Privacy Policy - The Surrogacy Father

Privacy Policy for The Surrogacy Father

Please carefully review this privacy policy as it contains important details about our identity, how we collect, store, utilise, and share personal information, your rights regarding your personal data, and how to reach us and relevant supervisory authorities if you have concerns about our data handling practices.

This policy consists of the following sections:

Our Identity and Contact Information
Website Usage
Collection and Usage of Personal Information
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information
Purposes and Methods of Personal Information Usage
Retention Period for Personal Information
Sharing Personal Information
Location of Personal Information Storage
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Marketing Communications
Your Rights
Ensuring Personal Information Security
Complaint Procedures
Policy Amendments

1. Our Identity and Contact Information

This website is operated by The Surrogacy Father, an incorporated company based in England (Company Incorporation Number: 15553440), with a registered address at Carpenter Court, 1 Maple Road, Stockport, Cheshire, UK, SK7 2DH. You can contact us via email at thesurrogacyfather@gmail.com. Further information about us is available on the Home section of this website.

2. Website Usage

This policy pertains exclusively to the use of our website, www.thesurrogacyfather.com. While our website may contain links to other trusted third-party websites, please refer to their privacy policies for information on their data practices. We cannot be held responsible for their conduct.

3. Collection and Usage of Personal Information

Personal information is collected when you use our website, contact us, give feedback, or take part in surveys. The types of personal information we collect may include:

Name, address, and contact details
Identity verification information such as date of birth
Financial details including bank account and payment information
Feedback provided through various channels
Information about services provided to you
Account details and information linked to external accounts
Usage information related to our website and systems
Responses to surveys

This information helps us communicate, confirm your identity, fulfill contracts, customize website content, inform you of updates, and enhance our services.

Note: Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

We primarily collect personal information directly from you but may also gather information from publicly accessible sources, third parties with your consent, and through automated technologies like cookies.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

Your personal information is processed under various legal bases, including:

Your consent
Contractual necessity
Legal obligations
Vital interests
Legitimate interests

These bases depend on the nature of the information and the purpose of processing.

5. Purposes and Methods of Personal Information Usage

We process personal information for several purposes:

To offer services to you, fulfilling contractual obligations or initiating necessary actions.
To engage third-party service providers for fulfilling our responsibilities.
To deter and identify fraudulent activities, safeguarding both our interests and those of third parties.
To conduct inspections for identity verification and compliance with relevant laws.
To review credit references through external credit bureaus.
To ensure compliance with company policies related to security and internet usage.
To enhance operational effectiveness and maintain quality control.
To utilise statistical analysis for business management purposes.
To protect against unauthorised access and identify potential criminal actions.
To develop, manage, and improve customer databases.

6. Retention Period for Personal Information

We will retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. This includes meeting legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting obligations. If there’s a complaint or potential legal action, we may retain your data for longer.

Factors influencing retention duration include:

Relevant legal or regulatory requirements
Type and amount of data
Sensitivity of the data
Risks of unauthorised use or disclosure
Purposes for processing
Relevant legal or regulatory requirements

7. Sharing Personal Information

Your personal information may be shared with advisors, service providers, third-party business partners, law enforcement agencies, or other authorities as required by law. We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to external parties without your consent. We will not disclose your personal information to any third party without your explicit consent, and we will not sell or license your data.

8. Location of Personal Information Storage

Your personal information may be stored on our premises or with third-party agencies, service providers, or agents as detailed in the Sharing Personal Information section.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We utilise cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather information about your preferences and actions on our website. Please refer to our Cookies Policy for more details.

10. Marketing Communications

With your consent or based on legitimate interests, we may send you marketing communications regarding our services and other relevant matters. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

11. Your Rights

Under Data Protection Laws, you have rights regarding the fair processing of your personal information. These include the right to access, correct, erase, or restrict processing of your data. For more information on your rights, please refer to guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office.

12. Ensuring Personal Information Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Access to personal information is limited to authorised personnel, and we have procedures in place to address data security breaches.

13. Complaint Procedures

If you have any concerns about our data handling practices, please contact us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

14. Policy Amendments

This policy was published on 22nd Oct 2024, and we may update it periodically. Material changes relevant to your personal information will be communicated to you. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at thesurrogacyfather@gmail.com.