1. Introduction
Welcome to http://www.batc.co.uk (the “Site”). At Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we understand that privacy online is important to our users, especially when conducting business. This Privacy Policy governs our practices with respect to those users of the Site (“Visitors”) who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd (collectively, “Services”) (“Authorised Customers”).
2. Data Controller
Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) using the contact details provided in the Contact Us section below.
3. Personal Data
Personal Data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial profile, and credit card information. Personal Data does not include information that is collected anonymously (without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
4. What Personal Data Is Collected?
- From All Visitors:
- Basic user profile information.
- From Authorised Customers:
- Name
- Email address
- Postal address
- Phone number
- Any other information necessary to provide our Services.
5. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your Personal Data based on the following legal grounds:
- Contractual Necessity: To fulfill our contractual obligations with you.
- Legitimate Interests: For purposes such as improving our Services and communicating with you.
- Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for specific processing activities.
6. How Does the Site Use Personal Data?
We use Personal Data to:
- Customize the Site and make appropriate service offerings.
- Fulfill buying and selling requests on the Site.
- Email Visitors and Authorised Customers about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the Site or information related to the subject matter of the Site.
- Contact Visitors and Authorised Customers in response to specific inquiries or to provide requested information.
7. With Whom May the Information Be Shared?
- Between Authorised Customers:
- Personal Data about Authorised Customers may be shared with other Authorised Customers who wish to evaluate potential transactions.
- Aggregated Information:
- We may share aggregated information about our Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and Authorised Customers, with our affiliated agencies and third-party vendors.
- Opt-Out Option:
- We offer the opportunity to “opt-out” of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
8. Data Retention
We retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine the retention period include:
- The duration of our business relationship with you.
- Compliance with legal obligations.
- Resolution of disputes and enforcement of agreements.
9. How Is Personal Data Stored?
Personal Data collected by Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd except for use as indicated above. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
10. Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.
- Use of Cookies:
- We use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
- Are Cookies Used on the Site?
- Cookies are used for various reasons, including obtaining information about the preferences of our Visitors and the services they select.
- Security purposes: For example, if an Authorised Customer is logged on and the site is unused for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the Authorised Customer off.
- Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using http://www.batc.co.uk. Note that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
- Cookies Used by Our Service Providers:
- Our service providers may use cookies, and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
- For more detailed information about the cookies we use, please visit our Cookies Information Page.
11. Partners and Service Providers
Beyond Automation Tech Consultants Ltd has entered into and will continue to enter into partnerships and other affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may have access to certain Personal Data on a need-to-know basis for evaluating Authorised Customers for service eligibility. Our Privacy Policy does not cover their collection or use of this information. We ensure that these third-party service providers comply with applicable data protection laws and maintain appropriate security measures.
12. How Does the Site Keep Personal Data Secure?
- Employee Access:
- Personal Data is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password to gain access to the information.
- Security Measures:
- We audit our security systems and processes regularly.
- Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, is protected by encryption protocols in place to protect information sent over the Internet.
- Limitations:
- While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering, and break-ins. We cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place, and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorised Customers for any such occurrences.
13. How Can Visitors Correct Any Inaccuracies in Personal Data?
Visitors and Authorised Customers may contact us to update Personal Data about them or to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us at info@batc.co.uk.
14. Can a Visitor Delete or Deactivate Personal Data Collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorised Customers with a mechanism to delete/deactivate Personal Data from the Site’s database by contacting us at info@batc.co.uk. However, due to backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor’s entry without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personal Data deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personal Data relating to that individual in any way moving forward.
15. Your Rights Under the UK GDPR
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
- Right to Access: Request access to your Personal Data.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your Personal Data.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing.
- Right to Object to Processing: Object to certain data processing activities.
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Complain: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in the Contact Us section below.
16. Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address “Children,” anyone under the age of 18 years, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 18 years.
If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please get in touch with us immediately using the contact details provided below. If we become aware that children below 18 years have provided Personal Data, we will delete the information from our servers immediately.
17. Compliance With Laws
We may disclose Personal Data to comply with the law. This includes:
- Legal Obligations: We will disclose Personal Data to comply with a court order, subpoena, or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information.
- Safety: We will disclose Personal Data when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and Authorised Customers.
18. What Happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will inform our Visitors and Authorised Customers about changes to our Privacy Policy by posting such changes on the Site. If we are changing our Privacy Policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personal Data that a Visitor or Authorised Customer has previously requested not to be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or Authorised Customer to allow them to prevent such disclosure.
19. International Data Transfers
Your Personal Data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK. We ensure that such transfers are carried out in compliance with applicable data protection laws, using appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
20. Links to Other Websites
http://www.batc.co.uk contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
21. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or need to update or delete your Personal Data, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@batc.co.uk
- Phone: +44 7830466832
22. Data Protection Officer (DPO)
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your Personal Data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@batc.co.uk.
23. Policy Updates
We review our Privacy Policy regularly to ensure it remains compliant with applicable laws and reflects any changes to our data practices. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be available on our Site.