1. Introduction

Geotec Surveys Ltd. (Geotec) takes the confidentiality of personal data seriously. Please contact us on geotec@geotecsurveys.com if you have any questions or comments on this privacy policy.

Geotec’s privacy policy sets out the ways it processes personal data. This privacy policy only relates to personal data collected by Geotec via the Geotec website. Any personal data collected by Geotec is used in accordance with data protection legislation.

This privacy policy does not apply to personal data provided to Geotec by any other means or via any other website. Users should be aware that if they provide personal data to other companies, the privacy policies of those companies determine the uses to which that information is put and Geotec’s privacy policy will no longer apply.

2. The Data Protection Act 1998 / The General Data Protection Regulation 2018

Geotec’s website complies with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 (and any successor legislation), the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.

3. Use Made of Personal Information

Personal information provided to Geotec via the Geotec website will be used for the purposes outlined at the time of collection. In addition, personal information may be used for statistical analysis.

Personal data will be collected and processed by Geotec for the following purposes:

• to provide goods and services, including marketing, advertising and promotions, unless a user elects to opt-out of / unsubscribe from receiving such communications.

Geotec may collect and receive the following information:

1. Visitors to our website
2. Device information: Geotec may collect technical information about the device you are using the Services on, including what type of device it is, what operating system you are using, device settings, application IDs, unique device identifiers, and crash data. Whether Geotec collects some or all of this information often depends on what type of device you are using and its settings.
3. Geo-location information: Precise GPS location from mobile devices is collected only with your permission. WiFi and IP addresses received from your browser or device may be used to determine approximate location.
4. Contact information: With your permission, any contact information you choose to import is collected for the purposes outlined at the time of collection.
5. Billing and other information: For Customers that purchase tickets to any of Geotec’s corporate events (such as WXG), our corporate affiliates and our third party payment processors may collect and store billing address and credit card information on our behalf.

Your personal details will not be made available to any third parties, other than those outlined above or at the time of data collection.

4. Consent

By providing personal data to Geotec users consent to the processing of such data by Geotec as described in this privacy policy.

5. Use of Data For Direct Marketing Purposes

At each point of data collection users are given the opportunity to opt-in to receive future direct marketing material from Geotec. Where users opt-in for such communications, Geotec may provide information on its products, membership services, events, and training and education programmes. If at any time users want Geotec to stop sending such communications they should opt-out of communications by informing Geotec by email or post at

geotec@geotecsurveys.com

6. Verifying, updating and amending your personal information

If, at any time, a user wants to verify, update or amend their personal data they may simply email their request to geotec@geotecsurveys.com

Verification, updating or amendment of personal data takes place within 40 days of receipt of the request.

7. Links to Third Party Websites

This privacy policy applies solely to the personal data collected by Geotec and does not apply to third party websites users may access from this website.

Geotec is not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites. Geotec advises users to read the privacy policies of other websites before registering any personal data.

8. Security

Geotec holds your personal data in accordance with the security provisions of the Data Protection legislation.

9. Cookies

You can read more about how Geotec uses cookies here.

10. Your Rights

If you have any questions about your information, our use of this information, or your rights when it comes to any of the foregoing, contact us at geotec@geotecsurveys.com.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information Geotec holds about you. You can read more about these rights here.

If you want to make a complaint about the way Geotec has processed your personal information, you can contact the ICO in their capacity as the statutory body which oversees data protection law.

11. Notification of Changes

Geotec will provide notification of any changes it makes to its privacy policy. If Geotec decides to change its privacy policy, it will post such changes on this page so that you are always aware of how Geotec uses your personal data.

Users have the right to ask Geotec for a copy of the personal data held about them and to request that Geotec correct any inaccuracies in that information.