Privacy

GDPR POLICY STATEMENT

UK Glamour Awards are committed to ensuring that it meets the requirements of United Kingdom and European legislation in relation to the collection and use of data. To this end we have policies and procedures in place that detail how we deal with the data that we collect and hold. This statement is to advise you of the key features of those policies and procedures

For Privacy Enquiries, please contact us by:

Email:info@ukglamourawards.com

For independent advice about data protection issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire,
UK
SK9 5AF

Phone:+44 303 123 1113
Email:casework@ico.org.uk
Website:www.ico.org.uk

 

What Information Will We Use

We will collect information about you and your business, which will include staff contact details, business contact details (where these are different), business type, services that we have supplied. By using our services, whether they are paid for or free of charge, you will enter into an agreement for us to hold that information.

We will also collect personal information entered through public submission forms on the website. By entering this information, you give us permission to add display your profile to the public. 

You can always request for your data to be removed from the website.

How Will Your Information Be Used?

Your information will be used to:

  • Provide information about reach and usage to our funders.
  • Seek your views on the services that we provide.
  • Keep you up to date with key information that might affect your business or the service that you supply.
  • Inform you of training opportunities and funding options that may be available to you.
  • Update you on changes in policy and legislation.
  • Analyse our services and the effectiveness of our marketing and information dissemination strategies.
  • Act as responsible employers and communicate with those who enable us to deliver our services.

When we can use your information?

We collect and use your information in the following situations:-

  • Where our use of your information is necessary for us to perform the contract or contracts that we have with you.
  • Where our use of your information is for the purpose of our legitimate interests, and we have made sure that your information and your rights in relation to that information is protected.
  • Where we believe it is necessary to use your information to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Where we have your consent – this will be to contact you to give you information as described above.
    • You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. 

What Cookies do we store?

To make this site simpler to use, we place small files on your computer, known as cookies, almost all websites do this. Cookies have many uses and most are not damaging to your privacy, all of the cookies used on this website fall into that category. We do not permit cookies that collect or transfer your detailed personal data to other websites for advertising or other purposes.

Cookies are used on this site purely to improve services for you through, for example:

  • enabling a service to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information several times during one task
  • recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do it for every web page requested
  • measuring how many people are using the site, so it can be made easier to use and ensure there is enough capacity and fast enough

We use Google Analytics to determine how many people use this site. Google Analytics stores information about the pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and how you utilise the website. We do not collect or store any directly identifiable personal information (e.g. your name or address) which could be used to identify who you are. To find out more about how Google uses the information it stores in cookies please review their documentation.

The following cookies are used by Google Analytics:

  • _ga is used to distinguish users (anonymously) and expires after 2 years
  • _gid is used to distinguish users (anonymously) and expires after 24 hours
  • _gat is used to manage usage of the analytics functions and expires after 1 minute
  • _gac contains anonymous usage information and expires after 90 days

The following cookie may be used to provide other normal website functions:

  • asp.net_sessionid contains session related information for the user and  expires when the browser is closed

If you do not wish to accept any cookies on to your machine you can disable them by adjusting the settings on your browser. However, this is likely to adversely affect the functionality of the websites you visit. For further information visit: www.allaboutcookies.org.