Company: RKLIF
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001104659-25-027944
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Company: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC /FI
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
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 privacy and security legal framework with which we must comply. The cost of compliance, and the potential for fines and penalties for non-compliance, with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations may have a significant adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and/or prospects.
If we are otherwise unable to transfer personal data between and among countries and regions in which we operate, it could affect the manner in which we provide our services, the geographical location or segregation of our relevant systems and operations and could adversely affect our financial results. In addition, such procedures and controls, which we operate to comply with relevant data privacy and security requirements in the relevant jurisdictions, may not be effective in ensuring compliance or preventing unauthorised transfers of personal data.
While we strive to publish and prominently display privacy policies that are accurate, comprehensive and compliant with applicable laws, rules, regulations and industry standards, we cannot ensure that our privacy policies and other statements regarding our practices will be sufficient to protect us from claims, proceedings, liability or adverse publicity relating to data privacy and security. Although we endeavour to comply with our privacy policies, we may at times fail to do so or be alleged to have failed to do so. If our public statements about our use, collection, disclosure and other processing of personal information, whether made through our privacy policies, information provided on our website, press statements or otherwise, are alleged to be deceptive, unfair or misrepresentative of our actual practices, we may be subject to potential government or legal investigation or action.
Our compliance efforts are further complicated by the fact that data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations and standards around the world are evolving rapidly, may be subject to uncertain or inconsistent interpretations and enforcement, and may conflict among various jurisdictions. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy policies, or applicable data privacy and security laws, rules, regulations, standards or contractual obligations, or a security breach or deliberate action by colleagues or third parties that leads to theft or other unauthorised access to, or loss or unlawful destruction, use, modification, acquisition, disclosure, release or transfer of, personal information, including customer, colleague, supplier or our proprietary, sensitive or confidential data, may result in requirements to modify or cease certain operations or practices, the expenditure of substantial costs, time and other resources, proceedings or actions against us, legal liability, governmental investigations, enforcement actions, claims, fines, judgements, awards, penalties, sanctions and costly litigation (including class actions). Any of the foregoing could lead to