Privacy Policy
Our privacy is important to us, and Squiggle Consult LTD(“Squiggle” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protectingyour privacy whilst providing a personalised and valuable service.Here at Squiggle, we are committed to safeguarding yourdata while rendering our professional services. This Privacy Policy governs ourdata collection, processing, and usage practices. It is designed to allow thedata subject (“you”) to make an informed choice regarding the use, access, andcorrection of your personal information.If you have any requests concerning your personalinformation or any queries about these practices, please contact us by e-mailon hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.Personal Data That We CollectWe collect from you, personal information such as fullname, gender, date of birth, address, job title, company information, e-mailaddresses, telephone numbers, identification details, and referral source. Thisdata may include IP address, operating system, and browser type. We may alsohave acquired your personal information from a third-party service provider orpublicly available data source.How We Use Your Personal Dataa) As Data Controller:We use the information we collect only in compliance withthis Privacy Policy. We will never sell your personal information to any thirdparty without your explicit consent. In addition to the uses identifiedelsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may use your personal information to (a)assist you with service, partnership, or employment request; (b) send to youinformation that we think may be of interest to you by post, email, or othermeans; (c) send you marketing communications relating to our business (includingany profiling we engage in that is related to such direct marketing); (d)respond to an enquiry, question, or concern that you may have raised; or (e)perform analytics and create a database to improve your browsing experience andenhance the functionality of our services.We may share personal information with trusted serviceproviders or our group companies for, supplementing the information you provideus in order to provide you with better service, perform statistical analysis,provide marketing assistance, host the site and index user profile pages andusernames as part of the URL and customer support. Such third parties areprohibited from using your personal information except for these purposes, andthey are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. If youdo not want us to share your personal information with these third parties,contact us at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.To facilitate our global operations, we may transfer andaccess personal information from around the world. This Privacy Policy shallapply even if we transfer personal information to countries outside the UnitedKingdom.To ensure that the security and integrity of the Site issafeguarded, Squiggle may monitor your personal information. Squiggle may,under certain circumstances engage a trusted third-party service provider forthe purpose of managing the technical operations involved in hosting the Site.Information you submit to us via the contact form on our website will be storedoutside the European Economic Area on our third-party hosting provider’sservers in the United Kingdom. To the extent that it may be necessary, andsolely for the purposes of providing the service available on the Site to you,we may disclose to such third party any of your personal information that maybe necessary for the procurement of services from the third party. b) As Data Processor:We shall use and process the information or data we collectthrough data controllers/controllers (“Business Partner”) as per theinstructions given by controllers and in compliance with the terms andconditions applicable to Processors under controller/processor bindingagreement entered with the controllers and applicable regulation. We agree notto process such information to sub-processors (sub-contractor), unless priorwritten consent is sought from the controller, and in the event where generalconsent has been given by the controller, we shall inform the controller of anynew sub-processor. We shall have the same contractual obligations reflectedwith the sub-processors as agreed with the controller and assume completeresponsibility for the actions and inactions of such sub-processors.Upon written request from the controller, we agree todelete or return all the personal information or data to the controller afterthe end of the provision of services relating to processing, unless there is alegal obligation or basis for us to retain a copy of such information or datafor further processing. The information or data collected through thecontroller will be stored outside the European Economic Area on our third-partyhosting provider’s servers.In addition to the implementation of appropriate technicaland organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security, weshall make available to the controller all information necessary to demonstratecompliance with our obligations and allow the controller or another auditorappointed by the controller for conducting audits, including inspections, todemonstrate that processing meets the requirements of the regulation, andensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.Children’s Personal InformationSquiggle does not knowingly collect any personalinformation from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18,please do not submit any personal information through our websites orservice(s). We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor theirchildren’s Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing theirchildren never to provide personal information through our service(s) orwebsites without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a childunder the age of 18 has provided personal information to us through ourwebsites or service(s), please contact us at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk and we willendeavour to delete that information and terminate the child’s account from ourdatabases.Retention Of Personal InformationWe retain personal information that you provide us as longas an account is active or as needed to provide the service(s) or as necessaryto comply with our legal obligations, maintain accurate financial and otherrecords, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. If you wish to terminateyour account or request that we no longer use Your personal information, pleasecontact us at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.Criteria For Determining Retention PeriodsIn any other circumstances, we will retain your informationfor no longer than necessary, taking into account the following:· thepurpose(s) and use of your information both now and in the future (such aswhether it is necessary to continue to store that information in order tocontinue to perform our obligations under a contract with you or to contact youin the future);· whetherwe have any legal obligation to continue to process your information (such asany record-keeping obligations imposed by relevant law or regulation); · whetherwe have any legal basis to continue to process your information (such as yourconsent); · howvaluable your information is (both now and in the future); · anyrelevant agreed industry practices on how long information should be retained; · thelevels of risk, cost, and liability involved with us continuing to hold theinformation; · how hardit is to ensure that the information can be kept up to date and accurate, and· anyrelevant surrounding circumstances (such as the nature and status of ourrelationship with you). Use Of Cookies & Similar TechnologiesCookies are data files that are sent from a website to abrowser to record information about users for various purposes.We use cookies, including essential, functional, andanalytical cookies. For further information on how we use cookies, please seeour cookies policy.You can reject some or all of the cookies we use on or viaour website by changing your browser settings. However, doing so can impairyour ability to use our website or some or all of its features. For furtherinformation about cookies, including how to change your browser settings andother ways in which you can reject cookies, please visit hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.Our websites offer publicly accessible blogs, communityforums, or discussion board posts. You should be aware that any information youprovide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who accessthem. You agree and acknowledge that the use of such information is notconfidential, does not constitute personal information, and is not subject toprotection under our Privacy Policy.Responsibility With YouWhen you submit any personal information to us, yourepresent that you have the lawful right to submit the personal information andagree that you will not submit any information unless you are legally entitledto do so and that such personal information is true, complete, and accurate.You may not use a false email address or other identifying information toimpersonate any person or entity or otherwise mislead as to the origin of anycontent. Any improper collection or misuse of personal information is inviolation of this Privacy Policy and of the applicable terms and conditions ofuse. You agree not to misuse any personal information available on our Site orto gather it or use robots or other automated scripts, codes, orfunctionalities to do so. We may immediately suspend or terminate your accessto our Site without notice if we become aware that you are in breach ofapplicable terms and conditions of use or of this Privacy Policy.Opting Out & Unsubscribinga) Reviewing, Correcting, and Deletion of Your personalinformationUpon request, Squiggleconsult.co.uk will provide you withinformation about whether we hold any of your personal information. We allowusers of the service(s) or website to access, update, or modify theirinformation by clicking on the My account link in the Squiggleconsult.co.uknavigation menu. If you provide us with your personal information, you have thefollowing rights with respect to that information:· toreview the user information that you have supplied to us; · torequest that we correct any errors, outdated information, or omissions in userinformation that you have supplied to us; · torequest that your user information not be used to contact you; · torequest that your user information be deleted from our records; · towithdraw your consent to our use of your information; please note that if youwithdraw your consent, this will not affect the lawfulness of our use andprocessing of your information on the basis of your consent before the point intime when you withdraw your consent. To exercise any of these rights and requests, pleasecontact us at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.We will respond to your request within a reasonable time frame and notify youof the action we have taken.b) To Unsubscribe from Our CommunicationsYour registered email address will be automaticallysubscribed to our weekly newsletter, which will contain information on industryupdates, author resources, upcoming webinars, latest offers, and new servicesby Squiggle. You may unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clickingon the “unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of our e-mails, or by sendingus an email at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.Customers cannot opt out of receiving transactional emails related to theiraccount with us.Third PartiesService providers who provide IT and/or administrativeservices such as Melu who provide assistance by way of a managed live chatservice for enquiries on our website. A copy of Melu’s own privacy policy canbe accessed here.Sensitive Personal Information“Sensitive personal information” is information about anindividual that reveals their racial or ethnic origin, political opinions,religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, geneticinformation, biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying anindividual, information concerning health, or information concerning a naturalperson’s sex life or sexual orientation. We do not knowingly or intentionally collect sensitivepersonal information from individuals, and you must not submit sensitivepersonal information to us.If, however, you inadvertently or unintentionally transmitsensitive personal information to us, you will be considered to have explicitlyconsented to us processing that sensitive personal information.Amendments To Privacy PolicyWe may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to keepup with changing legislation and best practices. If we make any materialchanges, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified inyour account) or by means of a notice on the website prior to the changebecoming effective. Provided that we will not notify you if we amend the Policyto make addition, deletions, or modifications to the list of cookies from timeto time, to keep the list of cookies current and accurate. Your continued useof this website or the service(s) following the posting of any amendment,modification, or change to this Policy shall constitute your acceptance of theamendments to this Policy. You can choose to discontinue the use of thewebsites or service(s) if you do not accept the terms of this Policy or anymodified version of this Policy.Legal DisclosureWe reserve the right to disclose your personal data asrequired by applicable law, in response to lawful requests by publicauthorities, including meeting national security or law enforcementrequirements and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect ourrights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legalprocess served on us.Contact UsIf you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or thedata we hold about you or you wish to ensure that the data we hold about you isaccurate and kept up to date, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@squiggleconsult.co.uk.
