PRIVACY POLICY

OUR PRIVACY POLICY FOR SWINTON WATCH LIMITED

⇒ INTRODUCTION

Swinton Limited is committed to protecting your privacy when you use our services. We strive to ensure that we handle personal data fairly, lawfully, and with clear justification.

Our aim is not to be intrusive or invade your privacy, nor to undertake any unnecessary tasks. Instead, we focus on collecting information of the highest quality—accurate, relevant, adequate, non-excessive, and “fit for purpose.”

The Privacy Notice below explains how we use information about you and how we protect your privacy.

For more information about who we may receive information from, who we may share your information with, and why sharing may be necessary, please see the service-specific privacy notices.

We have a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who ensures we respect your rights and comply with relevant legislation. If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer by completing the online enquiry form or writing to us at the following address.

⇒ WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

⇒ DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS?

Personal information can be anything that identifies and relates to a living person. This can include information that when put together with other information can then identify a person. For example, this could be your name and contact details.

⇒ DID YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION MIGHT BE ‘SPECIAL’?

Some information is ‘special’ and needs more protection due to its sensitivity. It’s often information that you would not want widely known and is very personal to you. This is likely to include anything that can reveal your:

• Sexuality and sexual health
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Ethnicity
• Physical or mental health
• Trade union membership
• Political opinion
• Genetic/biometric data
• Criminal history

⇒ WHY DO WE NEED YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may need to use some information about you to:

• Deliver services and support to you;
• Manage those services we provide to you;
• Obtain your opinion about our services;
• Ensure your customer record is up to date;
• Train and manage the employment of our workers who deliver those services;
• Help investigate any worries or complaints you have about your services;
• Keep track of spending on services;
• Prevent and detect fraud and corruption in the use of public funds;
• Check the quality of services; and to help with research and planning of new services.

⇒ HOW THE LAW ALLOWS US TO USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

There are a number of legal reasons why we need to collect and use your personal information.

Each service specific privacy notice explains which legal reason is being used. Generally we collect and use personal information in cases where:

• You, or your legal representative, have given consent
• You have entered into a contract with us
• It is necessary to perform our statutory duties
• It is necessary to protect someone in an emergency
• It is required by law
• It is necessary for employment purposes
• It is necessary to deliver health or social care services
• You have made your information publicly available
• It is necessary for legal cases
• It is to the benefit of society as a whole
• It is necessary to protect public health
• It is necessary for archiving, research, or statistical purposes

If we have consent to use your personal information, you have the right to remove it at any time. If you want to remove your consent, please contact the relevant Team.

You will always have the right to withdraw consent but please be aware that doing so may impact the services which you receive.

If you experience any difficulty in withdrawing consent please contact us via the enquiry form below.

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