Privacy Policy
This policy is intended to show how I comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is effective as of 25th May, 2018.
I am a registered sole trader operating as Pete Gentry Editorial and offer proofreading and editing services to a variety of client types.
If I ask you for information about yourself (which will always be minimal), it will only be used in the ways outlined below.
I am a registered sole trader operating as Pete Gentry Editorial and offer proofreading and editing services to a variety of client types.
If I ask you for information about yourself (which will always be minimal), it will only be used in the ways outlined below.
Data I collect from you
The extent of data I will collect from you will not go beyond your name, email address, postal address, telephone number or details about your project (see here).
How I collect your data
The only ways I will collect information about you will be via email or telephone.
How and why I use your data
I will gather and use the data above for:
I will only use your data for any other purpose if you provide me with written permission first. This could be, for example, if I ask you for a testimonial.
- my own accounting, invoicing and general adherence with HMRC requirements
- contacting you if you make an enquiry or during an editing/proofreading project
- providing information that you may have asked for, such as my availability, for example.
I will only use your data for any other purpose if you provide me with written permission first. This could be, for example, if I ask you for a testimonial.
Length of time I keep your data for
Although I will not delete your data from my records after completing a job for you, as I may work with you again in the future, I will certainly do so on your request as long as I am adhering to HMRC's requirement of keeping records for at least five years.
Storage of your data
I will only store the data outlined above on the password-protected computer that I use for my work in:
As with my computer, all of these are protected by passwords.
- email accounts
- Paypal
- Microsoft Word and Excel (for invoicing and accounting reasons, respectively)
- Dropbox.
As with my computer, all of these are protected by passwords.
Data sharing
I will not share your information with anybody, unless you ask me to do so or HMRC ask for it for tax audit purposes.
If you have any questions about how I use your data, please do not hesitate to contact me.
