a. What does this privacy notice cover?
This privacy notice applies to you if you work with or receive services from our group companies, whether this is online, by phone, in person, through written forms, through mobile applications or otherwise by using any of our websites or interacting with us on social media. This privacy notice gives effect to our commitment to protect your personal information and has been adopted by all of the companies and businesses who are part of The Growth Company group. You can find out more about our group companies in the Who we are section below.
This privacy notice does not cover the following uses of personal data, unless stated otherwise:
It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy information we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.
b. Who we are
The Growth Company is a not-for-profit organisation which drives business, economic, personal and professional development within communities by boosting employment, skills, investment and enterprise for the benefit of all.
To achieve this, The Growth Company is made up of different legal entities. Details of these companies, and the brands by which you recognise them, can be found here. When we say ‘we’ or ‘us’ or ‘our’ in this privacy notice, we are generally referring to the separate and distinct legal entities that make up The Growth Company (although it does depend on the context). It also includes any other businesses we add to this group in the future. When you are working with one of our group companies, it will be clear on information you receive from our group companies which company you are working with and this company will be the controller of your data unless specified otherwise.
We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice across The Growth Company. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DPO using the details set out below.
c. Contact us
If you would like to exercise one of your rights as set out in this privacy notice, or you have a question or a complaint about this privacy notice or the way your personal information is processed, please contact us by one of the following means:
By email: DPOfficer@growthco.uk
By post: Data Protection Officer, Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester M1 5JW
You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues. Go to ico.org.uk/concerns to find out more. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
d. Changes to this privacy notice and your duty to inform us of changes
This version was last updated in March 2024 and any historic versions can be obtained by contacting us.
We may change some of our group structures for administrative reasons. Whilst this will not change what we do with your data, or the services you receive from our group, this may mean that the controller of your data might become a different company in The Growth Company group. If we do this, we will update this privacy notice to let you know where your information will be held and we will make this change prominent.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
e. Third Party Links
Our website and other documents you receive from us may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and information. Following these links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.