~ Privacy Policy ~

LAST UPDATED: 18-6-24

HRB GROUP® is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the secure management of your personal information. We understand the importance of establishing trust and preserving privacy, which are fundamental for the Internet, particularly as it continues to evolve into the future of 'Value Webs.'

Furthermore, we firmly believe that the efficient collection, utilization, and sharing of data play a vital role in the progress of the Internet, e-commerce, and the future of the value web. This is contingent upon such information being handled in a fair, transparent, and responsible manner.

Protecting data is a paramount concern for HRB GROUP®, and we have consistently prioritized this issue. Therefore, ensuring transparency in how we handle the personal data we gather is a fundamental commitment. The details presented below aim to offer you comprehensive insights into the collection and processing of information that may be obtained via our website, www.hrbgroup.co.uk (referred to as "the website").

HRB GROUP® ("we", "us", " our" or " HRB GROUP") may collect and process personal data relating to you when you visit this website.

Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

By using our services or providing your personal information to us, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

In this Privacy Notice, we use the term "Personal Information" to refer to information about you.

This includes data that can be defined as personal data in certain regions.

Personal Information encompasses details that can identify, pertain to, describe, or be linked directly or indirectly to a specific individual.

We might also use the term "processing" to encompass the actions of handling, collecting, safeguarding, and storing your Personal Information.

Legal Reasons for Processing Data

We are obligated by law to clarify the legal bases on which we rely for processing your Personal Information in this Privacy Notice.

Our use of your Personal Information for the purposes outlined above is supported by one or more of the following legal grounds:

Legal Obligation: We may process your data because it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation. This includes activities like record-keeping or providing information to a public body or law enforcement agency.

Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party. These interests should not override your privacy rights. Such purposes include ensuring the effective delivery of our Website and related services, maintaining the lawful operation of our Website or Communications, preventing fraud or criminal activity, protecting our technology systems and data security, supporting our business interests, investigating complaints, and evaluating, developing, or improving our services or products.

Consent: In cases where we process your information for a specific reason, we will do so with your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

Regarding sensitive Personal Information, we will process such data when:

(i) You have given explicit consent, (ii) We are required by law, (iii) Processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or (iv) You have made the data publicly available.

Please be aware that under certain circumstances, it may still be lawful for us to continue processing your information for separate purposes even if you have withdrawn your consent, provided one of the other legal bases described above is applicable.

What Personal Information we gather

Reasons for Collecting and Processing Your Data:

Information You Provide

You may directly provide us with your Personal Information through different channels. For instance, you might share your data when interacting with our website or through communications like newsletters. Other entities within the HRB GROUP® or third-party service providers may also supply us with your Personal Information, ensuring they comply with relevant privacy regulations.

Log Information, Cookies, and Web Beacons

When you interact with our website or communications, we may process your Personal Information.

This can involve the use of cookies (small text files stored in your browser) or web beacons (electronic images that count users accessing specific content and access certain cookies).

These technologies help us collect aggregate data about your interactions. You can learn more about our use of cookies and how to manage them in our Cookie Notice.

The Personal Information we process might include:

Contact Information: such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number.
Professional Information: including your job title, company name, location, contact details and industry.
Technical Information: such as your IP address, browser type, certificates or license numbers, account numbers and device information.
Usage Information: data about how you use our website, such as your browsing history, the pages you visit, the links you click, browser information, access times, complaints, and correspondence history.
Marketing and Communications Data: your preferences for receiving communications from us, such as subscribing to our newsletters, as it also covers your preferences in our newsletters, information relevant for our services, details of your interactions with HRB GROUP®, and other related data you voluntarily provide.
Resume or Job Application Data: if you apply for a job through our website, the information you provide in your resume or application.

Please note that we only collect the Personal Information that is necessary for the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy and for which you have provided consent.

We typically do not aim to collect what's known as 'sensitive' or 'special categories' of Personal Information (e.g., information about race, religion, political opinions, health conditions, etc.).

However, there may be situations where we unintentionally obtain such 'sensitive' or 'special categories' of Personal Information.

Additionally, Please also note that our website and services are not directed at children, and we do not intentionally collect information from individuals under the age of 18. It is our policy to prioritize the protection of children's privacy.

Trustworthy Processing of Your Personal Data

In most cases, you can explore our website without disclosing any personal information about yourself.

However, to access specific sections of our website, request particular information or services, we might need to collect and process your personal data as described below.

To fulfill pre-contractual and/or contractual obligations, we may process your personal data for the following purposes:

Addressing any requests, inquiries, or questions you submit through our website.
Allowing you to access specific restricted areas of our website.
Managing your participation in online events.

Additionally, we may utilize the personal data you provide for the following:

Maintaining and enhancing the website while ensuring its security.
Conducting surveys to gauge customer satisfaction.
Administering forums in which you participate.
Managing recruitment processes when you submit a resume or job application online.
Compiling aggregated statistics concerning website usage.

These purposes are founded on our legitimate interest in ensuring that your experience on our website is enjoyable and that our interactions with you are positive.

Furthermore, with your explicit prior consent, we may also employ the personal data you share with us for marketing objective

How long we retain your data

We will retain your Personal Information in our systems for the longest of the following durations:

(i) the duration necessary for the relevant activity or services;

(ii) any mandatory retention period as required by law;

(iii) the conclusion of the period during which legal actions or investigations may arise concerning the services provided.

Your Rights

You have a range of rights concerning your Personal Information. These include the right to:

Confirm that we are processing your Personal Information and request a copy of the data we have.
Ask for updates or corrections to be made to your Personal Information if you believe it to be inaccurate or incomplete.
Request the deletion or restricted use of your Personal Information.
Withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Information (in cases where processing is based solely on prior consent).
Obtain a copy of your provided Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transfer it to another party (if processing relies on consent or a contract).
Object to our processing of your Personal Information.

To ensure the accuracy of your Personal Information, please reach out through the "Contact information" section below if any of your personal details have changed.

If you are dissatisfied with how we've handled your Personal Information, privacy query, or any requests you've made, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in the UK or your jurisdiction. For further information, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact information" section below.

Disclosure Of Information & Sharing Of Your Personal Data

In relation to one or more of the purposes outlined in the above sections, we might share information about you with the following parties: legitimate business-related reasons; third-party service providers working with us; as well as other third parties who reasonably need access to your Personal Information for one or more of the purposes detailed in the sections above.

It's important to be aware that some of these recipients of your Personal Information mentioned above might be located in countries that lack data protection laws similar to those in the UK or your region of residence.

In such instances, we will make sure you have given your consent to the transfer or that there are adequate safeguards in place to protect your Personal Information, complying with our legal obligations.

For example, these safeguards might include a data transfer agreement with the recipient based on standard contractual clauses approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for transfers of Personal Information to third countries.

More information about the transfers described above, as well as the safeguards we implement, can be obtained from us.

To request this information, please use the "Contact information" section below.

We may also share non-personal, de-identified, and aggregated information with third parties for various purposes, including data analytics, research, contributions, thought leadership, and promotional activities.

Data Security, Accuracy & Integrity

HRB GROUP®, employs a range of technological and procedural security measures to safeguard the personal data we gather, employ, or transmit, preventing loss, misuse, alterations, or destruction.

Nonetheless, it's essential to note that, given the open and unsecured nature of the Internet, HRB GROUP® cannot guarantee the security of personal data during Internet transmissions.

Third parties - Websites operated by external parties

The details in this Privacy Notice specifically pertain to how we employ and reveal data collected during your interactions with our Websites and Communications.

Please be aware that other websites or applications accessible through links from our Websites and Communications operate under their unique privacy notices and have their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing Personal Information.

We strongly advise you to review the privacy notices of these third-party entities before sharing any information with them.

HRB GROUP®, may offer links to websites operated by third parties.

Please note that HRB GROUP® does not provide any assurances or guarantees regarding these third-party websites.

It's important to understand that the administrators of such third-party websites may collect, use, or handle personal data under terms and conditions that differ from those of HRB GROUP®.

When you access a third-party website through our links, we recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third-party websites to stay informed.

Modifications to this Privacy Notice

We may modify or amend this Privacy Notice from time to time. To let you know when we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will amend the date at the top of this page.

The new, modified, or amended Privacy Notice will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Notice to be informed about how we are protecting your information.

This Privacy Notice was written in English. To the extent any translated version of this Privacy Notice conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.