Privacy Policy

APM geo Limited – Privacy Policy

APM Geo Limited (“apmgeo”, “us”, “we”, “our”) takes the online privacy of our users and customers very seriously and this Privacy Policy sets out how we use and protect any personal information we obtain from you using our services.

This Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time, please check this page for any updated information (last updated: 24 May 2018 to reflect the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).).

 

Our use of your personal information

This policy sets out:

  • The information we collect about you
  • How we collect and use that information
  • Who we share it with
  • The steps we take to ensure your data stays private and secure
  • Your rights to your information

 

Further information

If you require further information please contact us at enquiries@apmgeo.co.uk or call +44 (0)2380 251721. You can choose to unsubscribe from the communications we send you at any time by sending an email to: enquiries@apmgeo.co.uk. Should you do so, we will ensure that you receive no further communications from us and we will delete your personal data.

About us

APM Geo Ltd is the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation. This makes us responsible for deciding how we can use your information. Our Data Protection Officer is the Company Director and we have internal guidance for the use of personal data under GDPR.

What information we collect about you

We collect information about you by various means including:

  • From you directly
  • Details you provide us with when you make an enquiry
  • From your organisation
  • When we generate it ourselves
  • From organisations we work with

We will only collect your information in line with relevant regulations and law. This relates to the services we are delivering to you or have done so previously.

Predominantly, the personal data we hold is limited to:

  • Your name
  • Organisation
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Phone number(s)
  • Services you are receiving from us
  • Communication preferences

How we use your data

We use personal information:

  • To confirm your identity and address
  • To carry out your instructions
  • To keep in touch with you regarding changes to our terms and conditions, and your marketing preferences;
  • Sending you marketing promotions and offers, which you are able to opt out of at any time.

We will only use your information where we are permitted to do so by law e.g. because we have business arrangement with you, we have a legal obligation or where you agree to it.

We gather information from you when you subscribe to news and updates via our contact us page of the website www.apmgeo.co.uk. Should you wish to unsubscribe from these communications, you can do so at any point by contacting enquiries@apmgeo.co.uk. We will stop sending you these communications and will delete you personal details.

Your data and Third Parties

In the course of providing our services, we have to share your information in the following ways:

  • Our professional advisers, including, without limitation, our insurers, accountants, auditors;
  • Our suppliers, business partners and sub-contractors;
  • The police or any other law enforcement or government agency where the law requires us to do so. (You should be aware that if we are requested by such authorities investigating suspected illegal activities we are entitled to provide your personal information, or any other information we obtain about you, to them);
  • Other 3rd parties for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction, or for exercising and defending our legal rights.

We never share your data with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. However, some third parties have access to the systems containing your details for system maintenance and our business administration purposes. Should you require any further information, please contact: enquiries@apmgeo.co.uk

You acknowledge that you do not object to us and third parties identified herein, using your personal information for any of the purposes outlined in this privacy policy and you confirm that you do not and will not consider any of these purposes as a breach of any of your rights under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

How long will we retain your information?

We will only hold your information while we have a relationship with you. After this, we will only keep it where there is a legitimate reason to do so including dealing with requests from regulators, for legal purposes, HMRC etc.

Your rights

You have the following rights related to the data we hold about you.

  • To see what information we hold about you
  • To ask us to update incorrect or incomplete details
  • To object to or restrict processing of it
  • To opt out and have your data deleted

The latest version of this policy can be found at: https://www.apmgeo.co.uk/privacy-policy/

Updating Personal Information

If you wish to correct your personal information, or privacy preferences, please write to us at:

enquires@apmgeo.co.uk

You also have the right, with some exceptions, to ask us to provide a copy of any personal data we hold about you. There may, In certain circumstances, be a fee charged to meet our costs in providing you with this information.

In some circumstances you can ask us to erase your personal data if:

  • You withdraw your consent, and it is no longer necessary for us to hold your personal data;
  • You object to the use of your personal data, and we don’t have a good reason to continue to use it;
  • You believe we haven’t handled your personal data in accordance with our obligations.

If you have a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, you can ask us to restrict how we use this personal data while your complaint is being resolved.

Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights, or wish further information. If you are not happy with our response, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office via https://ico.org.uk