This privacy policy describes how the Edina Group collects, stores and uses personal information in connection with its business activities, including via the Edina Group website (www.edina.eu).
When you chose to provide your personal information to the Edina Group, you are agreeing to our use of this information as described in this Privacy Statement.
The Edina Group are committed to protecting the confidentiality and privacy of personal information entrusted to us and will always process your personal data in accordance with United Kingdom and European data protection laws.
We collect the personal information that you provide from our website forms, written correspondence, phone or email in order to respond effectively to your enquiries or to deliver the contracted services we provide. It is used for the following purposes:
We may also collect personal information when you meet us at trade shows, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, customer events, training sessions, networking events, or other in-person events. This information may include your name, job title, company name, business contact details and information relating to your interest in our products and services.
We use this information to:
In addition, the Edina Group gathers non-personal statistical and analytical information gathered from visitors to our web site in an aggregate form, to get a better understanding of where our visitors come from and to help us better design and manage our web site.
We may collect personal information when you attend an event organised by us or where we exhibit, sponsor or participate. Information may be collected through registration forms, badge scans, business cards, conversations with our representatives, requests for literature, competition entries or other interactions.
If you provide your contact details to us at an event, request information about our products or services, permit us to scan your event badge, or otherwise indicate an interest in our business, we may use those details to follow up your enquiry and, where permitted by law, send you information about products and services that may be relevant to your role or organisation. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.
Personal information collected through events will be retained only for as long as necessary to manage the enquiry, business relationship, marketing preferences and legal obligations, after which it will be securely deleted in accordance with our retention schedule.
We will process this information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.
We may take photographs or video recordings at events or on-site for promotional, marketing and corporate communications purposes. Where required, we will provide appropriate notice and obtain consent where necessary. Individuals may request not to appear in such materials by notifying event staff.
The legal basis for processing depends on the purpose and relationship we have with you. For business enquiries, event interactions and relationship management activities, our lawful basis may be consent, legitimate interests, or steps taken prior to entering into a contract, depending on the circumstances and nature of the interaction . For the delivery of our services, contracting or employment, processing is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations of these functions.
We may use suppliers and contractors to help us provide services but we will only provide them with the minimum amount of information to fulfil these functions. When we do, we ensure we have contracts in place containing obligations to comply with data protection legislation to ensure that personal information is protected as much as possible. We will not share your information with any other third parties unless one of the following conditions applies:
The security of your Personal Data is paramount to us. We have implemented a range of appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unlawful or unauthorised use and against accidental loss, damage or destruction.
Information we collect is not currently processed in or transferred to any country or territory outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). If we undertake international transfers in the future, you will be informed before any such transfer takes place and after we have taken all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information will be treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
You have the right to access information held about you, edit the personal information to correct any inaccuracies or object to the processing if you feel it does not meet the requirements of this privacy policy or relevant data protection legislation.
If you wish to exercise your rights, or you feel we have not met our obligations in any way you can contact us by:
We will respond to you as soon as possible and within one month of the receipt of your request at the latest.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority such as the Information Commissioners Office in the UK or the Irish Data Protection Commissioner.
Your personal data will not be kept for longer than is necessary for the purpose that we are processing it for and to meet our lawful and regulatory obligations. Your personal data will be retained in accordance with our retention schedule and securely deleted when it goes out of date.
Cookies provide information regarding the computer used by a visitor. We may use cookies where appropriate to gather information about your computer in order to assist us in improving our website. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by the Edina websites, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.
To view our Terms of Use policy, please click here for more information.
On occasion we include links to third parties on this website. Where we provide a link it does not mean that we endorse or approve that site’s policy towards visitor privacy. You should review their privacy policy before sending them any personal data.
Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on our website. If we intend to use personal data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Privacy Policy, or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in the new manner.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this privacy statement, or you feel we have not met our obligations in any way you can contact us by email at the following email address: dpo@edina.eu.
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