PRIVACY NOTICE
Evolve Computers Limited, (Company number 03150177) with the registered address Aissela, 46 High Street, Esher, Surrey, England, KT10 9QY, (“Evolve,” “we” or “us”) are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors of the Evolve website(s), and our customers.
This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice” or “Notice”) describes our privacy practices in relation to the use of Evolve websites, its services, solutions, tools, and advice, offered by Evolve (the “Services”) as well as your choices regarding use, access and correction of personal data.
This Privacy Notice describes how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal data collected related to our Services and otherwise in the course of our business activities, including the information practices of the websites that link to this Privacy Notice (“Sites”).
This Privacy Notice does not apply to information collected about Evolve employees, applicants, or other personnel.
The Evolve Sites may contain links to other websites; and information practices and/or the content of such other websites shall be governed by the privacy statements of such other websites.
About Us
Evolve provides its Services – which include technology advice and consultancy, Helpdesk services, cyber protection solutions, IT management and monitoring services, backup, archiving, email and web filtering and business continuity services – to business customers, directly.
How We Use Your Personal Data
Evolve collects information as part of its normal business operations and in the administration of its relationship with Customers, which may include personal data.
Business Contact and Customer Relationship Management. We collect and maintain information about our Customers, which may include company name, business contact name and title, phone number, email and other contact details. We may also collect billing address, financial account, credit card information, order details, subscription and license information, and usage details.
Data Submitted on Sites. In order to access or use certain portions of the Sites, to enjoy the full functionality of the Sites, or to conduct or seek to conduct business with us, you may be prompted to provide certain personal data to us, including in the following ways:
Typically, the personal data you give us may include name, business affiliation, business address, telephone number, and email address, and any personal details required to resolve any enquiries or complaints.
Third Parties. We may also obtain personal data about Customers from third parties, such as LinkedIn and other publicly accessible sources, where appropriate.
Customer Support and Service. When Customers contact us for support or other customer service requests, we maintain support tickets and other records related to the requests, including any information provided by Customers related to such support or service requests. We may also collect call recordings related to support and customer service-related calls.
Usage Details. We collect information about Customers’ usage of our Services, including IP address, Customer ID, email address, username and other usage statistics. We do not collect usage details about Customer customers, except as necessary for support or to provide the Services requested by Customers (in which case we are a data processor of such data).
When you visit our Sites, our server automatically collects certain browser or device generated information, which may in some cases constitute personal data, including but not limited to:
De-identified Data. We may de-identify and aggregate certain data we collect such that the data no longer identifies or can be linked to a particular customer or an individual data subject (“De-identified Data”), subject to the terms of any applicable customer agreements. We may use this data to improve our Services, analyse trends, publish market research, and for other marketing, research or statistical purposes, and may disclose such data to third parties for these specific purposes.
Other Data. Evolve collects, uses and maintains certain data related to its business and the Services it provides to Customers, which is not personal data; this privacy notice does not restrict our use and processing of such data.
Cookies
Our Sites use cookies. More information about our use of cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy at www.evolve.ascentagency.com/terms-and-conditions/cookies.
Use of Personal Data
The following is an overview of our purposes for using personal data that we process as a data controller. Additional details on how we process your personal data may be provided to you in a separate notice or contract.
For individuals in the European Union, our processing (i.e. use) of your personal data is justified on the following legal bases:
Disclosure of Personal Data
Evolve may share personal data as part of our business operations and administration of the Services. We may also appoint third party service providers (who will operate under our instructions) to assist us in providing information, products or services to you, in conducting and managing our business, or in managing and improving our Services or the Sites. Evolve may share your personal data with these affiliates and third parties to perform services that the third parties have been engaged by Evolve to perform on Evolve’s behalf, subject to appropriate contractual restrictions and security measures, or if we believe it is reasonably necessary to prevent harm or loss, or it believes that the disclosure will further an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activities.
Evolve reserves the right to share any information that is not deemed personal data or is not otherwise subject to contractual restrictions.
If personal data is transferred outside the EU to third party service providers, we will take steps to ensure that your personal data receives the same level of protection as if it remained within the EU, including by entering into data transfer agreements, using the European Commission approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or by relying on certification schemes such as the EU – US Privacy Shield. You have a right to obtain details of the mechanism under which your personal data is transferred outside of the EU by contacting privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk.
We contractually require agents, service providers, and affiliates who may process personal data related to the Services to provide the same level of protections for personal data as required under applicable law. Evolve currently does not transfer personal data to a third party for the third party’s own use, but only for Evolve’ purposes as outlined above. Evolve will remain liable if one of its third-party processors processes personal data in a manner inconsistent with applicable law, if we are responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
Other Disclosures
Law Enforcement or National Security. In accordance with our legal obligations, we may also transfer Customer Data, subject to a lawful request, to public authorities for law enforcement or national security purposes.
Additional Disclosures. We may also disclose Customer Data (including any personal data), where otherwise required by law.
Business Transfers. We may share personal data with third parties in connection with potential or actual sale of our company or any of our assets, or those of any affiliated company, in which case personal data held by us about our users may be one of the transferred assets.
Just-in-Time Disclosures. Additional disclosures or information about processing of personal data related to specific websites, mobile applications, products, services, or programs may be provided to you. These may supplement and/or clarify Evolve privacy practices in specific circumstances and provide you with additional choices as to how Evolve may process your personal data.
Children
The Sites, Services and Portal are not for use by children under the age of 13 years and Evolve does not knowingly collect, store, share or use the personal data of children under 13 years. If you are under the age of 13 years, please do not provide any personal data, even if prompted by the Sites to do so. If you are under the age of 13 years and you have provided personal data, please ask your parent(s) or guardian(s) to notify Evolve and Evolve will delete all such personal data.
Marketing
Where lawful to do so, and subject to your consent where required, we may communicate with Customers (and related business contacts) about our Services. If you wish to unsubscribe from receiving marketing communications, please contact us at privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk or use the Unsubscribe link in our promotional emails to request that we will stop sending you communications.
Security
Evolve aims to safeguard and protect your personal data from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, and Evolve utilises and maintains certain reasonable processes, systems, and technologies to do so. However, you acknowledge that no environment is completely secure or error-free, and that these processes, systems, and technologies utilised and maintained by Evolve are subject to compromise. Accordingly, we cannot be held responsible for unauthorised or unintended access that is beyond our control.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We apply a general rule of keeping personal data only for as long as required to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. However, in some circumstances, we may retain personal data for other periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, tax and accounting requirements, or if required to do so by a legal process, legal authority, or other governmental entity having authority to make the request, for so long as required.
In specific circumstances, we may also retain your personal data for longer periods of time corresponding to the Limitations Act 1980, or other statutory limitations (as applicable), so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges.
External Links
The Sites may contain links to third party sites. Since Evolve does not control nor is responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party sites. This Policy applies solely to personal data collected by our Sites or in the course of our business activities.
Access and Data Subject Rights Individuals have the right to access the personal data processed about them, subject to applicable law; individuals may request to access their personal data processed by us by emailing us at privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk.
Subject to applicable law, you may also have some or all of the following rights available to you in respect of your personal data
In addition to the above rights, under EU data protection law, applicable individuals have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to any processing of your personal data for which we have justified on the basis of a legitimate interest, including profiling (as opposed to your consent) or to perform a contract with you. You also have the right to object at any time to any processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling for marketing purposes.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority for data protection (see Dispute Resolution below for more information).
In relation to all of these rights, please contact us at privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk. Please note that we may request proof of identity, and we reserve the right to charge a fee, where permitted by law, if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. We will endeavour to respond to your request within 30 days (and we will notify you if we reasonably believe that this timeframe should be extended).
If you contact us regarding Customer Data for which we are a data processor, we will refer your request to the relevant data controller for your personal data.
Dispute Resolution
We encourage EU and Swiss individuals who have questions or complaints about how we process their personal data to contact us at privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk. We are committed to working with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible, but in any event, within 30 days of receipt.
If you are not satisfied with our handling of your complaint, Evolve’s supervisory authority for data protection is the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK. You can contact them at https://ico.org.uk/concerns.
Contact Information
If you have any questions in relation to this Notice, please contact us at privacy@evolvecomputers.co.uk.
