Our Privacy Policy

Purpose of this statement

This statement explains how we use and protect your data as part of our work. Alasdair Cant & Associates Limited (ACA) promises to safely process and store your personal data. We strive to ensure that we are clear about how we will use the data we collect.

Data plays a big role in what we do. It is fundamental for the safe and effective running of our courses, programmes and our company. The section on ‘how we use your personal information’ will explain how we use data about you. As per the section on ‘what we collect’, you may withdraw your consent for us to process your information at any time.

This statement explains how ACA (we) processes your personal information (‘data’). In this statement, “processes” means collects, stores, shares and otherwise uses for lawful purposes. “We” and “our” means ACA and it covers all the instances where we might process personal information of supporters, beneficiaries and other relevant parties of ACA. This statement was updated in January 2020 to reflect the new data protection legislation called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR).

If you have any questions about this statement or how we use your personal information, please contact us using the contact details given below.

Organisations are permitted to process data if they have a legal basis in doing so. We process data when:

  • We have express and informed consent given by the person whose data is being processed; and/or

  • We have a legitimate interest in processing the data; and/or

  • It is necessary in relation to a contract or agreement which the person has entered into or because the person has asked for something to be done so they can enter into a contract or agreement; and/or

  • There is a legal obligation on ACA to process data.

  • Where ACA is relying solely on consent as the basis for processing data, we are required to obtain your expressed consent and you can modify or withdraw this consent at any time by notifying us in writing, although this may affect the extent to which we are we able to provide services to or interact with you in future.

ACA may change this statement from time to time and any such changes will be published on our website. Notwithstanding any change to this statement, we will continue to process your personal data in accordance with your rights and our obligations in law.

Your personal information: what we collect
The personal information we collect about you will depend on your reason for involvement with ACA. It may include (but isn’t limited to):

  • your name, address, telephone number and email address;

  • other information you provide to us from time to time which is relevant and necessary for us to collect and process

  • your activity online concerning your visit/s to our website and when we send you an email

  • information that you have given to us for use on our App

You, as the data subject, may change your preferences or request deletion of your data at any time in writing, subject to any overriding legal obligation that we may have for its retention. We may keep such data on a ‘suppression list’ so we know not to contact you or process your data in future until further notice.

You also have the right to raise any issues of concern about us regarding data protection and our processing of your information to the data protection regulator, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

We would never sell your information to a third party.

How we use your personal information

  • We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • to send you delegate information;

  • to collect your feedback at the end of the training course;

  • for invoicing purposes when you commission a service from us;

  • to send you our newsletter;

  • to allow you access to our App. If you request that your data is deleted you will no longer be able to access this resource;

  • to contact you if you have expressed interest in contributing to our App;

  • to use on our App where written consent has been received. You may revoke this consent at any time and your contribution will be removed;

  • we may use of cookies and other similar technologies on our online channels or platforms to help you have a better experience when you engage with us;

  • to help the emergency services if required;

  • to prevent and detect criminal activity and fraud;

  • to comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, government and law enforcement agencies’ requests, to operate our systems properly and to protect ourselves, our beneficiaries and our supporters.

Who we share your personal information with
We do not sell or share personal details to third parties for the purposes of marketing.
We may also share your data with law enforcement agencies, regulators, courts, public authorities or emergency services when required to do so.

Cookies and other similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect and store information (which may include your personal information) about how you interact with our website. We may use these technologies to help us deliver relevant information about our organisation.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device which uniquely identify your device. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your device.

For more information about our use of these technologies please contact lydia@acatraining.co.uk

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. 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.

How long we keep your personal information
The period for which we keep your information depends on the purpose for which your information was collected and the use. We will not keep your personal information for longer than necessary for those purposes or for any other legal requirements.

We review all data retention periods every two years. Data collected for accounts purposes are kept for seven years plus an additional period of six months. You can request your data to be forgotten and we will delete all your data other than anything we have to retain for legal reasons. Your email is required for access to the App and so deleting this data will mean you can no longer access this resource.

Keeping your personal information up to date and subject access requests
We want to make sure that any personal information we hold about you is up to date. If you think your personal information is inaccurate, you can ask us to correct or remove it at no charge to you. This is called your right to rectification. Please email our office at lydia@acatraining.co.uk if you would like to change any information that we may hold on you, or write to us at the address below.

Under the GDPR, you have a right to know what personal information we hold about you. If you would like to make a subject access request please email us at lydia@acatraining.co.uk or write to us at the address below. Please label your email or letter clearly and follow all other advice given here: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-to-get-copies-of-your-data/preparing-and-submitting-your-subject-access-request/ We will make sure that this request is handled in a swift and appropriate manner and will reply within one month.

If you do not want to receive information from us, please get in touch with us and we will change your preferences: lydia@acatraining.co.uk

International data transfers
We will store your data in the cloud which means it may be held on servers outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Our storage providers have agreements in place with the relevant parties which include either (i) standard data protection clauses adopted by the relevant data protection regulator and approved by the European Commission or (ii) standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission, to ensure that appropriate safeguards are used to protect your personal data.

How we protect your personal information
We maintain the highest standards of data privacy and security to protect your personal details and other information about you because we want you to feel completely confident about the communications you receive from us. We regularly review our processes and procedures to protect your information from unauthorised access and use, accidental loss and/or destruction.

How to Contact Us
Please contact our Data Controller at: lydia@acatraining.co.uk or by post at 1 Babraham Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0RB