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Privacy Policy

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Growth People Partners Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect when you use our website or contact us, how we use it, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Growth People Partners Ltd is an HR and people consultancy founded by Amy Turner. We are a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 16252397), with our registered office at 3-5 Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard, Plymouth PL1 3GD. We are the "data controller" for the personal data described in this policy.

Contact: contact@thegpp.co.uk

What information we collect

  • Information you give us: your name, email address, company name, phone number (if provided) and the details of your enquiry when you use our contact form, book a call or email us.
  • Booking information: the date and time of any call you book and any notes you add.
  • Website usage information: basic, anonymous data about how visitors use our website (such as pages viewed and device type), collected through cookies. See "Cookies" below.

We do not ask for sensitive ("special category") data through our website. Please do not include confidential employee information in a website enquiry; we will agree a secure way to share it if needed.

How we use your information

  • To respond to your enquiry and arrange calls or meetings.
  • To provide our services if you become a client, and to manage our working relationship.
  • To keep records for accounting, tax and legal purposes.
  • To understand how our website is used, so we can improve it (only with your consent to analytics cookies).

We will never sell your personal data, and we will not send you marketing emails without your permission.

Our lawful basis

  • Legitimate interests: responding to enquiries from businesses and individuals who contact us.
  • Contract: taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, and delivering our services.
  • Legal obligation: keeping financial and business records.
  • Consent: non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.

Who we share it with

We only share your data with trusted service providers who help us run our business and who are required to keep it secure. These include our website and form provider (Squarespace), our scheduling tool, our email provider and our accountant. Some of these providers may store data outside the UK. Where they do, appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that don't lead to work are kept for up to 12 months and then deleted. Client records are kept for as long as we work together and then for up to 6 years, as required for tax and legal purposes.

Your rights

You have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • ask us to correct or delete your data
  • object to or ask us to restrict how we use your data
  • ask us to transfer your data to another organisation
  • withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on consent

To use any of these rights, email contact@thegpp.co.uk. We will respond within one month.

Cookies

Our website uses essential cookies to work properly, and, only if you agree, analytics cookies that help us understand how the site is used. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies using the banner shown on your first visit, and change your choice at any time using "Cookie settings" at the bottom of each page.

Complaints

If you have a concern about how we handle your data, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page.