GDPR & Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Howes Bailiffs Ltd is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our clients, employees, and other stakeholders. This GDPR & Privacy Policy outlines our practices for collecting, processing, and safeguarding personal data in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Definitions

The following definitions are used in this policy:

• Personal data: Any information that can identify an individual directly or indirectly, such as name, address, email, or IP address.

• Data subject: The individual whose personal data is being processed.

• Data controller: The organization that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

• Data processor: The organization that processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.

3. Scope

This policy applies to all personal data processed by Howes Bailiffs Ltd, whether on behalf of our clients, employees, or other stakeholders.

4. Data collection and processing

Howes Bailiffs Ltd collects and processes personal data only for specific and legitimate purposes, such as providing our services to clients or managing our employment relationships. We collect personal data directly from data subjects, or from third parties with their consent or as permitted by law.

We ensure that personal data is accurate, up-to-date, and relevant to the purposes for which it is processed. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil our contractual or legal obligations or as otherwise permitted by law.

5. Data protection

Howes Bailiffs Ltd takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss or destruction, or damage. We implement security measures such as access controls, encryption, and data backups to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data.

6. Data subject rights

Data subjects have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right to access: To request access to their personal data and information about how it is being processed.

• Right to rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

• Right to erasure: To request deletion of personal data in certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

• Right to restrict processing: To request restriction of processing of personal data in certain circumstances, such as when its accuracy is contested or the processing is unlawful.

• Right to data portability: To receive a copy of personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another data controller.

• Right to object: To object to processing of personal data in certain circumstances, such as when it is processed for direct marketing or based on legitimate interests.

• Right to withdraw consent: To withdraw consent to processing of personal data at any time, where the processing is based on consent.

Howes Bailiffs Ltd respects and facilitates the exercise of these rights by data subjects. Data subjects can contact us at the contact details below to exercise their rights.

7. Data transfers

Howes Bailiffs Ltd may transfer personal data to third parties, including service providers, as necessary to fulfill our contractual or legal obligations or as permitted by law. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect personal data, such as by entering into data processing agreements or using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

8. Updates and contact

Howes Bailiffs Ltd may update this GDPR & Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal obligations. We will notify data subjects of any material changes to.