Vernacular Homes Ltd Website Privacy Policy
Who we are
This website is owned and run by the design and build company Vernacular Homes Ltd.
Our website address is: https://www.vernacularhomes.com.
Our address is:
Vernacular Homes Ltd.
The Spinney,
Woodchurch,
Ashford,
Kent TN26 3TE
Our Company Registration No. is: 4086989
Our collection, processing and storage of personal data
Contact forms
What we collect:
Name
Email address
Phone number
IP Address
Why we collect it:
To respond to enquiries
Lawful basis for processing:
Consent
Where we store it:
UK based secure server
Email server
Back-ups
Server logs:
What we collect:
IP address
Why we collect it:
To perform data security and maintenance tasks
To detect and prevent fraud and unauthorised access
Lawful basis for processing:
Legitimate interest/
Performance of contract
Where we store it:
UK based secure server
Analytics:
What we collect:
IP address
Why we collect it:
To monitor and analyse usage on website
Lawful basis for processing:
Legitimate interest
Third party sharing/ International data sharing:
Google Analytics and Google Maps – to USA. Google is an active member of the EU-US Privacy Shield.
Who we share your data with
Apart from Vernacular Homes Ltd staff, it is sometimes necessary to share your personal data with Third Party Service Providers working on a building project on our behalf:
We may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents, subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example to provide a specific part of the building process). However, when we use third party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract or agreement in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own marketing purposes.
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
It may be necessary to share your personal data where there is a legal requirement to do so.
How long we retain your data
We identify and delete personal data in our possession when it is no longer needed for the performance of our contract with the client organisation unless we are required to keep it for legal or security reasons.
We are required by UK government regulations to keep certain types of data (eg payroll, accounts and VAT records) for a minimum of 7 years. We also need to keep details of the fulfilment of business contracts for several years after completion of a contract as part of our professional indemnity insurance.
Accordingly, we routinely delete most other data, including emails, in batches after 8-9 years have elapsed. We keep some accounting and archival data (including design work) indefinitely.
When deleting personal data, we take steps to delete all copies beyond reasonable possibility of restoration, including copies on backups. Digital data is deleted securely by overwriting it, and data on paper physically destroyed.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes:
The right to be informed:
This privacy policy forms part of your right to be informed about what personal data is collected about you and what is done with that data.
More information on the right to be informed
The right of access:
You may make a subject access request to ask for any personal data that we hold on you. We are obliged to answer your request within 30 days, free of charge. To make a Subject Access Request please complete the form below or email enquiries@vernacularhomes.com
More information on the right of access
The right to rectification:
You may ask for any data we hold on you that is incorrect to be corrected by us. To make a data rectification request please email enquiries@vernacularhomes.com.
More information on the right to rectification
The right to erasure:
You may ask for personal data about yourself to be removed, subject to other considerations e.g. we are required by law to keep invoice data for at least 6 years. To make a data erasure request please email lynda.burgess@vernacularhomes.com.
More information on the right to erasure
The right to restrict processing:
You may ask to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. To make a request to restrict processing of your personal data please email lynda.burgess@vernacularhomes.com.
More information on the right to restrict processing
The right to data portability:
The right to data portability gives individuals the right to receive personal data they have provided to a controller in certain circumstances. To make a data portability request please email lynda.burgess@vernacularhomes.com.
More information on the right to data portability
The right to object:
You can object to your personal data being used for marketing purposes. We do not use data for marketing except with your consent and you are free to change your preferences at any time.
More information on the right to object
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling:
We do not use automated decision making or undertake profiling with personal data.
More information on rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
Where we send your data
The web servers for this website are located in the United Kingdom.
Analytics data is sent to Google servers around the world. This data is safeguarded to European data protection standards.
Data sent to us via email (including via our contact form) is held on our own server in the United Kingdom. This data is safeguarded to European data protection standards.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
For any privacy concerns, please contact:
Lynda Burgess
The Spinney,
Woodchurch,
Ashford,
Kent TN26 3TE
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1233 861 177
Additional information
How we protect your data
We maintain a high level of physical and electronic security in relation to the collection, storage and disclosure of your information. We take reasonable steps to ensure that any information we hold about you is protected. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information given over the internet to protect all personal data as soon as it is possible.
The software scrambles data transmitted between your computer and our server, where it is unscrambled securely. While we make every reasonable effort to ensure that information sent to us is done so securely, we cannot warrant the security of information transmitted to us through the internet. When you transmit information to us via the internet, including email, you do so at your own risk.
Internally Vernacular Homes Ltd. utilises password managers so that passwords can be administered securely. We use and enforce strong passwords and where we store data we encrypt it. Internal back-ups are being kept securely off the business premises of Vernacular Homes Ltd. but within the UK (as part of the disaster-recovery plan).
What data breach procedures we have in place
We will document any personal data breaches, comprising the facts relating to the personal data breach, its effects and the remedial action taken. We will notify the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) no later than 72 hours if the breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons in accordance with Article 55.
When the personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, will we communicate the personal data breach to the data subject without undue delay. This communication will describe in clear and plain language the nature of the personal data breach and include:
This communication to the data subject is not required if the conditions in Article 34 – 3a), b) or c) – are met.:
What third parties we receive data from
We do not buy or receive personal data from any third parties.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not use automated decision making or undertake profiling with personal data.
Privacy Notice updates
We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
This Privacy Information Notice was last updated on 22nd May 2018.