Introduction
Bucks HR Consultants (“we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website http://www.buckshrconsultants.co.uk, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

Collection of your information
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data
Personally, identifiable information, such as your name, postal address, home town/city, email address, telephone number, organisation (client), job role and demographic information, such as your age and gender, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. Information such as location information, notifications and device access permissions (such as access to your devices camera or microphone) may be requested but can be managed through your device or browser settings.

Permissions
The Site may by default access your basic account information, including your name, email, gender, birthday, current city, and profile picture, as well as other information that you choose to declare. We may also request access to other permissions related to your account, and you may choose to grant or deny us access to each individual permission.



Mobile Device Data
Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.



Third-Party Data
Information from third parties, such as personal information, if you connect your account to a third party and grant Site permissions to access this information.

Processing of your information
Lawful Basis for processing personal data
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we may collect and process personal data based on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Consent: the individual has given clear consent for us to process their personal data for a specific purpose.

Contract: the processing is necessary for a contract we have with an individual or organisation, or because they have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract.

Legal obligation: the processing is necessary for us to comply with the law (not including contractual obligations).

Vital interests: the processing is necessary to protect someone’s life.

Public task: the processing is necessary for us to perform a task in the public interest or for our official functions, which has a clear basis in law.

Legitimate interests: the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.

Use of your information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with an efficient experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis to improve our services for each user.
Create, manage and administer your account.
Provide you with our services.
Contact and notify you regarding updates to our Site, new courses, and requesting feedback.
Contact you with any marketing communications about our products and services.
Responding to and resolving queries, complaints and troubleshooting issues.
Providing information via email which aid in the access & completion of your account and the services offered.
Comply with legal, contractual and regulatory requirements.
Enable user-to-user communications.
Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.
Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site
Perform other business activities as needed.
Process payments and refunds.
Protect and monitor against criminal activity such as fraud and theft.
Disclosure of your information

We may process and disclose information based on the lawful bases previously mentioned . Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation. This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Third-Party Advertisers
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information about your visits to the Site and other websites that are contained in web cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

Business Partners
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products and services.

Other Third Parties
We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganise or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honour commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations. If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Tracking

Cookies
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customise the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Terms of Use, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use.

Internet-Based Advertising
Additionally, we may use third-party software to serve ads on the Site, implement email marketing campaigns, and manage other interactive marketing initiatives. This third-party software may use cookies or similar tracking technology to help manage and optimise your online experience with us.

Website Analytics
We may also partner with selected third-party vendors to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyse and track users’ use of the Site , determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor.

You should be aware that getting a new device, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.

Third Parties
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties are not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-parties, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Site.

Security of your information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, to help protect your personal information. Employees for the organisations of of clients and partners will be provided with secure login details which can be managed by the administrator or via Preferences.

While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorised parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Retention of your information
Personal data will be kept throughout the duration of the business relationship and we will ensure your personal data is not kept for longer than is necessary. We will regularly review the length of time personal data is retained beyond the end of the business relationship, whether this was by the request of the client or by a decision made by Us which includes account suspension or termination. We will security delete personal data which no longer serves a purpose for retaining and is no longer required. If any personal information is required for longer than our usual retention period, such as complying with a legal obligation, we will ensure it is securely archived until it is no longer required.

Your Rights
Under the GDPR, individuals have the following rights:

The right to be informed: Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal information.
The right of access: Individuals have the right to access and receive a copy of their personal data in the form of a subject access request (SAR).
The right to rectification: Individuals have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified, or completed if it is incomplete.
The right to erasure: Individuals have the right to have personal data erased. This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances.
The right to restrict processing: Individuals have the right to request the restriction or suppression of their personal data. This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances.
The right to data portability: Individuals have the right to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services.
The right to object: Individuals have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances.
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling: Individuals have the right to not be subject to a decision which is based only on automated processing (without human interaction), including profiling.

If you wish to activate any of your rights, they must be made by contacting us via the Contact Us page. We will provide receipt of your request by the end of the next working day and are obliged to oblige with your request within one month from receipt of the request. If the right of access is activated and your request is exceedingly complicated, we may extend this period to two months from receipt of the request.

Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

Communications & Preferences
Any Preferences can be managed and amended at any time when logged into your account by going to the Preferences section. These include Editing your profile, changing password, language, message preferences, notification preferences, calendar preferences, forum preferences, course preferences, blog preferences, and other such miscellaneous preferences and settings which impact your user experience.

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, SMS messages, Notifications or other communications from us, you may opt-out via the Preferences section or by contacting us via the Contact Us section of our Site.

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the Contact Us section of our Site.