Privacy Policy
Cleaners Finsbury Park Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Cleaners Finsbury Park collects, uses, stores and protects personal data relating to individuals who use our cleaning services in the Finsbury Park area. It applies to all Cleaners Finsbury Park customers in this area, including those who make enquiries, book services, or otherwise interact with us as private individuals or as representatives of businesses.
We are committed to processing personal data in a lawful, fair and transparent manner, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal data we collect, the purposes and lawful bases for processing, how long we retain your data, how we share it with processors, and the rights you have over your personal information.
Personal Data We Collect
We collect and process different categories of personal data so that we can provide our cleaning services and manage our relationship with you. The information we may collect includes:
Identification details such as your name, title and, where relevant, your business name and role.
Contact details such as your billing and service addresses, and information needed for in-person access to the property where the service is provided.
Booking and service information such as details of the cleaning services you request, dates and times of bookings, frequency of visits, instructions you give us regarding access and specific requirements, and records of service issues or complaints.
Payment and transaction information such as details of payments made, amounts, dates and payment status. We do not store full payment card details where third party payment processors are used.
Communication records such as email correspondence, online enquiry forms, notes of telephone conversations related to your bookings, feedback or complaints, and any other communications you send to us.
Technical and usage information that may arise when you use our online booking or enquiry tools, such as the time and date of your enquiry and information that your browser or device may provide. We do not intentionally collect more technical data than is necessary to operate and secure our systems.
Lawful Basis for Processing
We will only process your personal data where there is a lawful basis under data protection law. Depending on the context, we rely on the following legal grounds:
Contract: We process your personal data when it is necessary to enter into and perform a contract with you. This includes taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, such as providing quotes, setting up bookings, and delivering cleaning services.
Legitimate interests: We may process your data where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these are not overridden by your rights and interests. Examples include managing our relationship with existing customers, improving our services, training staff, and protecting our business from fraud or misuse.
Legal obligation: We process certain data to comply with legal obligations, for example keeping accounting records for tax and audit purposes, and responding to lawful requests from regulatory or law enforcement authorities.
Consent: In limited situations we may rely on your consent, for example if we send certain types of marketing communications to you by electronic means where consent is required. When we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time, and we will explain how to do so at the point we collect your consent.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:
To provide and manage cleaning services in the Finsbury Park area, including handling enquiries, issuing quotes, confirming bookings, and delivering agreed services at your property.
To communicate with you about your bookings, changes to services, access arrangements, billing queries, feedback and complaints, and any support you request regarding our services.
To process payments, manage invoices and account balances, and maintain accurate financial and transactional records.
To manage and improve our operations, including service quality monitoring, staff training, understanding service demand in the area, and developing new or improved services.
To maintain the security and integrity of our systems, protect against fraud and misuse, and ensure the safety of our staff and customers during service delivery.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to lawful requests and legal claims, and cooperate with relevant authorities when required.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or to meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements. The actual retention period may vary depending on the type of data and the context of collection.
Customer and booking records are generally retained for a period after your last interaction with us, so that we can respond to queries about past services, manage any ongoing or potential disputes, and maintain accurate business records. Financial and transactional data is typically kept for longer where required by law for tax and accounting purposes.
When personal data is no longer needed, we will securely delete it, anonymise it, or otherwise remove it from our systems. In some cases, we may retain limited information in an anonymised form so that it can no longer be linked to an identifiable individual but can still be used for statistical or analytical purposes.
Sharing Your Data and Use of Processors
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with carefully selected third parties who act as data processors on our behalf, strictly for the purposes of providing our services and running our business.
These processors may include providers of booking or scheduling systems, payment processing services, accounting or invoicing tools, information technology support services, and companies that provide secure data storage or hosting. In some cases, we may use external service providers to help with customer service or communication management.
Where we use processors, we require them to process your personal data only in accordance with our documented instructions, to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect that data, and to maintain confidentiality. They are not allowed to use your personal data for their own purposes.
We may also share personal data where required by law, for example with law enforcement agencies or regulatory bodies, or in connection with legal proceedings or the sale or restructuring of our business, where such sharing is lawful and appropriate safeguards are in place.
International Transfers
If any of our processors or service providers transfer or store personal data outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, we will take steps to ensure that your data receives an equivalent level of protection. This may include relying on adequacy regulations, entering into data protection agreements incorporating standard contractual clauses, or using other appropriate safeguards recognised under data protection law.
Your Data Protection Rights
You have a range of rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. These rights are subject to certain conditions and exceptions, and may depend on the legal basis on which we process your data. Your rights include:
The right of access: You can request confirmation that we process your personal data and obtain a copy of that data, along with information about how it is used.
The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct or complete personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erasure: In some circumstances, you can request that we delete your personal data, for example where it is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, or where you withdraw consent and there is no other legal basis for processing.
The right to restriction: You can ask us to restrict the processing of your data in certain situations, for example while we are verifying its accuracy or considering an objection you have raised.
The right to object: You can object to processing that is based on our legitimate interests, including any direct marketing, on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will stop processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is needed for legal claims.
The right to data portability: Where processing is based on your consent or on a contract and is carried out by automated means, you may request to receive the personal data you provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to have it transmitted to another controller where technically feasible.
You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
Exercising Your Rights and Complaints
If you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights or have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal data, you can contact us using the usual communication channels you use to engage with Cleaners Finsbury Park. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests, particularly where disclosure of data is involved.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe that your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In the United Kingdom, this is the Information Commissioner's Office.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, our data processing practices, or legal requirements. Any significant changes will be made available through our usual communication channels. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you remain informed about how we protect your personal data as a Cleaners Finsbury Park customer in the Finsbury Park area.