Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Involve use any information we collect in a lawful, fair and transparent manner, in line with UK General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR).
Who are we?
Involve Visual Collaboration Ltd (Involve) provide audio visual and videoconferencing products and services. We are passionate about communication, providing the technology solutions and environments which bring real value.
The Information we Collect
In order for us to provide you with Involve products and services, we collect personal data (information). The information we collect depends on which service you use.
Websites
Involve collect information about you from our websites involve.vc and medio.link using cookies. For more information on cookies, please see below.
Service Contracts
We collect your information when you purchase our products or services such as name, organisation name, email address, contact telephone numbers, and occasionally organisation credit card details to fulfil our service contract.
Videoconferencing services
Involve ensures that any videoconferencing transmission over a public network (including the Internet, mobile networks or un-protected enterprise network) or to a mobile device is encrypted during the call. No images and / or data are stored as part of our videoconferencing services, once the call is ended no data is retrievable, unless there is a specified videoconferencing recording and streaming service free trial or contract in place.
Videoconferencing Recording and Streaming Services
We collect your specified videoconferences to fulfil our free trial and contracted services.
Monitoring and Analysis
As part of some service contracts, we monitor your organisations’ use of videoconferencing equipment, cloud conferencing services and applications to provide utilisation and / or equipment status alerts and reports.
Booking Portals
To provide our online booking portal, Virtual Clinic and Virtual Interpreter services, we collect your information such as name, organisation name, email address, contact telephone numbers, and occasionally organisation credit card details to fulfil our service contract.
Market Research
Involve undertakes market research to identify staff members of limited companies, incorporated partnerships, local authorities and government institutions who would benefit from being kept informed as they may require Involve audio visual and videoconferencing products and services.
How we Use your Information
Involve are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for providing Involve products and services and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy. How we use your information depends on which service you use.
Websites
The information we collect from the website is used to analyse your use of our websites, inform you of our products and services and process any enquiries.
Service Contracts / Monitoring and Analysis
We use the information we have collected from you directly to enable us to fulfil our contractual obligations and comply with the law.
We store your information on our servers in the UK and with our cloud service providers. In some instances, we use an IT provider to host some online services where the provider has administrator access to your information.
The information is kept for the length of the contract and deleted on termination of the contract, unless all or part of the information must be retained for legal purposes such as tax records, or business practices such as support, monitoring and analysis information to new suppliers.
Videoconferencing services
Involve ensures that any videoconferencing transmission over a public network (including the Internet, mobile networks or un-protected enterprise network) or to a mobile device is encrypted during the call. No images and / or data are stored as part of our videoconferencing services, once the call is ended no data is retrievable, unless there is a specified videoconferencing recording and streaming service free trial or contract in place.
Videoconferencing Recording and Streaming Services
To provide a free trial and contracted recording and streaming specified videoconferences service, Involve shares your information with Media Network Services AS (“MNS”), located in Norway, trading as rec.vc, their privacy notice can be seen here https://www.mns.vc/privacy.
Booking Portals
To provide our online booking portal, Virtual Clinic and Virtual Interpreter services, Involve shares your information with Cultrix Limited trading as Cultrix, their privacy notice can be seen here http://www.cultrix.co.uk/privacy/
Marketing
We contact and send marketing e-mails to identified staff members of limited companies, incorporated partnerships, local authorities and government institutions keeping them informed as they may require Involve audio visual and videoconferencing products and services, with an option to unsubscribe at any point.
How we Share Information
In some instances, we use an IT provider to host some online services where the provider has administrator access to your information.
Any third parties that we share your information with are obliged to keep your details securely and to use them only to fulfil the service they provide to you on our behalf. When they no longer need your information to fulfil the service, they will delete or return the information in line with Involve’s procedures or instructions.
Videoconferencing Recording and Streaming Services
To provide a free trial and contracted recording and streaming specified videoconferences services, Involve shares your information with Media Network Services AS (“MNS”), located in Norway, trading as rec.vc, their privacy notice can be seen here https://www.mns.vc/privacy.
Booking Portals
To provide our online booking portal, Virtual Clinic and Virtual Interpreter services, Involve shares your information with Cultrix Limited trading as Cultrix, their privacy notice can be seen here http://www.cultrix.co.uk/privacy/
Marketing
Involve do not pass on any market research information or staff member’s information to any third parties.
Your Choices and Obligations
Involve will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up-to-date and not keep it longer than is necessary.
Involve is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of information should be kept is also governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices.
Your rights
At any point while we are in the possession of or processing your information, you have the following rights:
To be informed – through the details in this privacy notice
To have access – to request a copy of the information we hold about you (please see below)
To rectification – to correct information about you that is inaccurate or incomplete
To erasure – in certain circumstances, you can request that the information that we hold about you is deleted from our records
To restrict processing – where certain conditions apply, you can suspend processing of your information
To portability – to have the information we hold about you, transferred to another organisation
To object – to object to certain types of processing of your information
To object to automatic processing including profiling – to object to the legal or similar effects of processing or profiling
We will ensure that any involved third parties also apply your request.
Finding out about information we hold on you
If requested, we can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed, such as:
Identity and contact details of the person or organisation that has determined how and why to process your information
The lawful basis and purpose of the processing of your information
The types of information collected, stored or processed
If we transfer your information to a third party, who they are, where they are based and how we ensure this is done securely
How long your information will be kept
Options of how to correct, erase, restrict, withdraw consent or object to such processing, and any possible consequences of your actions
How to lodge a complaint with Involve or the UK Supervisory Authority
Details and information of any automated decision making such as profiling processes using your information, how any decisions are made, and the effect of the decision
Requesting information we hold about you
Involve requires your request in writing (a template form can be supplied) detailing your area of concern, and two of the following forms of ID to prove your identity, before we can give you the required information:
- Passport
- Driving licence
- Birth certificate
- Utility bill/bank statement (issued within the last 3 months)
At least one form of ID should show your current name and date of birth and one should show your current address.
Your request can be made to our Data Protection Officer:
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Data Protection Officer contact details |
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| Contact Name: | Alison Horsfield |
| Address: |
Involve Visual Collaboration Ltd Martin Dawes House Europa Boulevard Warrington WA5 7WH |
| E-mail: | ahorsfield@involve.vc |
| Tel. No.: | 0845 805 3455 |
From receipt of your request and relevant proof of ID, Involve has one month to respond with the appropriate information. Involve will keep you informed if there any delays in this process due to additional complexities or requests at the time.
If Involve has to refuse your request, we will provide you with a reason why. You have a right to lodge a complaint directly with the UK Supervisory Authority. Please see Complaints below.
Other Important Information
Information Security
Involve have an Information Security Management System which is accredited to ISO27001 Information Security Management Standards. This means that Involve uses appropriate secure methods to store, use and delete your information, using restricted access, password protection and encryption techniques to reduce the risks of a data breach; accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorised disclosure of information.
Lawful Basis for Processing Your Information
Involve collects and processes your information using one of the following lawful reasons:
Consent – you have freely given informed, clear consent for us to process your information for a specific purpose; you can withdraw consent at any time by using the unsubscribe option in any marketing email or through the Involve Data Subject Consent Withdrawal form by contacting the Data Protection Officer
Contract – collecting and processing your information is necessary for the preparation or performance of a contract for Involve products and services
Legal obligation – collecting and processing your information is necessary to comply with UK Law, such as tax records
Legitimate interests – collecting and processing your information is necessary for the legitimate interests of Involve and staff members of limited companies, incorporated partnerships, local authorities and government institutions, who need to kept informed as they may potentially require Involve products and services
Complaints
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your information is being collected and processed by Involve, or how your information request has been handled, you have a right to lodge a complaint directly with either Involve’s Data Protection Officer or the UK Supervisory Authority. Their contact details for your information:
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UK Supervisory Authority
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Involve Data Protection Officer
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| Contact Name: | Information Governance Department | Alison Horsfield |
| Address: | Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF |
Involve Visual Collaboration Ltd Martin Dawes House Europa Boulevard Warrington WA5 7WH |
| E-mail: | accessicoinformation@ico.org.uk | ahorsfield@involve.vc |
| Tel. No.: | 0303 123 1113 | 0845 805 3455 |
Cookies
Website usage information is collected using cookies. We use cookies to track your browsing and optimise our website and marketing efforts by using visitor tracking software.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and to manage and delete them visit www.aboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Below are the types of cookies being used on our website:-
User identification cookie –
This holds a unique reference which identifies the visitor each time that they return to the site. This cookie is held for a 10 year duration. If a user upgrades their browser within this time, the cookies will be cleared.
Session identification cookie –
This holds a unique reference which allows the current tracking to be related to a single session. This cookie is held for 30 minutes.
Pop-up window –
This records the current state of the pop-up window. This cookie is held for the duration of the user’s session.
Temporary cookies –
These are used to ensure that the data which has been captured is recorded and transmitted to the servers. These cookies are deleted after a positive response is received from the tracking servers.
Other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This Privacy Policy only applies to this website so when linked to other websites you should read their own privacy notices.
Contact
If you would like any further information about this Privacy Policy, please contact the Involve Data Protection Officer, Alison Horsfield, who can be contacted by email ahorsfield@involve.vc or telephone on 0845 805 3455.
Our address is Involve Visual Collaboration Ltd, Martin Dawes House, Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 7WH.
