Privacy Policy

Overview: All we hold is your email address and first name so that we can personalise an email to you. We use the information to periodically update you with the latest version of the Techstuff magazine and manage your subscription. We don’t use your personal information for any other purposes. You can unsubscribe at any time.

This is the privacy policy for TechStuff!. TechStuff! is a brand of JGBM Ltd, a company registered in the United Kingdom of Great Britain under number 01421128, whose registered office is at Barn Close, Langage Business Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5HQ.

This policy details how we use personal data we collect about you when you use this website and our services.

Definitions
Legal & Regulatory Obligations
Website & Services
What Personal Data Do We Collect?
How We Use The Personal Data We Collect?
How Long Is Your Personal Data Retained?
How is Your Personal Data Protected?
Marketing
Cookies
Data Subject Rights

Definitions

The following definitions are used in this policy:

Data Controller – A Data Controller determines the purposes and means of Processing Personal Data. For the purpose of managing your subscription TechStuff! would be defined as a Data Controller.

Data Processor – A Data Processor is responsible for Processing Personal Data on behalf of a Data Controller. For the purpose of sending you the TechStuff! online magazine, MailChimp would be classed as a Data Processor.

Processing – The term “processing” is very broad. It essentially means anything that is done to, or with, personal data (including collecting, storing or deleting data).

Data Subject – An identifiable natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to data. For example, a subscriber.

Personal Data – Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘Data Subject’).

Subscriber – Any organisation or individual who subscribes to the TechStuff! service.

Legal & Regulatory Obligations

JGBM Ltd recognises the requirements of the current legislation relating to data protection & privacy and electronic communications.

EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union (EU). The GDPR sets out the principles for data management and the rights of the individual, while also imposing fines that can be revenue-based. The General Data Protection Regulation covers all companies that deal with data of EU citizens, so it is a critical regulation for corporate compliance officers at banks, insurers, and other financial companies. GDPR will come into effect across the EU on May 25, 2018.

Under the GDPR, the data protection principles set out the main responsibilities for organisations.

Lawfulness, fairness and transparency – Personal Data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the Data Subject.
Purpose limitation – Personal Data shall be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
Data minimisation – Personal Data shall be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
Accuracy – Personal Data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
Storage limitation – Personal Data shall be kept in a form which permits identification of Data Subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Data are processed.
Integrity and confidentiality – Personal Data shall be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Accountability – The Data Controller shall be responsible for, and be able to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR.

Please read the ICO guide to General Data Protection Regulation for more details.

Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003)

The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations are derived from European law. They implement European Directive 2002/58/EC, also known as ‘the e-privacy Directive’.

The e-privacy Directive complements the GDPR and sets out more-specific privacy rights on electronic communications. It recognises that widespread public access to digital mobile networks and the internet opens up new possibilities for businesses and users, but also new risks to their privacy.

PECR have been amended four times. The more recent changes were made in 2015, to allow emergency text alerts and to make it easier to take action for breaches of the marketing rules; and in 2016, to require anyone making a marketing call to display their number. This guide covers the latest version of PECR, which came into effect on 16 May 2016.

PECR covers the following areas:

Marketing by electronic means, including marketing calls, texts, emails and faxes.
The use of cookies or similar technologies that track information about people accessing a website or other electronic service.
Security of public electronic communications services.
Privacy of customers using communications networks or services as regards traffic and location data, itemised billing, line identification services (eg caller ID and call return), and directory listings.

Please read the ICO guide to Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations for more details.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

TechStuff! collect information about you when you subscribe. The following Personal Data is collected:

Name
Email Address

How We Use The Personal Data We Collect?

Personal Data is collected to manage your TechStuff! subscription and email you the TechStuff! online magazine.

How Long Is Your Personal Data Retained?

Your personal will be kept as long as you are subscribed to TechStuff! To cancel your TechStuff! subscription please click on the unsubscribe button at the bottom of any TechStuff! email.

How is Your Personal Data Protected?

A range of administrative, electronic and physical security measures are used to protect subscriber Personal Data. These measures protect Personal Data against loss, unauthorised access or alteration without permission.

For more information on the security measures used to protect your personal data please go to https://mailchimp.com/about/security/

Where is Your Personal Data Stored?

Your Personal Data is stored on MailChimps data centers located in the USA. Processing data outside the EEA is covered by a Data Processing Agreement that meets the requirements of the GDPR and participation in the EU-U.S Privacy Shield Framework.

Marketing

TechStuff! will not share your Personal Data with 3rd parties for marketing purposes.

Emails may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity. These tracking facilities do not collect or process any personal data.

Cookies

A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what’s in your shopping basket.

The TechStuff! website uses session cookies. Session cookies are files that are needed to store information while a subscriber is browsing the website. These cookies don’t record Personal Data.

You can set your web browser to disable cookies, please visit https://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Cookies for instructions. Please be aware some website features may not function with cookies disabled. For further information about cookies please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Data Subject Rights

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your Personal Data, please email or write to us at the following address.

IT Manager
JGBM Ltd
Barn Close
Langage Business Park
Plymouth
Devon
PL7 5HQ
it@jgbm.co.uk

We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.