In what circumstances do we deal with Special category data?
We do not generally collect special category data unless it is volunteered by you. We may use health data provided by you to serve you better and meet your particular needs (for example, the provision of a suitable vehicle to accommodate mobility needs or information to the driver to assist passengers with health issues). Where we collect special category data; we treat it in accordance with the additional protection it is given under data protection laws.
What is the Source of the Information We Collect?
Most of the personal information which we collect will have been voluntarily provided by you, however, we may also obtain your personal data from other sources including:
- other companies associated with NUDG Multi APP Services Limited Limited;
- third parties including credit reference agencies, social networks (such as Facebook);
- Customers providing feedback, such as ratings or compliments;
- Publicly available sources such as social networks and search engines.
We may combine the information collected from these sources with other information in our possession.
Data Retention
The personal information that you provide will be retained by us in accordance with applicable laws and our internal Retention Policy. We will only hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary and relevant to the purpose for which it was collected. A copy of our Retention Policy is available on request.
Disclosure of Information
The information you provide to us will be held on our computers in the UK. This data may be accessed by our staff or any of our associated companies (listed above) for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice or for other purposes approved by you.
We may also disclose your information to the third parties listed below for the following purposes:
- to drivers who need to know the information in order to provide you with the service required. The information given will be your name associated with the booking, date and time, collection point, destination point, and other stops along the journey, whether the booking is cash or account, special instructions volunteered by you such as mobility / health information to assist us and the driver to meet your transportation needs and provide the best possible customer service;
- law enforcement bodies and/or other regulatory entities in order to comply with any legal obligation or court order including the police, HMRC and local authorities;
- third parties we work with as part of providing our services and their associated companies and sub-contractors, including (but not limited to) IT administrators, inventory clerks, marketing and transactional communication companies;
- our advisers, for the purpose of assisting us to better manage, support or develop our business and comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
- third parties as necessary in the event of a claim or dispute relating to the use of our services;
Marketing
The information you provide will be used to keep you informed about the services we provide and which we believe you may be interested in. Where we conduct marketing, we do so in accordance with applicable laws.
Where you contact us or make an enquiry via our call centre, we will use the details you have supplied to us to provide you with our general marketing unless you choose to ‘opt-out’ of these communications.
If you ‘opt-out’ we will not send you automated marketing information. We may contact you in future where we reasonably believe (on the basis of services that we have or are providing to you) that there are additional, different services which you may be interested in.
We check that your number is not listed on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) before we call you and endeavour to not contact you more than once a month.
If you prefer that we never send you marketing information of any kind we will be happy to remove you from our database. You can let us know by contacting us (using the details provided below).
Third Party Websites
This privacy policy does not apply to third party websites which our websites link to or which advertise on our websites. These third-party websites operate their own privacy policy which we encourage you to read.
Security
We employ security measures which aim to protect the information provided by you from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies (including cookies to obtain an overall view of visitor habits and visitor volumes to www.nu-dg.co.uk). To view more information on what cookies we use and how we use them please review our separate Cookies Policy which can be found on our website.
Your Rights
You can request details of your personal information we hold about you and how we use that information. If you think any of the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, you may also request it is corrected or erased.
You also have a right to require us that we stop processing your personal information, unless we have a lawful basis for doing so.
If you have a complaint about how we have handled your personal information you may contact us using the details below and we will investigate your complaint.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We may occasionally update this notice. If we make significant changes, we will notify users in advance of the changes through our app or through other means, such as email. We encourage users to periodically review this notice for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contact
If you have questions or comments about our Privacy Notice or if you wish to exercise your right to access, correction or erasure mentioned above, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Imran Khan at privacy@nu-dg.co.uk
Complaints
If you have any concerns or complaints as to how we have handled your personal data you may lodge a complaint with the UK’s data protection regulator, the ICO, who can be contacted through their website at https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ or by writing to Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.