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privacy notice – professional services

StraightTalk Marketing customer privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

Email

tom@straight-talk-marketing.com

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Occupation
  • Date of birth
  • Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services)
  • Information relating to compliments or complaints
  • Video recordings
  • Audio recordings (eg calls)
  • Records of meetings and decisions
  • Account access information
  • Website user information

We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Purchase or service history
  • Account information, including registration details
  • Marketing preferences
  • Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems

We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details
  • Marketing preferences
  • Purchase or account history
  • Website and app user journey information

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details
  • Account information
  • Call recordings
  • Customer or client accounts and records
  • Financial transaction information
  • Correspondence

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • To connect with people and organisations who might benefit from our services. We will use data outlined to provide more relevant outreach for the person or organisation’s specific needs or requirements.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • We use the information we collect from clients to help deliver on contractually agreed terms and to provide customer support and refer back to our records if there is a disagreement or complaint about our services. This information may also be used to inform our approach to providing bespoke services and sent reminders if a service is up for renewal.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • We collect information both anonymous and personally identifiable information on users visiting our website to help personalise and better tailor our approach to our clients’ needs.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
    • From time to time we may refer or use information provided to us by our clients to investigate any disagreements or complaints they may have. This allows us to offer customer service and respond to feedback and improve the level of service we offer.
  • Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you
  • Publicly available sources
  • Previous employment
  • Providers of marketing lists and other personal information

 

How long we keep information

See a copy of our retention schedule here:

Data Retention Schedule

 

Who we share information with

Others we share personal information with

  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
  • Professional consultants
  • Third parties:
    • Other contractors of third party software vendors as required

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

28 November 2024