Privacy Policy

  1. Data protection principles
    2. The Art Of Lesley Thiel is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the GDPR.

    Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be:

    1. processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;

    2. collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;

    3. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;

    4. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;

    5. kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and

    6. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

     

  2. General provisions
    1. This policy applies to all personal data processed by The Art Of Lesley Thiel.

    2. The Responsible Person shall take responsibility for the Syfte Consulting Limited’s ongoing compliance with this policy.

    3. This policy shall be reviewed at least annually.

     

  3. Lawful, fair and transparent processing
    1. To ensure its processing of data is lawful, fair and transparent, The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall maintain a Register of Systems.

    2. The Register of Systems shall be reviewed at least annually.

    3. Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall be dealt with in a timely manner.

     

  4. Lawful purposes
    1. All data processed by The Art Of Lesley Thiel must be done on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests.

    2. The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall note the appropriate lawful basis in the Register of Systems.

    3. Where consent is relied upon as a lawful basis for processing data, evidence of opt-in consent shall be kept with the personal data.

    4. Where communications are sent to individuals based on their consent, the option for the individual to revoke their consent should be clearly available and systems should be in place to ensure such revocation is reflected accurately in The Art Of Lesley Thiel systems.

     

  5. Data minimisation
    1. The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.

     

  6. Accuracy
    1. The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.

    2. Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.

     

  7. Archiving / removal
    1. To ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall put in place an archiving policy for each area in which personal data is processed and review this process annually.

    2. The archiving policy shall consider what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.

     

  8. Security
    1. The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall ensure that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is kept-up-to-date.

    2. Access to personal data shall be limited to personnel who need access and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.

    3. When personal data is deleted this should be done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.

    4. Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions shall be in place.

     

  9. Breach
    10. In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, The Art Of Lesley Thiel shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms and if appropriate report this breach to the appropriate authorises.

 

The following will explain the details behind how The Art Of Lesley Thiel will collect, use and dispose of personal data from individuals and organisations.

What data do we collect?

The Art Of Lesley Thiel collects the following personal data voluntary via its web site, email or telecommunications:

Why do we collect your data?

Personal data maybe requested and shared between organisations in order to progress or fulfil our business dealings and interactions. The data in question will be requested and so is therefore voluntary

How long do we hold your data?

Your data is held on file for a maximum of seven years from the date it was originally saved, after which, your data is either refreshed for another seven years or removed completely. Your data would then be securely removed / wiped from our IT servers, including any third-party service providers. (e.g. cloud hosting services)

Who has access to your data at The Art Of Lesley Thiel?

Internal access to your data is restricted on a ‘need to know’ basis and only the minimal amount is shared. The only reason any of your data that we have would be shared with a third-party would be for compliance reason and in those instances, only a minimum amount is shared in order to fulfil the compliance requirement. Your data will never be sold on by The Art Of Lesley Thiel.

Where will the data be stored?

Your data will be held securely either internally on our IT equipment or with a third-party service provider (e.g. cloud hosting service). The data at rest will be in compliance with secured encryption and password protections.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about The Art Of Lesley Thiel’s privacy policy, the data we hold on your, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us at: lesley@lathiel.com