Website Privacy Policy
Introduction
At GEOsolutions, we value all personal information entrusted to us when you seek work from us, or work with us. We make sure to respect that trust by continually evaluating our privacy policy for personal data. Our full policy is detailed below the summary.
2. Personal information collected by this website
Website Visitors:
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.
Analytics:
This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.
Cookies:
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
Form submission:
When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We provide this information to Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you.
Third party data processors
We use a Google analytics to process personal data on our behalf. This third party has been carefully chosen and they comply with the legislation. This third party is based in the USA and are EU-U.S Privacy Shield compliant.
Google (Privacy policy)
3. How we store your personal information
Should you contact us by email, all data is stored within Microsoft Exchange Servers servicing the UK market, located in London and Cardiff.
Should you engage with us on any projects then identifiable data to facilitate the project will be stored in our internal servers based in Hampshire, UK.
4. About this webserver
Squarespace, and its affiliated products, store your data in Tier III data centres across the United States. We serve images and other static assets via multiple geographically distributed content delivery networks (CDNs). This system ensures that the data in each page view is served from the data centre closest to the visitor’s location.
To comply with European GDPR, this website displays a banner alerting visitors to the use of cookies and providing an option to opt out of data collection.
Full Privacy Policy
Introduction
GEOsolutions Group Ltd. (“us”, “we”, or “our”) provides survey services, operates www.geosolutionsgroup.co.uk and any other related GEOsolutions sites from time to time (hereinafter referred to as “Service”).
Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to www.geosolutionsgroup.co.uk and the use of our survey services, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.
We use your data to provide and improve our Service. By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“Agreement”).
2. Definitions
SERVICE means the www.geosolutionsgroup.co.uk website, and the various survey services provided by GEOsolutions Group Ltd.
PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from that data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
THE USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
3. Information collection and use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. Primarily your name(s) and your contact address, and the address where our Service may be executed.
4. Types of data collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Email address
(b) First name and last name
(c) Phone number
(d) Address
This data will be used for the purposes of your project survey administration only. We will not use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information. This data will not be passed to any third party for any purpose other than the execution of your survey project.
Other Data
While using our Service we may also collect the following information: place of residence, survey location, telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents relating to properties or vessels, non-disclosure agreements, office location and other data.
5. Use of Data
GEOsolutions Group Ltd. uses the collected data for various purposes:
(a) to provide and maintain our Service;
(b) to notify you about changes to our Service during the contract period;
(c) to provide customer support;
(e) to gather analysis so that we can improve our Service;
(f) to monitor the usage of our Service;
(g) to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
(h) to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;
(i) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered
into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
(j) to provide you with notices about your contract;
(k) in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
(l) for any other purpose with your consent.
6. Retention of data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, typically 6 years. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
7. Transfer of data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on –computers located outside of your country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
GEOsolutions Group Ltd. will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
8. Disclosure of data
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
(a) Disclosure for Law Enforcement:
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
(b) Business Transaction.
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
(c) Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
(i) to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business;
(ii) to fulfil the purpose for which you provide it;
(iii) for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
(iv) with your consent in any other cases;
(v) if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.
9. Security of data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10. Your Data Protection Rights under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. – See more at
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj
We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at info@geosolutionsgroup.co.uk.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
(a) the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;
(b) the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;
(c) the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;
(d) the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information;
(e) the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;
(f) the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Please note we may not able to provide our Service without some necessary data.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
11. Our data protection agreement
We agree to the following:
(a) users may visit our site anonymously;
(b) our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the home page of our website;
(c) users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page;
(d) users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at info@geosolutionsgroup.co.uk
Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals:
www.geosolutionsgroup.co.uk abides by the Do Not Track preference. You can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
12. Your Data Protection rights
You are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell/share it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:
(a) What personal information we have about you. If you make this request, we will return to you:
i. The personal information we have collected about you.
ii. The business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal information.
iii. A list of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for a business purpose, along with the category of any other company we shared it with.
(b) To delete your personal information. If you make this request, we will delete the personal information we hold about you as of the date of your request from our records and direct any service providers to do the same.
(c) We don't sell or rent your personal information to any third parties for any purpose. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can request disclosure or deletion at any time.
To exercise your data protection rights described above, please send your request(s) to:
By email: info@geosolutionsgroup.co.uk
By visiting this page on our website: https://www.geosolutionsgroup.co.uk/contact-us
13. Service providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide a Service on our behalf or perform Service-related services. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
14. Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.
Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service.
This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
We also encourage you to review the Google's policy for safeguarding your data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
15. Behavioural Remarketing
Information and advertising about GEOsolutions Group Ltd. is available on third party websites. These third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
Google Ads (AdWords)
Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display
Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Microsoft Advertising
You can opt-out of Bing Ads interest-based ads by following their instructions: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/forms/policies/opt-out-of-the-microsoft-advertising-optimization-program
You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Microsoft by visiting their Privacy Policy page: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/PrivacyStatement
16. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
17. Changes to this privacy policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
18. Contact Us
if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
by email at info@geosolutionsgroup.co.uk.
by phone at +44 (0) 1722 549 002
Correspondence to our registered office: The Old Library, Dean Hill Park, Salisbury, SP5 1ET