Friday, March 29, 2024

Privacy Policy

Welcome to SIU, The UK's Multi Trade Body for Security

SIU Web Policy

“Security Industry United”, “Security Industry Union”, “SIU”, is copyright and trademarked under Security Industry Union Limited (NO. 7051660). All rights reserved.

This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies with all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.

Privacy policy governs Security Industry Union Limited’s website and supplied information to parties, third parties, and within an advisory capacity. You accept these terms upon admittance onto the site.

SIU may change these Terms & Conditions from time to time.

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who works for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998, SIU is the data controller.

Terms:

1) The content of this website and the pages herein are for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

2) Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

3) Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, no liability is within SIUs threshold. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through the SIU website meet your specific requirements.

4) SIUs website is copyright, trademarked and reserved, any such liability or proceedings against the brand shall be a distain against the terms and conditions of the website policy.

External Links

SIU website include quality, safe, relevant external links users should always adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.

The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.

You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Security Industry Union Limited’s prior written consent.

Contact & Communication

Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advice users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk.

SIU its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products / services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. Or whereby you the consumer have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing from the company a product or service that the email newsletter relates to. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.

Access to Information

In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to access any information that we hold relating to you. Please note that we reserve the right to charge an administration to cover costs incurred by us in providing you with the information.

Copyright notice

Security Industry Union Limited(Copyright). All rights reserved.

Any redistribution or reproduction of part, or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use; such use is conditional on your acknowledging this website as the source of the material.

You may not distribute or commercially exploit the content other than with Security Industry Union Limited’s express written permission. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website, or other form of electronic retrieval system other than with Security Industry Union Limited’s express written permission.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Security Industry Union and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage is including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Security Industry Union. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Security Industry Union takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Personal Information Promise
We will;
1. value the personal information entrusted to us and make sure we respect that trust;
2. go further than just the letter of the law when it comes to handling personal information, and adopt good practice standards;
3. consider and address the privacy risks first when we are planning to use or hold personal information in new ways, such as when introducing new systems;
4. be open with individuals about how we use their information and who we give it to;
5. make it easy for individuals to access and correct their personal information;
6. keep personal information to the minimum necessary and delete it when we no longer need it;
7. have effective safeguards in place to make sure personal information is kept securely and does not fall into the wrong hands;
8. provide training to staff who handle personal information and treat it as a disciplinary matter if they misuse or don’t look after personal information properly;
9. put appropriate financial and human resources into looking after personal information to make sure we can live up to our promises; and
10. regularly check that we are living up to our promises and report on how we are doing.