1. Introduction
Patterson Hawthorn is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of UK data protection law, the data controller is Patterson Hawthorn Ltd.
When selling or purchasing a property we process your personal data such as name, address, contact details, email address and passport amongst other things. Processing of this data implies collecting, storing, using or disclosing your personal data.
This Privacy Policy relates to the processing of personal data by Patterson Hawthorn Ltd. Unless otherwise stated, all references to “we” or “our” shall imply Patterson Hawthorn Ltd .
None of the lists or examples provided in this Privacy Policy is intended to be exhaustive or fully representative of every individual.
2. Scope
The scope of this Privacy Policy covers client personal data in respect of the following:
3. Ways We Use Your Personal Data
We'll process your personal data:
a) as necessary to perform and fulfil our contracts with You:
b) as necessary to comply with legal obligation, e.g.:
c) as necessary for our own legitimate interests, or those or other persons and organisations, e.g.:
d) based on your consert, e.g.:
You are free at any time to change your mind and withdraw your consent. The consequence might be that we can’t do certain things for You.
4. Definitions of Personal Data
We use various kinds of personal information, and group them together like this.
| Type of Personal Information | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact | Where You live and how to contact You. |
| Consent | Any permissions, consent or preferences that You give Us, including how You would like Us to contact You. |
| Financial | Your financial position, status and history. |
| Contractual | Details about the products and services we provide to You. |
| Behavioural | Details about how You use our products and services. |
| Communications | What we learn about You from conversations, emails and letters between Us. |
| Social Relationships | Your Family, friends and other relationships. |
| Open Data and Public Records | Details about You that are in public records such as the Electoral Register and information about You that is openly available on the internet. |
| Usage Data | Other data about how You use our products and services. |
| Documentary Data | Details about You that are stored in documents in different formats, including copies. This could include things like your passport, drivers licence, birth certificate or utility bill. |
| Socio-demographic | This includes details about your work or profession, nationality, education and where You fit into general social or income groups. |
| National Identifier | A number or code given to You by a government to identify who You are, such as a National Insurance number or Passport Number. |
5. Collecting Personal Data
We may collect and store the following kinds of personal data:
i. Information that You provided to Us when applying through our website, during visits to branch offices, in emails or over the phone.
ii. Information contained in or relating to any communication that You send to Us through our website, email, in writing, or over the phone.
iii. Information that You provide to Us for the purpose of subscribing to our marketing communications.
iv. Information that You provide to Us when using any services we provide, or that is generated during the use of those services.
v. Information that You provide as part of electronically signing agreements with Us.
vi. Information that You provide in performing anti-money laundering, financial and credit checks as well as for fraud and crime prevention and detection purposes.
vii. Information related to the security and access of our systems and applications.
viii. Information to help Us comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, including reporting to and being audited by regulators and external auditors.
ix. Information to help Us comply with court orders and to exercise and defend our legal rights.
x. Any other personal information that may be sent to Us and which we use for legitimate business purposes.
xi. Information shared as part of our competitions or promotions.
Before You disclose to Us the personal information of another person, You must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Data from third parties we work with:
We may need to collect personal information by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with You. If You choose not to give Us this personal information, it may delay or prevent Us from meeting our obligations. It may also mean that we cannot perform the services needed to progress the sale, purchase or letting of a property.
Any data collection that is optional would be made clear at the point of collection.
6. Using Personal Data
We may use your personal information to:
i. Enable your use of any services that we may provide through our websites or third-party websites.
ii. Supply You with our products and services.
iii. Send statements, invoices and payment reminders to You, your lawyers who You use for conveyancing, or to collect payments from You.
iv. Send You marketing communications.
v. Deal with enquiries and complaints.
vi. Perform money laundering, financial and credit checks.
vii. Use tracing services to obtain onward contact details and collect any unpaid debts for any default by You.
viii. Ensure appropriate access to systems and applications.
ix. Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
7. Disclosing Personal Data
We only disclose your personal data in the ways set out in this Privacy Policy or subject to any agreements in place between Us. The following circumstances may apply:
i. Across our different lines of business, as part of a need to know or as part of improving our existing products and services or as part of providing new services.
ii. To third parties who process personal data on our behalf.
iii. To third parties' who process personal data on their own behalf but provide Us, or You, with a service on behalf of Us.
iv. To third parties' with whom information is shared for anti-money laundering checks, credit risk reduction, debt collection and other fraud and crime prevention purposes.
v. To any regulator, external auditor or applicable body or court where we are required to do so by law or regulation or as part of any investigation.
vi. To any central or local government department and other statutory or public bodies, such as HMRC.
vii. If the law or a public authority says we must share the personal data;
viii. If we need to share personal data in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (this includes providing personal data to others for the purposes of preventing fraud or reducing credit risk);
ix. To any other successors in title to our business(es);
We do not sell, rent or trade any of your personal data.
We will not, without your consent, disclose or supply your personal data to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing.
8. Retaining Personal Data
The following criteria are used to determine data retention periods for your personal data (whether or not You become a customer):
9. Securing Personal Data
Where Patterson Hawthorn acts as the controller of personal data, it will ensure that necessary and adequate safeguards (e.g. encryption) are in place to prevent unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration of your personal data.
Where data is stored electronically we store all personal information on secure servers with relevant access and firewall controls.
Where data is stored on paper or forms all personal data is locked away when not in use, and disposed of securely after use either using document shredders or third-party disposal organisations who have been contracted to dispose of documents appropriately.
Any personal data sent to Us, either in writing or email, may be insecure in transit and we cannot guarantee its delivery.
10. International Data Transfers
Personal data that we collect, is predominantly stored and processed in the UK, but for specific services may be transferred, stored, processed outside of the EU (designated under GDPR as “Third Countries”).
11. Log Files and Statistics
Patterson Hawthorn may use IP addresses, URLs of requested resources, timestamps and HTTP user agents to administer the system, analyse trends and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
12. Data Subject Rights
Your rights are as follows (noting that these rights don’t apply in all circumstances):
You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. It has enforcement powers and can investigate compliance with data protection law: www.ico.org.uk
For more details on all the above, you can contact our offices at the addresses in the ‘Contact’ Section of our website.
13. Updates / Amendments
To remain compliant with any legal and regulatory obligations, or as part of our evolving business practices, we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by publishing a new version.
14. Third Party Websites
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Third Party Websites linked to or from our Website nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other websites are provided solely as reference points to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Website. Please remember that when You use a link to go from our Website to a Third-Party Website, our Privacy Policy will no longer apply. Your browsing and interaction on any other Website, including Third Party Websites, which have a link on our Website, are subject to that Website's own Privacy Policy.
15. Consents ("Opt-in")
Your personal data is provided for the purpose of selling or purchasing a property, conveyancing, financial services or surveying services as agreed under the terms of an Agreement we have agreed between You and Us.
However, Patterson Hawthorn would like to support You throughout the entire process of selling your property by offering You additional relevant and related services, and keep You informed about all Patterson Hawthorn services (marketing) which You can elect to, or decline from, receiving.
16. Withdrawal of Consent ("Opt-out")
You have the right, at any time, to ask Us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes and any additional services that You have consented to receive.
You can opt-out of receiving any of these services and communications simply by clicking the unsubscribe link on any emails You receive, or contacting your branch.
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If you have any questions regarding this information, please email hr@pattersonhawthorn.co.uk.
