PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and 33Seconds, the controller of this Website. 33Seconds takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. 

 

Please read this privacy policy carefully. 
 

Definitions and interpretation 

  1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used: 

 
Data – Collectively all information that you submit to 33Seconds via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 2018; 
 

Cookies – A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies); 
 

33Seconds, we  or  us – 33Seconds is incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 07475480. Whose registered office is at 130 Shaftesbury Avenue, 2nd Floor, London, W1D 5EU; 
 

UK and EU Cookie Law – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive)(Amendment) Regulations 2011; 
 

User or you – Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to 33Seconds and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and 
 

Website – The website that you are currently using, www.33seconds.co and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions. 
 

  1. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation: 

a. the singular includes the plural and vice versa; 

b. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are sub-clauses , clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy; 

c. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships; 

d. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”; 

e. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it; 

f. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy. 
 

Scope of this privacy policy 
 

  1. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of 33Seconds and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites. 
     

 Data collected 
 

  1. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you: 
     

a. Name  

b. Company Name

c. Job Title

d. Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers; 

In each case, in accordance with this privacy policy. 
 

Our use of Data 
 

  1. For purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018, 33Seconds is the ‘data controller’. 

  2. We will retain any Data you submit for 24 months. 

  3. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group. 

  4. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018. For more details on security see the clause below (Security). 

  5. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website, or for additional business services. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons: 

a. internal record keeping; 

b. improvement of our products / services; 

c. new business enquiries;

d. sign-up to our newsletter

e. transmission by email of promotional materials/messaging that may be of interest to you; 

f. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customize or update the Website; 

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy. 
 

Third party websites and services 
 

  1. 33Seconds may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website. 
     

Links to other websites  
 

  1. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them. 
     

Changes of business ownership and control 
 

  1. 33Seconds may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of 33Seconds. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us. 

  1. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it. 

  1. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.  
     

Controlling use of your Data 

  1. Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following: 

  1. Use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and 

  1. Sharing of Data with third parties. 
     

Functionality of the Website  
 

  1. To use all features and functions available on the Website, you may be required to submit certain Data. 

  1. You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see the clause below (Cookies). 
     

Accessing your own Data 
 

  1. You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by 33Seconds (where such Data is held) on payment of a small fee, which will not exceed £15. 
     

Security 
 

  1. Data security is of great importance to 33Seconds and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website. 

  1. If password access is required for certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. 

  1. We endeavor to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website. 
     

Cookies 
 

  1. This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. 33Seconds uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products and services. 33Seconds has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and protected at all times. 

  1. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law. 

  1. Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling 33Seconds to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended. 
     

  1. This Website may place the following Cookies: 
     

Type of Cookie / Purpose 
 

Strictly necessary cookies 

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services. 
 

Analytical/ performance 

They allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. 
 

Functionality cookies 

These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by your name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). 

  1. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser. 

  1. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalization settings. 

  1. It is recommended that you ensure that your browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings. 
     

General 
 

  1. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any   other     person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected. 

  1. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected. 

  1. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy. 

  1. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts. 
     

Changes to this privacy policy 
 
 

  1. 33Seconds reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations. 

 
You may contact 33Seconds by email at dominic@33seconds.co 

 
Additional Information 
 

1. How we use your personal data 
 

We are committed to protecting your personal data. The only data we collect from you is as submitted by you on our website, google analytics or social media.  We will not share your details with third parties for marketing purposes except with your express consent. In certain circumstances you can ask us to delete your data. See the section entitled ‘your rights’ below for more information. We may anonymise your personal data (so that you can no longer be identified from such data) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. 

 
2. Disclosure of your personal data 
 
We may have to share your personal data with (i) service providers who provide IT and system administration support, (ii) professional advisors including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers (iii) third parties to whom we sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets/ We require all of these third parties to whom we transfer your data to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. They are only allowed to process your personal data on our instructions. In relation to a Subject Access Right request, you may request that we inform you of the data we hold about you and how we process it. We will not charge a fee for responding to this request unless your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive in which case we may charge a reasonable fee or decline to respond.  
 
We will, in most cases, reply within one month of the date of the request unless your request is complex or you have made a large number of requests in which case we will notify you of any delay and will in any event reply within 3 months.  
 
If you wish to make a Subject Access Request, please send the request to:

33Seconds,
Studio 7.2.1,
The Leathermarket,
11/13 Weston Street,
London,
SE1 3ER

or email dominic@33seconds.co marked for the attention of the Data Compliance Officer. 

 
3. International transfers 
 
Some of our third party providers are businesses outside of the EEA in countries which do not always offer the same levels of protection for your personal data. We do our best to ensure a similar degree of security by ensuring that contracts, code of conduct or certification are in place which give your personal data the same protection it has within Europe. If we are not able to do so, we will request your explicit consent to the transfer and you can withdraw this consent at any time. 

 
4. Keeping your data up to date 
 
We have a duty to keep your personal data up to date and accurate so from time to time we will contact you to ask you to confirm that your personal data is still accurate and up to date. If there are any changes to your personal data (such as a change of address) please let us know as soon as possible by writing to or emailing the addresses set out in section 6 above. 

 
5. Data security 
 
We have put in place security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. We also limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know such data. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breaches and will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required 

 
6. Data retention 
 
We will only keep your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it. We may retain your data to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements so for example we need to keep certain information about you for 6 years after you cease to be a client for tax purposes. You have the right to ask us to delete the personal data we hold about you in certain circumstances. See section 7 below. 

 
7. Your rights 
 
You are able to exercise certain rights in relation to your personal data that we process. These are set out in more detail at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protectionregulation-gdpr/individual-rights. 

 
8. Keeping your data up to date 
 

We have a duty to keep your personal data up to date and accurate so from time to time we will contact you to ask you to confirm that your personal data is still accurate and up to date. If there are any changes to your personal data (such as a change of address) please let us know as soon as possible by writing to or emailing the addresses set out in section 6 above.  
 
9. Data security 
 
We have put in place security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. We also limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know such data. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breaches and will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required. 

 
10. Complaints 

 

We are committed to protecting your personal data but if for some reason you are not happy with any aspect of how we collect and use your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).

We would be grateful if you would contact us first by emailing dominic@33seconds.co 

 
Last updated 31st March 2023