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Global Digital Partners (“Global Digital Partners” / “we” / “our” / “us”) are committed to protecting and
respecting your privacy.
This policy sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data we collect from you or that you or that
you
provide to us through your use of the Global Digital Partners online software platform and the accompanying software (together
the
“Platform”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal
data and how we will treat it. By visiting https://global-digital-partners.com or using the Platforms you are accepting and
consenting to the practises described in this policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
We will collect and process the following data about you:
Information you give us
You may give us information about you:
when using the Platform’s functions, including by filling in forms or completing surveys on or via the Platform.
This
information may include your name, age, email address and location or otherwise using the Platform;
if you contact or correspond with us (for example, using any support function made available by us) and we may keep
a
record of that correspondence (either directly or through our service providers).
Information you give us. You may give us information about you:
when creating a user profile for you in order to enable you to access the Platform under the Business License
Agreement
or to enable us to send engagement surveys and similar communications to you. This information may include your
name,
age, email address and location.
Information we collect about you
Each time you contact us or otherwise use the Platform we may automatically collect the following information:
when you use the Platform, we will keep a record of the details of that usage, including the date, time, location,
frequency and duration of the usage;
we may obtain further information about you, for example to verify your eligibility to access and use the Platform;
any comments, opinions and/or feedback you provide to us regarding the Platform,
technical information about your computer or mobile device for system administration and analysis, including your
IP
address, URL clickstreams, unique device identifiers, operating system, and network and browser type;
other information about your use of the Platform, including the pages you have viewed, the duration spent on the
Platform and data files you have uploaded to the Platform. This information may be linked to your user profile
(where
relevant).
Information we receive from other sources
We work closely with third parties (including for example, business partners, other companies, subcontractors and
analytics providers) and may receive information about you from them.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Please note, we are permitted to collect, use, disclose and/or otherwise process any data or information other than
personal data, including data sets you upload to the Platform or otherwise provide to us, to the fullest extent
permitted by the Business License Agreement.
We may use the personal information we hold about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us. We will use this information to:
Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
Information we receive from other sources. We may combine information from other sources with the
information
you give to us or we collect about you and use this information as specified above.
We will not undertake any surveys or analysis via the Platform by reference to any of the following special
categories
of personal data: racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union
membership, genetic or biometric data, health data, sex life or sexual orientation.
Data collected from you and other employees or personnel may be used by us in an aggregated and anonymised form for
statistical and benchmarking purposes including enabling comparisons to other organisations within the same
industry.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your personal data with other companies we work with. We may also share your personal information with
selected third parties in accordance with this policy, including:
We may disclose your personal information to other third parties:
Except as explained above, we will not disclose your personal data to any third parties for any other purpose unless we have a legal right or obligation to do so.
We require our service providers to comply with data protection laws whenever they process your personal
information
and not to disclose your data to third parties without our express consent.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, processed and stored at, a destination outside the
European Economic Area ("EEA") where required to support certain models and features of the Platform and/or to
fulfil
obligations in the Business License Agreement. We will only transfer your personal data outside the EEA where we
have
your consent to do so.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance
with this privacy policy.
SECURITY OF INFORMATION
You will require a username and password to gain access to the Platform. Where we have given you a username,
password
and/or security information which enables you to access particular features of the Platform, you are responsible
for
keeping these access credentials confidential. You must not share these details with anyone, or store them in a way
that may allow a third party to access them.
We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that an appropriate level of security in
respect of all personal data we process. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not
completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of
your
data transmitted to the Platform and you acknowledge that any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have
received
your information, we will use strict procedures and security features which are appropriate to the type of personal
data you have provided to try to prevent unauthorised access or inadvertent disclosure, which may include two
factor
authentication and end-to-end encryption.
STATUS OF THIS POLICY AND YOUR CONSENT
For some of the uses of your information described above there is a legal basis under applicable data protection
laws
for us to use the information without your consent. This includes, for example, where it is necessary for us to use
the
information in order to provide the Platform to you or where we have a legitimate interest to use it by virtue of
the
relationship between you and us when providing the Platform to you (for instance, for troubleshooting, data
analysis,
testing or research purposes). Where this is the case, this privacy policy fulfils our duty to process information
fairly and lawfully and in a manner that you would expect given the nature of our relationship with you. This
includes
giving you appropriate notice and explanation of the way in which your information will be used.
Where consent is required for our use of your information, by ticking the appropriate consent box or otherwise
communicating your consent to us (whether by phone, email or other means), you consent to our use of that
information
as set out in this policy. If you disclose someone else's information to us, you confirm that you have their
consent to
disclose this information to us and for us to use and disclose it in accordance with this policy.
RETAINING YOUR INFORMATION
We will retain the personal information we receive and collect about you for a period of 8 years. After this
period,
your personal data will be anonymised. We will not store your personal data for longer than is reasonably necessary
to
use it in accordance with this policy or with our legal rights and obligations. For the avoidance of doubt,
aggregated
and anonymised data and any information other than personal data can be stored indefinitely.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the following rights in regards to your personal information:
Access
You have the right to access information about the personal data we hold about you. We reserve the right to charge
a
reasonable fee in response to unreasonable or repetitive requests, or requests for further copies of the same
information.
Right to object to processing
You have the right to object to processing of your personal data where that processing is being undertaken by us on
the
basis of our (or a third party’s) legitimate interest. In such a case we are required to cease processing your data
unless we can demonstrate compelling grounds which override your objection. You also have the right to object at
any
time to the processing by us of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
Rectification
You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate personal data that we hold about you.
Portability
You have the right to obtain copies of your personal data to enable you to reuse your personal data across
different
services and with different companies. You may also request that your personal data is transmitted directly to
another
organisation where this is technically feasible using our data processing systems.
Change of preferences
You can change your data processing preferences at any time. For example, if you
have
given your consent to direct marketing, but have changed your mind, you have the ability to opt out of receiving
marketing communications by emailing us at support@global-digital-partners.com
or clicking the relevant link in any communication you receive.
Please note, if you submit a request for us to stop processing your personal data in a certain way and this type of
processing is required in order to facilitate your use of the Platform, you will no longer be able to use the
Platform
following your request to stop the relevant processing (this does not include your right to object to direct
marketing
which can be exercised at any time without restriction). Please allow at least 5 working days for your request to
be
actioned.
Objections and Complaints
In certain circumstances you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data. If for any reason
you
are not happy with the way that we have handled your personal information, you also have the right to make a
complaint
to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Save as set out above, your rights detailed above can be exercised free of charge in accordance with applicable
data
protection laws. Please contact your employer directly if you would like to exercise any of these rights (other
than a
change to your marketing preferences, which should be notified directly to us as described above).
COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a
good
experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the
cookies
we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy at https://global-digital-partners.com/cookies.
COMPANY AND DATA PROTECTION INFORMAION
The data controller of data on the global-digital-partners.com is [INSERT COMPANY NAME], a company. Any queries or notices under the Data Protection Act should be sent to the above address.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy will be posted on this page and where appropriate may be notified to
you
by e-mail or advised to you on next log in to the Platform. Continued use of the Platform will signify that you
agree
to any such changes.
CONTACT
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@global-digital-partners.com.
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are
downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we
use
it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from
being
stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality. For more general
information
on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately is most cases there are no industry standard
options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It
is
recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to
provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to
do
this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you
visit.
Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site.
Therefore
it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in
every
single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that
you
can only access restricted features and areas when logged in. From time to time we offer user surveys and
questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more
accurately.
These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate
results after you change pages.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which
third
party cookies you might encounter through this site. This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most
widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways
that we
can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages
that
you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the
official Google Analytics page. Third party analytics are used to track and measure
usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how
long
you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you. From
time to
time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing
new
features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst
ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most. As we sell products it's important for us
to
understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the
kind
of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business
predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price. The
Google
AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and
limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ. We use adverts to offset the costs of running
this
site and provide funding for further development. The behavioural advertising cookies used by this site are
designed to
ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and
presenting similar things that may be of interest. In some cases we may provide you with custom content based on
what
you tell us about yourself either directly or indirectly by linking a social media account. These types of cookies
simply allow us to provide you with content that we feel may be of interest to you. Several partners advertise on
our
behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of
our
partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide
any
bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase. We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site
that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media
sites
including; Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile
on
their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't
sure
whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the
features
you use on our site. However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of
our
preferred contact methods. Email: support@global-digital-partners.com.