your request for information about certain products or services
- To communicate with you about updates
- To provide you with Inverclyde business news
- To customise the content that you see on our website
- To contact you about our events or services
- To communicate with you generally
We will contact you in the following methods
- Phone
- Post
If you would like to change your preferences, please contact us via info@riversideinverclyde.com
What justification is there for holding this information
We hold this information under the lawful basis for processing of:
- Legitimate interests: the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.
Where we store your personal information
We store your information on our secures systems.
We store your information within Sage for the purposes of invoicing you (where applicable).
We take measures to ensure you data is secure and have taken steps to ensure our cyber security complies with GDPR regulations.
Do we share your information without your consent?
RI will only pass your information on to a third party where they are subcontracted to us to deliver part of a service you have signed. These subcontractors do not store your information and only use it for the purposes of fulfilling the service. More information on this will be supplied at the point of booking on to any of our events so you have full transparency of how your information is being used and why.
Riverside Inverclyde will not share your information with any other company or organisation without your consent.
Your rights around the information we hold
Right to Access
If at any time you would like to know what information we hold on you please email us at info@riversideinverclyde.com and in line with GDPR legislation we will provide you this information for free within 72 hours.
Right to Correction
If you believe that we hold inaccurate information on you and you would like us to amend this then please email us at info@riversideinverclyde.com and we will make any appropriate rectifications in line with GDPR legislation immediately.
Right to Erase
You have the right to request that we delete any contact information on you. If you would like to request this, then please email info@riversideinverclyde.com
Please note: Riverside Inverclyde will retain certain information where we believe this is a legitimate business interest.
Right to no further contact
If you do not want to have contact from us again then please email us at info@riversideinverclyde.com and we will ensure that you are not contacted again in line with best practice under the GDPR legislation.
Privacy by Design
Riverside Inverclyde adopts a privacy by design approach to all of its process and procedural development to ensure that the privacy of individuals data is considered from the outset.
What to do if you no longer wish us to contact you
If you no longer wish to receive information from Riverside Inverclyde, simply let us know by emailing info@riversideinverclyde.com
By requesting this, we won’t contact you about business opportunities, Inverclyde business news or events and any other service we can provide.
We are committed to protecting your privacy during your visits to the Riverside Inverclyde website and recognise our responsibility to keep the information you provide to us confidential at all times.
Your personal information will not be disclosed outwith this organisation unless prior permission has been given.
Security
All of our data transmissions from the Riverside Inverclyde website are stored within our secure online databases. Personal details and information related to you is encrypted using 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption with a secure key issued and recognised by Thawte.
For further information on SSL and encryption please visit http://www.thawte.com.