Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice of Growth Society trading as Atomic Flow Limited
This is the privacy notice of Atomic Flow Limited (‘we’, ‘our’, or ‘us’).
We are a company registered in England and Wales, UK. Company number 11249713.
Our registered office is Department, 4, The Boulevard, Leeds, England, LS10 1PZ.
Introduction
This notice describes how we collect, store, transfer and use personal data. It explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
In the context of the law and this notice, ‘personal data’ is information that clearly identifies you as an individual or which could be used to identify you if combined with other information. Processing personal data refers to any action performed on it.
Except as set out below, we do not share, sell, or disclose any information collected through our website to third parties.
Personal Data We Process
1. How We Obtain Personal Data
We process information about you that:
You have directly provided to us.
We gather from third-party databases and service providers.
Results from monitoring how you use our website or services.
2. Types of Personal Data We Collect Directly
When you use our website, services, or purchase from us, we may ask you to provide personal data such as:
Personal identifiers (e.g., your first and last names, title, and date of birth).
Contact information (e.g., your email address, telephone number, and postal addresses for billing, delivery, and communication).
Payment information (e.g., debit or credit card number, expiry date, and bank account details).
Records of communication between us (e.g., messages sent through our website, email messages, and telephone conversations).
Marketing preferences indicating the types of marketing you would like to receive.
3. Types of Personal Data We Collect from Third Parties
We may confirm some of the information you provide using data from other sources, including:
Information that confirms your identity.
Business information, including your business trading name and address, company number (if incorporated), and VAT number (if registered).
Information that confirms your contact information.
4. Types of Personal Data We Collect from Your Use of Our Services
By using our website and services, we process:
Information you contribute to our community, including reviews.
Your replies to polls and surveys.
Technical information about the hardware and software you use to access our website and services, including your IP address, browser type and version, and your device’s operating system.
Usage information, including the frequency of service use, pages visited on our website, receipt of our messages, and your responses.
Transaction information, including details of products/services bought and payments made.
Your preferences for receiving marketing from us, how you wish to communicate with us, and responses and actions related to your service use.
5. Our Use of Aggregated Information
We may aggregate anonymous information, such as statistical or demographic data, for any purpose. Aggregated information does not identify you as an individual. If combined with your personal data, we treat the combined information as personal data.
6. Special Personal Data
Special personal data includes information about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, health, and genetic and biometric data.
7. If You Do Not Provide Personal Data We Need
If required personal data is not provided when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract. In such cases, we may have to stop providing a service to you. We will notify you of this at the time.
The Bases on Which We Process Information About You
The law requires us to determine the basis for processing different categories of your personal data and to notify you of this basis.
8. Information We Process Because We Have a Contractual Obligation with You
When you buy a product or service from us, or agree to our terms and conditions, a contract is formed. We must process the information you provide to fulfil our obligations under this contract.
We may use this information to:
Verify your identity for security purposes.
Sell services to you.
Provide you with our services.
Offer suggestions and advice on using our website effectively.
We process this information on the basis of the contract between us. Processing continues until the contract ends or is terminated.
9. Information We Process with Your Consent
In certain situations, such as when you browse our website or request more information about our business, you provide your consent to process personal data. We aim to obtain your explicit consent wherever possible, for instance, by asking you to agree to our use of non-essential cookies.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us at privacy@growthsociety.co.uk. However, withdrawing consent may limit your ability to use our website or services.
10. Information We Process for Legitimate Interests
We may process information based on legitimate interests, either yours or ours, after careful consideration of whether:
The same objective could be achieved through other means.
Processing might cause you harm.
You would expect us to process your data reasonably.
Examples include improving our services, record-keeping, responding to unsolicited communications, preventing fraudulent use of services, exercising legal rights, obtaining professional advice, and protecting your interests.
11. Information We Process to Comply with a Legal Obligation
We may process your information to comply with statutory obligations, such as providing information to legal authorities with proper authorisation.
12. Information We Process to Protect Vital Interests
In situations where processing personal information is necessary to protect someone's life, we may do so on the basis of vital interests if consent cannot be given and other lawful bases are not appropriate.
How and When We Process Your Personal Data
13. Your Personal Data is Not Shared
We do not share or disclose your information to third parties, except as described in this notice.
14. Information You Provide
Our website allows you to leave information, such as messages, for us to use and respond to.
15. Job Application and Employment
If you submit a job application, we may retain your information for up to three years. If employed, we collect information relevant to your employment, retaining it for six years post-employment.
16. Information Obtained from Third Parties
We may receive data indirectly composed of your personal data from third parties whose services we use.
17. Third-Party Advertising on Our Website
Third parties may advertise on our website and use technology to collect information about you. We do not control these technologies or the data they collect.
18. Service Providers and Business Partners
We may share your personal data with service providers and business partners, such as payment processors and advertising agencies.
19. Referral Partners
We may collect information from affiliates or referral partners to recognise visitors referred to us and credit commissions.
Use of Information We Collect Through Automated Systems
20. Cookies
We use cookies to personalise your experience, record preferences, track website usage, and serve relevant advertisements. You may manage cookies through your browser settings.
21. Personal Identifiers from Your Browsing Activity
We record information from your web browser requests, such as geographical location, ISP, and IP address, for aggregate analysis.
22. Re-marketing
We use remarketing technologies to serve you relevant adverts based on your website visits. This may involve third-party advertising services.
Other Matters
23. Your Rights
For detailed information on your privacy rights and our obligations, please visit Know Your Privacy Rights.
24. Use of Our Services by Children
We do not market to or sell products/services for children. If under 18, you may use our website only with parental or guardian consent.
25. Encryption of Data Sent Between Us
We use SSL certificates to encrypt data transferred between us, ensuring security.
26. Delivery of Services Using Third-Party Communication Software
With your consent, we may use third-party communication software (e.g., WhatsApp, Skype) that complies with privacy laws and provides encryption.
27. Data May Be Processed Outside the UK
Data may be processed outside the UK, with appropriate safeguards in place to protect your information.
28. Control Over Your Own Information
Please inform us of any changes to your personal data. We verify your identity before granting access to or modifying your data.
29. Communicating with Us
We collect data from communications to respond to your requests and improve our services.
30. Complaining
If you are unhappy with our privacy policy or have a complaint, please inform us. We aim to resolve complaints but you may also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.
31. Retention Period
We retain your personal data as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal requirements, or support legal claims.
32. Compliance with the Law
Our privacy policy complies with the UK Data Protection Act 2018, incorporating the EU GDPR and PECR.
33. Review of This Privacy Policy
We will update this privacy notice as necessary.
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