PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies to the www.mariaoliva.co.uk website (the “site”) and all services communicated to you by us.
We take the privacy, including the security, of personal information we hold about you seriously. This privacy notice is designed to inform you about how we collect personal information about you and how we use that personal information. You should read this privacy notice carefully so that you know and can understand why and how we use the personal information we collect and hold about you.
We may update this privacy policy at any time. If a revision is made, a date containing the latest revision or version of the policy will be listed at the bottom of this page. We encourage visitors to check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect personal information collected. it is your responsibility to become aware of modifications to it.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of Personal Data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

1. Identity Data includes first name, last name, country of residence, company, and job title.
2. Contact Data includes address, email address and telephone numbers.
3. Professional Data includes CVs, and documents related to your qualifications, experience, and role, current salary, eligibility to work in the UK.
4. Usage Data includes information about how you use our website.
5. Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
6. Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We do not collect any special categories of personal data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, political opinions or information about criminal convictions and offences).

HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

Personal Data may be collected in any of the following ways:

1. Through information collected by cookies when you use our website. When you visit www.mariaoliva.co.uk we may send a ‘cookie’ to your computer. This is a small data file stored by your computer to help improve functionality or tailor information to provide visitors with more relevant pages.
2. Through information collected by Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). These so-called “analytics” programs also tell us, on an anonymous basis, how people reached this site (e.g. from a search engine) and whether they have been here before. A visitor can choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies or to inform them when cookies are being sent. You can opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics;
3. Through information automatically recorded when you use our IT systems, so that the systems can run effectively and we can ensure they are not being misused.
4. Direct interactions – where you provide information by filling in forms or corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes Personal Data you provide when you Complete an online form to subscribe to our mailing list, Make business enquiries via email or telephone and enter into a working relationship with us.
5. Third parties or publicly available sources. For example, consultants working with us whose CVs might be sent by their employer for bid documents or so we can assess their suitability for a project.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We comply with the Data Protection Laws. This says that the Personal Data we hold must be:

1. Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way.
2. Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes.
3. Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.
4. Accurate and kept up to date.
5. Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about.
6. Kept securely.

HOW AND WHY WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We are only able to use your personal information for certain legal reasons set out in data protection law. There are legal reasons under data protection law other than those listed below, but in most cases, we will use your personal information for the following legal reasons:

1. Contract Reason: this is in order to perform our obligations to you under a contract we have entered into with you;
2. Legitimate Interests Reason: this is where the use of your personal information is necessary for our (or a third party’s) legitimate interests, so long as that legitimate interest does not override your fundamental rights, freedoms or interests.
3. Legal Obligation Reason: this is where we have to use your personal information in order to perform a legal obligation by which we are bound; and
4. Consent Reason: this is where you have given us your consent to use your personal information for a specific reason or specific reasons.
   

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to third party websites. If you click and follow those links then these will take you to the third party website. Those third party websites may collect personal information from you and you will need to check their privacy notices to understand how your personal information is collected and used by them.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all your personal information, please contact us in writing at our office address listed on this site. The request must specify what information is requested. If you do make a request then please note:

1. we may need certain information from you so that we can verify your identity;
2. we do not charge a fee for exercising your rights unless your request is unfounded or excessive; and
3. if your request is unfounded or excessive then we may refuse to deal with your request.                                   
   

UPDATING INFORMATION

The accuracy of your information is important to us and we want to make sure your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

CONTACTING US

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us via our office address.

This document was last updated on 31 January 2023.