Privacy Policy

The Southside Business District Ltd is the “data controller” for all intents and purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. This means that we are responsible for, and control the processing of, your personal information.  Our company registration number is 07508452 and we also own and operate the website www.southsidedistrict.co.uk

This privacy policy relates to your use of our website and emails sent from us to you.

We take your privacy very seriously and we ask that you read this Policy carefully as it contains important information on:

the personal information we collect about you;

·       what we do with your information; and

·       who your information might be shared with.

How we use your information

We collect your personal information for the following purposes:

·       to communicate with you the projects and services we are delivering on behalf of our local community;

·       to notify you of any changes to our projects and services that may be of interest to you;

·       to seek your opinion on how we might improve our projects and services in the future.

·       to assist in the prevention and investigation of crime

Marketing

Our newsletter emails, sent out quarterly, contain information to inform you of the work that the Southside BID is delivering in the local community. We do not sell advertising and they are not influenced by any third parties.

We will never send you emails paid for by a third party – emails are designed to inform or seek opinion only.

We run a Business Directory on our website (https://www.southsidedistrict.co.uk) the information displayed here should be that of a business nature as opposed to personal information. In order to display and maintain these records publicly we shall receive explicit written permission from businesses/individuals involved and it will only be displayed on this web page and never used for any other purposes.

Information which we may collect

We collect personal information about you when you register to receive a SOUTHSIDE Newsletter or if you agree to be contacted by us for the purposes of promoting events within the Southside District

We may collect the following personal information:

full name;

email address;

company;

post code.

Please note that we do not collect any information in relation to your payment information, such as credit/debit card details.

Our website hosts

Our website is hosted by Squarespace

Links and Third Parties

Our newsletter and website may contain links to other websites, but this Privacy Policy applies only to personal data collected via newsletters/websites delivered by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our website, and to read the privacy policy of other sites that collect or use personal data.

Security

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any other network can be guaranteed as 100% secure, but we take appropriate steps to try to protect the security of your personal data.

How long we will keep your personal information

We shall retain your information for as long as you remain a subscriber to our newsletter or our Business Directory. When you unsubscribe or request to be removed, we will delete the information you provided us with.  Please contact Mailchimp if you have any queries that relate to our newsletter after you request removal/unsubscribe.

Your Rights

In order to process any of the requests listed below, we may need to verify your identity for your security. In such cases your response will be necessary for you to exercise this right.

The right to access the information we hold about you

At any point you can contact us to request that the information we hold about you as well as why we have that information, who has access to the information and where we got the information. Once we have received your request we will respond within 30 days.

The right to correct and update the information we hold about you

If the data we hold about you is out of date, incomplete or incorrect, you can inform us and we will ensure that it is updated.

The right to have your information erased

If you feel that we should no longer be using your data or that we are illegally using your data, you can request that we erase the data we hold. When we receive your request, we will confirm whether the data has been deleted or tell you the reason why it cannot be deleted.

The right to data portability

You have the right to request that we transfer your data to another controller. Once we have received your request, we will comply where it is feasible to do so.

Consent

In those cases where we need your consent to hold your information, we will ask you to take an active step, such as entering your email address. By taking that active step, you are stating that you have been informed as to why Southside BID Ltd is collecting the information, how it will be used, for how long it will be kept, who else will have access to it and what your rights are as a data subject.

Sharing your information

We will never share your details/information with any third parties where it is not being used for public display (as per consent from you), as with our online Business Directory which is visible to the public.

Cookies

Cookies are software applications which are placed onto the hard drive of your computer by websites. The aim of a cookie is to track a user’s navigation in the website and store the information on the user’s hard drive. This information should make your website visits more productive by storing and using information on your website preferences and habits. They do not identify users personally but they do identify each user’s computer. Your browser software can choose whether or not to accept cookies and most browser software is initially set up to accept them.

We may offer cookies to you to improve this website and to deliver a more personalised service.  Cookies may enable us to estimate usage patterns, to speed up your searches and to recognise you when you return to this website. You should ensure that your browser software is set not to accept cookies if you do not wish to receive them.

Accessing this Website

Access to this website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend this website without notice.  We will not be liable if for any reason this website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to this website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and Conditions and that they comply with them.

Intellectual Property

All website design, text, pictures, graphics and the selection and arrangement of them and all software compilations, coding, underlying source code, software and all other material on this website are either owned or licensed to us, unless otherwise credited or specified. Those materials are protected by copyright laws and legislation around the world.  All such rights are reserved.

Infringement of copyright in this website or the materials associated with this website may lead to criminal and/or civil sanctions in the UK, US and other countries.

Permission is granted to you to electronically copy and to print hard copy portions of this website for your personal reference provided you agree not to change and/or delete any content, web design and/or layout contained in that material and acknowledge us (and any identified contributors) as authors of such material. Any other use of materials on this website including modification, distribution, or republication are strictly prohibited.

If you copy, print or download material from this website in breach of these Terms and Conditions you must immediately cease to use this website and erase, destroy and/or return any unauthorised materials to us.

If you believe that any content of this website in any way infringes intellectual property rights belonging to you or any third party please contact us immediately.

Viruses

Please note that viruses and similar destructive programs are an inherent risk of communication via the Internet.

We will use our reasonable endeavours to prevent contamination of any material sent to you with any virus or similar destructive code.

We do not, to the maximum extent permitted by law, accept any liability for any virus or similar destructive code which computer equipment and/or software used by you may suffer as a result of your accessing this website and/or any other communication via the Internet between you and ourselves.

It is your responsibility to scan what you choose to download from this website to ensure that it is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, logic bombs and other similar destructive code.

You must not introduce any viruses, worms, trojan horses, logic bombs or other similar destructive code to this website, attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, the servers on which it is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this website, nor attack this website using a denial of service attack.  To the extent that you do any of these things, we may report such activities and disclose personal data relating to you to any relevant law enforcement agency.

General Disclaimers

Neither we nor any of our affiliates, directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for losses arising out of or in connection with the use of and/or inability to use this website.

We provide this website and its contents on a “as is” basis and for general information only. The content included on this website does not constitute advice on any specific matter and it is not a substitute for independent advice. We will not be liable for any losses arising out of any reliance placed on the content of this website by you, or any person informed of its contents.

While every effort has been made to ensure the content of this website is accurate and up to date we make no (and expressly disclaim all) representations or warranties, express or implied, of any kind with respect to this website or its contents including, but not limited to, in respect of the accuracy or completeness of this website and its contents and/or any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

The limitations of liability in relation to this website apply to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.

The limitations of liability in relation to this website do not limit our liability to the extent that it cannot be limited and/or excluded by applicable law, for example consumer law.

Your use of this website is subject to the law English law. Any dispute and/or claim arising out of this website is subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

You are liable for any telephone charges and any charges made by your internet service provider as a result of your use of the internet service.

Any rights not expressly granted by us are reserved.  

Contact details

If you have any queries about this Policy, need further information or wish to lodge a complaint you can use the details below to contact the relevant party.

NAME: Julia Robinson or Zab Hussain

ADDRESS: 143 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham. B5 6RG

EMAIL: information@southsidedistrict.co.uk

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure that you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access the website.