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  • Ryden LLP is the largest independent commercial property advisor in the North of the UK, with 44 partners and 110 staff across six offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and London.

     

    When collecting, storing or using your personal information, Ryden is, more often than not, what is defined as a “Data Controller”.  This means that, by law, we are accountable for how we hold and process that information. We will treat your information as confidential, at all times, and will only share it with others in accordance with this privacy policy.  On some occasions, if Ryden is processing information to provide services to a third party, Ryden will be the “Data Processor” and Ryden’s client will be the data controller. In this instance, Ryden will only use your information, strictly in accordance with the proper and reasonable instructions of the relevant data controller.

  • Personal Information is any information that identifies you.  This could be your name, address, email address, date of birth or even information about your needs or circumstances.

     

    There is a “special” category of personal information, which may be described as particularly sensitive.  This includes information about your sexual orientation, health, political leanings or views, religious beliefs and ethnic or racial origin.  As a result of its sensitivity, it requires further protection and we have to have further justifications for collecting, storing and using it.  Please note that any such “special” information will only ever be collected on an anonymised basis and with your express consent.

  • As a business, we must, and we guarantee that we will, comply with data protection legislation. 

     

    This means that your personal information must be:

    • Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
    • Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes;
    • Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way;
    • Accurate and kept up to date;
    • Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about; and
    • Kept securely.

  • The security of your information is very important to us and we have measures in place to prevent unauthorised access to it.

     

    In order to protect your information, we have certain measures in place. These include the following:

    • Our data is hosted in data centres based in the EEA – all EEA members are bound by the same data protection legislation.  These have robust systems and procedures in place to protect against unauthorised access and prevent cyber attacks;
    • Our client files are held on our secure client management systems. Only those who are required to access your information for legitimate purposes have access;
    • We have a clear desk policy;
    • Our staff are trained in all aspects of data protection legislation; and
    • We have secure systems in place for staff who work from home

  • CLIENT INFORMATION: If you are a client, we will need to collect and use your personal information or the personal information of people at your organisation in order to allow us to provide you with our services compliantly. The nature of that information will depend on the nature of those services, which may comprise some or all of the following.  

     

    1. Buying, letting or selling properties;

     

    2. Property management services;

     

    3. Notifying you of content published by us, which is likely to be relevant and useful to you (for example an invitation to an event);

     

    4. Maintaining our database and keeping it up to date; and

     

    5. Administering your account.

  • In order to allow us to facilitate the purchase, sale or rent of a Property, we will collect, use and store:

    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Details of your private bank account, if appropriate;
    • Proof of your Identity, including a utility bill and photographic identification (i.e. a passport or driving licence;
    • If you are not the owner of the property, such documentation as required to evidence your right to sell or rent the property; and
    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Details of your private bank account, if appropriate;
    • Proof of your Identity, including a utility bill and photographic identification (i.e. a passport or driving licence;
    • If you are an organisation, name, job title and contact details of those within your organisation we might have contact with;
    • Your specific access requirements if you wish to rent a property we are listing;
    • If you are a tenant under the “Right to Rent”; details of your residence card, immigration status document and/or your birth certificate; and 
    • Your specific access requirements if you are a purchaser and any other details to allow us to source a property for you.

  • In order to provide property management services we will collect, use and store:

    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Details of your private bank account, if appropriate;
    • Proof of your Identity, including a utility bill and photographic identification (i.e. a passport or driving licence;
    • If you are an organisation, name, job title and contact details of those within your organisation we might have contact with;
    • If you are not the owner of the property, such documentation as required to evidence your right to deal with the property; and
    • Information regarding your tenants and suppliers.

     

    Tenant

    If you are a tenant or occupier of a property we manage on behalf of your landlord, we will collect, use and store the following information:

    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Details of your private bank account;
    • Proof of your Identity, including a utility bill and photographic identification (i.e. a passport or driving licence;
    • References; 
    • Correspondence between us, you and the landlord, which might contain personal information;
    • A copy of your lease.

     

    We will only ever pass on your contact details to a third party supplier, if absolutely necessary for our management of the property (e.g. to arrange repairs, to update utililty companies, to amend local Valuation Roll). All other information is merely stored for our records.

  • In order to provide you with relevant information and to keep our data base up to date, we will collect, use and store:

    • Your name and title;
    • Your qualifications and job title;
    • Your personal or work telephone numbers; and
    • Your personal or work email address.

  • In order to service your account, we will collect, use and store:

    • Your name and title;
    • Your qualifications and job title;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your bank details, if required; and
    • Your personal email address.

    SUPPLIER INFORMATION: We need a small amount of information from our Suppliers to ensure that things run smoothly. We also need contact details of relevant individuals at your organisation so that we can communicate with you.

     

    If you provide services to us or are a supplier, we will collect, use and store the following information:

     

    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Name, job title and contact details of those within your organisation we might have contact with;
    • Details of your private bank account, if required; and
    • Any reports or invoices you issue.

    WEBSITE USERS: For those who use our website, we collect a limited amount of personal information.

    If you would like to find out more information about what information we collect about you when you visit our website, please click here.

    CANDIDATE INFORMATION: If you apply to work with us, in order to provide the best possible employment opportunities that are tailored to you, we need to process certain information about you. We only ask for details that will genuinely help us to help you.  

     

    • Your name and title;
    • Your home address;
    • Your personal telephone numbers;
    • Your personal email address;
    • Details of your education and qualifications;
    • Details of your emergency contacts;
    • Information proving your right to work in the UK;
    • Social Security Number;
    • References;
    • Special Category Information to monitor diversity; and
    • Any other information you share with us.


    REFEREES AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS

    In order to provide Candidates with suitable employment opportunities safely and securely and to provide for every eventuality for them, we need some basic background information. We only ask for very basic contact details, so that we can get in touch with you either for a reference or because you have been listed as an emergency contact.

    • Your name and title;
    • Your personal telephone numbers; and
    • Your personal email address

  • CLIENT INFORMATION: There are three main ways in which we collect your personal information

    1. Directly from you;

    2. From third party referrals; and

    3. From third parties as required by law or regulation in respect of certain transactions you may undertake through us (e.g. property purchase or sale).

     

    SUPPLIER INFORMATION: There are two main ways in which we collect your personal information

    1. Directly from you; and

    2. From third party referrals.

     

    WEBSITE USERS: We collect your information automatically via cookies when you visit our website, in line with cookie settings in your browser. If you would like to find out more about cookies, including how we use them and what choices are available to you, please click here. 

     

    CANDIDATE INFORMATION: There are two main ways in which we collect your personal information:

     

    1. Directly from you; and

    2. From a third party (e.g recruitment agency) following an application you may have made for an employment opportunity.

     

    REFEREES AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS: We collect your personal contact details only from Candidates, who nominate you to be an emergency contact or a referee.

     

  • Save in very limited circumstances set out elsewhere in this policy, we will not share your personal information and we will only collect, use and store it where there are lawful reasons to do so. Most commonly, we will process your personal information in the following circumstances: 

    • Where there is a legitimate interest to do so (for further information, please click here); 
    • Where it is necessary to implement the contractual arrangements between us (for further information, please click here); 
    • Where we are legally required to do so; or
    • Where you have given us express consent.

  • In order to establish that our collection, storage or use of your personal information is in either our, your or both of our legitimate interests, we will have established the following:

    • There is, in fact, a legitimate interest; whether it be commercial or individual;
    • Our use of your information is necessary to achieve that legitimate interest; and
    • Our use is balanced against your rights, interests and freedoms.

  • This is a lawful basis for collecting, using and storing your personal information if

    • It is required to implement or fulfil a contract between us; or
    • You have asked us to do something before entering into a contract (e.g. provide a quote)

     

    CLIENT INFORMATION: The main reason for using information about Clients is so that the relationship between us can run smoothly.  After all, the more information we have, the more bespoke we can make our service.    

     

    • To maintain files and records of transactions (legal basis);
    • To send you marketing information you may like to know or to invite you to events (legitimate interests or consent) – you may opt out of receiving this information at any time;
    • To improve our knowledge of the real estate sector, which will include marketing analysis and research (legitimate interests);
    • To allow us to operate the administrative and technical aspects of our business – this might include verifying the accuracy of information we hold about you and create a better understanding of you as customer (legitimate interests);
    • To keep our data base up to date and relevant (legitimate interests);
    • Business reporting and communication (legitimate interests);
    • To provide the services you have requested (contract and legitimate interests); 
    • To promote our business, brands and products and measure the effectiveness of any campaign (legitimate interests); and
    • Generally, to administer your account (contract and legitimate interests).

     

    SUPPLIER INFORMATION: The main reasons for using your personal information are to ensure that the relationship between us can run smoothly.

     

    • To receive and enable you to provide the services we have requested from you (contract and legitimate interests).
    • To administer your account and pay your invoices (contract and legitimate interests).
    • To maintain a PSL (legitimate interests)
    • To allow us to fulfil a legitimate obligation owed to our clients (e.g. to instruct a repair to a property) (legitimate interests).

     

    WEBSITE USERS: We use your information to help us to improve your experience of using our website.  For example, me might analyse your recent search criteria to help us to find commercial properties we think you might be interested in. If you are also a candidate or client, we may use information from your use of our websites to enhance other aspects of our communications with, or service to, you. We consider this to be in our legitimate interests as well as your own.

    Please note that the website may contain links to third party websites and we are not responsiblefor the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

     

    CANDIDATE INFORMATION: The main reason for using your personal information is to help you find employment with us. We may use your personal information for things like marketing, profiling and diversity monitoring.  This information will be anonymised and, where appropriate, we will seek your consent to undertake some of these activities. We consider this to be in our legitimate interests as well as your own.

     

    REFEREES AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS: We use referees’ personal information to help Candidates to find employment with us.  If we are able to verify their details and qualifications, we can make sure that they are well matched with Ryden. We also use the personal details of a Candidate’s emergency contacts in the case of an accident or emergency affecting that Candidate.  We consider this to be in our legitimate interests as well as those of the Candidate.

  • Personal Information as described in this privacy policy will never be sold or shared to any third party outwith our business, save in the following circumstances:

    • If you utilise our website, we may share your information with providers of web analytics services, marketing automation platforms and social media services to make sure any advertising you receive is targeted to you;
    • If required by law or by any regulation which governs us, we will share your information with third parties – these might include governmental or quasi governmental organisations, law enforcement authorities, courts and arbitrators from time to time;
    • We will share client information with Credit Safe to allow them to perform credit checks;
    • We will share your information when absolutely necessary for the conduct of our business (e.g. if we sell any part of our business or integrate it with another organisation, your information may be disclosed to our advisers and prospective purchaser or joint venture partners and their advisers; each will be bound by the same terms of this privacy policy); and
    • We may share your information with certain Third Party Service Providers.  For more information, please click here.
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    We may share your information with certain Third Party Service Providers.  These include contractors and designated agents and other entities within our group. The following activities are carried out by Third Party Service Providers: pension administration, benefits provision, screening, IT Services and legal services.

     

    All our Third Party Service Providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information in line with our policies. We do not allow our Third Party Service Providers to use your personal information for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal information for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

  • This will depend upon the services you have requested us to provide.  Generally, we keep personal information in accordance with our internal retention procedures, which are determined in accordance with our statutory obligations and good practice. 

  • Currently, we do not transfer information out with the EEA.

  • It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.  If your personal information does change, please contact general.mail@ryden.co.uk and our records will be updated.

  • Your rights in connection with personal information

    Under certain circumstances, by law you have the right to:

    • Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a "information subject access request"). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
    • Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.
    • Request erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal information where you have exercised your right to object to processing (see below).
    • Object to processing of your personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest(or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
    • Request the restriction of processing of your personal information.This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of personal information about you; for example if you want us to establish its accuracy or the reason for processing it.
    • Request the transfer of your personal information. This enables you to move, copy or transfer your personal information to another party.

     

    For the avoidance of doubt, we do not utilise or carry out automated decisions, which might have a legal effect on you or which might affect you significantly.

  • If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information, or request that we transfer an electronic copy of your personal information to another party, please write to Simon Scott, Chief Operating Officer at Ryden LLP, 7 Exchange Crescent, Conference Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8AN.

     

    You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access requires extreme or unique measures. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in exceptional circumstances.

  • In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collection, processing and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent please contact Simon Scott, Chief Operating Officer whose details are at the end of this policy.  Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so in law.

  • If you have subscribed to receive information or updates with Ryden, and thereby given your consent, you will be contacted with relevant information that you have expressed an interest in or that might be of interest to you.  Alternatively, we may have deemed it to be in both our legitimate interests to contact you.  With Ryden, you are always in control of your personal information, if at any time you wish us to stop contacting you, you are always able to unsubscribe – mail general.mail@ryden.co.uk to revoke your subscription.

  • This policy maybe subject to change and material changes were made most recently on 14 May 2018. Your continued use of our Website indicates your consent to any changes we make to this Policy but please continue to visit this page to view any updates. 

     

    If you have any queries regarding this policy, please contact Simon Scott, Chief Operating Officer whose details are at the end of this policy.

  • You have the right to make a complaint about anything regarding the processing, storage, retention of your information.  We would hope to resolve any complaint internally and if you would like to lodge a complaint with us, in the first instance, please contact Simon Scott, Chief Operating Officer whose details are at the end of this policy.

     

    However, you also have the right to lodge a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner (ICO) in respect of our processing of your personal information. Further information can be found at www.ico.org.uk.

     

    Simon Scott

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ryden LLP

    7 Exchange Crescent

    Conference Square

    Edinburgh

    EH3 8AN

    simon.scott@ryden.co.uk