Privacy policy

Last Updated April 2021 - with Termly.io

Thank you for choosing to be a part of out community at Project DNA Limited ("Company", "we", "us", "our".) We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

When you visit our website https://www.projectdna.co.uk/ and use our services, we appreciate that you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy seriously and in this policy, we explain in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we collect it and how we use it.

What information do we collect?

Personal information you disclose to us:

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in understanding more about us and our services. The personal information that we collect depends on your interactions with us and the website.

We collect names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses and other similar information.

Information automatically collected (cookies):

In short: Some information, such as your internet protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics is collected when you visit our site.

The internet automatically collections certain information when you visit, use and navigate the website. This information isn't specific to your identity (name/contact details) but mat include device and usage information such as your IP address, browser characteristics, operating system, language preferences, country, location and information on how your use the website.

This information is primarily used for internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we collection information through cookies and similar technologies, including:

  • Log and usage data - Log and usage data is service-related diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our website and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the website.
  • Device data - We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the website. Depending on the device used, the device data may include information such as your IP address, location, browser type, hardware model, operating system etc.
  • Location date - We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information that's collected depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the website. You can opt out of this by refusing access, exiting the website or by disabling your location settings on your device.

How do we use your information

In short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfilment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a business service with you, with your consent.

  • To post testimonials - We post testimonials to our website that may contain project relevant/personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent if we wish to use your name within the content of the testimonial.
  • Request feedback - We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our website.
  • To deliver services - We may use your information yo provide you with the requested service.
  • To respond to enquires - We use your contact information to respond to your enquires.
  • To send you marketing communications - We and/or third-party marketing partners may use information for our marketing purposes, if this in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of marketing emails at any time.
  • Website improvements - When we receive information via google analytics about how users use our website i.e time spend, what pages are the most popular etc, we may use this to make improvements to our web pages.

Will your information be shared with anyone

In short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

  • Consent - We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate interest: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
  • Performance of a contract - Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
  • Legal obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests or legal process.
  • Vendors, consultants or other third-party service providers - We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers and contractors who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.

Do we use cookies and tracking technologies?

The Project DNA website uses cookies when browsing this website. Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences from browsing behaviour and usage.

How long do we keep your information

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it's necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).

How do we keep your information safe?

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. Although no digital or electronic information is 100% safe, we do our upmost best to protect your personal information. You should only access the website within a secure environment.

Do we collection information from minors?

We do not knowingly solicit data from children under the age of 18. By using this website, you represent that you are at least 18.

How can you contact us about this notice?

Technical information

This website uses an SSL Security Certificate meaning the transmission of sensitive information online has to be encrypted to prevent eavesdropping and is therefore protected.

And third party site or service I use to maintain the business (Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin) are all GDPR compliant, but they have their own privacy policies.

On this website, there will be links to other third-party websites such as social media, blogs, services sites etc and I don’t control their use of data collection and would encourage you to read their privacy policies.

How can you contact us?

You can contact us at david@projectdna.co.uk for any of the below or any other questions/queries you may have or by post to:

Project DNA Limited, 152 Clubbington Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 7AH

- Opt-out of marketing emails
- Request a copy of the data I hold about you and how I use it
- Request that I delete your data
- Let me know about personal data changes (phone number, address etc)

If you have any issues on how I collect or use your data, I’d like to try and resolve any issue directly, so please contact me. For further information you can seek advice of the Information Commissioner’s Office (http://ico.org.uk).