This Website

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Privacy Protection
We recognise the need to protect the personal information that might be gathered from our customers, potential customers and visitors to our website. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully, in accordance with GDPR. You can access and browse this website without disclosing personal information.

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Data collection
We collect information about you in order to respond to your requests for information about our services. It is used for no other purpose, will not be provided to third parties and is processed and stored in accordance with the requirements of GDPR.

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The elements of your data that we collect may include:

• forename and surname

• title

• company name

• company address, phone and/or fax number

• email address

• where relevant, credit card information (e.g. type, number, expiry date)

• other information specific to the nature of our interaction

 

We also collect anonymous information which is not unique to you such as:

• IP address

• Browser Type

• Access times

• Referring URL

 

User access and control of your data 
You may request a copy of the personal information we have about you.

 

Cookies
We use cookies to help make it easier for you to access our website. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. Most websites use cookies. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you. Cookies are also used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your computer, but you may prevent us from storing a cookie on your computer by setting your browser so that it will not accept cookies.

 

Security
The security of your data is important to us. We have implemented technology and security policies, rules and measures designed to protect the personal data under our control, both on- and off-line, from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction, and accidental loss. Off-line, all of our "personal user data" is restricted in our offices. Please remember, however, that no data transmission over the internet can be absolutely guaranteed to be totally secure. While we strive to protect your data as best we can, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information which you send to us, or which we store.

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Other websites
This website contains links to other sites. When you choose to visit those sites, we cannot assume responsibility for any other site's content or information handling practices. We encourage you to review each site's privacy policy prior to entering into transactions with the third party-linked site.

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Privacy support
If you have any questions or comments about privacy, please contact us.

 

 

Virtual Village Pub Ltd Privacy Notice

Compliance with the Principles of GDPR

 

a) Data must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals.
Virtual Village Pub has a legitimate interest to process personal data relating to decision makers and budget holders in medium-to-large organisations in the UK. The data is gathered from commercially available lists provided by GPDR-compliant organisations and from publicly available sources.

 

b) Data must be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
Data is collected solely for the purpose of engaging in business-to-business marketing, a lawful business objective specifically identified by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Recital 47 of the GDPR identifies direct marketing as a legitimate use of personal information.

 

(c) Data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
The data collected is limited to names of senior managers and directors, their job titles, company addresses, company landline telephone numbers and corporate email addresses.

 

(d) Data must be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay.
Virtual Village Pub purchases data from reputable members of the Direct Marketing Association who ensure the data they supply is accurate and up-to-date. This data is used in a timely manner.

 

(e) Data must be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed
If a person leaves their role, their name and contact details are deleted from the database. However, the information is still used for suppression purposes i.e. to ensure that it cannot be added to the database again.

 

(f) Data must be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Virtual Village Pub operates a rigorous data security environment and does not make data available to third parties.

 

(g) Individuals have the right to see, correct, restrict access to or remove their personal information.
All requests for data to be removed or amended are dealt with promptly.

 

(h) Complaints

Individuals have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner if they believe that there is a problem with the way their data is being used.
The ICO can be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

 

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