Digital Concrete Privacy and Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

Digital Concrete Limited ("The Company/We") is registered (Reg. No. ZA266418) as a data controller with the Office of the Information Commissioner. For details of the Company's registration visit https://ico.org.uk. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the personal information submitted by you to us is kept private and confidential and is used only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. By entering and using this web site you consent to us processing personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information About Visitors ("General Information")

Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details to us, our system will issue cookies to your computer when you log on to the site. Cookies are small amounts of information regarding your browsing habits (“General Information”) which we store on your computer. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use the site during future visits. They also allow us to monitor website traffic and to personalise the content of the site for you. You may have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer you may be able to modify your browser settings to decline all cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. If you choose to decline cookies, however, that may hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on the web site. For specific details about how to configure your browser you should refer to its supplier or manufacturer. We may share General Information with group companies of the Company and our website consultants from time to time in order to help us develop this website.

3. Information About You Specifically ("Specific Information")

When you register we collect specific personal information about you such as your name, address, email address, date of birth and various details about your career to date and career aspirations. We do not use this Specific Information to collect further information about you.

4. Curriculum Vitaes (“CVs")

You have the option of submitting to us your CV by email. The information contained in your CV will be transferred from the web site on to the computer system of Digital Concrete Limited. Information contained in your CV will not be materially changed although it may be summarised in order to facilitate the provision by us to you of a job seeking service.
The information contained in your CV may also be used for the administrative, market research and promotional purposes of the Company.

5. Disclosure Of Your Information

The information you provide to us will be held on our computers in the UK and the US and may be accessed by or given to our staff working outside the UK and third parties including partner companies contracted by Digital Concrete Limited who act for us for the purposes set out in this policy or for other purposes approved by you. Those parties process information and provide support services on our behalf. We may also pass aggregate information on the usage of our site to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to identify you.
We may also pass your information to prospective third party employers but we will use our best efforts to ensure that information that will identify you is not submitted to any third party employer until and unless we have received authorisation from you by telephone, by email, or by meeting you, to do so.
If our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.
Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take steps to ensure that your information is used by third parties in accordance with this policy.
Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

6. Updates

We do our best to ensure that all information held relating to you is kept up-to-date, accurate and complete. In this regard, we also rely on you to notify Us if your information requires updating or deleting. We will respond to requests from you to update or delete your information in an efficient and timely manner.

7. Queries

If You have any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, please email us @ conversation@digitalconcrete.co.uk and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.

8. Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

if you have previously supplied personal data
if you have previously agreed to us processing your personal information

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law.

If you have a complaint you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) which is the data privacy supervisory authority in the UK.

Under the GDPR (the EU General Data Protection Regulation), you have a number of specific rights with regards to your personal information:

Right of access – if you want to know if we are storing or processing any personal data about you, you can contact us to find out.

If this is the case, you may find out what purpose it is being stored for and request a copy of your data by contacting us. Your data will be supplied as soon as is practical in a CSV (comma separated value) file format which can be opened as a simple text file or as a spreadsheet.

There is no charge for making a request or for the electronic data file, but if the number and frequency of requests is unreasonable we may charge an admin fee.
Right to correction - if you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Right to erasure – if you want to remove your personal data from our records, you can request this by contacting us. We will remove the data as far as it is practically within our power, and where we are not legally obliged to retain it.
Right to object – if you no longer want us to process your data you can request this by contacting us.
Right to complain - if you are unhappy with how we are managing your personal data, you can lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

9. How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Cookies help us see understand visitors to our website by tracking how you use our website, in a way that doesn't ever identify you personally. Cookies also allow web applications to respond to you as an individual, by allowing you to log in or add items to a shopping cart. The website can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. Read how to control and delete cookies.

We also use Google Analytics to analyse data about website visitors. Read the Google Analytics privacy policy.

10. Review

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed every year, or whenever new legislation needs to be reflected in this policy. Revised: March 2018