Pulsar Measurement understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, https://www.pulsarmeasurement.com/ ["Our Site"], and of all of our employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, agents, and job applicants. We will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Cookie | means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and |
Cookie Law | means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; |
Our Site is owned and operated by Pulsar Measurement, a limited company registered in England under company number 03345604. Registered address: First Floor Templeback, 10 Temple Back, Bristol, England, BS1 6FL.
You can contact our data protection lead by email: dpo@pulsarmeasurement.com, by telephone +44 (0)1684 891 371 or by post to the address:
This Privacy Information explains how we use your personal data: how it is collected, how it is held, and how it is processed. It also explains your rights under the law relating to your personal data.
Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the "GDPR") and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, "the Data Protection Legislation") as 'any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier'.
Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15. It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.
Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner's Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.
We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us OR me first, using the details in Part 15.
We collect your personal data or information to operate our business effectively and provide you with the best information on the products and services.
What Type of Data | How We Collect It |
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Job Applicant Information: contact details, employment history, education and job history, interview notes. | When you apply for a vacancy or send a speculative CV to us. |
Employee Information: application details, right to work in the UK, time cards, contract, performance reviews, grievances, disciplinary information (if applicable), PAYE, salary and bonus (if applicable), timecards, maternity leave, sick leave. | As part of the application process and then throughout your employment with us. |
Customer Information: work orders, drawings, invoice details, contact information (business email address), company address. | When you or your company purchase products and services from us. When you correspond with us by phone, email, or other electronic means, or in writing, or when you provide information directly to us, including in conversation with a member of our staff. |
Supplier Information: contact information (incl. business email address), bank details, and purchase orders. | When you or your company offer to provide, or provides, services to us. |
Business Development Information: business cards, contact details | When you attend a training event, trade show, networking event, or you make an inquiry via phone, email, or through our website or social media channels. |
Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following describes how we will use your personal data and our lawful bases for doing so:
How Do We Use Your Data | Lawful Basis |
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to fulfill a contract, or take steps linked to a contract, with you or your organization. |
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As required by us to conduct our business and pursue our legitimate interests. |
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For purposes required by law |
With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email, telephone, and/or post with information, news, and offers on our products and services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.
We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.
If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
Type of Data | How Long We Keep It |
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Job Applicant Information: contact details, employment history, education and job history, interview notes. | Minimum 6-months after a recruitment campaign. Maximum 12-months, unless consent is given to retain on file. |
Employee Information: application details, right to work in the UK, time cards, contract, performance reviews, grievances, disciplinary information (if applicable), PAYE, salary and bonus (if applicable), timecards, maternity leave, sick leave. |
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Customer Information: work orders, drawings, invoice details, contact information (business email address), company address. |
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Supplier Information: contact information (incl. business email address), bank details, and purchase orders. |
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Business Development Information: business cards, contact details | 2 years after the last contact |
We may store or transfer some or all of your personal data in countries that are not part of the European Economic Area (the "EEA" consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). These are known as "third countries" and may not have data protection laws that are as strong as those in the UK and/or the EEA. This means that we will take additional steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation as follows:
We share your data within the group of companies of which we are a part. Where this involves the transfer of personal data outside the EEA, our group ensures that personal data is protected by requiring all companies within the group to follow the same rules with respect to personal data usage.
The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take a number of important measures, including the following:
We may share your personal data with other companies in our group in order to fulfill our obligations Necessary for the performance of a contract between us, or for pre-contractual steps taken at your request. This includes distributors, agents, and our holding company (TASi Company) and its subsidiaries.
We may sometimes contract with the following third parties to supply certain products and/or services.
Recipient | Activity Carried Out | Sector | Location |
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Auditors | Annual financial audits | Financial | UK |
Pension Advisors | Provision of pension advice and guidance | Financial | UK |
Opticians | Provision of free eye tests for employees | Health | UK |
Credit Card Payment Gateway | Process customer credit card payments | Financial | EEA |
Employment Advice Service | Provision of employment legal advice to the company | Legal | EEA |
If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, we will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the third party's obligations under the law, as described above in Part 9.
If any personal data is transferred outside of the EEA, we will take suitable steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation, as explained above in Part 9.
If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.
In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
You may restrict our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14.
If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a "subject access request".
We will respond to your subject access request within 30 days and, in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.
Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our site and to provide and improve our products and services. In addition, our site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics, which also use Cookies. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze usage statistics, enabling us to better understand how people use our site.
The table below lists the other cookies we collect and what information they store.
Cookie Name | Cookie Description |
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FORM_KEY | Stores randomly generated key used to prevent forged requests. |
PHPSESSID | Your session ID on the server. |
GUEST-VIEW | Allows guests to view and edit their orders. |
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART | A link to information about your cart and viewing history, if you have asked for this. |
STF | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
STORE | The store view or language you have selected. |
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE | Indicates whether a customer allowed the use of cookies. |
MAGE-CACHE-SESSID | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE-SECTION-INVALIDATION | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-CACHE-TIMEOUT | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
SECTION-DATA-IDS | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
PRIVATE_CONTENT_VERSION | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
X-MAGENTO-VARY | Facilitates caching of content on the server to make pages load faster. |
MAGE-TRANSLATION-FILE-VERSION | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
MAGE-TRANSLATION-STORAGE | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:
To the attention of Data Protection Lead
Email address: dpo@pulsarmeasurement.com
Telephone number: +44 (0)1684 891 371
Postal Address:
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 1, 2019.
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Owner | Data Protection Lead | ||||
Version | 1.1 | ||||
Date | 01/08/2019 | ||||
Review Date | Annual Review:
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Board Approval Date | 10/07/2019 |