Our Commitment to GDPR
brook-cougar is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate measures to ensure compliance with data protection legislation.
Data Controller
brook-cougar acts as the data controller for personal information collected through this website and our services. As the data controller, we determine the purposes and means of processing personal data and are responsible for ensuring that such processing complies with applicable data protection laws.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
- Contract: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests, rights, or freedoms.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of Access
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. This is known as a "subject access request". We will provide this information free of charge within one month of receiving your request.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you, and to have incomplete personal data completed.
Right to Erasure
You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or when you withdraw consent.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or object to our processing of it.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing purposes.
Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to your request within one month. In certain circumstances, we may extend this period by up to two months, in which case we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for it.
Data Transfers
We primarily store and process your personal data within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area. If we transfer your data outside these regions, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with GDPR requirements.
Data Breach Notification
In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. Where the breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will also notify you directly.
Supervisory Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. In the United Kingdom, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Contact Us
For any questions about this GDPR policy or to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:
brook-cougar
42 Royal Terrace
Edinburgh, EH7 5AB
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]