The Final Step’s Privacy Notice

Our Contact Details

Simon Heath

The Final Step Limited

Evergreen House North, Grafton Place, London NW1 2DX

020 7572 0000

simon.heath@thefinalstep.co.uk

Privacy notice updated on 5 October 2023.

 

The type of personal information we collect:

  • Your first and last name
  • Your work email address
  • The name of the company you work for
  • Your role as it relates to IT decision-making

 

How we get personal information and why do we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one or more of the following reasons:

  • To give you information you have requested or that we think may be relevant to a subject in which you have expressed an interest.
  • To provide information on products and/or services that you have bought from us.
  • To fulfil a contract that we have agreed between us.
  • To ensure the security and safe operation of our websites and underlying business infrastructure.
  • To manage any communication between us.

We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:

  • To fulfil a contract that we have agreed between us. In these circumstances, it may be your organisation, rather than yourself, that has given us your personal data.

We use your name, email, job title and organisational name and address to help determine what type of communications are most relevant to you. We use it for the following:

  • Update you on new blogs.
  • Invite you to live or recorded events such as briefings and webinars.
  • To inform you about new services and products.
  • To allow you to book time on our calendar.
  • To alert you to important IT developments and Cyber Security issues.

We collect certain data through cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information tracks your visits to our website. This helps us improve our website, content and your experience when visiting. This is described in more detail in our Cookie Policy (http://www.thefinalstep.co.uk/cookie-policy/). You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

We do not share or sell this information with any other organisation or individuals.

 

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

  • Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. Use the unsubscribe button included in all our emails or contact simon@thefinalstep.co.uk.
  • We have a contractual obligation.
  • We have a legitimate interest.

 

How we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored.

We keep your name, email, company name and job title until such time as:

  • You withdraw consent.
  • You request deletion and we are not contractually obliged to keep you informed.
  • You are longer in a role that requires IT updates.
  • At least annually we review the level of engagement of those we contact on the legal basis of legitimate interest and delete personal information depending on how recently you engaged with us.

Your data is held in our marketing platform, run by Hubspot Inc. To provide a better quality service your data is stored in the US and is lawfully transferred to the US using the UK GDPR, Standard Contractual Clauses.

The Final Step secures its logins to Hubspot using Two Factor Authentication.

 

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights which may vary according to the legal basis for processing, including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

If you wish to make a request, please contact us at:

Simon Heath, simon@thefinalstep.co.uk,

The Final Step Limited

Evergreen House North

Grafton Place

London, Camden

NW1 2DX

020 7572 0000

www.thefinalstep.co.uk

 

 

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at:

Simon Heath, simon@thefinalstep.co.uk,

The Final Step Limited

Evergreen House North

Grafton Place

London, Camden

NW1 2DX

020 7572 0000

www.thefinalstep.co.uk

 

The Final Step’s Data Protection registration reference is: Z6470892.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:          

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk