Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited (“MCC,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our Website Terms of Use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to the Company, will be processed by the Company. Please read the following carefully to understand the Company’s views and practices regarding your personal data and how the Company will treat it.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act and GDPR, the data controller is Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited with company registration number 1180 3541 and registered office at Suite 2, Hadrian House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2ER The Company’s nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is David McPherson.
Information the Company may Collect from You
Without limitation, any of the following data may be collected from you:
Name
Job title
Company Name
Contact information phone number and email address
Demographic information such as postcode
Industry and nature of business
Operating system
Correspondence
This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. The Company may also ask you for information when you enter a competition or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our site;
if you contact us, the Company may keep a record of that correspondence;
the Company may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them;
details of transactions you carry out through our site and of the fulfilment of your orders; and
details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.
IP Addresses
The Company may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
The cookies we use are “analytical” cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
We use Google Analytics, which makes use of cookies served by our site.
By using our site, you consent to receive the cookies referred to above.
You may block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Where We Store Your Personal Data
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (EEA). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which 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 personal 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 try to prevent unauthorised access.
Uses Made of The Information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes;
to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so; and
to notify you about changes to our services.
We may also use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data, to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and we or they may contact you about these by email or telephone.
If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please email support@meliuscyber.com
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
if substantially all of the assets of either Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited or any group company of Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets; or
if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Website Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions of Supply and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited or any group company of Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your Rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes.
You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by emailing us at support@meliuscyber.com.
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of other organisations. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Access to Information
The Act gives you the right to access information we hold about you. Upon request and within one month of request, Melius Cyber Consultancy Ltd will provide you with any personal information we hold for you. To request this, please contact support@meliuscyber.com
Right to withdraw Information
Upon request and within one month of request, Melius Cyber Consultancy Ltd will delete your information should this no longer be necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. To request this, please contact support@meliuscyber.com
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.
Security
Melius Cyber Consultancy are committed to ensuring that your data is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the data we collect.
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Melius Cyber Consultancy Limited, Suite 2, Hadrian House, Beaminster Way East, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2ER
Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident in Northern Ireland you and we may both bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident in Scotland you and we may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
If you are a business, these terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of England and Wales.
