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Privacy Policy 

Rushmore Developments 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 our sites, 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.

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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.

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We may amend our policy to reflect changes to our business or legislation. We therefore ask you to revisit the website to ensure you are familiar with its terms.

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1. What Does This Policy Cover?

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This Privacy Policy applies to this website and all other sites (such as social media) and forms owned and operated by Rushmore Developments. The use of the term “Site” in this document refers to any of the above.

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Our Sites 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.

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2. What is Personal Data?

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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’.

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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.

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3. What Are My Rights?

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

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  • 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 11.

  • The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 9 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 11 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 have. Please contact us using the details in Part 11 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.

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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 11.

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Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

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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.

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4. What Data Do We Collect?

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Depending upon your use of our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data (for our use of Cookies and similar technologies please see our Cookie Policy):

  • Name

  • Address

  • Email Address

  • Telephone Number

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5. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

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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 the following purposes:

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  • Providing and managing your access to our Site;

  • Personalising and tailoring your experience on our Site;

  • Supplying our services to you. Your personal details are required in order for Us to enter into a contract with you.

  • Personalising and tailoring our services for you.

  • Communicating with you. This may include responding to emails or calls from you.

  • Supplying you with information by email, other electronic means AND/OR post that you have opted-in to (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button).

  • Analysing your use of our Site and gathering feedback to enable Us to continually improve our Site and your user experience.

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With your permission and where permitted by law, We may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email, telephone, text message, post or other electronic means with information, news, and offers on our services. 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.

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6. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

 

Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.

 

Personal data will be held for a minimum period of 2 weeks, and may be retained for a period up to 7 years following the date of receipt of the data.


In most cases it is not possible for us to specify in advance the periods for which your personal data will be retained. 

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

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We will only store or transfer your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the GDPR.

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8. Do You Share My Personal Data?

 

We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

 

We may disclose your personal information to any member of subcontractors or suppliers insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.

We will never disclose your enquiry data to one or more of our third party suppliers of goods and services without your consent.

 

In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 8, we may disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.

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9. How Can I Control My Personal Data?

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In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in Part 3, when you submit personal data via our Site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your personal data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails.

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You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receive.

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​10. Can I Withhold Information?

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You may access certain areas of our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

You may restrict our use of Cookies. For more information please see Our Cookie Policy.

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11. How Do I Contact You?

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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 details:

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Email address:  info@rushmoredevelopments.co.uk

Telephone number: 0191 5193715
Postal Address: 71 Leander Drive, Boldon Colliery, Tyne and Wear, NE359LS, United Kingdom

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12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

 

We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

 

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.​​​​​​

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