BusinAssist - Privacy Policy

 

This website is under the ownership and operation of BusinAssist Limited, which conducts business as BusinAssist (collectively known as ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’, and ‘ourselves’). As stipulated by the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller is BusinAssist Limited. BusinAssist is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy with developing technology that ensures a secure and robust online experience. This Privacy Policy pertains to the businassist.com website and outlines the process for data collection, usage, and retention. By accessing the businassist.com website, you agree to the data practices detailed in this statement. Definitions and Interpretation

BusinAssist is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy with developing technology that ensures a secure and robust online experience. This Privacy Policy pertains to the businassist.com website and outlines the process for data collection, usage, and retention. By accessing the businassist.com website, you agree to the data practices detailed in this statement.

Definitions and Interpretation

“Personal data/ information” means any information or opinion, true or false, and whether documented in a physical form or not, relating to an individual.

"Data Protection Regulation" refers to all applicable legislation in the United Kingdom concerning data protection and privacy, which may include, but is not limited to, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications, EU Exit Regulations 2019, as well as any future legislation that pertains to data protection and privacy.

“We/Us/Our” means BusinAssist.

“Site” means BusinAssist website https://businassist.com/

“KYC” Know Your Client.

Purpose

Our Privacy Policy describes our practices for any personal data that our first-party cookies collect, store, or use, including our legal basis for processing personal data. We rely on the following legal basis to process personal data collected through our first-party cookies: BusinAssist may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
a) abide by the stipulations of the law or comply with any legal proceedings initiated against BusinAssist or the website
b) protect and defend the rights or property of BusinAssist
c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of BusinAssist, or the public.

The personal information we collect

The type of personal information we collect from you is determined by the nature of your engagements with us or the information you decide to provide. If you purchase a service from us, we will collect personal information that will help us serve you better. The personal information we acquire about you may include:

• • name
• • mailing or street address
• • email address
• • phone number
• • billing address
• • company information
• • the last four digits of debit and credit cards, the expiration date, the issuing financial institution, and the zip code linked to the card's registration.

Under certain circumstances, BusinAssist may need to collect sensitive information about you. This might include your ID number and financial data. If we collect your sensitive information, we will do so only for KYC which is authorised by law, and we take appropriate measures to protect the security of this information.

How we collect your personal information

Your personal information is obtained directly from you at the time you:

• • place orders for our services
• • complete our online application forms
• • establish user accounts
• • utilise our subscription services, including mailing lists
• • accept our digital technologies, such as cookies
• • sources that are publicly accessible, including the electoral register, Companies House, and credit reference agencies
• • external entities, such as data analytics firms, marketing and advertising networks, and search information agencies within the EU

Collecting personal information from third parties

Our website may include hyperlinks, applications, and plug-ins that direct users to third-party links. The management of these links and their privacy policies is not under the jurisdiction of BusinAssist. By selecting any of these links, you may be allowing third parties to collect or share your personal information. We advise all users to examine the privacy policy of any website they visit to ensure that its Terms and Conditions are satisfactory.

Visitors should be aware that information may be collected during their visit, regardless of its duration. The use of your data is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998, and we are obligated to provide details of any data we possess about you upon your request. A nominal fee may be applicable for the processing of such requests.

How we use your personal information

The use of personal data serves several functions as far as our operations and activities are concerned, such as but not limited to the following goals:

• • Confirming the identity of clients to adhere to the Anti-Money Laundering law.
• • Foster, maintain and enhance customer relationships by assessing client needs and providing relevant services and products.
• • Adhere to our contractual obligations to our clients. Support the training of our staff to enhance our service capabilities.
• • Improve, develop, and manage our organization’s relationship with our customers.

Share data with external entities that have a vested interest or rights related to our organisation.

Disclosure of personal information to third parties

We may reveal your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy, should you have a reasonable expectation that such disclosure will occur. For instance, we might share your personal information with:

• • Google Analytics to track and analyse our website.
• • Individuals in connection with the sale of your company assets, business acquisition, or merger.
• • Business partners for certain products, services, and promotions.

We will share your data with third parties if we get your consent or if we are served with a relevant legal notice by a third party to release all information held on file for you. In such an instance, we will refrain from notifying you about the sharing of such information.

Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to maintain data security and appropriate privacy practices. We shall reveal information to international third parties solely if:

• • you have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or
• • we reasonably believe that the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR); and ○r the law or binding scheme can be enforced; or
• • the disclosure is required or authorised by a UK law or court/tribunal order.

How we protect your personal information

BusinAssist will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:

• • ensuring strong physical security for our facilities and data records
• • taking necessary precautions to restrict access solely to those personnel who need personal information to provide you with effective services
• • implementing technological measures such as antivirus software and firewalls, to protect your information

Retention of personal information

Your personal information will not be retained for an extended duration beyond what is required. Generally, this means that we will keep your personal information solely for the time you are engaged with us unless we are legally obligated to retain it.

If there is no ongoing legitimate business, we will either cancel or anonymise relevant information. Should this not be achievable because the data is preserved in backup archives, we will securely retain your information and prevent any further processing until it can be removed.

How to access and correct your personal information

BusinAssist will endeavor to keep your personal information accurate, complete, and up to date. If you wish to request access and/or correct the personal information we hold about you, you should contact us and we will usually respond within 24 hours. We will deal with such a request by visiting our website and using the email or contact information to get in touch with us.

Links to third-party sites

BusinAssist website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Accessing a third-party website through our website may result in the collection of personal information by that third-party entity. We make no representations or warranties with the privacy practices of any third-party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third-party provider or website. Third-party providers and websites hold the responsibility of informing you regarding their privacy practices, and we strongly recommend that you review their privacy policies.

Inquiries and complaints

For complaints about how BusinAssist handles, processes, or manages your personal information, please contact us through our website. Please be advised that we may need verification of your identity along with comprehensive information regarding your request prior to addressing your complaint. It is important to note that achieving a resolution that satisfies all parties involved may not always be feasible.

How to contact us

If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows:

Email: [email protected]

Contact number: +44 (0)30 30 40 123 9