Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for your information

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Ross Corcoran trading as Datum Business Development is the controller of personal information processed by the business.

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2. Information we may collect

We may collect and process information including:

• your name
• job title
• company or organisation
• business email address
• business telephone number
• information you provide through website forms
• information supplied when booking a meeting
• information supplied when requesting a Construction Growth Review
• correspondence with Datum Business Development
• information about your company's services, size, markets and business development requirements
• records of enquiries, meetings and commercial discussions
• technical information relating to use of the website where analytics or similar technologies are enabled

Where relevant to legitimate business development activity, we may also process professional contact information obtained from publicly available business sources, company websites, professional directories, business databases and other lawful sources.

3. How we use information

We may use personal information to:

• respond to enquiries
• arrange and manage meetings
• provide Construction Growth Reviews
• assess whether Datum's services may be relevant to a business
• provide requested services
• prepare proposals
• manage client and prospective-client relationships
• maintain business development records
• communicate with business contacts about services that may be relevant to their organisation
• operate and improve the website
• measure website performance and conversions
• maintain appropriate business and administrative records
• comply with legal obligations

4. Lawful basis

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information because:

• it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
• it is necessary to perform a contract
• we have a legitimate interest in operating, developing and promoting our business-to-business services
• we have a legal obligation
• you have provided consent where consent is required

Where legitimate interests are relied upon for business-to-business marketing or relationship development, we consider the relevance of the communication, the professional nature of the contact information and the rights and reasonable expectations of the individual.

You may object to direct marketing at any time.

5. Business-to-business communications

Datum Business Development may contact individuals in their professional capacity where we reasonably believe our services may be relevant to their organisation.

Professional contact details may come from sources including company websites, professional directories, business databases, public procurement information and existing professional relationships.

You can ask us to stop sending marketing or business development communications at any time by replying to the communication or contacting ross@datumbusinessdevelopment.co.uk.

6. HubSpot

We use HubSpot to support customer relationship management, website forms and meeting scheduling.

Information submitted through HubSpot forms or meeting-booking tools may therefore be processed and stored using HubSpot's systems.

HubSpot acts as a service provider in connection with these functions and may process information in accordance with its contractual and privacy arrangements.

7. Analytics and cookies

We may use analytics and similar technologies to understand how visitors use the website and to measure website performance.

Where UK law requires consent before non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used, these technologies should only be activated after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

8. Sharing information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the business, including providers of:

• website hosting
• email
• CRM systems
• meeting scheduling
• analytics
• professional and administrative services

We may also disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

9. International processing

Some technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we seek to use providers that maintain appropriate safeguards for international transfers in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

10. Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legitimate business, contractual, tax, accounting and legal requirements.

Prospective-client and business-contact information may be retained while there remains a reasonable business relationship or legitimate commercial reason to retain it.

Information that is no longer required should be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.

11. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including:

• access to your personal information
• correction of inaccurate information
• deletion of information
• restriction of processing
• objection to processing
• data portability
• withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent

You have an absolute right to object to personal information being used for direct marketing.

Requests can be sent to:

ross@datumbusinessdevelopment.co.uk

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

12. Security

We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Changes to this notice

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this website with the relevant update date.