Privacy Policy
What does this policy cover?
This policy describes how Access Economics will make use of your personal data when you register your details on our website or contact us directly.
This privacy policy refers to Access Economics, which can be found at https://www.AccessEconomics.net
For data removal or retrieval requests, please contact us at M.T@Cantab.Net
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Please read the following carefully to understand how we will treat your data. By visiting AccessEcononomics.net you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.
For the purpose of the Data Protection laws, the data controller is Access Economics Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales (11716694) and with registered offices at 7 Anglers Way, Cambridge, CB41TZ. It adheres to the Data Protection Act of 2018, and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ZB043327).
What information do we collect?
You are not required to provide any personal information on the public areas of our website, but you may choose to voluntarily provide information by corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise (e.g Newsletter/blog sign-up).
Data submitted by you:
If you subscribe to our blog on this website, we collect the personal information you submit.
This information includes your:
· Email address
· Name
This information is stored with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us such as the ability to send a Newsletter.
We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. This information is stored with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.
If you contact us directly via email, we store communications that you may send to us.
Data collected automatically:
We automatically collect personal data to power our site analytics, including:
· Information about your browser, network, and device
· The page through you connected to our site (e.g. Google search)
· Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyses the data in a de-personalised form.
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
· Clicks
· Internal links
· Pages visited
· Scrolling
· Searches
· Timestamps
We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
Our website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, servers where the font files are stored may receive personal information about you, including:
· Information about your browser, network, or device
· Your IP address
Consent
By submitting your personal data to us, you consent to your personal data being processed by us for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. You are free to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at M.T@cantab.net and use the subject line “GDPR – Withdrawal of Consent”.
You have an absolute right to opt-out of direct marketing, at any time. You can do this by following the instructions in the communication where this is an electronic message, or by contacting us using the details set out below.
Cookies
This website uses “cookies”, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
· These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
· These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic and page activity, which helps identify which pages are being used and how to thus improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
How do we use this information?
We will only use your information when it is fair and lawful to do so. We will use your personal information in the following circumstances:
The information we collect about you may be used in the below following ways.
Information you give to us:
- We will share your personal data within Access Economics Ltd for any reporting and quality control that is needed;
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests namely providing you with information that you request (e.g. Newsletters) and with updates and marketing materials similar to those that you have enquired about and with information about services we feel may interest you, and enabling the management of all matters relating to our business (education enrichment), but only where your interest and fundamental rights do not override those interests;
- In some cases, you may have directly enquired about resources or services and we will use your personal data to respond appropriately.;
- We will also use your personal data to respond to any comments or complaints you may send us;
- We may send you direct marketing in relation to our relevant resources and services;
- To notify you about changes to our service;
- We may use personal data of some individuals to invite them to take part in market research.
If you were to enter a contract with us, we will use your personal data to fulfil that contract, or take steps linked to a contract: this is only relevant where you purchase resources or services from us. This includes:
- taking payments;
- communicating with you;
- providing customer services and arranging the delivery or other provision of resources or services.
Information we receive from other sources
Our website is maintained by SquareSpace. By using our website, SquareSpace will inform us of certain data analytics – where your consent has been given and not withdrawn via Cookies (see above). These are aggregate data (e.g. on browser used to access the site) and cannot be used to identify individual user breakdown. This helps us to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
Disclosure of your information
Personal data will only be shared with government authorities and/or law enforcement officials if required, if mandated by law or if required for the legal protection of our legitimate interests in compliance with applicable laws.
Where we store your personal data
The data that we collect from you is stored in the UK, for the purposes of things such as carrying out administration, the fulfilment of any request made by you, and the provision of support services.
Any personal information transferred will receive an appropriate level of protection as required by the Data Protection laws.
What rights do I have?
Under certain circumstances, the Data Protection laws permit that you have the right to:
· Access your information
- You are entitled to request access to the information we hold about you (known as a ‘data subject access request’). You have the right to (a) obtain confirmation from us regarding the manner in which your personal data is being processed and (b) be provided with copies of your personal data that we have processed.
· Correct your information
- If the information we hold for you is incomplete or incorrect, you have the right to request a correction.
In addition, you can object to the processing of your personal data in some circumstances (in particular, where we don’t have to process the personal data to meet a contractual or other legal requirement).
These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal personal data about another person, or if you ask us to delete information which we are required by law to keep or have compelling legitimate interests in keeping. Relevant exemptions are included in both the GDPR and in the Data Protection Act 2018. We will inform you of relevant exemptions we rely upon when responding to any request you make.
To exercise any of these rights, or to obtain other information, you can get in touch with us via M.T@cantab.net
If you have unresolved concerns, you have the right to complain to an EU data protection authority where you live, work or where you believe a breach may have occurred. This is likely to be the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK.
How long will you retain my personal data?
We only retain your personal data for as long as is required by law, or for as long as necessary for the purposes for which we process your personal data. If you would like to remove your data, please contact us at M.T@cantab.net with the subject line: “GDPR – Withdrawal of consent”.
Transfer your personal information
You have the right to receive the personal data we hold about you in an easily readable and transferrable format; you are also entitled to request that we transfer your personal information to another party directly. We will accommodate this request for free.
It is important that the personal information we hold for you is accurate and up to date. If you would like to exercise any of your rights under the Data Protection laws please contact us at M.T@cantab.net.
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Amendments to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to revise this policy or any part of it from time to time and will provide you with a new policy notice where any substantial updates are made.
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Access Economics at 7 Anglers Way, Cambridge, CB41TZ, or to M.T@cantab.net