© Obelisk London Limited 2024. All Rights Reserved.
1.0 Introduction
1.1 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users.
1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal
data of our website visitors and service users; in other words, where we determine the
purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.
1.3 We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for
the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of
cookies when you first visit our website.
1.4 Our website incorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your
personal data. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to
receive direct marketing communications and limit the publication of your information.
You can access the privacy controls via [URL].
1.5 In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Obelisk London Limited Managing Director
Ciaran Comerford. For more information about us, see Section 13.
2.0 Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal https://seqlegal.com/free-legal-documents/privacy-policy.
3.0 How we use your personal data
3.1 In this Section we have set out:
(a) the general categories of personal data that we may process;
(b) in the case of personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source
and specific categories of that data;
(c) the purposes for which we may process personal data; and
(d) the legal bases of the processing.
3.2 We may process data about your use of our website and services (“usage data”). The
usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and
version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website
navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your
service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. This usage
data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and
services. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely
monitoring and improving our website and services.
3.3 We may process information that you post for publication on our website or through our
services (“publication data”). The publication data may be processed for the purposes
of enabling such publication and administering our website and services. The legal basis
for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our
website and business.
3.4 We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods
and/or services (“enquiry data”). The enquiry data may be processed for the purposes
Privacy Policy of offering, marketing and selling relevant goods and/or services to you. The legal basis
for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our
website and business.
3.5 We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods
and/or services, that you enter into with us and/or through our website (“transaction
data”). The source of the transaction data is you and/or our payment services provider.
The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased
goods and/or services and keeping proper records of those transactions. The legal basis
for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking
steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract; providing that, if you are not the
person contracting with us, the legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests,
namely the proper administration of our website and business.
3.6 We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our
email notifications and/or newsletters (“notification data”). The notification data may be
processed for the purposes of sending you the relevant notifications and/or newsletters.
The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely communications
with our website visitors and service users.
3.7 We may process email and telephone contact details. The source of this data is
gathered from you supplying information on our website. This data may be processed
for matching relevant products and services to our clients and prospects needs as we
see fit. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely our
prospects and clients showing initial interest in our products and services. We have a
subscription management system where subscribers can opt out at anytime.
3.8 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for
the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or
in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our
legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal
rights and the legal rights of others.
3.9 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for
the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or
obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate
interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.
3.10 In addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out
in this Section , we may also process any of your personal data where such processing
is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to
protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
3.11 Please do not supply any other person’s personal data to us, unless we prompt you to
do so.
4.0 Providing your personal data to others
4.1 We may disclose your personal data to our insurers and/or professional advisers insofar
as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance
coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the establishment, exercise
or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
4.2 Your personal data held in our website database will be stored on the servers of our
hosting services providers.
4.3 We may disclose personal data to our suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably
necessary for smooth process of demand in our products and services to be carried out
effectively.
4.4 In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section, we may
disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a
legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the
vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where
such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims,
whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.
5.0 International transfers of your personal data
5.1 In this Section, we provide information about the circumstances in which your personal
data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
5.2 The hosting facilities for our website are situated in United Kingdom. The European
Commission has made an “adequacy decision” with respect to the data protection laws
of each of these countries.
5.3 Automated Email Service Providers (which are subject to change to meet business
requirements are situated in United Kingdom. The European Commission has made an
“adequacy decision” with respect to the data protection laws of each of these countries.
Transfers to each of these countries will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely
contact Ciaran Comerford via email support@obelisk-london.com to obtain information
about our Automated Email Service Providers host data storage provider.
5.4 You acknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our website
or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the
use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.
6.0 Retaining and deleting personal data
6.1 This Section sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to
help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and
deletion of personal data.
6.2 Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer
than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
6.3 We will retain your personal data as follows:
(a) usage data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the date of
collection, and for a maximum period of which is determined by users of our
website following that date;
(b) account data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the date of
closure of the relevant account, and for a maximum period of which is determined
by users of our website following that date;
(c) publication data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the
date when the relevant publication ceases to be published on our website or
through our services, and for a maximum period of which is determined by users
of our website following that date;
(d) enquiry data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the date of
the enquiry, and for a maximum period of which is determined by users of our
website following that date;
(e) transaction data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the
date of the transaction, and for a maximum period of which is determined by users
of our website following that date;
(f) notification data will be retained for a minimum period of 30 days following the
date that we are instructed to cease sending the notifications, and for a maximum
period of which is determined by users of our website following that date
(providing that we will retain notification data insofar as necessary to fulfil any
request you make to actively suppress notifications); and
(g) contact details name, email, address, telephone number will be retained for a
minimum period of 30 days following point of initial contact, and for a maximum
period of which is determined by users of our website following last date of contact.
6.4 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, we may retain your personal data
where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are
subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural
person.
7.0 Your rights
7.1 In this Section, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection law.
7.2 Your principal rights under data protection law are:
(a) the right to access – you can ask for copies of your personal data;
(b) the right to rectification – you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and to
complete incomplete personal data;
(c) the right to erasure – you can ask us to erase your personal data;
(d) the right to restrict processing – you can ask use to restrict the processing of your
personal data;
(e) the right to object to processing – you can object to the processing of your
personal data;
(f) the right to data portability – you can ask that we transfer your personal data to
another organisation or to you;
(g) the right to complain to a supervisory authority – you can complain about our
processing of your personal data; and
(h) the right to withdraw consent – to the extent that the legal basis of our processing
of your personal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent.
7.3 These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about
the rights of data subjects by visiting
7.4 You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to
us, using the contact details set out below.
8.0 About cookies
8.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by
a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent
back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
8.2 Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will
be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted
by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the
end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
8.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and
obtained from cookies.
9.0 Cookies that we use
9.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication and status – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our
website and as you navigate our website, and to determine if you are logged into
the website (cookies used for this purpose are: Google, Facebook, Instagram,
YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics);
(b) personalisation – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and
to personalise the website for you (cookies used for this purpose are: Google,
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics);
(c) security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect
user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to
protect our website and services generally (cookies used for this purpose are:
Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics);
(d) advertising – we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be
relevant to you (cookies used for this purpose are: Google, Facebook, Instagram,
YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics);
(e) analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our
website and services (cookies used for this purpose are: Google, Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics); and
(f) cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of
cookies more generally (cookies used for this purpose are: Google, Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter tracking analytics).
10.0 Cookies used by our service providers
10.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer
when you visit our website.
10.2 We use Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our
website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about
the use of our website. You can find out more about Google’s use of information by
visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google’s
privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
10.3 We use Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter to track analytics.
This service uses cookies for advertising relevant products and services to our website
users. The relevant cookies are: Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest,
Twitter tracking analytics.
11.1 Managing cookies
11.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The
methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You
can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these
links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
11.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
11.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
12.0 Amendments
12.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
12.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to
this policy.
12.3 We may notify you of significant changes to this policy by email.
13.0 Our details
13.1 This website is owned and operated by Obelisk London Limited and uses the trading
names ‘Obelisk London Limited’ for offering specific products or services.
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13.2 We are registered in England and Wales under registration number 07178403, and our
registered office is at 12 London Road, London SE1 6JZ, United Kingdom.
13.3 Our principal place of business is at 12 London Road, London SE1 6JZ, UnitedKingdom.
13.4 You can contact us:
(a) by post, to the postal address given above;
(b) by telephone, on +44 207 928 5358; or
(c) by email, using support@obelisk-london.com.
14.0 Data protection officer
14.1 Our data protection officer’s contact details are: Ciaran Comerford +44 207928 5258 |
Email: support@obelisk-london.com