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Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy covers Sterling 2000 Limited, its subsidiary companies Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited, Sterling Professional Consultancy Limited and its Web site: www.thesterlinggroup.co.uk 
By accessing this website, you consent to the processing of any Personal Data submitted by you to Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Professional Consultancy Limited and/or Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited, pursuant to this Data Protection Policy and the Data Protection Act 1998.
All communications regarding this website should be addressed to gdpr@thesterlinggroup.co.uk

Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web sites home page and browse our sites without disclosing your personal data.
The services and links of our Websites
Our Website does not enable our visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.
Our Website includes links to third party Web service providers.
Automatic Collection of Information
We use cookies (small text files which facilitate the process of data) to store personal data or we link information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals. We do so for the following purposes:
  • Research and development
  • Marketing
  • Trading in personal data

You may prevent the use of cookies by configuring the web browser accordingly. This action may hinder some of the functionality of the website, for which we shall not be responsible.

 

Data Collection and Purpose Specification

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services. You will only be asked to provide personal data when completing our ‘join now’ application and the income comparison calculators.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
The Personal data collected from you may be processed by us to enable us to contact you by electronic mail, postal mail or telephone, to communicate details of our products including:

  • Promotional activities
  • Publications and bulletins
  • News stories

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose by emailing us at gdpr@thesterlinggroup.co.uk. We shall not request, collect or process any personal data from you for other than the above reasons, without express written consent from you.

Disclosure and Visitor Choice

We may from time to time, disclose any personal data to carefully selected third parties, who in our opinion are able to offer complimentary services.
You have the opportunity of opting out of receiving any unsolicited communications, either from us or any third party. To opt-out of receiving any communications, you must send an email headed ‘OPT-OUT’ to gdpr@thesterlinggroup.co.uk
We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good faith and belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Confirm to the edicts of the law or comply with any legal process served on Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited, Sterling Professional Consultancy Limited and/or Sterling, Sterling 2000 Limited of companies
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited, Sterling Professional Consultancy Limited and/or the other users of this website or the public.
  • Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of other users of the Website or the public.

 

Confidentiality / Security

We give you the option of using a secure transmission method to send us the following types of personal data:

  • primary personal data (such as name and contact details)

We take appropriate measures to safeguard the Personal Data collected and processed from unauthorised access or improper use. Specifically, all personal data is processed separately from this website.
We have a strict internal security policy which all members of staff must comply with. Appropriate disciplinary measures will take place for breach of this policy.

 

Access to the personal data we may hold about you

You can ask us, by sending postal mail to this address: 810 Mandarin Court, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1GG whether we are keeping personal data about you.
Upon request, we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within a month – although we may before require proof of your identity. You will be required to pay a statutory fee of £10.00.
All requests should be marked for the attention of the Data Protection Compliance Officer.
We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data rectified or amended. Please send all requests for amendments to the Data Protection Compliance Officer, highlighting the corrective action to be taken.

 

Amendments to Policy

We may amend and edit this Privacy Policy from time to time, and without consent from you.
It is the responsibility of you to revisit this page from time to time to re-read this notice. Any revised terms will take effect as at the date of their posting.

 

Jurisdiction and choice of Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the Law of England and Wales, and you shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

 

Notification

Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited have notified/Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), its intention to process personal data pursuant to the Data Protection Act 1998.
Details of the notification/registration of Sterling CIS Limited, Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited, are available at the website address http://www.dpr.gov.uk.
Registration numbers for each of the Sterling companies are as follows:

  • Sterling CIS Limited – Z1569445
  • Sterling Solutions Umbrella Limited – Z156948X