privacy policy

Round Blue Dot cares about your privacy

Round Blue Dot Limited ("Round Blue Dot," "we," "us," "our") deeply respects your privacy. This policy explains how we handle your information and your rights regarding that data.

This policy covers how we use your information when you visit our website.

This website, www.roundbluedot.com, is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal data relating to children.
We may update this policy, so check back for changes.
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Links on our website may take you to other sites with different privacy policies. Be sure to read those policies as well!

Controller:

Round Blue Dot Limited acts as the controller of your personal data. Our contact information:

Full Name: Round Blue Dot Limited
Email: info@roundbluedot.com

You may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at any time. Their website is www.ico.org.uk. Please contact us first; we value the opportunity to address your concerns directly.

The Data We Collect About You

Personal Data: This refers to any information that can identify an individual. Excluded is anonymous data, where the identity has been removed.

We collect, use, store, and transfer these types of personal data:

Identity Data: First name, last name, username, or similar.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone numbers.
Personal Characteristics: Gender identity, nationality, need for UK visa sponsorship.
Technical Data: IP address, login data, browser details, location data, device information.
Profile Data: Username, password, interests, preferences, career info, social links, resume (CV), feedback, survey responses.
Usage Data: Information on how you use our website/services.
Marketing & Communications Data: Marketing and communication preferences.
Media Data: Photos, videos (with consent), CCTV footage.

Special Categories of Personal Data:

We may optionally collect this information on ethnicity if you provide it voluntarily.

We do not collect other Special Categories of Data (e.g., religion, sexual orientation, health) or data on criminal convictions.

We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy notice.

How We Collect Personal Data

Direct Interactions: When you fill out forms, correspond with us, create an account, subscribe to services, request marketing materials, participate in competitions/surveys, or provide feedback. This includes in-person interactions at events.
Automated Technologies: Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to track your browsing patterns and collect Technical Data. See our cookie policy for more information.
Third Parties or Public Sources: We may receive data about you from analytics providers (e.g., Google, HotJar), advertising networks, search information providers, data brokers, social media channels, or publicly available sources.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data in compliance with the law, primarily under the following circumstances:

Contract Performance: To initiate or fulfil a contract we have with you.
Legitimate Interests: Where necessary for our (or a third party's) legitimate interests, and your interests/rights do not override these.
Legal Compliance: To meet regulatory or legal obligations.
Consent: In limited cases, primarily direct marketing to you via email or text. You may withdraw consent at any time by emailing us at info@roundbluedot.com.

Generally we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data other than in relation to sending third party direct marketing communications to you via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us at info@roundbluedot.com

In summary:

Choices about your data: We want you to be in control! You can see and adjust how we use your information for marketing through our privacy settings.
We use your data to show you relevant offers: By understanding your interests, we can recommend products and services you might enjoy.
We only send marketing emails with your permission: You won't hear from us unless you've signed up for updates or entered a contest.
We never sell your data to third parties for marketing: Your information stays with us, and only trusted partners see it (more on that below).
You can opt out of marketing messages anytime: Just say "unsubscribe" in any marketing email, or adjust your preferences in our settings. There's also an email address info@roundbluedot.com you can use to get in touch.
We use cookies to make the website work: You can adjust your browser settings to manage cookies, but keep in mind some parts of the site might not work properly without them.
We keep your data safe and secure: We take strong measures to protect your information and only authorised people have access to it.
Data transfers and International stuff: Sometimes, your data might travel outside your region for processing by trusted partners. We make sure these partners follow strict security standards. Want more info? Just ask! Email: info@roundbluedot.com
We only hold onto your data for as long as we need it: Once we're done using it for the reason we collected it, we'll securely erase it.

And lastly, you have rights! You can request access to your information, have it corrected, or even deleted entirely. There are also options to restrict processing or transfer your data to another service.

We hope this clarifies how we handle your data! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at info@roundbluedot.com