privacy policy
This statement explains the privacy and the data protection practices which apply to www.patrickwilliams.co.uk as provided by Patrick Williams
Our aim is to safeguard our users' privacy whilst providing a personalised and valuable service. Collecting personal information is necessary if we are to satisfy the expectations and requirements of our users, e.g. by communicating with them and providing an interactive service. We appreciate that you do not want the personal information you provide to us distributed indiscriminately and here we explain what information we collect, what we do with it and what controls you have.
Data Controller
Patrick Williams
Personal information we collect and how it’s used
Any personal information such as name, postal address, telephone number, and email address supplied via this website & completing our website’s forms will only be used to provide a requested service and will not be disclosed to any other third party without your prior permission or unless we are required to do so by law. We may contact you in response to your enquiry, to offer requested services or to provide you with property information that you have requested. We do not keep your data for any longer than is necessary.
Any non-personal information such as IP address, pages accessed, and files downloaded will only be used to determine how many individuals use our site, how many people visit on a regular basis, which pages are most popular, and which pages are least popular. This information doesn’t tell us anything about who you are or where you live, it is simply used to enable us to monitor and improve our service. This is done by way of cookies on our website and the use of analytical services such as Google Analytics. To find out more please visit our cookies policy.
Securing your personal information
At Patrick Williams we are committed to protecting your privacy, we follow strict security procedures to ensure that your personal information is not damaged, destroyed, or disclosed to a third party without your permission, and to prevent unauthorised access. The servers that store your information are kept up to date and secured with appropriate firewalls/virus protection and have restricted access.
External links
This website may contain links to third party sites that we have no control over, if you visit those sites you should check you are happy with their own privacy policies and terms of use before providing any personal information. In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of that third party site.
Your Acceptance
By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of information by Patrick Williams in accordance with our privacy policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not continue to use our site. You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your data and to request that we delete it. To do this, please contact us.
Your rights to your personal information
As a user you have the following rights
- A right to be informed about our collection and use of personal information
- A right to access your personal information
- A right to correct your personal information
- A right to ask us to delete your personal information unless we are obliged to retain it for other legal reasons
- A right to restrict or object to the processing or use of your personal information
- A right to report to a supervisory authority about the use of your personal information.
Accessing your data & complaints
If you would like to review or revise information you have previously provided to us online, or you have any questions relating to this Privacy Policy, you may do so via our contact us page. We will address your concerns and attempt to solve any problem to your satisfaction.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office, or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
PRIVACY NOTICE – LETTINGS
HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
PRIVACY PROMISE
1. We promise to keep your information safe.
2. We promise not to sell it
3. We give you ways to manage and review your marketing choices at any time
4. We keep a record of when and how we get consents and what you were told at the time.
HOW THE LAW PROTECTS YOU
The law says we must have one or more of these reasons to collect your data:
1. To fulfil a contract with you
2. When it is our legal duty
3. When it is in our legitimate interest ( which we must define)
4. When you consent.
Transparency means you have the right to be informed about how we will use your data.
GROUPS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL – Your financial position, status and history
CONTACT –Where you live and how to contact you
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC – Details about your work, nationality, education (especially students)
TRANSACTIONAL –Details of payments you make to us
CONTRACTUAL – Details about the products or services we provide to you
COMMUNICATIONS- What we learn about you from letters, emails and conversations between us.
OPEN DATA AND PUBLIC RECORDS – E.g Electoral Information, Internet, Newspapers
DOCUMENTARY DATA – E.g copies of ID.
CONSENTS – How you agree we can contact you
NATIONAL IDENTIFIERS – E.g. National Insurance Number
We collect Data from Third Parties such as social networks, fraud prevention agencies, public information services.
WE MAY SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH
1. HMRC , Regulators and other authorities
2. Credit Reference Agencies
3. Fraud Prevention Agencies
4. Any party linked to you ( e.g. Joint Tenant)
5. Workmen needing to enter your house
6. Companies you ask us to share data with ( e.g. Homelet)
7. If you use direct debits we will share your data with the Direct Debit scheme.
8. If we sell our business we will only do this if they agree to keep your information safe.
CREDIT REFERENCE AGENCIES
We will share information with CRA’s and they will give us information about you. The data we exchange can include:
1. Name , address date of birth
2. Application form details
3. Financial situation and history
4. Public Information
We will use this information to:
1. Assess if you can afford the property
2. Make sure what you have told us is the truth
3. Help detect and prevent fraud
4. Track and recover debts
On a joint tenancy, CRA’s may link your data to other joint tenants. You can ask CRA’s to break the link but you normally have to prove you no longer have a financial link with them.
IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE DATA WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU A TENANCY.
HOW LONG WE KEEP INFORMATION
1. We will keep it as long as you are a client
2. After you stop being a client we may keep data for up to 10 years for one or more of the following reasons :-
To respond to questions or complaints or
To show why we have treated you fairly or
For historical research and statistical purposes.
In the case of legal action of any kind
You can access personal information by writing to us at 209 Halls Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4PT or Tilehurst@patrickwilliams.co.uk .You can also ask us to correct any information you believe to be incorrect. We do not have to provide information where the request is disproportionate or has already been given previously.
WHAT IF YOU ASK US TO STOP USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
This is also known as “The right to be forgotten”. There may be legal or other reasons why we need to keep or use your data. In such cases we can restrict the use of your data to legal claims or to exercise legal rights.
YOU CAN WITHDRAW CONSENT BY WRITING TO US AT 209 HALLS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4PT OR TILEHURST@PATRICKWILLIAMS.CO.UK
YOU CAN COMPLAIN TO US IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH HOW WE HAVE USED YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AT 209 HALLS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4PT OR TILEHURST@PATRICKWILLIAMS.CO.UK
YOU CAN ALSO COMPLAIN TO THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS OFFICE AT WWW.ICO.ORG.UK FIND OUT ON THEIR WEBSITE HOW TO REPORT A CONCERN.
ADDITIONALLY
VITAL INTERESTS – We can pass on details in an emergency e.g. medical care if you are physically or legally incapable of giving consent.
FEES
We supply a copy of information free of charge. We can charge a reasonable fee when a request is manifestly unfounded, or excessive, particularly if it is repetitive. We may charge a fee where we have already supplied the information.
We must supply information without delay and in any event within one month. This can be extended by up to 2 months if during that month the request is considered complex and/or numerous, and if we do we have to explain why.
We must verify the identity of the person making the request using “reasonable means”
DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
This will allow an organisation to identify and fix problems at an early stage. Further guidance see ICO Conducting privacy impact assessments code of Practice.