Introduction

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HATCH Group (the ‘Company’) is a provider of Children’s Homes. The Company must process personal data (including sensitive personal data) so that it can provide these services. In doing so, the Company acts as a data controller.

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We will only use your personal data in accordance with the Privacy Notice. At all times we will comply with current data protection laws.

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Collection and Use of Personal Data

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Purpose of Processing and Legal Basis:

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We must have a legal basis to process your personal data.

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Legitimate Interest:

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This is where the Company has a legitimate reason to process your data provided it is reasonable and does not go against what you would reasonably expect from us.

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Statutory and/or Contractual Requirement

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The Company has certain legal and contractual requirements to collect personal data. 

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Recipient/s of Data

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The Company will process your personal data and/or sensitive personal data with certain recipients.

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Overseas Transfers

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The Company will not transfer the information you provide to us to countries outside the European Economic Area (‘EEA’). The EEA comprises the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

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Data Retention

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The Company will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose we collect it. Different laws may also require us to keep different data for different periods of time.

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Your Rights

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Please be aware that you have the following data protection rights:

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• The right to be informed about the personal data the Company processes on you.

• The right of access to the personal data the Company processes on you.

• The right to rectification of your personal data.

• The right to erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances.

• The right to restrict processing of your personal data.

• The right to data portability in certain circumstances.

• The right to object to the processing of your personal data that was based on a public or legitimate interest.

• The right not to be subjected to automated decision making and profiling.

• The right to withdraw consent at any time.

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Where you have consented to the Company processing your personal data and/or sensitive personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.  Please note that if you withdraw your consent to further processing that does not affect any processing done prior to the withdrawal of that consent, or which is done according to another legal basis.

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There may be circumstances where the Company will still need to process your data for legal or official reasons. Where this is the case, we will tell you and we will restrict the data to only what is necessary for those specific reasons. 

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If you believe that any of your data that the Company processes is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us using the details above and we will take reasonable steps to check its accuracy and correct it where necessary. 

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You can also contact us using the above details if you want us to restrict the type or amount of data that we process for you, access your personal data or exercise any of the other rights listed above.

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Cookies

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We may obtain data about you from Cookies. These are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies also enable us to deliver more personalised content.

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_ga: Google Analytics uses this cookie to distinguish the people using our website. Each visitor is given a unique reference number when they reach our website. Google then collects data from our visitors, such as the pages they view and the type of device they are using. All data collected is anonymous and cannot be used to identify our visitors.

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_gat: Google Analytics uses this cookie to control the transmission of collected data to itself.

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Most web browsers allow some control of most Cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about Cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy. Please note that in a few cases some of our website features may not function if you remove cookies from your browser.

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Log Files

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We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track users’ movements, and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. 

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Links to External Websites

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The Company’s website may contain links to other external websites. Please be aware that the Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.  When you leave our site, we encourage you to read the privacy notices of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.

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Sale of the Company

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If the Company is sold or integrated with another company your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the Company.

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Data Security

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The Company takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.

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Only staff who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to your information. 

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The Company uses all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information. However, you should be aware that the use of email and/or the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason the Company cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal information which is transferred from you or to you via email and/or the Internet.

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If you share a device with others, we recommend that you do not select the ‘remember my details’ function when that option is offered.

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Making a Complaint

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If you think your data rights have been breached, you can raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner (ICO).