You may already have heard about the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018. It represents a big change to data protection rules.
GDPR is Europe’s new framework for data protection. The EU’s GDPR website explains that the legislation is designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe and give greater protection and rights to individuals.
This means that all businesses that hold and process personal information will need to have proper processes and policies in place for handling this type of data. That includes our business – and your data.
What Crescent Hire Centre Ltd is doing about GDPR
We have always taken managing data very seriously. In line with GDPR, we are reviewing all functions of our organisation to ensure compliance with GDPR ahead of 25 May 2018.
In due course we will be producing a document covering our policies in relation to GDPR which will be available on our website. All of our staff will be expected to familiarise themselves with the document and all staff will have undertaken mandatory training by 25 May 2018.
To ensure we are compliant with GDPR, we will be:
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Updating our processes and policies for privacy and data protection
Training all staff on the new regulations
Reviewing our databases
Removing old and obsolete records
We use encryption on our client database backups
We will also continue to update IT security to keep in compliance with GDPR regulations
Information we hold about you
To provide services and information to you as a client or contact, we need to hold and process personal data.
Some of the personal information
we may hold on you
Your name
Your address
Your telephone numbers
Your email address
Your location
Your Payment and account details
Your VAT number
Your Company name
How the data is used is for normal usage for Hiring equipment Account service’s and Billing
Rights you have concerning your personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office website lists the data protection rights for individuals under GDPR. They include:
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The right to be informed
The right of access
The right to rectification
The right to be forgotten (erasure)
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object
You can request any of the above by speaking to your Crescent Hire Centre Ltd contact or by emailing info@crescenthire.com |