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What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees

  • Names and contact details 

    We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address) 

  • Date of birth 

  • National Insurance number 

  • Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment) 

  • Education history (eg qualifications) 

  • Right to work information 

Lawful bases and data protection rights 

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. 

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here

  • Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. 

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are: 

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Names and contact details 

Where we get personal information from 

Directly from you

How long we keep information

Information about applicants for roles within the company will be kept until 6 months after last action. 

Expressions of interest in applications or our early access programme will be kept for 1 year after last action. 

Sharing information outside the UK 

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place. 

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above. 

We may share your information with the following organization:

Organisation name: Portal Biotech BV 

Category of recipient: Biotechnology 

Country the personal information is sent to: Netherlands 

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations) 

Portal Biotech BV is a wholly owned subsidiary of Portal Biotech Limited. 

How to complain 

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO. 

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint 

Last updated 

23 September 2024