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Privacy Policy

At Omnis Group, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.

 

By using our website and our Omnis TM Workmate app, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to info@omnis-ltd.co.uk or by writing to Omnis Group. 2 Hebden Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DT Alternatively, you can telephone 01724 786 286

 

How do we collect information from you?


We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you complete the contact form, when you complete the site registration form, purchase a product from our store or engage with other forms within our site. Information is also collected via our Omnis TM Workmate app, and this information access can be enabled and disabled within your phone settings.

 

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the services, the choices you make and the products and features you use.

 

We do not process sensitive information.

 

If you use our application, we may also collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:

  • Geolocation information. We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile applications(s), to provide certain location-based services. If you wish to change the access or permissions, you may do so in your device settings

  • Mobile device access. We may request permission or access to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile device’s camera, storage and other features. If you wish to change the permission settings, you may do so in your device settings.

  • Push notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or certain features of the application. If you wish to turn the notifications of, you may do so in your device settings.

 

 

What type of information is collected from you?


The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when. If you make a donation online or purchase a product from us, your card information is not held by us, it is collected by our third party payment processors, who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions, as explained below.

 

When using our Omnis TM Workmate app, personal information maybe be collected and processed, including date of birth, gender, age, next of kin, emergency contacts, marital status and family members. Usage data is collected automatically, such as your devices Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser version, the pages of the app you visit, the time and date of your visit and other diagnostic data. When using the app, we may collect other information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile you use, the mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile, the type of mobile browser you use, and other diagnostic data. Both our website and the Omnis TM Workmate app may collect data relevant to location, in order to analyse and use this for location preferences and analytics relating to the Omnis App, including the locations in which the app has been accessed.

 

Information automatically collected

 

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the services. The information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and information about how or when you use our services. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

 

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and usage data. Log and useage data is service related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automaticallt collect when you access or use our Service and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports and hardware settings)

  • Location data. We collect location data such as information about your devices location, which can either be precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device.

 

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.

The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.

Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app

 

Website recording


Like many other websites, the Omnis Group website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

 

Use of ‘cookies’


Like many other websites, the Omnis Group website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, we use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

 

Main Cookies used on our site

Google Analytics


These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site.

The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited

For more information on Google Analytic’s privacy policy visit here – http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

 

Google Maps


These are Google Maps third party cookies, which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps.

 

 

How is your information used?

 

We process you personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our services, including to save or protect a individuals vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individuals vital interest, such as prevent harm.

 

We may use your information to:

  • Contact you regarding queries raised in the contact form;

  • Carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us;

  • Deal with entries into a competition;

  • Seek your views or comments on the services we provide;

  • Notify you of changes to our services;

  • Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you.
    These may include information about campaigns, appeals, other fundraising activities, promotions of our associated companies goods and services;

  • Process a grant or job application.

  • We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

  • The Omnis TM Workmate App may be used to observe any use you make of this and ensure network security, including preventing any unauthorised access to our computer and relevant systems, which will prevent malicious software distribution.

 

Who has access to your information?


We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf: We may pass your information to our third-party service providers, agent’s subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example to process donations and send you mailings).

However, when we use third party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that we will not release your information to third parties beyond the company for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested us to do so, or we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

When you are using our secure store pages, your payments are processed by a third-party payment processor, who specialises in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions. If you have any questions regarding secure transactions, please contact us.

We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if we’re under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our supporters and customers. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

 

Your choices


You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us about our exciting products and services, then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information.

We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. We will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted.

You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email: info@omnis-ltd.co.uk or telephone on 01724 786 286

 

What legal bases do we rely on to process your information?

 

We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fufil our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fufil our legitimate business interests.

 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

  • Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

  • Legal obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

  • Vital interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

 

How you can access and update your information


The accuracy of your information is important to us. You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you so that you can ensure its accuracy. You can do this by the following methods:

Send an email to the administrator here and request the information held about you;
Email: info@omnis-ltd.co.uk
Telephone: 01724 786 286
Write to us at: Omnis Group, 2 Hebden Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DT.

 

Right to erasure


Visitors / users of the site should have the ability to have all records of their personal data held by a business where there is no legitimate reason for that business to maintain that reason. This includes where GDPR is super-ceded by other laws governing the details obtained.

Send an email to the administrator here and request the right to erasure;
Email: info@omnis-ltd.co.uk
Telephone: 01724 786 286
Write to us at: Omnis Group, 2 Hebden Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DT.

 

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information


When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Any sensitive information (such as credit or debit card details) is encrypted and protected with the following software 128 Bit encryption on SSL. When you are on a secure page, a lock icon will appear on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. Where we have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

 

Profiling


We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively. We may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.

 

Links to other websites


Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

 

16 or Under


We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

 

 

 

 

Transferring your information outside of Europe


As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

 

Review of this Policy


We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in February 2023.

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