Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how McLellan Ferguson Limited uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

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What data do we collect?

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We may collect the following data:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)

• Any other personal and relevant information, e.g. from your CV.

 

The provision of personal data is not part of a statutory or contractual requirement.

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How do we collect your data?

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You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

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• Register online or place an order for any of our services.

• Voluntarily complete the form on our ‘Contact Page’ on our website or provide personal information via email, phone or Social Media networks such as LinkedIn.

• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

 

We may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

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• Social Media network sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

 

How will we use your data?

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We collect your data so that we can:

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• Contact you about our business services

• Contact you about potential job alerts or vacancies within our business

• Share personal information with the new owners of the business or company and their advisors should we merge or be acquired by another business or company.

• Release personal information to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if they require us to do so. We will also disclose your information where we are permitted and requested to do so by Law.

• Record website movements such as record mouse clicks, mouse movements, page scrolling and any text keyed into website forms. Data collected by this service is used to improve our website usability. The information collected is stored and is used for aggregated and statistical reporting and is not shared with anybody else.

 

How do we store your data and for how long?

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Your data will be retained for as long as we have, or need, to keep a record of a relationship with a business contact, which is for the duration of our relationship with a contact or their organisation.

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Personal data may be held for longer periods where extended retention periods are required by law or regulation and in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.

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What are your data protection rights?

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We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

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The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

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The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request we complete any information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

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The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

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The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to us processing your personal data, under certain conditions.

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The right to data portability – You have the right to request we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

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If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact via the email below:

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Write to us at: info@mclellanferguson.co.uk

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Cookies

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Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

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For further information, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. 

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How do we use cookies?

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We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

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• Understanding how you use our website

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What types of cookies do we use?

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There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

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• Advertising – we use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. When appropriate we may use this data to target and improve the service we provide to you.

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How to manage cookies

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You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

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Privacy policies of other websites

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Our website may contain links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

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Changes to our privacy policy

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This privacy policy may be changed by us at any time. If we change our privacy policy in the future, we will advise you of changes or updates to our privacy policy by a prominent notice on our website.

 

Continued use of this website or our services after such changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

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How to contact us

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If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Email us at: info@mclellanferguson.co.uk

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Call us: 01664 841140

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How to contact the appropriate authority

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We hope that you won’t ever need to, but if you do want to complain about our use of personal data, please send an email with the details of your complaint to info@mclellanferguson.co.uk. We will investigate and respond to any complaints we receive.

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You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) (the UK data protection regulator).  For further information on your rights and how to complain to the ICO, please refer to the Information Commissioner’s Office website: https://ico.org.uk/.