Data Protection and Compliance Consultants Limited – Privacy Notice   **Privacy Notice** Data Protection and Compliance Consultants Limited (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website dapcconsultants.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Notice informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site. We are committed to protecting your privacy and we promise to process your personal data in compliance with Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, 2020 and any applicable regulations to the extent applicable to our activities. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this notice.  

1. Information Collection and Use

  Personal Information While using our Site, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, company name, and job title (“Personal Information”).   Log Data Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.   Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic and performance. We collect this information so that we can improve our website and increase access to it.   Cookies Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive. We use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.  

2. Use of Information

  We may use your Personal Information to:

• Provide for and maintain the Site.
• Communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and requests.
• Provide our products and services.
• Send you newsletters, marketing materials, alerts, and updates about our services.
• Monitor the usage of the Site.
• For any other purposes about which we notify users.

 

3. Legal Bases for Processing

• Legal Obligation – this is where processing is necessary to comply with the applicable laws (outside of contractual obligations).
• Legitimate Interests – this is where the processing is necessary to protect your legitimate interests or the interests of a third party unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.
• Consent – may be withdrawn and we will ensure that where consent is relied on, that it is sought, obtained and recorded.
• Contract – this is where processing is necessary for a contract with an individual, or because they have asked that specific steps be taken before entering into a contract.

   

4. Data Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but we are mindful that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable industry-standard means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.  

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party site or service.  

6. Your Rights

• Right to access your personal data – you have the right to request in writing that we inform you if your personal data is being processed by us and to access a copy of your personal data. You may also request that your personal data be transferred to a third party of your choosing.
• Right to prevent processing of data in certain specified circumstances – you have the right to request in writing that we cease processing or that we do not begin to process your personal data in a specific manner or for a specific purpose.
• Right in relation to automated decision making – you have the right to request in writing that decisions regarding your personal data that have been made solely based on automated processing be reviewed with human involvement.
• Right to rectification of inaccuracies – you have the right to request that inaccuracies in relation to your personal data be rectified. This means to destroy (based on any applicable retention period), amend, or block as required to correct the inaccuracy.

 

7. Retention Policy

We only retain your personal data for a long as it is needed to properly provide you with our services. We may also retain personal data in line with legal requirements which may stipulate retention periods for different categories of personal data.  

8. Children’s Privacy

We do not offer our services to persons under the age of 18 and will delete any information that is in breach of this provision. Please let us know if you are aware that a child has given us their information by contacting us at services@dpacconsultants.com.  

9. How We Treat Notifiable Data Breaches

We take data breaches seriously and anticipate meeting the 72-hour deadline to report to the Information Commissioner as required by the Data Protection Act, 2020. We will also contact you promptly to let you know if we believe the breach has placed you (your personal data) at a high risk. We will review every incident/breach and act to prevent future occurrences.  

10. Changes to This Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice is effective as of December 1, 2023, and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Notice at any time and you should check this Privacy Notice periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Notice on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Notice.  

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, any complaints, or any other concern regarding your rights under the Data Protection Act, please contact us at services@dpacconsultants.com.   — Effective Date: December 1, 2023