Privacy Policy
Last updated: 27 September 2024
GRECO Developments Ltd (the “COMPANY)
Where do we collect personal data about you from?
- We may collect personal data about you from the following sources;
- Directly from you;
- From an agent/third party acting on your behalf. e.g. from a recruitment or employment agency;
- Through publicly available sources, such as LinkedIn
We will not use your information for any other purposes unless we are required to do so by law.
How long do we keep your personal data?
We only keep your information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. What this means in practice will vary as between different types of information, and when we consider our approach, we take into account any ongoing need for the information, as well as our legal obligations for example in relation to tax, health and safety, employment rights and potential or actual disputes or investigations.
Who else might your personal data be shared with?
Your personal data may be shared with third parties such our professional advisers, service providers, group companies and merger partners for the following purposes.
- Group companies: data may be shared internally within the group, primarily for business and operational purposes.
- Merger partners: it may be that the Company merges or is acquired by a separate organisation, in which case it will become necessary to share personal data with them.
These third parties comply with similar and equally stringent undertakings of privacy and confidentiality.
What legal basis do we have for using your personal data?
We process your information:
- To comply with our legal obligations including in relation to health and safety at work, monitoring equality and diversity, paying employees and making the necessary deductions for income tax and employee National Insurance contributions;
- As this is necessary in pursuit of our legitimate interests including recruitment and succession planning, organisation and distribution of work, management forecasting, and maintaining an efficient employee benefits program. While there are some risks inherent in any processing personal of personal data, on balance, we consider the risk to your rights of data protection is outweighed by the significant benefits in maintaining a well-managed and orderly workforce and business. You’ve the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on legitimate interests. More information on this right and on how to exercise it is set out below.
Where we hold sensitive/special category personal data about you (e.g. information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, health etc.) we will only process this data where you have given us your explicit consent or otherwise where this is necessary:
- For the purposes of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights of the Company or yourself, related to employment and social security and social protection law or a collective agreement;
- (In rare circumstances) to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another person, if you or they are incapable of providing consent;
- For the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
If there are any circumstances where we feel we need to process data and it is not consistent with these reasons, we will provide you with an updated notification (or seek your express consent if that is necessary).
Where do we store personal data? Do we transfer your data outside the EEA?
Where possible, we try to only process your information within the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). If we or our service providers transfer personal data outside of the UK or EEA, we always require that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the information when it is processed.
How do we keep your personal data secure?
We ensure the security of your personal data by use of encryption, firewalls and password protection.
We also take steps to ensure all our subsidiaries, agents, affiliates and suppliers employ adequate levels of security