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James Kent, t\/a Kill The Manual customer privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

Email

privacy@kent.me.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Purchase or account history

  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)

  • Credit reference information

  • Account information

  • Information relating to loyalty programmes

  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)

  • Photographs or video recordings

  • Call recordings

  • Records of meetings and decisions

  • Identification documents

  • Information relating to compliments or complaints

  • Information relating to sponsorship

We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)

  • Purchase history

  • Account information, including registration details

  • Information used for security purposes

  • Marketing preferences

We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Marketing preferences

  • Location data

  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos

  • Call recordings

  • Purchase or viewing history

  • IP addresses

  • Website and app user journey information

  • Information relating to sponsorship

  • Records of consent, where appropriate

We collect or use the following information for research or archiving purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Location data

  • Recorded images, such as photos or videos

  • Call recordings

  • Purchase or viewing history

  • IP addresses

  • Website and app user journey information

  • Personal information used for administration of research

  • Personal information used for the purpose of research

  • Records of consent, where appropriate

We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Name

  • Contact information

  • Identification documents

  • Financial transaction information

  • Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations

We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)

  • Date of birth

  • National Insurance number

  • Copies of passports or other photo ID

  • Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)

  • Education history (eg qualifications)

  • Right to work information

  • Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details

  • Address

  • Payment details

  • Account information

  • Purchase or service history

  • Call recordings

  • Customer or client accounts and records

  • Financial transaction information

  • Correspondence

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

  • Insurance companies

  • Legal and judicial sector organisations

  • Schools, colleges, universities or other education organisations

  • Councils and other public sector organisations

  • Publicly available sources

  • Previous employers

  • Market research organisations

  • Credit reference agencies

  • Providers of marketing lists and other personal information

  • Suppliers and service providers

How long we keep information

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For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.

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Who we share information with

Data processors

Trusted third-party cloud service providers (infrastructure, SaaS, and payments) headquartered in the EEA or operating under GDPR-compliant SCCs

This data processor does the following activities for us: They host our app, store encrypted customer data, schedule meetings, and process payments—functions we cannot run in-house at sensible cost or security.

Others we share personal information with

  • Insurance companies

  • Professional or legal advisors

  • Financial or fraud investigation authorities

  • External auditors or inspectors

  • Warranty and guarantee providers

  • Professional consultants

  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with

  • Publicly on our website, social media or other marketing and information media

  • Suppliers and service providers

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint