Our Privacy Notice

This privacy notice describes how Parity Technologies Limited (‘we’,'our',‘us’) collects and processes personal data about you, how we use and protect this data, and your rights in relation to this data in accordance with The Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017.  

Personal information is information, or a combination of pieces of information that could reasonably allow you to be identified. We value you and your privacy and will take all necessary steps to protect it.

Personal data that we collect 

We operate as a business to business company and the data that we collect is used to facilitate the delivery of services and products that we provide to you and your organisation.  

We may collect some or all of the following information dependant on the services that we are delivering to you: 

    • personal details (Name, Address, Date of Birth, Nationality, Gender, Email Address, Telephone Number); 
    • professional details (Job title, Profession, Business Name and Address); 
    • information that we learn about you through our relationship; 
    • information that we gather from publicly available sources, such as the press, online search engines, company website and/or social platforms; 
    • financial information, such as payment related information; 
    • information regarding meetings attended; 
    • any other information that you provide to us. 

How we use your personal data

We must have a legal basis in order to process your personal data. In most cases the data will be processed for use for our legitimate business interests but may also be used in relation to contractual obligations and where you have consented for us to do so. 

We may use your personal data to 

    • communicate with you via emails, telephone or other voice and/or messaging applications; 
    • ensure that our records are kept accurate and up to date; 
    • ensure we issue accurate invoices to you for your services and products; 
    • communicate with you about products and services which we think will be of interest to you; 
    • supply our products and services to your organisation; 
    • supply marketing information to you by email and/or post that you have opted-in. 

Your rights over your personal data 

Within the law, you have the rights listed that can be exercised in relation to your personal data that we may hold: 

    • The right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data. 
    • The right to request access to your personal data. 
    • The right to rectify your personal data if incorrect or inaccurate. 
    • The right to prevent us from using your personal data. 
    • The right to the removal or disposal of your personal data. 
    • The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes. 
    • 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. 

Where you have given your consent to a particular type of processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time. To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section of this privacy notice. 

Sharing of your personal data

We work with third parties to provide products and services to your organisation and we may provide your personal data to these companies for the purposes of: 

    • deal registrations for products and services that you have requested; 
    • shipping information for the delivery of your products and services; 
    • registration for subscriptions, support contracts and other services that you have requested. 

When we share your personal information in this way, we ensure appropriate measures to make sure that our service providers keep your personal information secure. We also ensure that any third-party provider has suitable privacy policies in place. 

In certain situations, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. 

Transfer of your personal data

We use third party services for the operational activities of our business, this includes but is not limited to; 

    • communications including email services, telephony and messaging services;  
    • managing our customer relationships and our marketing and sales operations; 
    • invoicing and accounting. 

We use specific contracts with external trusted parties, (e.g. cloud providers) that are approved by the European Commission for the transfer of personal data to third countries. These contracts ensure the same levels of personal data protection that would apply under the Guernsey Law. 

national security or law enforcement requirements. 

Retention of your personal data 

We retain your data for the duration of your relationship with us, our suppliers and/or partners or as required by law or the agreed terms and conditions of the related service. Should your data no longer be required we will then remove it from our systems. System backups containing personal data will be purged once the retention of the backup expires.  

Contact us

If you have questions or concerns regarding the way in which your personal data has been used, or would like to exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data, please use our contact details.  We will respond to your subject access request within one month of receipt. 

Registered Company: Parity Technologies Limited 

Postal Address:

Mezzanine Level
Stan Brouard Group Complex
Les Rouvets Road
Vale
Guernsey
GY8 6NA

Email: privacy@parity.gg 

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy. If, however, you believe that we have not been able to assist with your complaint or concern, you have the right to make a complaint to the Guernsey Data Protection Authority using the details below: 

Data Protection Authority  

Postal Address:

Office of the Data Protection Authority
St Martin’s House
Le Bordage
St. Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1BR

Web: https://odpa.gg

Telephone: +44(0) 1481 742074

Email:  enquiries@odpa.gg

Changes to this privacy notice 

You may request a copy of this privacy notice from us using the contact privacy@parity.gg. We may modify or update this privacy notice from time to time.  

This privacy notice is effective from the date of the 5th October 2020.