Government Communications Headquarters ('GCHQ') and the PA Consulting Group of Companies ('PA') are firmly committed to privacy, the responsible use of information, the need to safeguard the privacy of our clients and visitors to our website, and to maintaining compliance with privacy legislation worldwide.
This statement sets out GCHQ and PA’s privacy policy for the use and holding of personal information that is provided to GCHQ and PA by you.
What information do we gather?
The type of client/visitor information GCHQ and PA collect related to this site generally include a name, work address, telephone numbers, e-mail address and any other relevant contact details which you have communicated to us by whatever means, whether by e-mail, through this website or otherwise. We may also collect information about the use of our products and services, any preferences that we are told about, or information that is submitted voluntarily to us, such as requests for further information in a specific area of interest, an online survey or registration for a conference or event.
Why do GCHQ and PA collect this information? How do we use it?
The personal information that is provided by or obtained from you is used and/or held by us for maintaining our records and in order that we can communicate with you.
We need to communicate with you to respond to any requests for information you make and to provide any specific service you request. We may also use the information you provide to send you information which we believe may be useful to you, including newsletters, briefing notes and updates, and invitations to our seminars and other events. If you do not wish to receive this information please send an e-mail to info@se-careers.com or contact:
se-careers.com
PA Consulting Group
123 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SR
UK
E-mail: info@se-careers.com
Tel: +44 20 7881 3305
GCHQ and PA may develop aggregate anonymized (ie not individual) reports which incorporate some of the information provided by clients/visitors. The reports are for the use of our business for research purposes only. Such reports will not include any personally identifiable information.
The PA Group of Companies includes companies registered in countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States of America. The European Union does not yet consider that these countries' laws provide an adequate level of protection for personal data. PA may share the personal information that is provided by or obtained from you with its Group companies registered in these overseas countries. They will use your personal information only in strict accordance with this privacy policy.
By providing personal information through this site, such as forms requesting publications or additional information, you are indicating your consent to our obtaining personal information from you and to the holding and use of the personal information that is provided by or obtained from you in accordance with this policy. All personal information is processed in accordance with the principles of data protection contained in the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and Directive 95/46/EC.
If, at any time, you receive unsolicited material and no longer wish to receive such material or you wish to change, update or remove all or any of your personal information, please see 'Correcting and updating your profile' below.
Transmitting personal data over the Internet
If you have been directed to this statement you are reading one of our communications over a non-secure Internet connection. Any personal data you may supply will be transmitted via the Internet, so we are not in a position to guarantee its security in transit to us. On receiving it we will process it in accordance with our privacy policy.
Disclosure of personal information
GCHQ and PA will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise supply to third parties any personal information obtained from you.
We will not disclose any personal information provided unless you have authorized us to so do, or if we are required to do so by law. Please note that if at any time GCHQ and PA are required by law to release information about you or your organization, GCHQ and PA will co-operate fully with the relevant authorities.
Keeping your personal information secure
GCHQ and PA have security measures designed to protect against the loss, misuse and/or alteration of the information under its control. These include:
- secure computer storage facilities
- firewalls. GCHQ and PA have their own firewalls to provide security. These are designed to prevent others from accessing confidential data or accessing GCHQ and PA’s internal networks that store client/visitor data.
Correcting and updating your profile
To help us keep our databases up-to-date we would be grateful if you would let us know as soon as any of your contact details change or if you notice any inaccuracies in them.
PA gives individuals the ability to access and modify information previously provided, by contacting:
se-careers.com
PA Consulting Group
123 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SR
UK
E-mail: info@se-careers.com
Tel: +44 20 78813305
We will not charge for responding to any such request to access the information that GCHQ and PA has collected about you, unless we incur costs in providing the information, in which case we will tell you what the fee is in advance of providing the information.
Scope of the policy
Please note, this Privacy Statement does not apply to actions, processes or policies of GCHQ and PA that are directly related to employee records of current or former employees.
Changes to the policy
GCHQ and PA will update this privacy statement as required. If changes to our policy do occur, they will be posted on GCHQ and PA’s website so that those affected are always aware of the type of information collected, how the information may be used, and under what circumstances and to whom it may be disclosed by GCHQ and PA. |
