About our email newsletters

On the DPN website we invite you to opt-in and give your consent to receive our email newsletters. We deploy pixels, via our email service provide Mailchimp, to be able to assess open rates. You can unsubscribe from these email newsletters at any point by clicking on the unsubscribe link on any email you receive from us. Alternatively, you can unsubscribe by emailing info@dpnetwork.org.uk.

About our events and reports

We run regular webinars and other events on topical data protection areas and challenges. When you register for these we collect your name, email address and organisation.  We use this information to facilitate your attendance at the webinar/event.  We may also ask for your details when you download one of our in-depth reports.

Your details may be used by us to send you email communications to your business email address about future events and services. We provide you with a clear opportunity to opt-out. We may also collect and share this information with our sponsors – you’ll always be clearly notified where this is the case and be given the opportunity to opt-out.

Your rights regarding your personal data

You have a number of rights under UK data protection law.  These are as follows:

• Informed: You have the right to be informed about how we handle your personal data.  This privacy statement provides this information and we will always make this clearly accessible whenever we collect personal information from you.
• Access: You have the right to ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you and the purposes for which we are using it. On receipt of such a request we will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible, at most within one calendar month.
• Rectification: You have the right to request that we amend any personal data which is incorrect or requires updating.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete any personal information pertaining to you. We will assess any deletion request on a case by case basis and will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible, at most within one calendar month. If you have authored any content on the DPN and would like this to be deleted, please let us know.
• Object: You have the absolute right to object to receiving direct marketing from us.  You also have the right to raise an objection about how we are handling your personal data.
• Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict or suppress your personal data, so we would only store it but not use it.
• Portability: You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services.  Due to the nature of our business and the limited nature of the personal data we handle, we do not believe this right is likely to apply.

We do not conduct any automated decision-making or profiling.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights or have any other query please use the following contact details:.
Email: info@dpnetwork.org.uk
Address: 9 Eynella Road, London, England, SE22 8XF

In order to fulfil a request, we may need to ask you for proof of identity, depending on the circumstances.

If you are concerned about the manner in which we have collected and used your personal data, please contact us and we’ll do our best to help. If you’re unhappy with the way in which we have handled your personal data you have the right to raise a complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.

Where we store your personal data

We store and process your personal data at our registered offices at 9 Eynella Road, London, England, SE22 8XF, at other DPN Associates consultants’ sites in the UK and on occasion when working in our clients’ offices.

How we keep your personal data secure

DPN Associates take the protection of your personal data very seriously and we take appropriate steps to ensure your personal data is stored in a secure environment to prevent any unauthorised access. We may use external data service providers to process personal data on our behalf, such as Mailchimp and Hubspot. When we do so we have appropriate agreements in place to protect the data. Any data transfers between external service providers and us are conducted by secure means.

Where such service providers are located outside the UK, this transfer is either based on an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses are in place. If you would like further information about this, please email us at info@dpnetwork.org.uk

Sharing of your personal data

We will not share your personal information with any third parties for them to use for their own marketing purposes, unless we have specifically informed you (see ‘About our events’ above). We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law.

How long we store your personal data for

We will only retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes we are using it for. How long we retain data will vary depending on the purposes it is used for. We routinely update our email subscriber lists to ensure those who are not engaged are removed. If you would like more information about our retention periods please contact us at info@dpnetwork.org.uk

External Links

Please remember  if you use a link to go from our websites to another website, or you request a service from a third party, this Privacy Statement will no longer apply once you have left this website. Your browsing and interaction on any other website is subject to that website’s own rules and policies.

Updates to this Statement

We review and update this Statement regularly to take account of changes to our processing and regulatory changes. We encourage you to review it from time to time. If we make any significant changes to this Statement, we will endeavour to communicate this to you where possible.