DesignerMT is committed to protecting your privacy. All public and private organisations are legally obliged to protect any personal information they hold. I operate in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in respect of any personal information you give me. For more details on the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
What do you mean by ‘personal information’?
The Data Protection Act covers any data which concerns a living and identifiable individual and includes such things as: Name, Address, Age or Telephone Number.
What personal information do you have and what is it used for?
The business holds details (name, phone number and email address) of any enquirer for 6 months from initial enquiry to give the enquirer time to decide whether to employ DesignerMT. I only store your personal information when volunteered to me by you or when they form part of the enquiry process and ongoing service under contract with DesignerMT. The enquiry process includes via social media, email, telephone and face-to-face enquiries.
The business holds personal details (name, address, phone number, email address, event venue and date, email correspondence) for clients under contract indefinitely to provide a quality after-service and only in relation to your chosen service, or unless removal is requested.
The business holds personal customer information regarding any booking in case of complaints or issues relating to the event and to provide the best possible service.
How do you store my personal information?
The information is held and managed by the Owner/Manager of the business
You have the right to have any personal information amended at any time
DesignerMTs’ records and contracts are kept at a secure home location
Electronic data is held on a password-protected business PC, with encryption software, which remains the property of Mark Thompson
Data is deleted when no longer required
All unneeded paper data is shredded prior to disposal
Who can view my personal information?
Your personal information will NOT be disclosed to third parties unless required by law or your prior written consent is sought
How will you contact me?
I may use your personal information to contact you via phone, postal service, email or social media only in relation to your enquiry or service required
How can I get a copy of my information?
I will try to be as open as I can in terms of giving you access to your information. You can find out if I hold any personal information about you by making a ‘Subject Access Request’ under the Data Protection Act 1998
A person about whom information is held is entitled for a fee of £10 to be informed by DesignerMT whether any information is held on Him / Her to: A description of the data; and a copy of the information in an intelligible form.
The person is also entitled to request and receive information pertaining to: the purposes for which the data is being held; the recipients or classes of recipients to whom it may be disclosed; and the source of the data.
The person also has the right to have wrong information corrected, blocked from processing or erased.