PRIVACY NOTICE
Last updated May 01, 2020
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Great Finance Ltd ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"),
We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions
or concerns about this privacy notice or our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact
us at info@greatfinance.co.uk.
This privacy notice describes how we might use your information if you:
- Visit our website at http://www.greatfinance.co.uk
- Engage with us in other related ways -
including any sales, marketing, or events
In this privacy notice, if we refer to:
"Website," we are referring to any website of ours that references or links to this policy
"Services," we are referring to our website, and other related services, including any sales, marketing,
or events
The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect,
how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do
not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately.
Please read this privacy notice carefully, as it will help you understand what we do with the information
that we collect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining
information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Website (such as
by posting messages in our online forums or entering competitions, contests or giveaways) or otherwise when
you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website
the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include
the following:
Personal Information Provided by You. We collect names; phone numbers; email addresses; mailing
addresses; job titles; usernames; passwords; contact preferences; billing addresses; insurance number; unique
tax reference number; authentication code; date of birth; home address; and other similar information.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of
any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information- such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device
characteristics is collected automatically when you visit our Website.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This information does
not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage
information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language
preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our
Website and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and
operation of our Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance
information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which we record
in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device
information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the
date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you
take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports
(sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other
device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include
information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers,
location, browser type, hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system
and system configuration information.
Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be
either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the
device you use to access the Website. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect
geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of
allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your
Location setting on your device. Note however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use
certain aspects of the Services.
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of
our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.
We use personal information collected via our Website for a variety of business purposes described below. We
process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order
to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations,
We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
In legal terms, we are generally the "data controller" under European data protection laws since we determine
the means and/or purposes of the data processing we perform. However, if you are a business customer with
whom we have entered into a data processing agreement for the provision of corporate services to you, then
you would be the "data controller" and we would be the "data processor" under European data protection laws
since we would be processing data on your behalf in accordance with your instructions
We use the information we collect or receive:
- To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-
party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to
collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the
contract.
To post testimonials. We post testimonials on our website that may contain personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain your consent to use your name and the content of the testimonial.
If you wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us at info@greatfinance.co.uk and be
sure to include your name, testimonial location, and contact information.
Request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your
use of our website
- To enable user-to-user communications. We may use your information in order to enable user-to-user
communications with each user's consent
- To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account
and keeping it in working order
- To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you
product, service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions
and policies.
- To protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Website safe
and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention)
- To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and
regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract.
- To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we
may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond
- Fulfill and manage your orders. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders,
payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Website
Administer prize draws and competitions. We may use your information to administer prize draws
and competitions when you elect to participate in our competitions
- To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may use your information to provide you
with the requested service.
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.
- To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing
partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in
accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining
information about us or our Website, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect
personal information from you. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the "WHAT ARE
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below).
• Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalized
content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location
and to measure its effectiveness.
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to
protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis;
- Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal
information for a specific purpose.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our
legitimate business interests.
• Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your
personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to
comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process,
such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet
national security or law enforcement requirements).
- Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate,
prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving
potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we
are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following
situations:
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during
negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our
business to another company.
- Google Maps Platform APIs. We may share your information with certain Google Maps Platform APis
(e.g., Google Maps API, Place API). To find out more about Google's Privacy Policy, please refer to
this link.
- Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-
party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and
require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data
analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. We may allow
selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Website, which will enable them to collect data
on our behalf about how you interact with our website over time. This information may be used to,
among other things, analyse and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, pages or
features, and better understand online activity. Unless described in this notice, we do not share, sell, rent
or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes. We have contracts in
place with our data processors, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This
means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do
it. They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from us. They also
commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct.
4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
In Short: We only share information with the following categories of third parties.
We only share and disclose your information with the following categories of third parties. If we have processed
your data based on your consent and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us using the contact
details provided in the section below titled "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?".
- Cloud Computing Services
-Communication & Collaboration Tools
- Data Analytics Services
- Data Storage Service Providers
- Finance & Accounting Tools
Government Entities
Order Fulfilment Service Provider
Payment Processors
- Retargeting Platforms
- Sales & Marketing Tools
Social Networks
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store
information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies
is set out in our Cookie Notice.
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy
notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this
privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other
legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than
2 years.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete
or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has
been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any
further processing until deletion is possible.
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical
security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the
security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your
information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized
third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal
information to and from our website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website within a secure
environment.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you
represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such
minor dependent's use of the Website. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of
age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such
data from our records. If you become aware of any data, we may have collected from children under age 18,
please contact us at info@greatfinance.co.uk.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK), you have
rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or
terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the EA and UK), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These
may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request
rectification or erasure; (ili) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data
portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal
information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. We will consider and act
upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful
processing grounds other than consent.
If you are a resident in the EA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information,
you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact
details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index en.htm.
If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer,
you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove
cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our website. To opt-out of interest-
based advertising by advertisers on our website visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track
("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online
browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and
implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or
any other mechanism that automatically communicates our choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for
online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised
version of this privacy notice.
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your
personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are
California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories
of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and
addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar
year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in
writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Website, you
have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Website. To request removal
of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not
publicly displayed on the Website, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or
comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.)
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated
"Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material
changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by
directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of
how we are protecting your information.
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO),
Krasimir Vasilev, by email at info@greatfinance.co.uk, by phone at 07551722375, or by post to:
Great Finance Ltd
Krasimir Vasilev
20-22
Wenlock Road
London N1 7GU
United Kingdom
If you are a resident in the United Kingdom, the "data controller" of your personal information is Great Finance
Ltd. Great Finance Ltd has appointed Zlatka Ngo to be its representative in the UK. You can contact them
directly regarding the processing of your information by Great Finance Ltd, by email at
info@greatfinance.co.uk, by visiting http://www.greatfinance.co.uk, by phone at 07551722375, or by post to:
14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT
FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal
information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to
review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request to info@greatfinance.co.uk