Privacy policy
Social Business Network (Registered Charity in England and Wales 1136364) is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information we collect from you via the following online services:
Social Business Network Website (socialbusinessnetwork.net) and its related subdomains.
Emails sent via the Social Business Network contact form
It also relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us by phone, SMS, email, in letters and other correspondence and in person.
In order to process your enquiries, we will need to collect and use information about you.
This Privacy Policy explains the following:
what information Social Business Network may collect about you;
how Social Business Network will use information we collect about you;
when Social Business Network may use your details to contact you;
whether Social Business Network will disclose your details to anyone else;
your choices regarding the personal information you provide to us;
the use of cookies on Social Business Network’s website and how you can reject cookies.
Social Business Network is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all applicable laws concerning the protection of personal information (including the Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Bill – these laws are referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the “data protection laws”). No website can be completely secure; if you have any concerns about your data, please get in touch straight away.
We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised alteration or destruction. We will notify you promptly in the event of any breach of your personal data which might expose you to serious risk.
Data Protection and privacy
Personal information collected via this website is controlled by Social Business Network (the data controller). This data is only held for the specified purpose made clear at the time of collection. We comply with all relevant data protection laws in all our dealings with your personal data.
Social Business Network will use your personal information for a number of purposes including the following:
To contact you about a submission you have made, including any content you provide for the website, or CVs or applications uploaded to our contact form.
To deal with your requests and enquiries;
To use IP addresses and device identifiers to identify the location of users, to block disruptive use, to establish the number of visits from different countries, and to determine whether you are accessing the services from the UK or not.
For analysis and research purposes so that we may improve the services offered by Social Business Network.
To notify you of any changes to Social Business Network’s policies and practices.
We may also use and disclose anonymised information in aggregate (so that no individuals are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes.
Where Social Business Network proposes using your personal information for any other uses we will ensure that we notify you first. When we do this we will provide further information about why we are using your information and how we will use it, and obtain your consent in advance where needed.
Data retention
We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, as outlined in the privacy statement for each specific data process.
Copyright
The copyright in the text on this website is owned by Social Business Network (‘we, ‘us’ ‘our’) except where it is specifically stated that the information was previously published elsewhere and/or the copyright is acknowledged to another party, usually the original publisher or writer. Any text on this website that is marked with the copyright notice of any other party apart from Social Business Network is that person’s intellectual property and you must contact that person or organisation if you wish to use their material.
Subject to the above, other publications are very welcome to copy all or part of any article(s) on this website where we hold the copyright on the strict condition that this website is acknowledged and a link (in online publishing) or the address (in print) to this website is provided as part of the article. If you do wish to use an article in this way you must send details of this using the contact details found on the ‘Contacts’ page of this website.
We own the copyright in all photographs taken by employees and volunteers of Social Business Network.
Higher resolution versions of photographs found on this website are usually available for use in publications. We can also advise if any appropriate fee is payable for use of the photograph. Please advise when requesting a picture of the full web address of the picture required or of the subject matter. We will also provide details of the appropriate credit to be used when the picture is used. You may not copy and use any photographs or other artwork without our permission. Any approved licences for the use of photographs, text material or other material from this website will be governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Copyright of the photographs submitted to the website gallery will remain the property of the photographer or other copyright owner but by uploading them to our gallery, the owner of the copyright irrevocably grants to Social Business Network the right to publish the photograph itself whether on its official website or by any other form of publication in any other media or arrange publication through third parties in any form of publication in any media and notwithstanding the generality of the forgoing the photographer/owner of the copyright hereby expressly agrees that Social Business Network may use the photograph in any official DVD or similar audio-visual device or television or internet programme without further approval from or payment to the copyright owner.
Limitation of liability
Whilst Social Business Network (the data controller) will use their reasonable endeavours to ensure that all material found on this website is accurate and up to date, it cannot guarantee this to users/readers. Social Business Network does not represent that the information contained on this website is accurate, complete or verified and will accept no liability or obligation (whether at law or otherwise) for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this website or for any loss or damage suffered by any person, company or other organisation from any reliance placed upon the information found on this website.
Pages that acknowledge a specific author do not necessarily represent the opinion of Social Business Network but are presented as the opinion of that author. Social Business Network has no responsibility for the contents of such articles.
If you wish to submit an article to this website it must be on the understanding that all writing is the original work of the author/s in question, unless otherwise attributed or referenced. Authors must confirm that, where verbatim quotations have been employed, these quotations are incorporated into the works with the full permission of the subject. It is the responsibility of authors to clear permission for quotations, illustrations, tables, photographs and diagrams, etc. (where required), and to pay any applicable licence or permission fees. By submitting any works, the author releases Social Business Network from any liability therein, including but not limited to any copyright infringement and defamatory comment which are the author(s)’s sole responsibility and liability.
Your rights
You have the following rights under the GDPR in respect of your personal information held by us:
(a) to access your personal data – you have the right to request a copy of the personal information Social Business Network holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected.
(b) to be provided with information about how your personal data is processed (this information is set out in this Policy)
(c) to have your personal data corrected where necessary (please contact us promptly should you become aware of any incorrect or out-of-date information)
(d) to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances (please refer to the appropriate data protection legislation or consult the ICO for details)
(e) to object to or restrict how your personal data is processed
(f) to have your personal data transferred to yourself or to another business
If you are within the UK, please address requests and questions about this or any other question about this Privacy Policy to Social Business Network’s Data Protection Officer via the website Contact Form or write to the Data Protection Office, Social Business Network, 25 Hamilton Gardens, London, NW8 9PU.
In order to verify your request, you will be asked to provide copies of two forms of identification, which (Passport, Driving licence, Birth certificate, Current vehicle registration document).
You also have the right to take any complaints about how we process your personal data to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
0303 123 1113.
Cookies
Cookies may be used from time to time to assist us in presenting the website in a more usable format.
Social Business Network website contains hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, and are also likely to use cookies, and we therefore urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information you submit when visiting these websites, which may also be collected by cookies. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.
Information and the law
We may occasionally release your personal or financial information to assist law enforcement, to comply with laws or regulations, for example to protect users of the site or others, including your vital interests or those of another person
Changes to this privacy policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time so you may wish to check it each time you submit personal information to Social Business Network. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use Social Business Network website or related websites to submit personal information.
If material changes are made to the Privacy Policy, for instance affecting how we would like to use your personal information, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).
Ownership
This website socialbusinessnetwork.net is owned by the charity Social Business Network.