Introduction
Strategy Execution Ltd takes privacy and the security of personal data extremely seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations.
Providers of personal data
We typically collect and use personal data relating to:
- Employees of our clients or prospective clients
- Users of our website
- Attendees of events at which we provide our services
- Research respondents and interviewees
- Journalists, researchers, students and others who make enquiries that draw upon our expertise
- Our employees and prospective employees
- Our associates and partners
- Our suppliers and prospective suppliers
- Our shareholders
Collection of personal data
We collect personal data when you:
- write to us, telephone us, email us, submit a contact form via our website or otherwise communicate with us
- register/ask and consent to receive communications from us
- register for and access information on our website
- provide us with your contact information personally (for example via a business card)
- purchase and pay for any of our services
- meet with or are interviewed by us as part of our discovery work, research, writing or publishing
- respond to our survey questionnaires on our website, a partner/supplier website or offline
- attend a workshop, executive education programme, conference or other event at which we provide our services
- have your image or voice recorded (for example, in an video interview, at an event or via CCTV)
- provide your information so that we may consider contracting with you as an associate, partner or supplier and make purchases from and payments to you
- provide your information to us to be considered for employment or employed by us (for example, your CV)
- provide your information to us for the purposes of referral or recommendation (for example, your biography)
- own shares in Strategy Execution Ltd
- visit our premises (for example for a meeting or to make a delivery)
Use of personal data
The table below explains the types of data we collect, how we use these data and the legal basis for this collection and use.
| Data category | Example data | Data use | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact information | Name Role Organisation name Address Telephone number Email address Social media username Communication platform username | To communicate and interact with you To analyse aggregated customer data to better understand the use of our services To analyse aggregated research data for the purposes of management research To ensure compliance with our Terms & Conditions and contracts To detect crime | Your consent Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Technical data | IP address Operating system Browser Referrer website URL structure Search terms used Page views Username Passwords Cookies Digital course progress Technical logs | To enable website/system functions To website/system security To analyse aggregated user data to better understand needs To ensure contract compliance To detect crime | Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Respondent data | Survey questionnaire, interview or focus group responses including demographics Comments Self-test results Poll entries Quiz results ‘Likes’ 'Shares’ | To provide our services To undertake management research To enable the technical functions of our website and IT systems To analyse aggregated user data to better understand the use of our website and services | Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Payment data | Payer/payee name Bank account number Bank sort code Transaction references | To process payments from you To process payments to you To detect crime | Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Image & voice | Your photograph Video recording of you Audio recording of your voice | To provide our services To undertake management research To produce published content To promote our services | Your consent Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Image | CCTV footage capturing your image | To detect crime | Our legitimate interests |
| Employment data | CV Biography Employment history Qualifications References provided by you References taken up by us National Insurance number Next of kin/emergency contacts Salary information Pension plan details | To recruit, select and employ our staff To comply with related legal obligations To make referrals and recommendations where requested or consented to by you | Your consent Our legitimate interests Contractual requirement |
| Testimonials & references | Your Contact details Your testimonials | To promote our services | Your consent |
Website use analysis
We analyse the use of our website to better understand its use and that of our services. Our analysis is performed only on aggregated data, not that related to individual users. We do not use any technologies to serve adverts to users on our website or allow any third parties to do so. Nor do we use technology that enables tracking users across different websites. Wherever possible, fonts are served from our own server to prevent data being exposed to any third parties. We use only strictly necessary cookies for website functionality. You can disable the use of cookies by adjusting your browser settings.
Disclosure of personal data
We will not disclose your personal data to any other parties except:
- to our associates, partners or suppliers where strictly required to provide you with our services
- where strictly required by law or a competent court
Please note that if you make a comment on our website, your username and any information you include in your comment will be visible to other users who have access to the page on which the comment is made.
Access requests & updating personal data
You have the right to apply for a copy of the personal data we hold related to you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. You can use our contact form to make such an enquiry. This information will be provided free of charge.
Communications
We will respect your instructions not to send you additional information if at any time you indicate that this is your preference. We will also delete your personal data from our records if instructed to do so by you. You can use our contact form to deliver such an instruction.
Data retention period
We regularly review the personal data which we hold and delete any for which there is no longer a legitimate business purpose or legal requirement for us to hold. You may at any time request that we delete your personal data using our contact form.
Data Security
We keep your personal data secure, using strict access controls, strong encryption and high security destruction of paper waste. Data transfer is protected for all pages of our website using strong SSL encryption, to ensure the privacy of users and protect any information they retrieve or submit.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. If we make any material changes we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our website, or by contacting you proactively if the changes mean that we require your explicit consent to continue collecting, storing and using your personal data.
Contacting Us
Last Update
This is Privacy Policy was last updated on 24 August 2022.