Privacy Policy
Introduction
BlueLake Strategy Consulting LTD (BSC / We) is solidly committed to privacy issues, and this privacy statement details our approach on such issues. By the use of this website and submitting any personal data, you settle to the use by BlueLake Strategy Consulting of such data in conformity with this privacy statement. If you have questions about privacy issues, please send an email to us at info@bluelakesc.com.
Data collection
We only acquire identifiable personal data or information that is specifically and under your own accord provided by a visitor to our site. We receive limited identifiable information, such as name, company, telephone, address, e-mail address and fax numbers, from webpage visitors. Typically, identifying information is gathered to:
- Register for specific areas of the website
- Enquire for additional information
- Distribute requested recommended materials
- Submit curriculum vitae
Guests also are able to send e-mail to us through the webpage. Their messages will incorporate the user’s screen name and e-mail address, as well as any further details the user may wish to include within the message.
Use of data
When a website user provides personal info to BlueLake, we will make use of it for the purposes that it was provided to us as explained at the point of collection (or as is evident from the context of collection). Some examples of the kinds of use are given in the ‘data collection’ section above. We can also use your data to contact you with information about BSC’s events, services and business, or alternative information that can be of interest to you; you could unsubscribe from our mailing list without notice by contacting us as placed out in the ‘Unsubscribe’ section below.
Our websites do not acquire or accumulate personally identifying information for difussion or sale to outside parties for marketing, retailing or host mailings purposes.
Disclosure to third parties
We recognise that your personal data is valuable and we take all reasonable measures to give protection to your information whilst it is in our care.
Personal information that has been submitted to BlueLake Strategy Consulting (UK firm) may be disclosed to other member organizations in the BlueLake Strategy Consulting network of firms where this is necessary to meet the purpose for which the webpage´s visitor has submitted the information. Your personal information may also be transferred to third party service providers who process the data on BSC’s behalf, including providers of identity management, data analysis, information technology, website hosting and management, data back-up, security and storage services. Therefore, your personal information may be transmitted outside the country where you are. This includes countries outside the European Economic Area and countries that do not have laws that provide specific protection for personal information. By submitting personal data to this site, the website user is providing explicit permission to the transfer of such data for the fulfilment of their voluntary requests.
BSC may disclose your personal data to law enforcement, regulatory institutions, or other government agencies or to other third parties as required by, and in accordance with, applicable law or regulation.
Your personal information will not be shared with any member organizations in the BlueLake Strategy Consulting network of firms, or shared with any third party, for any secondary or unrelated purposes unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. If there is an instance where such collected information may be shared, the visitor will be asked for approval beforehand.
Security
We have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security with a view to safeguard personally identifiable data and information from loss, alteration, misuse or destruction. In particular, BSC ensures that all appropriate confidentiality obligations and organisational and technical security measures are in place in order to avoid any unauthorised or unlawful disclosure or processing of that information and data and the accidental loss or elimination of or damage to such information and data. Only authorised BSC personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information and these employees have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this information. BSC’ policy is to use secure socket layer technology for the protection of credit card information submitted through web forms.
Access to information
If you would like to update any personal information you have submitted through this site, please email us at info@bluelakesc.com.
When personally identifiable data is retained, we do not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of personal information. When practically possible, if BlueLake Strategy Consulting is informed that any personal information collected through the webpage is no longer accurate, BSC will make pertinent corrections based on the updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
If you would like details of the personal data which you have submitted to us through this website, you have a right of access to that information and you may contact BSC via the above email address. BSC may charge for a request for access according to with applicable legal requirements.
Unsubscribe
Should website visitors subsequently choose to unsubscribe from any registrations or mailing list, BSC will provide instructions, on the appropriate website or in communications to our visitors, or a visitor may contact by email to info@bluelakesc.com.
Data retention
The personal information you submit to us will only be mainteined for as long as is needed for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
For example, contact information about visitors (such as information generated though registration for access to areas on the website) will be retained as long as the data is required to completely service the contact request or until a user requests that we should delete that information. Discussion posts, Mailing list data and email are kept for only the period of time considered reasonable to help the visitor’s requests.
Cookies
We use small text files known as ‘cookies’ that are placed on your hard drives to help in providing a more customized webpage experience. The use of cookies is now standard operating procedure for most webpages. However if you are not comfortable with the use of cookies, most browsers allow users to opt-out of receiving them. In that case you will be unable to use this registration process and may find other functionality in the page impaired. After completion of the visit to our website, you can always remove the cookie from your system in case you wish.