TimesGroup
Customer Privacy Notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Contact details
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TimesGroup Ltd. Unit 2, Kenyon Court A11 (2), Walter Leigh Way, Moss Industrial Estate, LEIGH, WN7 3PT, GB
Telephone
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:
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Names and contact details
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Addresses
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Date of birth
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Purchase or account history
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Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
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Health and safety information
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Account information
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Information relating to loyalty programmes
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Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
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Photographs or video recordings
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Call recordings
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Records of meetings and decisions
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Identification documents
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Information relating to compliments or complaints
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Information relating to sponsorship
We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees:
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Names and contact details
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Addresses
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Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
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Purchase history
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Account information, including registration details
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Information used for security purposes
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Marketing preferences
We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:
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Names and contact details
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Addresses
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Marketing preferences
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Location data
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Recorded images, such as photos or videos
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Call recordings
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Purchase or viewing history
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IP addresses
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Website and app user journey information
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Information relating to sponsorship
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Records of consent, where appropriate
We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:
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Name
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Contact information
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Identification documents
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Financial transaction information
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Criminal offence data (including Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)
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Health and safety information
We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:
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Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
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Date of birth
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National Insurance number
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Copies of passports or other photo ID
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Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
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Education history (eg qualifications)
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Right to work information
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Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)
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Security clearance details (eg basic checks and higher security clearance)
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
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Names and contact details
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Address
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Payment details
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Account information
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Purchase or service history
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Video recordings of public areas
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Audio recordings of public areas
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Video recordings of private or staff only areas
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Audio recordings of private or staff only areas
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Call recordings
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Witness statements and contact details
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Relevant information from previous investigations
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Customer or client accounts and records
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Financial transaction information
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Information relating to health and safety
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Correspondence
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Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
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Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
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Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
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Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
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Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
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Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
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Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
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Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Where we get personal information from
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Directly from you
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Councils and other public sector organisations
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Publicly available sources
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Market research organisations
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Providers of marketing lists and other personal information
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Suppliers and service providers
How long we keep information
We keep information for a period of ten years to ensure that warranties are maintained and up to date.
Who we share information with
Data processors
Neil Simpson
This data processor does the following activities for us: Manages and processes data
Others we share personal information with
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Relevant regulatory authorities
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External auditors or inspectors
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Warranty and guarantee providers
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Professional consultants
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Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
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Emergency services
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Suppliers and service providers
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated
30 August 2024