The I247 Group is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information collected and
processed by us. Compliant privacy and data security practices have therefore become integral
components of I247 Group’s Services, corporate governance, accountability and risk management.
We therefore process only such personal information as is necessary for the provision of the
relevant Services.
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully so that you understand how we collect and use your
personal data.
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Your Privacy
The i247 Group ("i247" or "we" or "our") are committed
to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a company incorporated in England and
Wales under company numbers 4807103, 5491188 and 8040325.
This document (the "Privacy Policy") explains our policy regarding any personal
information you might supply to us when you visit our websites (the "Websites")
or via any other route, such as when you: complete forms for mail subscriptions; attend
events; or engage with us through our sites on third party social media platforms (including
LinkedIn and Twitter). Our goal is to protect such information and, for the purposes of the
General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018, i247 Group will be
its ‘Data Controller’.
The Website contains links to other websites and mobile applications, which are provided for
your convenience. We are only responsible for the privacy practices and security of this
website. We recommend that you check the privacy and security policies and procedures of
each and every other website or mobile application that you visit.
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What Information Do We Collect?
The information we collect falls into the following categories:
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Personal information that you provide to us such as your name, address, telephone numbers and email address ("
Personal Information"), which we use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
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Website Information - the Websites and our social media sites utilise standard technology called "cookies"
or similar technologies, along with web server logs, to collect information about how the Website and social media sites are
used, and information about users. Cookies are small text files that your browser places on your computer. The Group have
listed the names and purposes of cookies that this site uses below.
Name |
Purpose |
itmscc_cookie_accept
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Determines whether a user has accepted the cookie authentication message.
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Used to determine if a user is authenticated.
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ASP.NET_SessionId
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Used for security and user identification purposes.
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These cookies are set and updated by Google Analytics, which the Group use to monitor Group website performance.
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If you would like further details in respect of the information we collect and hold about you, please contact our Data Protection
Officer whose details are set out below.
When you engage in certain activities on the Websites or engage with i247 Group through another route, for example, by registering
as a subscriber to our newsletter, we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting a
form. It is completely up to you whether you engage in these activities. If you choose to engage in these activities, however, we
may require you to provide us with Information.
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Consent
By using the Websites, or by engaging with i247 Group via another route, you indicate your consent to us collecting and using your
Information (that you provide to us when interacting with i247 Group) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, except
where we require separate consent from you.
When you submit Information to us you understand and agree that we and our associated companies (as defined in Section 5 below) may
record, transfer, store, and process your Information in the United Kingdom.
If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Websites or register on the Websites, enter competitions, or provide your
Information to i247 Group via any other route.
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Security
We take the security of your information seriously. We have a committed security policy. We implement a number of security measures
to ensure the safety of any information in our possession or control. The information is contained on a secure server, which is
accessible only by a limited number of employees who have limited access rights to such information.
In addition, we have security procedures in place to protect our customer databases from loss and misuse, and only allow access to
it when absolutely necessary, and then under strict guidelines as to what use may be made of the information contained within it.
Our customer databases are contained on secure servers protected by C-O-M-O-D-O® security.
The Group is registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in England under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018
and the Data Protection Act 2018:
Interface 24/7 Limited – Registration No. Z9533773
Itms247® Limited – Registration No. Z3263282
Yellowthread Limited – Registration No. ZA429624
The Group is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliant. We are enrolled in Trustwave's Trusted Commerce®
program to validate our PCI-DSS compliance mandated by all the major credit card associations including: American Express, Diners Club,
Discover, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, Visa, Inc. and Visa Europe.
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How Will We Use Your Information?
We collect your Information to record and support your participation in the activities you select.
We may use Information:
- For marketing to you via mail, email, phone, mobile messaging or social media direct messaging, as detailed further below
- For record keeping purposes
- To improve the quality of our service
- For market research
- To measure and improve activity on the Websites and Apps
- In connection with targeting/advertising activities
- To understand your preferences so that we can improve the products or services we offer
We may share and pass your Personal Information with or to our holding companies, subsidiaries or associated companies. For a list of our
associated companies, please contact our Data Protection Officer whose contact details are listed below.
When you submit Personal Information to i247 Group recruitment, this will be used solely in connection with your registration to the site
or your application for a particular role and will not be shared with third parties other than those engaged by us in connection with the
recruitment process, such as recruitment consultants or agencies.
We will not send you any unsolicited marketing. Where you have provided us with your consent, we may send you emails or other marketing
messages with information and offers relating to i247 Group.
We will never share your Information with our partners for them to send marketing messages directly to you, however we may share this
information with them so that they can tell us how to market to you on their behalf in the most appropriate way and with the most relevant
information. In all cases, we will take care to ensure that these organisations only process your information in accordance with this
Privacy Policy, your preferences and the law.
If you no longer wish the Information you provide to us to be shared with our partners in the manner described in this Privacy Policy, or
you wish to update your marketing choices in other ways, please follow the procedure set out in Section 7.
As indicated in Section 2, we may also combine your information with other information that we obtain from our dealings with you or which
we receive from other organisations. For example, we may engage reputable third parties to analyse your information and supplement it with
demographic and other statistical information which those third parties hold. By understanding more about you, we can then communicate with
you in the most appropriate way and with the most relevant information.
Visitors to our website
When someone visits our web site we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details.
We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way
which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting
our website. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make
it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
Security and performance
The i247 Group uses a third-party service, NewFox Ltd, to help maintain the security and performance of our website.
People who contact us via social media
We also interact with people using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
People who call our helpline
When you call our helpline, we collect Calling Line Identification (CLI) information. We use this information to help improve helpline
efficiency and effectiveness.
People who email us
We use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt and protect email traffic, if your email service does not support TLS, you should be aware
that any emails we send or receive may not be protected in transit. We will also monitor any emails sent to us, including file attachments,
for viruses or malicious software. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send is within the bounds of
the law.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
We aim to meet high standards and our policies and procedures are, therefore, constantly under review. From time to time we may change our
security and privacy policies. Accordingly, we recommend that you check this page periodically, or request a copy of the current Privacy
Policy from our Data Protection Officer, in order to keep up to date.
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Updating Information and Marketing Choices
You may update or correct the Information we hold about you or your marketing choices by contacting the Data Protection Officer (see contact
details below). Please include your name, address, and/or email address when you contact us. We would encourage you to update your Personal
Information promptly if it changes.
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Your Rights to Access Your Information
You have the right to see and have amended details of the information that we hold about you.
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How to Contact Us
If you would like any further information or have any comments about our use of your information, our Privacy Policy or any aspect of our
Websites or our service, please contact our Data Protection Officer by any of the methods shown below:
Email: dataprotection@i247group.com
Post: Data Protection Officer, i247 Group, Sherwood House, Blackhill Road, Holton Heath, BH16 6LS