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McInnis & Associates Ltd. Privacy Policy

How we respect privacy when we deal with personal information collected by our organisation.

This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect about individuals who interact with our organisation. It explains what personal information we collect and how we use it.

If you have any comments or questions about this notice, feel free to contact us at [email protected] to reach our Data Privacy Officer, Heather McInnis. Or by telephone at (441) 737-5753

1) Personal data that we process

The following breakdown explains the types of data we collect and the legal basis, under current data protection legislation, on which this data is processed.

Purpose – Enquiring about our organisation and its work
Data (key elements) – Name, email, message, telephone
Basis – Legitimate interests – it is necessary for us to read and store your message and/or record
your telephone call so that we can respond in the way that you would expect

Purpose – Subscribing to email updates about our work
Data (key elements) – Name, email
Basis – Consent – you have given your active consent.

Purpose – Signing up as a customer and associated fees
Data (key elements) – Name, email, physical address, telephone, payment information
Basis – Contract – by paying your rental/management fees you have entered into a contractual relationship with us as set out in our terms and conditions.

2) How we use your data

We will only use your data in a manner that is appropriate considering the basis on which that data was collected, as set out in the table at the top of this policy.

For example, we may use your personal information to:

● reply to enquiries you send to us;
● handle transactions that you initiate;
● where you have specifically agreed to this, send you marketing communications by email
relating to our work which we think may be of interest to you.

3) When we share your data
We will only pass your data to third parties in the following circumstances:

● you have provided your explicit consent for us to pass data to a named third party;
● we are using a third party purely for the purposes of processing data on our behalf and we have
in place a data processing agreement with that third party that fulfils our legal obligations in
relation to the use of third party data processors; or
● we are required by law to share your data.

In addition, we will only pass data to third parties outside of Bermuda where appropriate safeguards are in place as defined by both PIPA and GDPR Regulations and the request for the information is valid.

4) How long we keep your data
We take the principles of data minimisation and removal seriously and have internal policies in place to ensure that we only ever ask for the minimum amount of data for the associated purpose and delete that data promptly once it is no longer required. Accounts owing monies will not be deleted until balance is paid.

Where data is collected on the basis of consent, we will seek renewal of consent at least every three years.

5) Rights you have over your data
You have a range of rights over your data, which include the following:

● Where data processing is based on consent, you may revoke this consent at any time and we will
make it as easy as possible for you to do this (for example by putting ‘unsubscribe’ links at the
bottom of all our marketing emails).
● You have the right to ask for rectification and/or deletion of your information.
● You have the right of access to your information.
● You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner if you feel your rights
have been infringed.

The rights you have over your data are outlined at https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/Personal- Information-Protection-Act-2016.pdf

If you would like to access the rights listed above, or any other legal rights you have over your data under current legislation, please get in touch with us.

Please note that relying on some of these rights, such as the right to deleting your data, will make it impossible for us to continue to deliver some services to you. However, where possible we will always try to allow the maximum access to your rights while continuing to deliver as many services to you as possible.

6) Cookies & usage tracking
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, eg remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.

Where cookies are used to collect personal data, we list these purposes in section 1 above, along with other personal data that we collect. However, we also use some cookies that do not collect personal information but that do help us collect anonymous information about how people use our website. We use Google Analytics through Network Solutions for this purpose. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website usage by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information collected by Google Analytics about usage of our website is not personally identifiable. The data is collected anonymously, stored by Google and used by us to create reports about website usage. Google’s privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

7) Modifications
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time and will publish the most current version on our website. If a modification meaningfully reduces your rights, we’ll notify people whose personal data we hold and is affected.