Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle the personal data we collect from you when you visit this website.

WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA?

Personal data is anything that identifies you as an individual. For example, your name, email address, an ID number etc. are personal data.

OUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the law on data protection and privacy for individuals in the EU. It means we must tell you the following things about your personal data that we collect:

How we collect it
If it is shared with anyone else
How it will be used, and our “lawful basis” under GDPR, for using it this way
Hold long we hold it for
Your rights regarding your personal data that we hold, how you can request a copy of it and request we remove it from our records.

(You can find out more about the GDPR at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website. The ICO is the data protection regulator in the UK.)

While we must comply with the law, we also want to be transparent and clear about the information we collect on our website, and how we use it. This Privacy Policy explains this and will be updated from time to time. It was last updated on 23rd May 2018.

We, JDB Surveying & Architectural, are what is known as the Data Controller of the personal data we collect. This means we determine the way your personal data is used.

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA

We collect personal data about you when you fill in and submit forms on this website. We also collect website usage information using Cookies.

WEBSITE FORMS:

This website contains the following forms, and this is how we use the personal data you submit:

Form Type	Use	Lawful basis of use	Why we think this applies	Retention period
Contact Us Homepage	We will use your information to respond to your enquiry.	Consent	You offer us your data for the specific reason stated on the form you completed.	Until we have resolved your enquiry.
Contact Us Sidebar	We will use your information to respond to your enquiry.	Consent	You offer us your data for the specific reason stated on the form you completed.	Until we have resolved your enquiry.
Contact Us Page	We will use your information to respond to your enquiry.	Consent	You offer us your data for the specific reason stated on the form you completed.	Until we have resolved your enquiry.

COOKIES

Like most websites, ours uses cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer or other device, and stored there, when you visit a website. This allows the website to recognise you as a user for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (a ‘persistent cookie’).

Cookies don’t hold personal data about you, for example they don’t store your name or credit card details, but they do store things like your computer settings, operating system and platform, and IP address.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for many things including:

Making our website work as you’d expect and giving you a more personalised experience.
Google Analytics. This tells us things like how many visits we get to our website, which pages are looked at and how long visits last. It helps us make decisions about improving our website. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics.

How to turn off cookies

Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to stop cookies. Please remember that if you turn off cookies in your browser then these settings apply to all websites not just this one.

These links explain how to manage cookies for the most popular web browsers:

Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Edge
Safari (Safari Mobile browser)
Opera

DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?

Yes. We share your data with the following third parties (known as Data Processors):

MThing Ltd, a trusted long-term partner who manage our website and carry out other marketing activities. They only use your data as instructed by us and never share it with anyone besides us.

We do not sell or rent your data to any third party.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under GDPR you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to be informed – how we collect and use your personal data
The right of access – to request access to your personal data
The right to rectification – to have your personal data corrected if it is inaccurate and to have incomplete personal data completed
The right to erasure- (also known as the Right to be Forgotten) – to have your personal data erased
The right to restrict processing – to request the restriction or suppression of your personal data
The right to data portability – to obtain your personal data, and reuse it for your own purposes
The right to object – to us processing your personal data
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling – to request information about the processing and challenge a decision.

If you have any questions about any of your personal information that we may hold, or want to exercise your rights please contact us at:

Email: admin@jdbsurveys.com

Postal Address:

3rd Floor, 5 Temple Square
Temple Street
Liverpool

L2 5RH

We will respond within 30 days.

Visit the ICO website for more information about your individual rights.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Privacy Policy does not cover any websites that you can link to from within this website. Please remember to read the Privacy Policy on other websites that you visit.