BACKGROUND:

We understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online and through Our marketing, publicity and projects. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits our website, www.techclimbers.co.uk (“Our Site”) or who come into contact with Us and Our services and where your details are included on a database under Our control. We will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site or when we request your details and you are directed to this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately and/or inform Us that you do not wish for Us to continue to use your details.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

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 section 13, below;
• "Cookie Law": means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
• "personal data": means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 2018 and/or the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
• "We/Us/Our": means Active Profile Limited (registered company number 05192225) the registered office being Unit 5, Baltic View, 14 Brick Street, Liverpool L1 0BN.

2. Information About Us

1. Our Site is owned and operated by Active Profile Limited.
2. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at techclimbers@activeprofile.co.uk
3. Our ICO registration number is 28804253.

3. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites including various bookmakers. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them

4. Your Rights

1. As a data subject, you have the following rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
   1. The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
   2. The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 12);
   3. The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
   4. The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 14);
   5. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
   6. The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
   7. The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
   8. Rights with respect to automated decision making and profiling.
2. If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
3. For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

5. What Data Do We Collect?

We may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data (please also see section 13 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies and Our Cookie Policy):

1. contact name;
2. business name;
3. director details;
4. contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
5. demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests;
6. data relating to business and sector growth;
7. sponsorship details;
8. financial information such as credit / debit card numbers;
9. IP address;
10. web browser type and version;
11. operating system;
12. a list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on Our Site, and the site you exit to;
13. usernames and passwords that are used for any system/software that we may interact with to fulfil our services;
14. information to enable Us to provide and administer Our services.

5. How Do We Use Your Data?

1. All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and/or GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
2. Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, for the performance of our services or because you have consented to Our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in Our legitimate interests. Specifically, We may use your data for the following purposes:
   1. Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
   2. Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site;
   3. Informing you of news relating to Our services;
   4. Supplying Our Services to you;
   5. Personalising and tailoring Our services for you;
   6. Replying to emails from you;
   7. Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by contacting Us;
   8. Market research;
   9. Marketing;
   10. Promoting tech businesses and the tech sector;
   11. Promoting business growth and the success of business owners and directors;
   12. Including businesses on Our listings as part of Our services;
   13. Accounting to you as part of Our services;
   14. Analysing your use of Our Site and gathering feedback to enable Us to continually improve Our Site and your user experience
   15. Confirming your use of Our content and services.
3. With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you with information, news and offers on Our events, marketing, products and/or We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and/or GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
4. You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your personal data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
5. We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected.

7. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

• 1. We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
  2. Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using Our Site and/or submitting information to Us. If We do store data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Act 2018 and/or GDPR
  3. Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.

8. Do We Share Your Data?

• 1. We may sometimes contract with third parties in providing our services to you on Our behalf. These may include sponsorship opportunities, accounting provisions, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
  2. We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
  3. In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.

9. What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?

1. We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
2. In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.

• • In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, set out in section 4, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your data. Further, We aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails and at the point of providing your details and by managing your Account).
  • You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.

• • You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
  • You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see section 13 and Our Cookie Policy.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us the contact details below in section 14.

• 1. 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. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
  2. All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.
  3. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
  4. Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in section 13.9, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
  5. The first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device.
  6. Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
  7. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information.
  8. Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:

__hs_opt_out

• This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again.
• This cookie is set when you give visitors the choice to opt out of cookies.
• It contains the string "yes" or "no".
• It expires in 13 months.

__hs_do_not_track

• This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot.
• It contains the string "yes".
• It expires in 13 months.

__hs_initial_opt_in

• This cookie is used to prevent the banner from always displaying when visitors are browsing in strict mode.
• It contains the string "yes" or "no".
• It expires in seven days.

__hs_cookie_cat_pref

• This cookie is used to record the categories a visitor consented to.
• It contains data on the consented categories.
• It expires in 13 months.

hs_ab_test

• This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they’ve seen before.
• It contains the id of the A/B test page and the id of the variation that was chosen for the visitor.
• It expires at the end of the session.

<id>_key

• When visiting a password-protected page, this cookie is set so future visits to the page from the same browser do not require login again.
• The cookie name is unique for each password-protected page.
• It contains an encrypted version of the password so future visits to the page will not require the password again.
• It expires in 14 days.

hs-messages-is-open

• This cookie is used to determine and save whether the chat widget is open for future visits.
• It is set in your visitor's browser when they start a new chat, and resets to re-close the widget after 30 minutes of inactivity.
• If your visitor manually closes the chat widget, it will prevent the widget from re-opening on subsequent page loads in that browser session for 30 minutes.
• It contains a boolean value of True if present.
• It expires in 30 minutes.

hs-messages-hide-welcome-message

• This cookie is used to prevent the chat widget welcome message from appearing again for one day after it is dismissed.
• It contains a boolean value of True or False.
• It expires in one day. 

__hsmem

• This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site.
• It contains encrypted data that identifies the membership user when they are currently logged in.
• It expires in one year. 
  
  

hs-membership-csrf

• This cookie is used to ensure that content membership logins cannot be forged.
• It contains a random string of letters and numbers used to verify that a membership login is authentic.
• It expires at the end of the session.

hs_langswitcher_choice

• This cookie is used to save the visitor’s selected language choice when viewing pages in multiple languages.
• It gets set when an end user selects a language from the language switcher and is used as a language preference to redirect them to sites in their chosen language in the future, if they are available.
• It contains a colon delimited string with the ISO639 language code choice on the left and the top level private domain it applies to on the right. An example will be "EN-US:hubspot.com".
• It expires in two years.
  
  

__cfruid

This cookie is set by HubSpot’s CDN provider because of their rate limiting policies. It expires at the end of the session. Learn more about Cloudflare cookies. 

__cf_bm

This cookie is set by HubSpot's CDN provider and is a necessary cookie for bot protection. It expires in 30 minutes. Learn more about Cloudflare cookies. 

Analytics cookies 

These are non-essential cookies controlled by the cookie banner. If you're a visitor to a site supported by HubSpot, you can opt out of these cookies by not giving consent.

__hstc

• The main cookie for tracking visitors.
• It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).
• It expires in 13 months.

hubspotutk

• This cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
• It contains an opaque GUID to represent the current visitor.
• It expires in 13 months.

__hssc

• This cookie keeps track of sessions.
• This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.
• It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp.
• It expires in 30 minutes.

__hssrc

• Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser.
• If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session.
• It contains the value "1" when present.
• It expires at the end of the session.

If you are logged in to HubSpot, HubSpot will set additional authentication cookies. Learn more about cookies set in the HubSpot product. You can also see whether a contact accepted these cookies in their timeline.

Functionality cookies

Chatflow cookie

This is the cookie used for the chatflows tool. If you're a visitor, this allows you to chat with a representative on the site.

messagesUtk

• This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the chatflows tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser.
• If you chat with a visitor who later returns to your site in the same cookied browser, the chatflows tool will load their conversation history. The cookie is controlled by the Consent to collect chat cookies setting in your chatflow.
• If this setting is disabled, the cookie is controlled by the Consent to process setting in your chatflow.
• HubSpot will not drop the messagesUtk cookie for visitors who have been identified through the Visitor Identification API. The analytics cookie banner will not be impacted.
• This cookie will be specific to a subdomain and will not carry over to other subdomains. For example, the cookie dropped for info.example.com will not apply to the visitor when they visit www.example.com, and vice versa. 
• It contains an opaque GUID to represent the current chat user.
• It expires in 13 months.

Chatflow cookie consent text

With the Consent to collect chat cookies setting enabled, HubSpot will prompt visitors for consent to drop a cookie in their browser before the start a chat or when they attempt to the leave the page during a chat conversation. This cookie is used to interact with website visitors and provide a visitor's chat history.

If you choose to display the banner before the visitor starts a chat and the visitor does not give consent, they will not be able to start the chat.

If you choose to display the banner upon exit intent, however, the visitor can start the chat, but if they don't consent to cookies before navigating away from the page, the chat widget will reset and the conversation will end.

With this setting disabled, a visitor can start a chat and give consent to process their information via the Consent to process setting. 

Visitors can also accept or decline cookies on the HubSpot cookie banner if it is enabled on your pages. 

• If a visitor accepts the cookie when they start a chat, but then clicks Decline on the HubSpot cookie banner, the cookie will be removed. 
• If a visitor clicks Decline on the HubSpot cookie banner before starting a chat, HubSpot will not drop a cookie or prompt them to consent to cookies in the chat widget. 

1. In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
2. You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at techclimbers@activeprofile.co.uk

15. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). 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.