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Privacy Notice

The website referred to by the URL www.thehireexchange.co.uk is operated by The Hire Exchange. We take your privacy very seriously therefore we urge to read this policy very carefully because it contains important information about on:

  • who we are,
  • how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information,
  • your rights in relation to your personal information, and
  • how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event that you have a complaint.

Who we are

The Hire Exchange ('we' or 'us') collect, use and are responsible for certain personal information about you. When we do so we are regulated under the General Data protection Regulations which apply across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are responsible as 'controller' of that personal information for the purposes of those laws.

The personal information we collect and use

  1. Personal information you provide to us
    We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:
    • Name
    • Email
    • Address
    • Company
    • Position
  2. Personal information you provide about third parties
    If you give us information about another person, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on their behalf and agreed that you:
    • shall consent on their behalf to the processing of their personal data;
    • shall receive any data protection notices on their behalf; and
    • shall consent on their behalf to the transfer of their personal data abroad.

How we use your personal information

We collect information about our users to allow efficient communication between Buyers and Sellers.

Who your information may be shared with

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 3rd parties.

How long your personal information will be kept

We will normally hold your personal information for 5 years after the last contact with you. In some cases it may be longer but in all cases we hold your information for than is necessary to conduct the agreements we have with buyers and sellers.

Reasons we can collect and use your personal information

We rely legitimate interests as the lawful basis on which we collect and use your personal information. Specifically we collect and use your personal information To make Buyers and sellers aware of opportunities to enter into a transaction, and to enforce any ans all agreements we have with both buyers and asellers.

Keeping your information secure

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We will also use technological and organisation measures to keep your information secure. We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

Indeed, while we will use all reasonable efforts to secure your personal data, in using the site you acknowledge that the use of the internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data that are transferred from you or to you via the internet. If you have any particular concerns about your information, please contact us using the details below.

What rights do you have?

Under the General Data Protection Regulation you have a number of important rights free of charge. In summary, those include rights to:

  • fair processing of information and transparency over how we use your use personal information
  • access to your personal information and to certain other supplementary information that this Privacy Notice is already designed to address
  • require us to correct any mistakes in your information which we hold
  • require the erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations
  • receive the personal information concerning you which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to a third party in certain situations
  • object at any time to processing of personal information concerning you for direct marketing
  • object to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you
  • object in certain other situations to our continued processing of your personal information
  • otherwise restrict our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
  • claim compensation for damages caused by our breach of any data protection laws

For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on individual's rights under the General Data Protection Regulations (http://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/)

If you would like to exercise any of these rights please:

  • email, call or write to us
  • let us have enough information to identify you
  • let us have proof of your identity (a copy of your driving license, passport or a recent credit card/utility bill)
  • let us know the information to which your request relates

From time to time we may also have other methods to unsubscribe (opt-out) from any direct marketing including for example, unsubscribe buttons or web links. If such are offered, please note that there may be some period after selecting to unsubscribe in which marketing may still be received while your request is being processed.

Changes to the privacy policy

This privacy policy was published on 01/02/2020 and last updated on 01/02/2020.

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You should check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access this website. We will also attempt to notify users of any changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us by e-mail: enquiries@thehireexchange.co.uk, or by post:
The Hire Exchange
Regina House,
124 Finchley Road,
London,
NW3 5JS,
United Kingdom