Privacy Policy
EU and UK Cookie Law
We set cookies – small / minute text files that allow our site to function on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyse site traffic, personalise content, and serve targeted advertisements.
Further information: https://www.aboutcookies.org/
We can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies We need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear throughout the directory.
You can control the use of cookies by using the “Manage cookies” area at the bottom of each web page. By clicking on manage cookies you can accept or refuse the use of cookies. If you have not made any selection a section if displayed at the bottom of the page where the user can select “I accept cookies”, “I don’t accept cookies” or “Remind me later”. If you refuse cookies the website will remain usable, but some services and functionalities may be blocked or may not work.
Consent Mechanisms
We must get your consent. Your consent must be actively and clearly given.
Legality:
Under regulations like GDPR, consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. Vague consent mechanisms can lead to invalid consent.
Transparency:
Individuals need to understand how their data will be used and how they can control its use.
Trust:
Clear consent processes build trust between organizations and individuals.
Practicality:
Organisations need clear guidelines on how to obtain and manage consent effectively.
Our consent mechanisms:
Methods of obtaining consent:
Active opt-in: Examples include signing a consent form, ticking a box, clicking an “I agree” button, or actively choosing settings.
Clear and specific language: The consent request should be easy to understand and clearly state what data will be collected and how it will be used.
Separate consent for different purposes: Individuals should be able to give consent for specific processing activities, rather than a blanket consent for everything.
Methods for withdrawing consent:
Easy withdrawal: Individuals can withdraw consent as easily as they gave it, ideally by contacting our Data Protection Officer.
Free of charge: Withdrawing consent will not incur any cost or administrative burden.
Immediate effect: The withdrawal of consent will be processed promptly.
Further guidance can be obtained from the Information Commissioners Office: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/consent/how-should-we-obtain-record-and-manage-consent/
1 Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ICO” Information Commissioners Office
“GDPR” General Data Protection Regulation
“Our Site” refers to our website
“Controller” means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any Personal Data are, or are to be, processed as outlined in the Data Protection Legislation.
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in section 12, below.
“Cookie Law” “Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; “personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
“We/Us/Our” Burton Regan Limited: Company number 10214010 also trading as The Varsity UK Directory of Investigators & Process Servers / Varsity International Directory of Investigators and Security / Varsity Publications and Private Investigator Training UK.
“Processor” means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Controller
2 Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by Burton Regan Limited: Company number 10214010
We process your personal data in accordance with GDPR best practice – the Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Kevin John Regan contactable at [email protected]
Our ICO Registration reference is ZA198046
3 What Does this Privacy and Cookie Statement Cover?
This Privacy and Cookie Statement applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
4 Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data.
The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 11).
The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 13).
right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 13).
The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation)
The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 13 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
5 What Personal Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data. Please also see section 12 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies:
Name; Business/company name; Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers; IP address; Web browser type and version; Operating system.
6 How Do We Use Your Personal Data?
All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis. Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
Replying to enquiries and emails from you.
We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):
We will retain your personal data included with your original enquiry on our website for as long as that information is required to facilitate that enquiry.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
7 How and Where Do We Store Your Personal Data?
We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
In most cases, all of your data is stored inside the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). In an international directory, some or all of your data may be stored outside of the EEA. You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using Our Site and submitting information to Us. If We do store data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR.
Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
8 Steps We take to secure and protect your data:
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
9 Do We Share Your Personal Data?
We may share your data with other companies in Our group to manage your enquiry. This includes Our holding company and its subsidiaries.
In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal obligations, a court order, or a governmental authority.
We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you.
10 What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
11 How Can You Access Your Personal Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge unless the request is deemed inappropriate. Please contact Us for more details at [email protected] or by using the contact details below in section 13.
12 Our Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that We can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies We need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on Our pages.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on Our website.
Learn more about who We are, how you can contact Us and how we process personal data in Our Privacy Policy and our Data Protection Policy.
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
13 Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy and Cookie Statement, please contact us by email at [email protected], by telephone on +44 (0)113 270 7500 or by post at Data Protection Officer (Kevin John Regan), Burton Regan Limited, Vicarage Chambers, 9 Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2LH, United Kingdom. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data, we hold about you (as under section 11, above).
Changes to Our Privacy and Cookie Statement
We may change this Privacy and Cookie Statement from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy and Cookie Statement on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date.