Privacy & Cookie Policies

PRIVACY POLICY

Website address is: https://ds-bas.co.uk

Dawn Shrives – Business Admin Services is committed to safeguarding your privacy.

In accordance with The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (effective as of 25th May 2018), this privacy notice provides clear information as to what personal data is collected from you, how that data is used for the duration of our providing services to you, and under what circumstances data would be disclosed to third parties.

We, us, our means Dawn Shrives – Business Admin Services (DS-BAS).

HOW AND WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED FROM YOU
Personal data provided by you is collected via telephone and email for the purpose of registering with us and for receiving email notifications and/or newsletters.  It is advised that you read this privacy notice in full before providing personal data to make sure you are familiar and assured by the procedures when handling personal information.

Only information necessary to be able to provide you with our services is collected; you will never be asked for details that are not relevant. The following types of information collected are:

PERSONAL DATA – this means any information relating to an identified or identifiable person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as name, an identification number.

  • Your full name
  • Your email address
  • Your telephone/mobile contact number(s)
  • Your address (office and/or home if applicable)
  • Credit/debit card information where payments are made via telephone.

USAGE DATA – the DS-BAS website may collect and make use of statistical tracking via counters and analytics (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type, length of visit to the website and pages viewed).

COOKIE DATA – the DS-BAS website may use cookies from time to time.  Cookies are small files added from a website onto your computer, which uniquely identify you with respect to your online behaviours and preferences.  For further details please see the cookie policy below.

HOW YOUR DATA IS USED
Your personal data is needed and used for the following reasons:

  • To be able to contact you to discuss your requirements and admin services available.
  • To liaise with you throughout the duration of carrying out the work.
  • To keep you updated with any changes or additions to DS-BAS services.
  • For invoicing and billing.

SHARING DATA
It may be that assistance is required via services provided by third party companies whilst delivering services to you.  Should this be necessary your consent will be obtained prior to passing any of your details on to a third party.  Only reputable third-party companies would be used and who have their own privacy notices on their websites that are in-keeping with GDPR regulations.

Your personal data will never be passed to a third party or to the public domain without your consent unless required by exceptional legal circumstances, to the extent that we are required to do so by law i.e., in connection with any legal or prospective legal proceedings, aiding police in criminal investigations and protecting our own interests in trying to recover an unpaid invoice.

SAFE STORAGE OF DATA
All personal data belonging to you, and which is held by us is stored as securely as possible.  For third party storage e.g., in the case of cloud storage, reliance is on the security systems used by cloud storage companies and therefore we cannot be held responsible should a breach occur.

YOUR RIGHTS
You have a number of rights with regards to your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).  You have the right to access, update or to delete the information we hold about you.  You also have the right of rectification of inaccurate personal information held about you, the right to object, the right to portability (to receive the personal information that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used readable format), and you have the right to withdraw consent.

CHILDREN
Our services are aimed at people of legal age and we would never knowingly collect personal information from children or anyone who is under the age of 18 years old without the consent of a parent or guardian.

CHANGES TO DS-BAS PRIVACY POLICY
It may be necessary for changes to made to this privacy policy.  We therefore recommend that you read through this privacy policy from time to time to ensure you are still happy and up to date with them.  The privacy policy will always be shown on our website.

COMPLAINTS
Should you have any complaints regarding our use of your data, or feel this policy has not been clear enough, please contact us by email at [email protected].  However, if you wish to make a more formal complaint, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority, such as the Information Commissioner’s Office (IFO), via the contact details shown on their website.

COOKIE POLICY

The DS-BAS website uses cookies.

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.  They are also used to personalise content and adverts, to provide social media features and to analyse traffic to the website.

This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies may be placed by third party services that appear on our pages – also known as embedded content (e.g., videos, images articles etc.).  Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you have visited the other website.  We are not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites.

Information about your use of this website is also shared with our social media, advertising and analytics partners i.e., Google Analytics, who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.  The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website.  Google have their own privacy policy, which can be found on their website.

You can allow or manage cookies from the option banner provided when you visit the DS-BAS website.  Please note that not allowing cookies may affect your browsing experience and usability of this site.