The following is the Privacy Policy referred to in the Terms:
Who we are
We are Valius Group Ltd, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 13892121 whose registered office address is at Unit 3B, Trident Business Centre, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, United Kingdom, FY4 2RP (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”).
We have developed and host at www.valiusgroup.co.uk/www.valiusgroup.com (the “Website”) an online database (the “Database”), which contains a collection of data concerning a range of businesses available for sale from time to time, derived from a variety of third-party suppliers.
We operate a membership service pursuant to which a party can sign up to receive access to the Website and Database by becoming a member and paying the relevant membership fee to the Company. Each such party is referred to herein as “you”, “your”, “they”, “their” or a “Client”. The provision by the Company of access to the Website and Database to a Client is referred to herein as being the “Service”.
Your information is as important to us as it is to you, and we take very seriously our responsibility to safeguard it and use it fairly and responsibly.
Our approach to privacy
This Privacy Policy applies in relation to individuals who are natural persons who are accessing or using the Website or Database.
This Privacy Policy sets out who we are, what information we might collect, and what we do with that information. It also explains what your rights are. This Privacy Policy informs you how we use, store, protect and disclose your personal information when it is in our hands.
We principally collect and process your information in accordance with your instructions, and we act as data processors for our Clients. We are required to comply with your directions as to how you want us to use your information and the terms of any assurances we have given you about privacy, subject always to applicable laws. Whilst we will process such data in accordance with this Privacy Policy, the ownership of such data vests in the Client providing it.
The only time when we process personal data as data controllers are:
1. Where we gather information relating to individual users of the Website and Database, for the process of signing them up to become a member of the Service; and
2. Where we gather data from user devices by means of cookies. Our cookie policy, including details on how we manage cookies, is available on our Website at – https://valiusgroup.co.uk/cookie-policy/
Our legal basis for processing your data for the above purposes are based on (a) compliance with relevant legal obligations on us; or (b) on the basis that the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests.
Where we get your personal information
We collect your personal information from a range of sources:
◾ When you visit our Website or access the Database; and
◾ When you sign up to become a member of the Service.
What information we collect
Personal data may include:
◾ Biographical information that you have supplied to us.
◾ Location information, meaning data which reveals the geographic location of you and your device.
◾ Metadata, which means information about the way in which our Website and Database is used and how it functions on your system. Metadata does not include any personal information about you. We collect metadata via Google Analytics in order to improve the usability and performance of our Website and Database.
◾ Password and other authorisation or validation data used by you to access the Website and Database.
Sharing information with third parties
We do not disclose any information about you to any third party for marketing, advertising or promotional purposes, unless you have given us express consent to do so or unless otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
We may share your personal information with:
◾ Our partners, who provide us with IT and support services to help us manage and store information,
and who may require such information for the performance of any contract we enter into with them.
◾ Our group companies, who may provide related or ancillary services.
We may also share your personal information in the following circumstances:
◾ If we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request.
◾ If we sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of our assets in connection with a merger, acquisition,
reorganisation or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy. We will endeavour to provide you with
notice prior to the transfer of your personal information to the new entity.
Security
The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, for example by providing data encryption, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted through our Website. Any transmission is at your own risk. However, we take the privacy of your personal information very seriously and use a number of methods to try to keep your personal information secure from loss or unauthorised use or access when it is in our possession or control. These methods include reasonable physical, technical and organisational measures to restrict access to your personal information. For example, your personal information is encrypted when stored or transmitted by us.
Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Where required by applicable law, we will notify you of any loss of or unauthorised access to your personal information, and we will cooperate with the appropriate authorities to investigate such incidents.
International transfers of information
We are a UK company with a UK trade. We use “cloud-based” storage solutions]. We will never process your data outside the UK or the European Economic Area except in strict compliance with the Data Protection Legislation, for example by ensuring that we have a contract with our service providers located outside the UK or EEA which incorporates standard contractual clauses dealing with data protection.
We take steps to try to ensure that your personal information is kept secure regardless of its location, in compliance with applicable laws. your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of personal information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Retention of your information
We retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary for us to provide the Service or for the purposes for which the personal information was gathered.
Your rights
Privacy legislation gives you the right to access all information we have about you. If you want to review any data we might have on you, please contact us on support@valiusgroup.co.uk and we will facilitate the data access request.
You also have the right of erasure, meaning you can request data we hold in respect of you to be deleted in certain circumstances. To do this please reach out to us on support@valiusgroup.co.uk and make an official request to remove any data you may wish us to delete.
Compliance and Updates
Technologies, privacy laws and our way of doing business change from time to time, and so do your rights and expectations. To make sure we are up to speed, we make updates to this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make those changes we will always publish the updated versions on our website here – https://valiusgroup.co.uk/privacy-policy/
We work with regulatory authorities to ensure that we are up to the standards set out.
Your Assent
When you sign-up to become a member of the Service, you will be asked to indicate that you have read and agreed to this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Website and Database is also subject to this Privacy Policy. In giving your assent to the terms of this privacy policy, you agree to:
◾ The collection and use of your personal information by us in the manner described in this
Privacy Policy;
◾ The disclosure of your personal information to the third parties described in this Privacy Policy; and
◾ The transfer of your personal information to countries around the world, including outside the UK or the European Economic area, where such transfer is permitted by and in strict accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or our approach to privacy generally, you can email us at support@valiusgroup.co.uk or write to us at our registered office – Unit 3B, Trident Business Centre, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, United Kingdom, FY4 2RP.