JHP Electrical Services Limited is committed to a policy of protecting the rights and privacy of individuals, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR contains provisions that the organisation will need to be aware of as data controllers, including provisions intended to enhance the protection of personal data.
JHP Electrical Services Limited needs to process certain information about its staff, customer, suppliers, and other individuals with whom it has a relationship for various purposes such as, but not limited to:
To comply with various legal obligations, including the obligations imposed on it by GDPR JHP Electrical Services Limited must ensure that all this information about individuals is collected and used fairly, stored safely and securely, and not disclosed to any third party unlawfully.
All members of staff are responsible for ensuring that any personal information which they hold is kept securely and not disclosed to any unauthorised third parties. JHP Electrical Services Limited will ensure that all personal information is accessible only to those who have a valid reason for using it. JHP Electrical Services Limited will have in place appropriate security measures to protect information physically and electronically.
As a matter of best practice, other agencies and individuals working with JHP Electrical Services Limited and who have access to personal information, will be expected to read and comply with this policy. It is expected that departments who are responsible for dealing with external bodies will take the responsibility for ensuring that such bodies sign a contract which among other things will include an agreement to abide by this policy.
Consent as a basis for processing information although not always necessary is the best way to ensure that information is collected and processed in an open and transparent manner. Consent is especially important when JHP Electrical Services Limited is processing any sensitive information, as defined by the legislation. JHP Electrical Services Limited understands consent to mean that the individual has been fully informed of the intended processing and has signified their agreement.
JHP Electrical Services Limited also confirms consent cannot be inferred from the non- response to a communication.
This policy will be updated as necessary to reflect best practice in information management, security, and control and to ensure compliance with any changes or amendments to the GDPR and other relevant legislation.
This policy applies to all staff of JHP Electrical Services Limited. Any breach of this policy or of the Regulation itself will be considered an offence and the companies disciplinary procedures may be invoked.
Responsibilities under GDPR JHP Electrical Services Limited will be the ‘data controller’ under the terms of the legislation. This means it is ultimately responsible for controlling the use and processing of personal data.
The Senior Management Team is responsible for all day-to-day data protection matters and will be responsible for ensuring that all members of staff and relevant individuals abide by this policy, and for developing and encouraging good information handling within the company.
The Senior Management Team is also responsible for ensuring that the Companies policy is kept up to date.
Compliance with the legislation is the personal responsibility of all staff at JHP Electrical Services Limited who process personal information. Individuals who provide personal data to JHP Electrical Services Limited are responsible for ensuring that the information is accurate and up to date.
Data Protection Principles
To comply with its obligations, JHP Electrical Services Limited undertakes to adhere to the eight principles:
The Company will ensure that the data is adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose for which it is processed. JHP Electrical Services Limited will not seek to collect any personal data which is not strictly necessary for the purpose for which it was obtained.
The Company will process the data for the specific and lawful purpose for which it was collected and not further process the data in a manner incompatible with this purpose. The Company will ensure that the reason for which it collected the data originally is the only reason for which it processes that data, unless the individual consents to any additional processing before it takes place. JHP Electrical Services Limited undertakes not to disclose personal data to unauthorised third parties.
Legitimate disclosures may occur in the following instances:
Any individual wishing to exercise this right should apply in writing to the Data Protection Officer.
Any member of staff receiving a SAR should forward this to the Data Protection Officer. To ensure security we require you to prove your identity with 2 pieces of approved identification before any SARs request can be released.
It is the responsibility of the Company to ensure that any notification regarding the change is noted and acted on.
Individuals have the right to prevent processing of information while that information is subject to corrective action.
At any time a person can request to know what information is stored and request action to rectify, block, erase or destroy inaccurate information while that process is underway.
GDPR introduces a duty to report certain types of personal data breach to the relevant supervisory authority. Where feasible JHP Electrical Services Limited will do this within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach.
If the breach is likely to result in a high risk of adversely affecting individuals’ rights and freedoms, JHP Electrical Services Limited will also inform those individuals without undue delay.
