Privacy Policy
1. | Scope | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All data subjects whose personal data is collected, in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Responsibilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.1 | N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. is responsible for ensuring that this notice is made available to data subjects prior to N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. collecting/processing their personal data. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.2 | All Employees of N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. who interact with data subjects are responsible for ensuring that this notice is drawn to the data subject’s attention and their consent to the processing of their data is secured. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Privacy notice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1 | Who are we? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. is a family run, independent Funeral Directors. Head office is based at 68-72, Mount Pleasant, Brierley Hill, West Midlands. DY5 2YS. Company Number: 785381. We also trade under the names J. T. Brookes & Co., J. R. Jones & Co., Dainty & Downing and T. Hadley & Co.
The personal data we would like to process on you is:
The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:
Our legal basis for processing for the personal data:
Any legitimate interests pursued by us, or third parties we use, are as follows:
The special categories of personal data concerned are:
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3.2 | Consent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By consenting to this privacy notice you are giving us permission to process your personal data specifically for the purposes identified.
Consent is required for N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. to process both types of personal data, but it must be explicitly given. Where we are asking you for sensitive personal data we will always tell you why and how the information will be used. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us to update your preferences. |
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3,3 | Disclosure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. will not pass on your personal data to third parties without first obtaining your consent. The following third parties may receive your personal data for the following purpose(s):
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3.4 | Retention period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. will process personal data for as long as is necessary to allow us to fulfil your funeral services and will store the personal data indefinitely. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.5 | Your rights as a data subject | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you, the data subject, have the following rights:
Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. refuses your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why. You have the right to complain as outlined in clause 3.6 below. All of the above requests will be forwarded on should there be a third party involved (as stated in 3.3 above) in the processing of your personal data. |
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3.6 | Complaints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. (or third parties as described in 3.3 above), or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the supervisory authority and N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd.
The details for each of these contacts are:
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Online privacy statement
Personal data
Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as:
“any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.
How we use your information
This privacy notice tells you how we, N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. will collect and use your personal data for provision of services, cookies, complaints etc.
Why does N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. need to collect and store personal data?
In order for us to provide you with a funeral service we need to collect personal data for fulfilment of the contract and any related correspondence. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
In terms of being contacted for marketing purposes N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. would contact you for separate consent.
Will Organisation Name share my personal data with anyone else?
We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers contracted to N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. in the course of dealing with you. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfil the service they provide on behalf of N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd.’s procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.
How will N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. use the personal data it collects about me?
N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavor to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.
Our aim is not to be intrusive, and we undertake not to ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimize the risk of unauthorized access or disclosure.
Can I find out the personal data that the organisation holds about me?
N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. at your request, can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:
- Identity and the contact details of the person or organisation that has determined how and why to process your data. In some cases, this will be a representative in the EU.
- Contact details of the data protection officer, where applicable.
- The purpose of the processing as well as the legal basis for processing.
- If the processing is based on the legitimate interests of N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. or a third party, information about those interests.
- The categories of personal data collected, stored and processed.
- Recipient(s) or categories of recipients that the data is/will be disclosed to.
- How long the data will be stored.
- Details of your rights to correct, erase, restrict or object to such processing.
- Information about your right to withdraw consent at any time.
- How to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
- Whether the provision of personal data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract, as well as whether you are obliged to provide the personal data and the possible consequences of failing to provide such data.
- The source of personal data if it wasn’t collected directly from you.
- Any details and information of automated decision making, such as profiling, and any meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and expected consequences of such processing.