1. INTRODUCTION
Blip (referred to below as “we,” “us,” or “our”) takes the privacy of your data very seriously. This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which we will process the personal data that we collect when you use our
website at https://www.blipcorp.com (the “Site”) or in connection with our professional practice. Please read it carefully. For further details about us, see the How to contact us section at the end of this Privacy Policy.
For the applicable Data Protection legislation, we are a data controller in respect of any personal data that we collect from or about you, whether you are, or you are acting on behalf of, a client or potential client,
or a professional or business contact, or if you are a job applicant.
2. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
2.1 If you wish to contact us about our professional practice (either through the Site or by phone, e-mail, or post) or become a client of the firm (or represent such a client), we ask you to supply essential contact
details (your name, e-mail address, phone number, country of residence, and (where applicable) the company you represent and your job title), which we need in order (if you instruct us, or the entity you represent does so)
to perform our contract with you (or the entity you represent).to identify you and the firm’s professional services that may interest you.
2.2 If you wish to become a client (or the entity you represent wishes to become a client) and, if you do so (or the entity you represent does so), in the course of providing our professional services, we may collect further personal
information from you.
2.3 We may also need to ask you to provide personal information, and we will carry out background checks about you with credit reference agencies and fraud prevention agencies for credit control purposes and to satisfy our
obligations under applicable legislation. If you do not provide the information we require, we cannot provide our professional services for you or the entity you represent.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
3.1 When you inquire, we will process the personal data that you give us, or we collect from you so that we can supply you with the information you request on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests
in promoting and marketing our professional services, and if you instruct us (or the entity you represent does so) to perform the contract we have with you (or the entity you represent).
3.2 We will also process your data for internal record keeping, billing, and accounting and respond to any queries, complaints, or requests for further information on the basis that it is necessary for our performance
of our contract with you, or it is required for our legitimate interests in managing our business and improving our professional services.
3.3 We also use the personal data that you provide or that we collect for market research purposes and to improve the content or layout of the Site on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interest in promoting and
marketing our goods and services, managing the Site, and providing a better service for our customers because it is required for our legitimate interests in advertising and marketing our professional services.
3.4 We may use the personal data that we collect from you to contact you by email with marketing information about services that are the same as or similar to those you have enquired about or ordered unless you tick the relevant
box situated on the form on which we collect your data. You can always opt out of receiving marketing emails from us. All future marketing communications will also contain a simple way to opt out of receiving such further
communications from us.
3.5 We may also contact you by email with marketing information about other goods and services we feel may interest you on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests in promoting and marketing our professional
services provided that you consent to receive such emails by ticking the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data. You can always opt out of receiving marketing emails from us. All future marketing
communications will also contain a simple way to opt out of receiving further communications from us.
3.6 If you provide us (or one of our employees or other personnel) with your professional or business contact details or other relevant personal data, we will use this to keep in touch with you and exchange information
that we believe is, or may become, pertinent to our and your business or profession because it is necessary for our legitimate interests in promoting and marketing our professional services.
3.7 If you submit a job application or enquire about a potential position with a Group member, or another person does so on your behalf, we will ask you (or them) to provide relevant personal information about you. Further
details of the personal data that we collect and the basis on which we will process your data will be provided by our HR Department at the time.
3.8 Your data will not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to any third party unless we are required to do so by law or as mentioned in the next paragraph.
4. WHO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH
4.1 When we provide some of the services, we may do so with the assistance of third-party suppliers, who will need access to your data for that purpose. Such third-party suppliers will be appointed on the basis
that they provide sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures so that the processing will carry out processing only on our written instructions, ensure the protection of the rights of
data subjects, and otherwise, meet the applicable Data Protection legislation requirements.
4.2 We may disclose your data if it is necessary for us to do so to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation or where we have a legitimate interest in doing so, such as to enforce or apply our
contract with you to investigate potential breaches or to protect our property and rights or those of others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and
credit risk reduction.
4.3 External organizations may conduct audits or quality checks for us. These external organizations are required to maintain confidentiality about your files. If you do not want your file to be part of this process,
please tell us as soon as possible.
4.4 If another company acquires substantially all of our business or assets, that company will possess the same information and will assume the rights and obligations concerning that information, and any transfer of your
personal data will be made on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests in transferring our business or assets.
4.5 Except as set out above, we will never sell, distribute or disclose any of your data (except anonymous aggregate information) with any third party without your express consent.
5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA FOR
5.1 If you contact us with an inquiry but do not enter into a contract with us, we will normally delete your data after twelve months.
5.2 If you become a client (or the entity you represent wishes to become a client), we normally retain contract information (including personal data) for seven years after the end of the relevant contract or for
longer where we must do so to establish, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for compliance with legal obligations.
5.3 Personal data relating to our professional contacts will be retained for as long as necessary or until you indicate otherwise. Still, we will aim to update our contacts’ preferences periodically.
5.4 In certain cases, it may not be physically possible to delete certain data (for instance, where it is stored on a secure external server), in which case we will take appropriate steps to ensure that it is not available
for re-use or disclosure to third parties.
6. YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT
As a data subject, you have certain legal rights subject to certain exceptions under the applicable Data Protection legislation) including:
• the right to access the personal data held about you;
• the right to ask us not to process your data for marketing purposes;
• the right to withdraw at any time any consent you have given to receive marketing material from us or in any other case where we process your data based on a license that you have
provided (and not on some other legal basis);
• The right to ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data about you;
• the right to ask for the restriction of personal data concerning yourself that is inaccurate, unlawfully processed, or no longer required;
• The right to ask for the transfer of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format where the processing is based on your consent;
• the right to ask for the erasure of personal data concerning yourself where processing is no longer necessary, or the legitimate interests we have in processing your data are overridden by your interests,
rights and freedoms as the data subject; and
• The right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
7. WHERE WE STORE YOUR DATA
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and by this privacy policy. If we intend to transfer your information outside the
EEA (European Economic Area), we will always obtain your consent first. Where you have chosen a password that enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.
We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your data, we cannot guarantee
the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorized access.
8. SECURITY
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal data submitted to us during transmission and after receiving it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via other devices is 100% secure.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your Information is treated securely and by this Privacy Policy, but we cannot take responsibility for any unauthorized access or loss of personal data that
is beyond our control.
9. COOKIES
If you agree, a cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our Site, which helps us to provide you with a good experience
when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site. The cookies we use on the Site will enable us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site when they use it.
This helps us improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily. For further details, see our Cookie Policy.
10. LINKS
The Site may contain links to unaffiliated third-party websites. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website,
and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. Once you link to another website from the Site, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including its privacy policy, and we therefore suggest
that you read the privacy policies on all third-party websites. We do not accept responsibility for protecting any data supplied to other websites.
11. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY & FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of this Privacy Policy will govern our use of information about you and will be located on this page. If we make material changes to this
Privacy Policy then, where appropriate, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Site before the effective date of the changes.
12. HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions, comments, or requests about the Site generally, please get in touch with us by email at: contact@blipcorp.com
