1.1 The Directors and management of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd, located at 4 Horton Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 7TF are within the context of its Information Security Policy committed to compliance with all relevant UK and EU laws in respect of personal data, and to protecting the “rights and freedoms” of individuals whose information Diamond Business Interiors Ltd collects in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To that end, the Directors have developed, implemented, maintains and continuously improves a documented personal information management system (‘PIMS’) for Diamond Business Interiors Ltd.
1.2 Scope
The scope of the PIMS taking into account organisational structure, management responsibility, jurisdiction and geography. The PIMS may include taking the whole of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd or a defined part of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd .
1.3 Objectives of the PIMS
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s objectives for the PIMS are that it should enable Diamond Business Interiors Ltd to meet its own requirements for the management of personal information; that it should support organisational objectives and obligations; that it should impose controls in line with Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s acceptable level of risk; that it should ensure that Diamond Business Interiors Ltd meets applicable statutory, regulatory, contractual and/or professional duties; and that it should protect the interests of individuals and other key stakeholders.
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is committed to complying with data protection legislation and good practice including:
a. processing personal information only where this is strictly necessary for legitimate organisational purposes;
b. collecting only the minimum personal information required for these purposes and not processing excessive personal information;
c. providing clear information to individuals about how their personal information will be used and by whom;
d. only processing relevant and adequate personal information;
e. processing personal information fairly and lawfully;
f. maintaining an inventory of the categories of personal information processed by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ;
g. keeping personal information accurate and, where necessary, up to date;
h. retaining personal information only for as long as is necessary for legal or regulatory reasons or, for legitimate organisational purposes;
i. respecting individuals’ rights in relation to their personal information, including their right of subject access;
j. keeping all personal information secure;
k. only transferring personal information outside the EU in circumstances where it can be adequately protected;
l. the application of the various exemptions allowable by data protection legislation;
m. developing and implementing a PIMS to enable the policy to be implemented;
n. where appropriate, identifying internal and external stakeholders and the degree to which these stakeholders are involved in the governance of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s PIMS; and
o. the identification of workers with specific responsibility and accountability for the PIMS.
Notification
1.5 Diamond Business Interiors Ltd has notified the Information Commissioner that it is a data controller and that it processes certain information about data subjects. Diamond Business Interiors Ltd has identified all the personal data that it processes and this is contained in the Data Inventory Register.
1.6 A copy of the ICO notification details is retained by the Nominated person for data protection in the main office and the ICO Notification Handbook is used as the authoritative guidance for notification.
1.7 The ICO notification is renewed annually on 15th May 2021. Registration Number:ZA368404.
1.8 Nominated person for data protection is responsible on an annual basis for reviewing the details of notification, in the light of any changes to Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s activities (as determined by changes to the Data Inventory Register and the management review) and to any additional requirements identified by means of data protection impact assessments.
The policy applies to all Employees/Staff and interested parties of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd such as outsourced suppliers. Any breach of the GDPR or this PIMS will be dealt with under Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s disciplinary policy and may also be a criminal offence, in which case the matter will be reported as soon as possible to the appropriate authorities.
Consultants, Agency staff and any third parties working with or for Diamond Business Interiors Ltd , and who have or may have access to personal information, will be expected to have read, understood and to comply with this policy. No third party may access personal data held by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd without having first entered into a data confidentiality agreement (Diamond Business Interiors Ltd Non-Disclosure Agreement), which imposes on the third-party obligations no less onerous than those to which Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is committed, and which gives Diamond Business Interiors Ltd the right to audit compliance with the agreement.
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016 replaces the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 and supersedes the laws of individual Member States that were developed in compliance with the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Its purpose is to protect the “rights and freedoms” of living individuals, and to ensure that personal data is not processed without their knowledge, and, wherever possible, that it is processed with their consent.
Territorial scope – the GDPR will apply to all controllers that are established in the EU (European Union) who process the personal data of data subjects, in the context of that establishment. It will also apply to controllers outside of the EU that process personal data in order to offer goods and services or monitor the behavior to data subjects who are resident in the EU.
Establishment – the main establishment of the controller in the EU will be the place in which the controller makes the main decisions as to the purpose of its data processing activities. The main establishment of a processor in the EU will be its administrative center. If a controller is based outside the EU, it will have to appoint a representative in the jurisdiction in which the controller operates, to act on behalf of the controller and deal with supervisory authorities.
Personal data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Special categories of personal data – personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade-union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.
Data controller – the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
Data subject – any living individual who is the subject of personal data held by an organisation.
Processing – any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Profiling – is any form of automated processing of personal data intended to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, or to analyse, or predict that person’s performance at work, economic situation, location, health, personal preferences, reliability, or behavior. This definition is linked to the right of the data subject to object to profiling and a right to be informed about the existence of profiling, of measures based on profiling and the envisaged effects of profiling on the individual.
Personal data breach – a breach of security leading to the accidental, or unlawful, destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed. There is an obligation on the controller to report personal data breaches to the supervisory authority and where the breach is likely to adversely affect the personal data or privacy of the data subject.
Data subject consent – means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data.
Third party – a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
Filing system – any structured set of personal data which are accessible according to specific criteria, whether centralised, decentralised or dispersed on a functional or geographical basis.
4.1 Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is a data controller and data processor under the GDPR.
4.2 Senior Management and all those in managerial or supervisory roles throughout Diamond Business Interiors Ltd are responsible for developing and encouraging good information handling practices within the organisation; responsibilities are set out in individual job descriptions.
4.3 The Nominated person for data protection, a member of the senior management team, is accountable to the Director of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd for the management of personal information within Diamond Business Interiors Ltd and for ensuring that compliance with data protection legislation and good practice can be demonstrated. This accountability includes:
4.3.1 development and implementation of the PIMS as required by this policy; and
4.3.2 security and risk management in relation to compliance with the policy.
4.4 The Nominated person for data protection who the Director considers to be suitably qualified and experienced, has been appointed to take responsibility for Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s compliance with this policy on a day-to-day basis and, in particular, has direct responsibility for ensuring that Diamond Business Interiors Ltd complies with the GDPR, as do all Managers and employees in respect of data processing that takes place within their area of responsibility.
4.5 The Nominated person for data protection have specific responsibilities in respect of procedures such as the Subject Access Request Procedure (GDPR Doc 1) and are the first point of call for Employees/Staff seeking clarification on any aspect of data protection compliance.
4.6 Compliance with data protection legislation is the responsibility of all members of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd who process personal information. Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s Training Policy (GDPR Doc 1) sets out specific training and awareness requirements in relation to specific roles and to members of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd generally.
4.7 Members of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd are responsible for ensuring that any personal data supplied by them, and that is about them, to Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is accurate and up-to-date.
5. Risk Assessment
Objective: To ensure that Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is aware of any risks associated with the processing of particular types of personal information.
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd has a process for assessing the level of risk to individuals associated with the processing of their personal information. Assessments will also be carried out in relation to processing undertaken by other organisation’s on behalf of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd . Diamond Business Interiors Ltd shall manage any risks which are identified by the risk assessment in order to reduce the likelihood of a non-conformance with this policy.
Where a type of processing, in particular using new technologies and taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing is likely to result in a high risk to the “rights and freedoms” of natural persons, Diamond Business Interiors Ltd shall, prior to the processing, carry out an assessment of the impact of the envisaged processing operations on the protection of personal data.
A single assessment may address a set of similar processing operations that present similar high risks.
Where, as a result of a Data Protection Impact Assessment, it is clear that Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is about to commence processing of personal information that could cause damage and/or distress to the data subjects, the decision as to whether or not Diamond Business Interiors Ltd may proceed must be escalated for review to the Nominated person for data protection. The Nominated person for data protection shall, if there are significant concerns, either as to the potential damage or distress, or the quantity of data concerned, escalate the matter to the supervisory authority.
6.1 All processing of personal data must be done in accordance with the following data protection principles of the Regulation, and Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s policies and procedures are designed to ensure compliance with them. The GDPR introduces the requirement for transparency whereby the controller has transparent and easily accessible policies relating to the processing of personal data and the exercise of individuals’ “rights and freedoms”. Information must be communicated to the data subject in an intelligible form using clear and plain language.
The specific information that must be provided to the data subject must as a minimum include:
6.1.1 the identity and the contact details of the controller and, if any, of the controller’s representative;
6.1.2 the contact details of the Nominated person for data protection, where applicable;
6.1.3 the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing;
6.1.4 the period for which the personal data will be stored;
6.1.5 the existence of the rights to request access, rectification, erasure or to object to the processing;
6.1.6 the categories of personal data concerned;
6.1.7 the recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data, where applicable;
6.1.8 where applicable, that the controller intends to transfer personal data to a recipient in a third country and the level of protection afforded to the data;
6.1.9 any further information necessary to guarantee fair processing.
6.2 Personal data can only be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.
6.3 Data obtained for specified purposes must not be used for a purpose that differs from those formally notified to the Information Commissioner as part of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s GDPR registration.Personal data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for processing.
6.3.1 The Nominated person for data protection is responsible for ensuring that information, which is not strictly necessary for the purpose for which it is obtained, is not collected.
6.3.2 All data collection forms (electronic or paper-based), including data collection requirements in new information systems, must be approved by the Nominated person for data protection.
6.3.3 The Nominated person for data protection will ensure that, on an [annual] basis all data collection methods are reviewed by [internal audit/external experts] to ensure that collected data continues to be adequate, relevant and not excessive.
6.3.4 If data is given or obtained that is excessive or not specifically required by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s documented procedures, the Nominated person for data protection is responsible for ensuring that it is securely deleted or destroyed in line with GDPR Doc 8.
6.4 Personal data must be accurate and kept up to date.
6.4.1 Data that is kept for a long time must be reviewed and updated as necessary. No data should be kept unless it is reasonable to assume that it is accurate.
6.4.2 The Director is responsible for ensuring that all staff are trained in the importance of collecting accurate data and maintaining it.
6.4.3 It is also the responsibility of individuals to ensure that data held by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd is accurate and up-to-date. Completion of an appropriate registration or application form etc. will be taken as an indication that the data contained therein is accurate at the date of submission.
6.4.4 Employees and customers should notify Diamond Business Interiors Ltd of any changes in circumstance to enable personal records to be updated accordingly. Instructions for updating records are contained in the privacy notice on our website for customers and in the employee handbook for staff. It is the responsibility of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd to ensure that any notification regarding change of circumstances is noted and acted upon.
6.4.5 The Nominated person for data protection is responsible for ensuring that appropriate additional steps are taken to keep personal data accurate and up to date, taking into account the volume of data collected, the speed with which it might change and any other relevant factors.
6.4.6 On at least an annual basis, the Nominated person for data protection will review all the personal data maintained by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd, by reference to the Data Inventory Register, and will identify any data that is no longer required in the context of the registered purpose and will arrange to have that data securely deleted/destroyed in line with GDPR Doc 8.
6.4.7 The Nominated person for data protection is responsible for making appropriate arrangements that, where third party organisation’s may have been passed inaccurate or out-of-date personal information, for information them that the information is inaccurate and/or out-of-date and is not to be used to inform decisions about the individuals concerned; and for passing any correction to the personal information to the third party where this is required.
6.5 Personal data must be kept in a form such that the data subject can be identified only as long as is necessary for processing.
6.5.1 Where personal data is retained beyond the processing date, it will be minimised and or encrypted in order to protect the identity of the data subject in the event of a data breach.
6.5.2 Personal data will be retained in line with the retention of records procedure (GDPR Doc 6) and, once its retention date is passed, it must be securely destroyed as set out in this procedure.
6.5.3 The Nominated person for data protection must specifically approve any data retention that exceeds the retention periods defined GDPR Doc 6 and must ensure that the justification is clearly identified and in line with the requirements of the data protection legislation. This approval must be written.
6.6 Personal data must be processed in a manner that ensures its security
6.7 Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
These controls have been selected on the basis of identified risks to personal data, and the potential for damage or distress to individuals whose data is being processed.
Which has been developed in line with Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s Information Security Policy and in conjunction with the companies’ IT Provider.
6.8 Accountability
The GDPR introduces the principle of accountability which states that the controller is not only responsible for ensuring compliance but for demonstrating that each processing operation complies with the requirements of the GDPR.
Specifically, controllers are required to maintain necessary documentation of all processing operations, implement appropriate security measures, perform DPIAs (Data Processing Impact Assessment), comply with requirements for prior notifications, or approval from supervisory authorities i.e. the ICO.
Data subjects have the following rights regarding data processing, and the data that is recorded about them:
7.1 To make subject access requests regarding the nature of information held and to whom it has been disclosed.
7.2 To prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress.
7.3 To prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing.
7.4 To be informed about the mechanics of automated decision-taking process that will significantly affect them.
7.5 Not to have significant decisions that will affect them taken solely by automated process.
7.6 To sue for compensation if they suffer damage by any contravention of the GDPR.
7.7 To take action to rectify, block, erased, including the right to be forgotten, or destroy inaccurate data.
7.8 To request the ICO to assess whether any provision of the GDPR has been contravened.
7.9 The right for personal data to be provided to them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to have that data transmitted to another controller.
7.10 The right to object to any automated profiling without consent.
Data subjects may make data access requests as described in GDPR Doc 1; this procedure also describes how Diamond Business Interiors Ltd will ensure that its response to the data access request complies with the requirements of the Regulation.
Complaints
Data Subjects who wish to complain to Diamond Business Interiors Ltd about how their personal information has been processed may lodge their complaint directly with the Nominated person for data protection via email, by phone or in writing.
Data subjects may also complain directly to the supervisory authority and Nominated person for data protection, and Diamond Business Interiors Ltd provides appropriate contact details either upon request via 01257 278 277 or via email kgordon@diamondinteriors.co.uk.
Where data subjects wish to complain about how their complaint has been handled, or appeal against any decision made following a complaint, they may lodge a further complaint to the Nominated person for data protection.
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd understands ‘consent’ to mean that it has been explicitly and freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she by statement, or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her. The consent of the data subject can be withdrawn at any time.
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd understands ‘consent’ to mean that the data subject has been fully informed of the intended processing and has signified their agreement, while in a fit state of mind to do so and without pressure being exerted upon them. Consent obtained under duress or on the basis of misleading information will not be a valid basis for processing. The active communication between Diamond Business Interiors Ltd and its prospective members is via an application from. Consent cannot be inferred from non-response to a communication. For sensitive data, explicit written consent (GDPR Doc 3.1) of data subjects must be obtained unless an alternative legitimate basis for processing exists.
In most instances consent to process personal and sensitive data is obtained routinely by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd using standard consent documents GDPR Doc 3.1 e.g. when a new member of staff signs a contract of employment, or during induction for participants on programmes.
All Employees are responsible for ensuring that any personal data which Diamond Business Interiors Ltd holds and for which they are responsible, is kept securely and is not under any conditions disclosed to any third party unless that third party has been specifically authorised by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd to receive that information and has entered into a confidentiality agreement and by utilizing the Companies standard non- disclosure agreement or Controller/processor agreement.
All personal data should be accessible only to those who need to use it, and access may only be granted in line with the Access Control Policy (GDPR Doc 5). You should form a judgment based upon the sensitivity and value of the information in question, but personal data must be kept:
Care must be taken to ensure that PC screens and terminals are not visible except to authorised Employees of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd. All Employees are required to enter into an Acceptable Use Agreement (GDPR Doc 5.3) before they are given access to organisational information of any sort.
Manual records may not be left where they can be accessed by unauthorised personnel and may not be removed from business premises without explicit [written] authorisation. As soon as manual records are no longer required for day-to-day client support, they must be removed to secure archiving.
Personal data may only be deleted or disposed of in line with the Data Retention Procedure GDPR Doc 6. Manual records that have reached their retention date are to be shredded and disposed of as ‘confidential waste’. Hard drives of redundant PCs are to be removed and immediately destroyed as required by GDPR Doc 8 before disposal.
Processing of personal data ‘off-site’ presents a potentially greater risk of loss, theft or damage to personal data. Staff must be specifically authorised to process data off-site.
Data subjects have the right to access any personal data (i.e. data about them) which is held Diamond Business Interiors Ltd in electronic format and manual records which form part of a relevant filing system. This includes the right to inspect confidential personal references received by Diamond Business Interiors Ltd, and information obtained from third-party organisation’s about that person.
Subject Access Requests are dealt with as described in GDPR Doc 1.
Diamond Business Interiors Ltd must ensure that personal data is not disclosed to unauthorised third parties which includes family members, friends, government bodies, and in certain circumstances, the Police. All Employees should exercise caution when asked to disclose personal data held on another individual to a third party and will receive training to circumvent any potential breaches. It is important to bear in mind whether or not disclosure of the information is relevant to, and necessary for, the conduct of Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s business.
The GDPR permits certain disclosures without consent, normally to official bodies, so long as the information is requested for one or more of the following purposes:
All requests to provide data for one of these reasons must be supported by appropriate paperwork and all such disclosures must be specifically authorised by the Nominated person for data protection.
Personal data may not be retained for longer than it is required. Once a member of staff has left Diamond Business Interiors Ltd , it may not be necessary to retain all the information held on them. Some data will be kept for longer periods than others. Diamond Business Interiors Ltd ’s data retention and data disposal procedures (GDPR Doc 6 & 8) will apply in all cases.
Disposal of records Personal data must be disposed of in a way that protects the “rights and freedoms” of data subjects (e.g. shredding, disposal as confidential waste, secure electronic deletion) and in line with the secure disposal procedure (GDPR Doc 8).
