
Using the Whosoff system
WhosOff.com takes the privacy rights of
our Company users and their staff using our site very seriously and seeks to
ensure the highest standards of compliance with UK Data Protection Laws and
Regulations.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated in
and subject to the site Terms and Conditions. This Privacy Policy
explains to you the relevant privacy terms governing the use of this site. You
expressly consent to the use of your data in accordance with this Privacy
Policy.
1.
Your Data
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“Your Data” means any
information about your company or staff which is identifiable, including,
without limitation, company name, your staffs names, company address, company
telephone numbers, company email address, staff email address, user passwords,
comments, all staff holiday & sickness dates and other information from
which your company and staff can be identified and which you may disclose to
WhosOff.com or otherwise via, but not limited to, the site at any time.
2.
When does WhosOff.com collect
your company data and your staff data?
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If you sign up as a user, we
collect data when you:
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Sign up your company as a user;
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update your user company details
or settings; and
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post an entry on the site.
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Request, approve or decline
holiday requests.
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Staff details are limited to
name and email address, plus other optional details added or edited by them at
the “edit my details” area.
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When your company or your staff
update holiday requests, sickness or any other leave/vacation information.
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If you otherwise use the site
(whether or not you are a user), we collect your data from you when you:
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make a complaint or enquiry or
provide other feedback to us;
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disclose your data to us or
otherwise through the site at any other point.
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And also when we
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monitor your communications sent
via and use of the site
3.
How do we use Your Data:
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We use Your Data to:
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monitor, develop and improve the
site, services and your experience;
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process your registration as a
user;
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process the addition of new
members of staff to your user group
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process all requests, approvals,
declines, holiday, sickness out of office and meeting data information.
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process and deal with any
complaints or enquiries made by you;
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we use your data to update,
develop our services.
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investigate any suspected breach
of the Terms and Conditions of Use or user Terms and Conditions (as relevant)
made by or otherwise relating to you or your company or staff and to monitor
compliance including by way of checking messages to the site.
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where requested by you, to send
you and keep you updated with information by email about existing and new
services and special offers from WhosOff.com and any other companies within the
group;
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where requested by you, to send
you information by e-mail about related products or services of selected third
parties that may be of interest to you; and
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To opt-out of receiving any
information pursuant to the above paragraph you can:
1.
amend your preferences
accordingly in your company details or Settings;
2.
use the facility contained in
any such communication.
4.
Will we pass on your data to
third parties?
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We may pass your data to other
parties as follows:
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Where other staff within your
company wish contact you, they will be able to identify you by your name and any
other information you may yourself disclose via the Edit My Details page. To our
employees and agents to administer your usage and the services provided to you
by WhosOff.com now or in the future.
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Some general statistical
information about the site user base, patterns, traffic volumes and related
matters may be passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not
include information personally identifying your staff or your company.
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We may disclose your data or
staff data to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisers in connection with
any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of the Terms and Conditions of
use and (where appropriate) User Terms and Conditions by you or your company
otherwise where required by law.
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We do not pass or sell your data
to third persons for any other purpose than those set out above. Any marketing
under this paragraph is conducted by WhosOff.com on behalf of third parties and
they do not have any access to your data unless you yourself or your Company
choose to contact them.
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As stated in the Terms
and Conditions, We have no responsibility or control over the contents
of communications made between your staff and/or your Company to your staff.
5.
Data Security
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We endeavour to take all
reasonable steps to protect your data. All the data collected by WhosOff.com is
stored on a secure server. The information in transit between your computer and
our server will be encrypted using 128bit SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer).
6.
Cookies
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Cookies are small pieces of
information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive.
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WhosOff.com use cookies to allow
us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how
frequently particular pages are visited, to determine the most popular areas of
the Site and generally in order to monitor usage of the Site.
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Most web browsers automatically
accept cookies, though you do not have to.
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We do not control the use of
cookies by third parties. If you wish to disable cookies then you can do so by
readjusting your browser settings although please note that by disabling cookies
you may not be able to register with or use all features of the Site.
7.
Access to and updating your data
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Where you are a “Staff” or
“Approver” user, you may access and update your data contained in your user
area accessed by the “Edit My Details” link. You must make sure that you
update your data as soon as possible with any and all relevant changes.
8.
Other links
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Please be aware that you may
access other websites through our site
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WhosOff.com
is not responsible for the data protection policies, content or security
of these linked web sites. We do not have any control over the use to which
third parties may put your data where you choose to purchase products or
services or otherwise to contact them via this Site.
9.
Transfer Outside the EEA
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This site is accessible via the
internet and therefore may potentially be accessed by anyone around the world.
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This means that, where you post
your data on the site, this could be accessed from anywhere around the world and
therefore a transfer of your data outside of the European Economic Area may be
deemed to have occurred. You consent to such transfer of your data for and by
way of this purpose.
10.
Contact Us
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If you have any comments or
queries in connection with our privacy policy, please contact us by email at
support@whosoff.com