Privacy Policy

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Data protection is a high priority for the management of the larus consulting ltd.

The use of the Internet pages of larus consulting ltd is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wishes to use our services, the processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.

The processing of personal data shall always be in line with UK Data Protection legislation and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

By means of this data protection declaration, we would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, larus consulting ltd has implemented measures to ensure the protection of personal data. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means.

Appropriate firewall technology is used within to prevent unauthorised access. All personal data is backed up daily, and archives are stored off-site in a secure location.

1. Definitions

The data protection declaration of consulting ltd is based on the terms used by the UK Data Protection legislation and the GDPR. Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.

In this data protection declaration, we use the following terms:

·         a)    Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

·         b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

·         c)    Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

·         d)    Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

·         e)    Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

·         f)     Pseudonymising
Pseudonymising is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

·         g)    Controller or controller responsible for the processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

·         h)    Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

·         i)      Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.

·         j)      Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

·         k)    Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the controller

Controller for the purposes of the UK Data Protection legislation and GDPR is:

larus consulting ltd
The Counting House, 9 High Street
HP23 5TE Tring, Hertfordshire
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 7737 966561
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.larusconsulting.com

3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

larus consulting ltd
The Counting House, 9 High Street
HP23 5TE Tring, Hertfordshire
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 7737 966561
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.larusconsulting.com

Any data subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions concerning data protection.

4. Collection of general data and information

The website of larus consulting ltd collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, larus consulting ltd does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, larus consulting ltd may analyse anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the UK Data Protection legislation and GDPR.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the UK Data Protection legislation and GDPR expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

6. Rights of the data subject

         a) Right of confirmation
Subject to any legal exemptions, each data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed.

         b) Right of access
Subject to any legal exemptions. each data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. 

Furthermore, the UK Data Protection legislation and GDPR grant the data subject access to the following information:

o    the purposes of the processing;

o    the categories of personal data concerned;

o    the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;

o    where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;

o    the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;

o    the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;

o    where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;

o    the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

         c) Right to rectification
Each data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.


         d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Subject to any legal exemptions, each data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:

o    The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

o    The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.

o    The data subject objects to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.

o    The personal data has been unlawfully processed.

o    The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation.

o    The personal data has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services.

Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. The Data Protection Officer of larus consulting ltd will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

          e) Right of restriction of processing
Subject to any legal exemptions, each data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

o    The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.

o    The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.

o    The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

o    The data subject has objected to processing pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

           f) Right to data portability
Subject to any legal exemptions, each data subject shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent or on a contract and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

         g) Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her.

larus consulting ltd shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If larus consulting ltd processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to larus consulting ltd to the processing for direct marketing purposes, larus consulting ltd will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by larus consulting ltd for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

          h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Each data subject shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by European or UK law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, larus consulting ltd shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.


         i) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.

7. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

8. Legal basis for the processing

UK Data Protection legislation and the GDPR serve as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on UK Data Protection legislation and the GDPR.

The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries concerning our products or services.

If our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on UK Data Protection legislation and the GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party.

This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned in the GDPR. 


11. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party

Where the processing of personal data is based on UK Data Protection legislation and the GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favour of the well-being of all our employees and stakeholders.

12. Business Activities (including Investigations, Enquiries and Auditing)

In order to carry out our business functions, we may collect and hold personal data relevant to the enquiry or project.

We may collect personal data in various ways, including:

  • From our clients
  • Directly 
  • By means of covert surveillance 
  • From publicly available sources 
  • From third parties including witnesses, complainants and other parties 
  • From entities or people located overseas where that information is relevant 
  • By formal information requests to various government agencies and departments, such the Police and other emergency services.

13. Training

When you register for training, we will use your details to: 

· Deliver our training to you;

· Contact you about any matter arising from your booking or attendance at our training

· Distribute a delegate list to course delegates only

· Support delegate learning

· Monitor and report on delegate progress

· Assess the quality of our services

· Comply with the law regarding data sharing

If you book a certificated/accredited course, we may need to pass your details to the relevant accrediting body.

Occasionally an employer may request details of course attendance by their staff. We will disclose this information only where the employer has paid for the course or has allowed staff time off work for this purpose. In all other situations we will seek your written consent.

14. Period for which the personal data will be stored

The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period (currently 6 years) . After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.


15. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

This Privacy Policy has been generated with assistance from the Privacy Policy Generator of the External Data Protection Officer from DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which has been developed in cooperation with WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Lawyers and the used hardware dealer RC GmbH.


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