Translate Our Services Why Flint Insights Apply About Us Contact PRIVACY POLICY BACKGROUND: Flint Consulting Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.flint-international.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately. 1. Definitions and Interpretation In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and “Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; 2. Information About Us Our Site is owned and operated by Flint Consulting Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 3811782. Registered address: Building 3, BRE Site, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX VAT number: GB 727 2635 29 Head of Business Services: Neil Wilkinson Email address: compliance@flintmail.com Telephone number: +44 1923 677733 Postal address: Building 3, BRE Site, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX We are regulated by the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulatory office in charge of upholding information rights in the interest of the public. The organisation covers the following: Data Protection Act. Freedom of Information Act. Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) We are members of: REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation and ARC (Association of Recruitment Consultancies) 3. What Does This Policy Cover? This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them. 4. What Is Personal Data? Personal data is defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’. Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers. 5. What Are My Rights? Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which We will always work to uphold: The right to be informed about Our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact Us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15. The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this. The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by Us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more. The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask Us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that We hold. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data. The right to object to Us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes. The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if We are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time. The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to Us directly, We are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask Us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases. Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way. For more information about Our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact Us using the details provided in Part 15. It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data We hold about you changes, please keep Us informed as long as We have that data. Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau. If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns Ourselves, however, so please contact Us first, using the details in Part 15. 6. What Data Do You Collect and How? Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect and hold some or all of the personal and non-personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about Our use of Cookies and similar technologies. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data, personal data relating to children, or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences. Data Collected How We Collect the Data Contact information including first and last name and email address. When downloading data sheets on Our Site. Personal information including first and last name, mobile number, email, and CV. When submitting a job application on Our Site. Profile information including login details. When submitting a job application on Our Site. 7. How Do You Use My Personal Data? Under the Data Protection Legislation, We must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following table describes how We may use your personal data, and Our lawful bases for doing so: What We Do What Data We Use Our Lawful Basis Communicating with you. Email address. Legitimate interests pursued by Us to supply additional information about Our services or contact you about the job application process. Supplying you with information by email that you have opted-in-to (you may opt-out at any time by contacting Us by email. Email address. Legitimate interests pursued by Us to supply additional information about Our services or contact you about the job application process. With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email with information, news, and offers on Our services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out. In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights. 8. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data? We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept): Type of Data How Long We Keep It Contact information including first and last name and email address. 2 years. Personal information including first and last name, mobile number, email, and CV. 2 years. Profile information including login details. 2 years. 9. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data? We will only store your personal data within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This means that your personal data will be fully protected under the EU GDPR and/or to equivalent standards by law. Transfers of personal data to the EEA from the UK are permitted without additional safeguards. 10. Do You Share My Personal Data? We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes. 11. How Can I Control My Personal Data? In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your personal data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails. 12. Can I Withhold Information? You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data. You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14. 13. How Can I Access My Personal Data? If you want to know what personal data We have about you, you can ask Us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”. We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. 14. How Do You Use Cookies? Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our Services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times. All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a cookie notice bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown in the table below. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them. The following first-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device: Name of Cookie Purpose Company viewed_cookie_policy Used for recording the user consent for the usage of the cookies upon ‘accept’ and ‘reject’ WebToffee cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary/cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary Used for recording the default button state of the corresponding category. WebToffee cookielawlnfoconsent Used to record the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. WebToffee Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the services offered through it. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies: Name of Cookie Purpose Company _ga Used for distinguishing users Google Inc. _gid Used for distinguishing users Google Inc. _gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. Google Inc. In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device. You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings. It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings. 15. How Do I Contact You? To contact Us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details: Email address: compliance@flintmail.com. Telephone number: +44 1923 677733. Postal Address: Building 3, BRE Site, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX. 16. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if We change Our business in a way that affects personal data protection. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on February 3rd, 2021. CONTACT Get in touch INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Our global presence Flint Consulting Ltd | Registered in England and Wales | Company registration number: 3811782 Registered address: Building 3, BRE Site, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX - VAT registration: GB 727 2635 29 Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Cookie settings ACCEPT