PRIVACY POLICY

This policy explains:

• what information we may collect about you

• how we use the information we collect about you

• whether we will share this information with anyone else

• your choices and how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of your information

• measures we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

This policy applies whether you provide information to us through our website, by email or via other means.

Information about us

Lunar Consulting Services Limited, trading as GTM Consulting, is the data controller responsible for protecting personal information you provide to us. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 12180470; our registered office address is 39 Sackville Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3WD.  Lunar Consulting Services Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration reference ZA724986. If you have any queries about this policy, please contact us by emailing info@gtmconsulting.co.uk.

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What are personal data?

Personal data are information that can be used to detect your identity and includes your name, address, telephone number and email address. Personal data are also information that can be associated with you together with other information e.g. your IP address.

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If you do not agree with this privacy policy, you must not use this website or submit any information to us.

Information we collect

We collect and store personal data you provide to us when you interact with us. On occasion we may supplement the information we collect about you with records maintained by third parties to provide you with information or services you have requested.

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In addition to information you submit to us, we and our third-party service providers may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect certain information whenever you interact with us. This may include the browser and operating system you are using, the URL that referred you to the website and the time of day you interacted with us (‘usage information’).

Usage information may also include the IP address or other unique identifier (‘device identifier’) for any computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device (‘device’) used to access the website. A device identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your device; our servers identify your device by its device identifier.

We may also collect certain information about you by automated means such as cookies, web beacons and web server logs. For more information please see our cookie policy.​

How we use your information

Except as described in this privacy policy, or as notified to you at the time we collect your information, we will not share your personal information with any third party. Any information you give us is held with appropriate care and security and will only be used as set out in this policy or in ways to which you have consented. These may include communicating with you regarding our activities, completing a transaction you may have requested, and sending you periodic communications.

We may also use your personal information and/or usage information to:

• consider your application if you have applied for a career opportunity with us

• operate our business (including managing our communications, conducting research, and performing accounting, auditing, billing and reconciliation activities)

• prepare and provide aggregated data reports showing anonymised information (including, without limitation, compilations, analyses, analytical and predictive models and rules, and other aggregated reports) for our business purposes

• comply with industry standards and our policies.

We may share your personal information and usage information:

• with third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, including, without limitation, those that offer, host or operate our systems

• to comply with UK law, a judicial proceeding, court order or other legal process, such as requirements of emergency services and/or law enforcement agencies

• to enforce our agreement with you

• to analyse and enhance our communications and strategies (including by identifying when emails sent to you have been received and read, and your location)

• to investigate, prevent or take action regarding actual or suspected illegal activities, suspected fraud, emergencies, violations of this privacy policy or other agreement, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved, or to protect our rights, property or the rights or property of our users, third parties and/or the public

• in the event of any sale, assignment, transfer or acquisition of all or substantially all of Lunar Consulting Services assets or shares by a third party

• with other third parties, with your consent

• as aggregate or de-identified information with third parties for marketing, advertising, research and other purposes

• to conduct web analytics to track the use of our website; this information is shared with Google Analytics and stored on servers in the USA – for more information on Google Analytics, please refer to Google’s privacy policy; alternatively, you can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl+en=GB

If data are disclosed to contractors during commissioned data processing they shall be subject to this policy, and, if applicable, to other additional or relevant alternative data privacy provisions and contractual conditions.

Data security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow have appropriate measures in place to protect against unlawful disclosure, loss, misuse, unauthorised access or alteration of information we collect from you.

Our website is also protected through SSL security protocols.

Your options

If you have provided us with personal data, we will keep your information in accordance with our retention policy. You may withdraw your consent to our processing by emailing us and we will apply your preferences in our future communications. If statutory retention periods require further provision, we will lock those records.

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You may also email us to access information we hold about you, or to request rectification of any personal data we hold about you.

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is subject to changes and updates. We will post any changes on this page.

Contacting us

If you have any queries, questions or comments about our privacy policy, you can contact us at any time by emailing us at info@gtmconsulting.co.uk – we aim to respond within 7 business days. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, you may refer your complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office by visiting www.ico.org.uk