Privacy Policy

We value your customer data. It is important to use to keep your data safe and that is the purpose of this policy. We are not in the business to sell, rent, or trade email address with other companies for marketing purposes.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to detail what information we do collect, how we use it, and how we keep it secure. This privacy policy sets out how we use and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 25 May 2018.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name
  • Contact information including email address and phone number
  • Demographic information such as address

Website Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Google Analytics

When someone visits www.thetranscript.org we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

Mailing Lists

We may use third-party providers to deliver newsletters.

Third Parties

We do not share your data with any third parties.

Access to your personal information

You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to our data protection officer Francisco Valentin contact@thetranscript.org 

What we do with the information we gather

We require your information such as name, address, phone number simply for internal record keeping only.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

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.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Our Obligations

We are committed to addressing EU data protection requirements applicable to us as a data processor. These include:

Data processing: Our ability to fulfil our commitments as part of article 28 of the Regulation as a data processor to our customers, is a part of our compliance with GDPR. You, the data controller, are using a third-party such as ourselves to process personal data.

Because of this requirement, we have assessed our existing data protection policies and practices and made the necessary changes.

Data sharing: The data our customers store with ourselves is theirs, however for certain services such as domain registrations we will be guided by ICANN and Nominet rules & regulations

What is the General Data Protection Regulations, 2018 (GDPR) and how does it affect me?

The GDPR replaces the 1998 Data Protection Act to ensure your personal and sensitive, confidential data is kept private and held securely, being processed in the way that you have agreed to. It is there to protect your rights as a consumer of a service or product that might involve your identifiable data, e.g. your name and address or whether you have a specific condition. It also covers any session records, text messages or emails we exchange. For more information you can read the policy documents accessible on my website.

We do not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.

How We Collect Information About You

1/ When you provide information to us by phone, email, text message, instant message, social media, or through our website.

2/ From your use of our website using cookies, and simular technology. Google Analytics.

We do not collect information from third parties.

Your Personal Information

The informaton we hold on clients and suppliers are:

  • Name
  • Business Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • Website Address

Data Controller and Data Processor

  • A controller is a person or an organization that decides what data is collected and how it’s used.
  • As a data processor, a person or an entity processes the data on behalf of the controller.

We operate as a data controller when clients provide consentual personal information for new orders or subscriptions.

What if I don’t want my records to be held for that long?

Under the GDPR you can make a request in writing to us for all your records to be deleted. Any electronic data such as emails or text messages would be permanently deleted from the devices they are stored on.

Contact Form

You are entitled to know what information we hold about you. If you want to know what information we store, please contact us and we shall provide you with the information you request. Should any of this personal data be incorrect, please let us know and we will amend it accordingly.

If you would like us to delete any data we hold about you, please contact us and we will delete your personal information.

Please note that while we will remove what data it is possible to do so, we are required to keep some data, such as invoices for accounting purposes.

It may also not be practical to delete data in some cases, such as when the data is stored in a location that is not normally accessible to us. In these cases we will ensure that we do not process your data and remove it upon access.

If you make a deletion request, we can tell you what we have removed and what data we are unable to remove for legal or practical reasons.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact the data controller Francisco Valentin