PRIVACY POLICY

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018, Think Being® is committed to safeguarding the privacy and personal information of our clients and contacts. We take your privacy very seriously and work with due care. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our views and practices and how we will treat your personal information.

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This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, process, share, and store personal information about you, including through designated third-party service providers, and the choices that are available to you regarding this information. 

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In addition to information kept in hardcopy, this Privacy Policy also applies to company-related websites, social media, digital documents and online applications.

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WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU?

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Information you give us:

We only collect information where you have provided this either as a direct client or as someone who has expressed an interest in our organisation.

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The types of information that you may give us vary depending on our relationship with you. For example, you may have provided your contact details to us via this website, through connecting on LinkedIn, at a networking event, as a result of a referral, or from a personal meeting. If you are a client you may have also provided other relevant information.

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This data could include categories such as, but not limited to, your name, work or personal address, e-mail address, and phone number. If we have worked with you we may hold notes from sessions.

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Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log and visitor behaviour information. This tracks visitor use to the website and helps to compile statistical reports on activity.

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Information we receive from other sources:

We do not receive information from other sources, other than feedback from stakeholders as part of the development work we may be doing with yourself.

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HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU?

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• We only use your information to provide you with services you are/have engaged with, e.g., as a client or programme participant. This might include managing bookings and follow-ups.

• We may use your contact information occasionally to provide you with our latest thoughts and services that we feel may interest you. Each time you receive a communication from us, you always have the option to notify us of your wish to no longer be in contact.

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Additionally, if at any time you want us to stop using your information for any of the above purposes, please inform us, and we will do so as soon as it is reasonably possible.

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WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH?

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We may share your information with:

• Law enforcement agencies in connection with any investigation to help prevent unlawful activity.

• We will not share your personal information with any other third parties.

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WHETHER PERSONAL INFORMATION HAS TO BE PROVIDED BY YOU, AND IF SO WHY?

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No personal information has to be provided by you to us at any time.

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HOW LONG WILL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION BE KEPT?

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We will hold your personal information for the following periods:

• Information will only be kept if people continue to require us to send information.

• These periods are no longer than necessary in each case.

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WHY DO WE COLLECT AND USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

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We rely on the following as the lawful basis on which we collect and use your personal information:

• Consent

• Contract

• Legal obligation

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WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

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The consequence to you of our use of your personal information is that we will offer or recommend services that may be of interest.

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HOW DO WE STORE AND KEEP INFORMATION SECURE?

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We take measures to ensure the security of all information we hold, for example by restricting access in line with confidentiality to only those who need to know, ensuring password protection on all digital data, honouring anonymity, and having secure storage facilities. 

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YOUR POTENTIAL RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR 

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Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are a citizen or resident of an EEA country or Switzerland, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to access information maintained about you.

• Right to ensure your data is accurate and complete.

• Right to erasure, or the right to be forgotten.

• Right to restriction or suppression of personal data.

• Right to data portability.

• Right to withdraw consent if consent was previously provided.

• Right to raise a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

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If you are eligible to invoke one of the rights listed above and wish to do so, you may contact us.

We hope that we can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information.

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You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you think there is a problem with the way we are handling your data: www.ico.org

 

Last updated: January 2025