Client Privacy Notice
The following privacy notice is for clients of Alterledger.
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The following privacy notice is for clients of Alterledger.
Alterledger is a data controller and will collect and process your personal data in order to provide our services to you. We are required to explain to all clients the personal data we collect, the purpose for processing and the legal basis we are relying on. This is an overview of our Privacy Notice, our full Privacy Notice is available on the Alterledger website or you can request a copy from our Data Compliance Manager (details below).
Alterledger collects and processes a range of information containing personal data about you. We process this information in order to be able to provide our services as a Chartered Management Accountant firm under our agreement contract with you, or to comply with our legal obligations.
We are required to process your personal information when we have a contract with you for the provision of examiner or accountancy services.
The personal data we collect and use will only be the minimum necessary for dealing with your requirements under our contract with you. The following shows the particular data we collect and process in relation to you and why.
Alterledger takes the security of your data seriously. Alterledger has policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by those authorised persons who have a need to know in order to perform their duties and are under a duty to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
If personal data is transferred outwith the EU we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place, relying on an adequacy agreement or other contractual terms as appropriate.
Your information may be shared internally within Alterledger on a need to know basis as is appropriate for the particular services that we are providing to you. We may also share your personal data with appropriate and trusted third parties where it is necessary for the service we provide to you, where we do so we ensure that the appropriate contacts and security measures are in place to protect your personal data:
Once our relationship with you has ended, we will hold onto the personal data in your file for at least six years. Your data will be securely destroyed when it is no longer required.
As a data subject, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data. These are listed below.
A fee will not generally be charged for exercising any of these rights unless your requests are unfounded or are manifestly excessive.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, or if you have any concerns about how your personal data is being processed, please contact our Data Compliance Manager on advice@alterledger.co.uk or 0141 443 4581.
If you still believe that Alterledger has not handled your personal data properly or has not complied with your rights, you can complain to the Information Commissioner. Contact details are available at www.ico.org.uk.
Alterledger has policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by authorised persons who have a need to know in order to perform their duties and confirm that these persons are under a duty to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
The Company reserves the right to update or amend this privacy notice at any time. We will update this page as the changes are made. This notice was last updated on 1st June 2022.
Alterledger Ltd is registered with the Information Commissioners Office.
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