Privacy Notice

At Transparently.tech we are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, i.e. where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to all users of our website www.transparently.tech.

We may process your personal data for the purpose of contacting you if you submit an enquiry using our website. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary to achieve our legitimate interest, namely the promotion of our products and services.

We also process your cookies for the purpose of marketing and sales. The legal basis for this processing is your consent. See below for more information on the cookies that we use. If you do not allow cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

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We will store your contact details:

• Personal identification information (Name, phone number, email address)  for 5 years from the last live discussion

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How do we collect your data?

​You directly provide transparently.tech with all of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Contact us via our Contact Us form.

• Use or view our website via your browser's cookies.

How do we store your data?

• ​transparently.tech securely stores your data within our secure online portal.

 

We will share your personal data with third parties only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of providing you with the information about our products/services that you have requested.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

• You can withdraw your consent to our processing at any time by sending a request to dpo@transparently.tech.

• You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.

• You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.

• You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation.

• You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

• You can exercise any of the rights listed above by contacting us using the details at the bottom of this notice. If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we processed your personal data or your request to exercise a right, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Marketing

​transparently.tech may like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you agree to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop transparently.tech from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact dpo@transparently.tech.

Privacy policies of other websites

​Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

​Changes to our privacy policy

​transparently.tech keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 16th May 2022.

Transparently.tech is incorporated and registered in Scotland with company number 682700 and whose registered office is at International House, 38 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 1EN

We are contactable by email at dpo@transparently.tech.

 

 

COOKIE POLICY

What are cookies and how do they work?

“Cookies” are text-only pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive or other website-browsing equipment for record-keeping purposes. Cookies allow the website to remember important information that will make your use of the site more convenient. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a randomly generated unique number or other value. Like most websites, we use different categories of cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
 

What are the categories of cookies?

Cookies can be categorised, following the International Chamber of Commerce guide, as follows:

Strictly necessary cookies

‘Strictly necessary cookies’ tend to be session cookies which are deleted at the end of the browser session.

Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the website, so if you prevent these cookies, we can’t guarantee how our website will perform during your visit.

Performance Cookies

‘Performance cookies’ collect information about how you use our website such as which pages you visit and if you experience any errors. These cookies don’t collect any information that could identify you – all the information is collected on an anonymous aggregate basis and is only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. They also enable us to track the total number of visitors to our site. Most performance cookies tend to be session cookies which are deleted at the end of the browser session.

In some cases, some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties, but we don’t allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above. Some of these third-party performance cookies are persistent cookies.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies, by their very nature, are persistent cookies so that we remember your computer when you return to our website.

Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties – where this is the case, we don’t allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above.

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How do we use cookies?

transparently.tech uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including understanding how you use our website.

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What type of cookies do we use?

​There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality - transparently.tech uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

• Advertising - transparently.tech uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. transparently.tech sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

 

How can I block and/or delete cookies?

Use the options in your web browser if you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser.