GDPR Data Protection Policy
Tom Blackwell Contractors C Plant Hire Ltd retains certain information about its employees, customers, suppliers and other users to allow it to monitor performance, achievements, health and safety and to comply with manufacturer warranties. It applies to all data that the company relating to identifiable individuals, even if that information falls outside the Data Protection Act 1998.
To be compliant with GDPR, information is collected lawfully and used fairly, stored safely and not disclosed to any other person unlawfully, to do this, the company complies with the Data Protection Principles, which are set out in the Data Protection Act 1998.
Principles
Tom Blackwells, as far as, reasonably practicable complies with the Data Protection principles contained in the Data Protection Act to ensure all data is:
Fairly and lawfully processed
Processed for a lawful purpose
Held for any no longer than is absolutely necessary
Processed in accordance with the rights of the data subject
Protected in the appropriate way
All staff who work for or with Tom Blackwell have responsibility for ensuring data is collected, stored and handled in a safe, secure and appropriate manner.
Data Protection Officer
Tom Blackwells has appointed the Company Secretary as the Data Protection Officer will endeavour to ensure all personal data is processed in compliance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 1998.
Data storage
Data stored electronically must be protected from unauthorised access, accidental
deletion and malicious hacking attempts. We are committed to protecting all Personal Data we collect and use. We take all reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your Personal Data held within our data repositories.
Data accuracy
Tom Blackwell’s takes all reasonable steps to ensure data is kept accurate and up to date. The more important it is that the personal data is accurate, the greater the effort staff must put in to ensure its accuracy.
Right of access
Data subjects have the right of access to information held by Tom Blackwell, if an individual contacts the company requesting this information, this is called "Subject
Access Request". Subject access request from individuals should be made by email to info@tomblackwell.co.uk, addressed to the Data Governance team.
The disclosure of data for other reasons
In certain circumstances, the Data Protection Act allows personal data to be disclosed to government and law enforcement agencies without the consent of the data subject.
Providing information
Tom Blackwells aims to ensure that individuals are aware that their data is being processed. Tom Blackwells will not give, sell, share or trade any Personal Data to any party outside of Tom Blackwells except as outlined in this Policy or with appropriate consent. We may disclose or share Personal Data to a third party in the following limited circumstances:
to comply with the terms of trading, policies or other contractual requirements of Tom Blackwells where we believe that the disclosure is necessary to establish the threat of and prevent or respond to fraud, defend our websites or infrastructure against possible attacks or protect the property and safety of Tom Blackwells, our Customers, Suppliers or the public, to the extent that we are required to do so by law or in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings
in connection with any potential sale, transfer, merger, consolidation or other transaction involving all or part of Tom Blackwells or its holding companies.
to companies that provide services that help us with our business activities.
Website data
By visiting our website, we may collect anonymous information (via cookies) about your computer and your visits to our websites such as your IP address, geographical
location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views. We may use this information in the administration of our website or to improve the
website's usability. This information may be recorded by a third party on our behalf.
CCTV
Tom Blackwells operates a CCTV network for the purposes of crime prevention, detection and safeguarding personnel and property.
This policy summarises the main Tom Blackwells Data Protection policy written in compliance to GDPR and the Data Protection Act 1998 and is reviewed on a regular basis by Senior Management. You should revisit this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
