GritSpace ("we", "us", "our") operates gritspace.co.uk (the "Service").
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you use our website, join our waitlist, contact us, or participate in GritSpace activities.
We process personal data in accordance with applicable UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, as amended from time to time.
When you use our waitlist form, we may collect:
We may also collect information that you voluntarily provide when contacting us or providing feedback.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data through our waitlist form.
We may use your personal data to:
We will not sell your personal data to advertisers, marketers or data brokers.
Where communications constitute direct marketing, we will comply with applicable privacy and electronic marketing laws.
We use an appropriate lawful basis for each processing activity.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Where we ask for your consent, we will clearly explain what you are consenting to and why.
For example, where you voluntarily join our waitlist to receive information about GritSpace opportunities, we may rely on your consent for the relevant communications.
You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Where appropriate, we may process personal data because it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as operating, maintaining, securing and improving GritSpace, provided that those interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Where necessary, we may process personal data to provide a service you have requested or to take steps at your request before entering into an agreement.
We may process personal data where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
The lawful basis we use will depend on the particular processing activity.
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
For waitlist information, we generally intend to retain your name and email address while the waitlist is active and for a reasonable period afterwards to manage follow-up communications and improve our services.
We will periodically review the information we hold and securely delete or anonymise information that is no longer required.
We may retain certain information for longer where necessary to comply with legal, accounting or other regulatory requirements.
You can request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to any legal requirements that may require us to retain it.
We may use trusted third-party service providers to help us operate GritSpace.
For example:
These providers may process personal data on our behalf and are expected to maintain appropriate security and data-protection measures.
Access to personal data within GritSpace is limited to people who need it for legitimate business purposes.
We do not sell your personal data to external marketers or advertisers.
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exceptions.
The rights available to you may depend on the lawful basis we rely on for the particular processing activity.
To request access, deletion, correction or to exercise another applicable data protection right, contact us at:
Please provide enough information for us to identify your request and, where appropriate, the email address associated with your GritSpace account or waitlist registration.
We will normally respond to valid requests within the period required by applicable data protection law.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Our website may use HTTPS encryption to protect information transmitted between your device and our website.
Third-party providers we use may also apply their own security measures to information processed through their services.
However, no method of transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Some of the third-party service providers we use may process or store personal data outside the United Kingdom.
Where a restricted transfer of personal data takes place, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.
Because the service providers we use may change over time, we will keep our international data-transfer arrangements under review.
GritSpace is primarily intended for students, graduates and individuals participating in educational and professional-development activities.
Our website and waitlist are not intentionally directed at children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 through our waitlist.
If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 in circumstances where it should not have been collected, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information.
If we introduce services specifically intended for younger users, we will review our age requirements and privacy safeguards before doing so.
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies.
Where we use analytics or other technologies that collect information about how visitors use our website, we will provide appropriate information and obtain consent where required.
If we introduce additional tracking, advertising or analytics technologies, we may update this Privacy Policy or provide additional cookie information where appropriate.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, legal requirements or the way we process personal data.
If we make significant changes, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.
The "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy shows when it was most recently updated.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use your personal data, or your data protection rights, please contact us:
GritSpace
Email: info@gritspace.co.uk
Website: gritspace.co.uk
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your personal data has been handled unlawfully.