Privacy Policy

IFMS Europe LTD understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.instituteformediastrategies.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.

1. Information About Us

Our Site is owned and operated by IFMS Europe LTD, a limited company registered in England under company number 838793. Registered address: 3 William House, Old St. Michaels Drive, CM7 2AA, Braintree. VAT number: 170 5772 04.

2. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

3. What is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’. Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

4. What Are My Rights?

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:

The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 13.
The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 11 will tell you how to do this.
The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 12 to find out more.
The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we Please contact us using the details in Part 12 to find out more.
The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way. For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 12.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

5. What Data Do You Collect?

Depending upon your use of Our Site and our newsletter, we may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data:

Name
Email address
Company IP address
Geographic region
Language
Open and Click rate of the newsletter
Preferred Email Client and preferred email format
Where you heard from about us
Which case study document you downloaded

The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies:

Name of Cookie	Purpose & Type	Provider
lang	Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website	cdn.syndication.twimg.com
_ga, _gid	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Google
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	Google
bcookie, bscookie	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.	LinkedIn
GPS	Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.	YouTube
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.	YouTube
YSC	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	YouTube
r/collect	collects data to measure efficiency of viewed or clicked ads and shows targeted ads	doubleclick.net

6. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Under the GDPR, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. This may be because the data is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data, or because it is in our legitimate business interests to use it. Your personal data may be used for one of the following purposes:

Personalising and tailoring our services for you.
Supplying you with information, news, and offers on our services by email that you have opted-in to (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by updating your preferences at the end of every newsletter we sent to you).
Communicating with you via email.

You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.

Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy. Our site uses interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service.

If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information.

7. How Do You Use Web Analytics and Cookies?

Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google LLC („Google“). Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling usto better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables usto improve Our Site and the products, services and content offered through it.

The analytics services used by Our Site use Cookies to gather the required information. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Google Analytics transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage. By using Our Site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google’s Privacy Policy- external site and for the purposes set out above.

You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google. You may also click this link to disable Google Analytics: [ga-optout text=”Disable Google Analytics”]. The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)
Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GBlocale=en_GB Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroidhl=en
Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers

We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies: Name of Cookie Purpose Type Provider lang Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website cdn.syndication.twimg.com _ga, _gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. Google _gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate Google bcookie, bscookie Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. LinkedIn GPS Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. YouTube VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. YouTube YSC Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. YouTube r/collect collects data to measure efficiency of viewed or clicked ads and shows targeted ads doubleclick.net

8. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.

9. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

We may store or transfer some or all of your personal data in countries that are not part of the European Economic Area (the “EEA” consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). These are known as “third countries” and may not have data protection laws that are as strong as those in the UK and/or the EEA. This means that we will take additional steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR as follows. Where we transfer your data to a third party based in the US (Mailchimp), this may be protected if they are part of the EU-US Privacy Shield. This requires that third party to provide data protection to standards similar to those in Europe. More information is available from the European Commission. Please contact us using the details below in Part 12 for further information about the particular data protection mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data to a third country. The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take a number of important measures, including the following: Two-factor authentication for the access to the data that is stored on the third-party. Encryption of local data back-ups

10. Do You Share My Personal Data?

We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to one important exception. In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

11. Can I Withhold Information?

You may access Our Site without providing any personal data at all.

12. How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”. All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 13. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding. We will respond to your subject access request within 10 business days and, in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.

13. How do I contact you?

To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following:

Email address: data-protection (at) instituteformediastrategies (dot) com
Telephone number: +44 78 77 944 168
Postal Address: IFMS Europe LTD, 3 William House, Old St. Michaels Drive, CM7 2AA, Braintree, United Kingdom.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.