Our Policies

1 INDRODUCTION

At Worktual, we take seriously our responsibilities to look after your Data and we are committed to protecting your privacy.

Worktual is a Service operated by Worktual Limited, a company registered under the laws of England and Wales with company registration number 09646747 and registered address at Level 18, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR (hereinafter “We”, “Us” or “Our”).

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, store and use your Data. There are steps you can take to control what we do with your Data and these steps are explained in this Privacy Policy.

It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to third-party websites.

2 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Account

Account means the account and/or System that Worktual uses to record any Services that you have used.

Data

Data means collectively all information that you submit to Worktual, depending on how you use our Services and our Website. This definition shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, in accordance with the definition in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

Services

Services means any online communications infrastructure that Worktual makes available to you either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, the Services, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links.

UK and EU Cookie Law

UK and EU Cookie Law means the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011; and

Website

Website means the website that you are currently using and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

3 DATA COLLECTED
  • Depending on the Service you use and how you use our Services and our Website, the following Data about you may be collected, including Data that you provide to us, Data that may be collected automatically and Data we collect from third parties:
  • 3.1Your name and contact details such as email addresses, telephone numbers, and address, and information about your contacts, and those third-parties that you communicate to through the use of the Service ;
  • 3.2 Personal details such as date of birth, gender, occupation;
  • 3.3 If you are a company, then details from publicly available sources to understand your company name, data related to your industry, size of your company, your company’s URL;
  • 3.4 Communication we have with you such as emails, letters, telephone calls, messages to our online chat service, messages sent to us through our social media platforms, feedback;
  • 3.5 Payment and billing information such as bank account details, payment card details and billing address;
  • 3.6 Technical and usage information such as traffic data, call data records, voice mail recordings, top up records, traffic and location data.
  • 3.7 Device data, such as details of the operating system and model if you use our Services via our App. For other devices information collected by cookies and other similar technologies.
  • 3.8 Information that is automatically collected such as IP addresses, your activity on this Website through tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies: and
  • 3.9 Your end-users’ data obtained from the content of communications you send or receive using the Services of Worktual..
4 OUR USE OF DATA
  • 4.1 Worktual will only process and use your Data if we have a proper reason for doing so. According to the law, we may only use your Data for one or more of the following reasons:
  • 4.1.1 If necessary for the performance of a contract with you;
  • 4.1.2 If you consent to the use; or
  • 4.1.3 When it is in our legitimate interests.
  • 4.2 Legitimate interests will be based on our business and commercial reasons for using your Data, however, we will not unfairly put our legitimate interests above what is best for you.
  • 4.3 We may use the above Data you provide to us in order to provide the best possible customer experience when you use our Services, in particular:
  • 4.3.1 To provide our Services to you;
  • 4.3.2 To manage your Services;
  • 4.3.3 To personalise and improve your customer experience and our products/ Services;
  • 4.3.4 To carry out necessary duties for the running of our business;
  • 4.3.5 To detect, investigate and prevent fraud / financial crimes and comply with any legal and regulatory obligation;
  • 4.3.7 To communicate and send you information about your Service subscription;
  • 4.3.8 Unless otherwise indicated, to inform you of our offers that we think you may be interested in.
5 SHARING YOUR DATA
  • 5.1 We do not sell, rent, lease or share your data with any other third parties if you do not consent. However, we share some of your personal data with, or obtain personal data from, the following categories:
  • 5.1.1 Government authorities and law enforcement when necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
  • 5.1.2 Suppliers we work with, to render services adequately;
  • 5.1.3 Companies within the group, including affiliates, to provide the best Services to you;
  • 5.1.4 Payment card, bank and fraud management services provider to process payments and prevent fraud, or for debt recovery.
  • 5.2 We may send data outside of the EEA to work with our affiliates and companies of the group, and we will ensure that it is protected in the same was as if it were being used in the EEA. Such recipients are subject to a contract requiring protection of Data to the same standards as required within the EEA..
6 STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF YOUR DATA
  • 6.1 Any personal Data you submit will only be retained by Worktual for as long as is necessary for its use. How long we need Data depends on what we are using it for, whether that is to provide Services to you, for our own legitimate interests, or so that we can comply with the law.:
  • 6.2 We will actively review the information we hold and when there is no longer a customer, legal or business need for us to hold it, we will either delete it securely or in some cases make it anonymous.
  • 6.3 Data security is of great importance to Worktual . We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected, including:
  • 6.3.1 Encryption and password protection for systems holding Data;
  • 6.3.2 Limiting the number of people who have access to the systems;
  • 6.3.3 Reviewing industry security standards to keep up to date with current best practice.
7 CHANGES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
  • 7.1 Worktual may at any time expand or reduce its business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Worktual. Data provided by you may also transfer with this sale and/or transfer of control to the new owner or new controlling party. Any new owner or new controlling party will be subject to the use of your Data, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
  • 7.2 In the event that any Data submitted by you is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
8 PERSONALDATA
  • This app functionality requires/requests users to give us contact information (such as their email address) and personal information (such as their names, phone numbers, profile image/picture/photo and address details). The visitor's contact and personal information is used to contact visitors when necessary and requested, but is primarily used to collect personal information necessary to effectively market and to sell or deliver the property of sellers to buyers and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers. We do not sell, trade, transfer or exchange your personal information with anyone. We do not disclose information about your individual visits to this site, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it. Hals Blue app uploading a profile image/picture/photo with app user permission at the time update profile. Hals blue app asking a permission(for CAMERA and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) first to user for take image/photo/picture from Gallery or Camera, if app user allow it then profile image updated.
9 YOUR RIGHTS
  • 9.1 You are entitled to:
  • 9.1.1 Request copies of all your personal Data held by Worktual;
  • 9.1.3 You are entitled to limit, restrict or object our processing of your Data;
  • 9.1.4You are entitled to withdraw any consent you have previously given to use your Data.
  • 9.2 Worktual reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee or inform you of our refusal to respond when requests of access to personal Data in accordance with Clause 8.1.1, is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
  • 9.3 If and when you exercise your rights, we will aim to respond as soon as possible and where possible within one month. If your request is more complicated, it may take a little longer to process, and we will respond within two months of your request.
  • 9.4 So as to safeguard against fraud we may ask you for documentary confirmation of your identity before we provide any information or assistance to you.
  • 9.5 To raise any objections or to exercise any of your rights, you can put your request in writing, to Worktual Customer Services, Level 18, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR or by email to info@Worktual.com.
10 MARKETING: HOW TO MANAGE THE MARKETINGCOMMUNICATION YOU RECEIVE
  • 10.1We may send you marketing communications if you have indicated that you are happy to receive such communication (or if you have signed up for our Services and you have not told us that you no longer wish to receive marketing communication).
  • 10.2 Our marketing communications include information about our new and existing Services, which we think you might like and other products we think might be useful to you.
  • 10.3 If you have previously opted-in to receive marketing communication from us, you may opt out of receiving marketing communication for us at all. You can update your preferences at any time. You can also opt out of receiving marketing communication by clicking on the unsubscribe link which we include in all our marketing emails or by texting ‘STOP’ to our marketing texts.
11 COOKIES
  • 11.1 You may access certain areas of the Website without providing any Data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the Website you may be required to submit certain Data.
  • 11.2 This Website places certain first party cookies on your computer. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded onto your device when you visit a website. Certain features of the Website depend upon cookies to function. Certain cookies may be placed immediately when you visit the Website and it may not be possible to obtain your prior consent, however, you may block these cooking in accordance with Clause 10.5 to 10.7 below
  • 11.3 Worktual uses cookies, in accordance to UK and EU cookie law, for the following reasons:
  • 11.3.1 To improve your experience and allow efficient navigation;
  • 11.3.2 To identify and understand your preferences to personalise Services we offer to you;
  • 11.3.3 To improve our range of products and Services;
  • 11.3.4 To analyse and understand Website usage patterns and statistics to then provide improved Services via the Website;
  • 11.4 This Website contains third party cookies, placed by websites and/or third parties other than Worktual for advertising services, and these are not integral to the services provided by this Website;
  • 11.5 Upon entering the Website, you will be presented with a pop-up requesting your consent to enable the Website’s cookies. You may, if you wish, deny your consent at this point. However, certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
  • 11.6 By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but you can choose to either enable or disable cookies in the settings of your internet browser. For further details, please consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
  • 11.7 You can choose to disable the cookies at any time however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently.
12 COMPLAINTS
  • We would hope that you will always raise any issues with us first, and that we will be able to resolve them to your satisfaction. For this you may contact our data protection officer at:

  • Worktual Data Protection Officer
  • Level 18, 40 Bank Street,
  • Canary Wharf,
  • London, E14 5NR
  • Email: dpo@Worktual.com

  • However, if this isn’t possible then you always have a right to complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe that any use of your personal information by us is in breach of applicable data protection laws and regulations. Please see below for contact details of the ICO:

  • Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House
  • Water Lane
  • Wilmslow
  • Cheshire
  • SK9 5AF
  • Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate)
  • Email: casework@ico.org.uk
13 CHANGES TO THIS PLOICY
  • Worktual reserves the right to change this Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website, and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 08 February 2023.
Privacy Policy
1 INDRODUCTION

At Worktual, we take seriously our responsibilities to look after your Data and we are committed to protecting your privacy.

Worktual is a Service operated by Worktual Limited, a company registered under the laws of England and Wales with company registration number 09646747 and registered address at Level 18, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR (hereinafter “We”, “Us” or “Our”).

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, store and use your Data. There are steps you can take to control what we do with your Data and these steps are explained in this Privacy Policy.

It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to third-party websites.

2 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Account

Account means the account and/or System that Worktual uses to record any Services that you have used.

Data

Data means collectively all information that you submit to Worktual, depending on how you use our Services and our Website. This definition shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, in accordance with the definition in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

Services

Services means any online communications infrastructure that Worktual makes available to you either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, the Services, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links.

UK and EU Cookie Law

UK and EU Cookie Law means the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011; and

Website

Website means the website that you are currently using and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

3 DATA COLLECTED
  • Depending on the Service you use and how you use our Services and our Website, the following Data about you may be collected, including Data that you provide to us, Data that may be collected automatically and Data we collect from third parties:
  • 3.1Your name and contact details such as email addresses, telephone numbers, and address, and information about your contacts, and those third-parties that you communicate to through the use of the Service ;
  • 3.2 Personal details such as date of birth, gender, occupation;
  • 3.3 If you are a company, then details from publicly available sources to understand your company name, data related to your industry, size of your company, your company’s URL;
  • 3.4 Communication we have with you such as emails, letters, telephone calls, messages to our online chat service, messages sent to us through our social media platforms, feedback;
  • 3.5 Payment and billing information such as bank account details, payment card details and billing address;
  • 3.6 Technical and usage information such as traffic data, call data records, voice mail recordings, top up records, traffic and location data.
  • 3.7 Device data, such as details of the operating system and model if you use our Services via our App. For other devices information collected by cookies and other similar technologies.
  • 3.8 Information that is automatically collected such as IP addresses, your activity on this Website through tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies: and
  • 3.9 Your end-users’ data obtained from the content of communications you send or receive using the Services of Worktual..
4 OUR USE OF DATA
  • 4.1 Worktual will only process and use your Data if we have a proper reason for doing so. According to the law, we may only use your Data for one or more of the following reasons:
  • 4.1.1 If necessary for the performance of a contract with you;
  • 4.1.2 If you consent to the use; or
  • 4.1.3 When it is in our legitimate interests.
  • 4.2 Legitimate interests will be based on our business and commercial reasons for using your Data, however, we will not unfairly put our legitimate interests above what is best for you.
  • 4.3 We may use the above Data you provide to us in order to provide the best possible customer experience when you use our Services, in particular:
  • 4.3.1 To provide our Services to you;
  • 4.3.2 To manage your Services;
  • 4.3.3 To personalise and improve your customer experience and our products/ Services;
  • 4.3.4 To carry out necessary duties for the running of our business;
  • 4.3.5 To detect, investigate and prevent fraud / financial crimes and comply with any legal and regulatory obligation;
  • 4.3.7 To communicate and send you information about your Service subscription;
  • 4.3.8 Unless otherwise indicated, to inform you of our offers that we think you may be interested in.
5 SHARING YOUR DATA
  • 5.1 We do not sell, rent, lease or share your data with any other third parties if you do not consent. However, we share some of your personal data with, or obtain personal data from, the following categories:
  • 5.1.1 Government authorities and law enforcement when necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
  • 5.1.2 Suppliers we work with, to render services adequately;
  • 5.1.3 Companies within the group, including affiliates, to provide the best Services to you;
  • 5.1.4 Payment card, bank and fraud management services provider to process payments and prevent fraud, or for debt recovery.
  • 5.2 We may send data outside of the EEA to work with our affiliates and companies of the group, and we will ensure that it is protected in the same was as if it were being used in the EEA. Such recipients are subject to a contract requiring protection of Data to the same standards as required within the EEA..
6 STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF YOUR DATA
  • 6.1 Any personal Data you submit will only be retained by Worktual for as long as is necessary for its use. How long we need Data depends on what we are using it for, whether that is to provide Services to you, for our own legitimate interests, or so that we can comply with the law.:
  • 6.2 We will actively review the information we hold and when there is no longer a customer, legal or business need for us to hold it, we will either delete it securely or in some cases make it anonymous.
  • 6.3 Data security is of great importance to Worktual . We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected, including:
  • 6.3.1 Encryption and password protection for systems holding Data;
  • 6.3.2 Limiting the number of people who have access to the systems;
  • 6.3.3 Reviewing industry security standards to keep up to date with current best practice.
7 CHANGES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
  • 7.1 Worktual may at any time expand or reduce its business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Worktual. Data provided by you may also transfer with this sale and/or transfer of control to the new owner or new controlling party. Any new owner or new controlling party will be subject to the use of your Data, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
  • 7.2 In the event that any Data submitted by you is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
8 PERSONALDATA
  • This app functionality requires/requests users to give us contact information (such as their email address) and personal information (such as their names, phone numbers, profile image/picture/photo and address details). The visitor's contact and personal information is used to contact visitors when necessary and requested, but is primarily used to collect personal information necessary to effectively market and to sell or deliver the property of sellers to buyers and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers. We do not sell, trade, transfer or exchange your personal information with anyone. We do not disclose information about your individual visits to this site, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it. Hals Blue app uploading a profile image/picture/photo with app user permission at the time update profile. Hals blue app asking a permission(for CAMERA and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) first to user for take image/photo/picture from Gallery or Camera, if app user allow it then profile image updated.
9 YOUR RIGHTS
  • 9.1 You are entitled to:
  • 9.1.1 Request copies of all your personal Data held by Worktual;
  • 9.1.3 You are entitled to limit, restrict or object our processing of your Data;
  • 9.1.4You are entitled to withdraw any consent you have previously given to use your Data.
  • 9.2 Worktual reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee or inform you of our refusal to respond when requests of access to personal Data in accordance with Clause 8.1.1, is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
  • 9.3 If and when you exercise your rights, we will aim to respond as soon as possible and where possible within one month. If your request is more complicated, it may take a little longer to process, and we will respond within two months of your request.
  • 9.4 So as to safeguard against fraud we may ask you for documentary confirmation of your identity before we provide any information or assistance to you.
  • 9.5 To raise any objections or to exercise any of your rights, you can put your request in writing, to Worktual Customer Services, Level 18, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR or by email to info@Worktual.com.
10 MARKETING: HOW TO MANAGE THE MARKETINGCOMMUNICATION YOU RECEIVE
  • 10.1We may send you marketing communications if you have indicated that you are happy to receive such communication (or if you have signed up for our Services and you have not told us that you no longer wish to receive marketing communication).
  • 10.2 Our marketing communications include information about our new and existing Services, which we think you might like and other products we think might be useful to you.
  • 10.3 If you have previously opted-in to receive marketing communication from us, you may opt out of receiving marketing communication for us at all. You can update your preferences at any time. You can also opt out of receiving marketing communication by clicking on the unsubscribe link which we include in all our marketing emails or by texting ‘STOP’ to our marketing texts.
11 COOKIES
  • 11.1 You may access certain areas of the Website without providing any Data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the Website you may be required to submit certain Data.
  • 11.2 This Website places certain first party cookies on your computer. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded onto your device when you visit a website. Certain features of the Website depend upon cookies to function. Certain cookies may be placed immediately when you visit the Website and it may not be possible to obtain your prior consent, however, you may block these cooking in accordance with Clause 10.5 to 10.7 below
  • 11.3 Worktual uses cookies, in accordance to UK and EU cookie law, for the following reasons:
  • 11.3.1 To improve your experience and allow efficient navigation;
  • 11.3.2 To identify and understand your preferences to personalise Services we offer to you;
  • 11.3.3 To improve our range of products and Services;
  • 11.3.4 To analyse and understand Website usage patterns and statistics to then provide improved Services via the Website;
  • 11.4 This Website contains third party cookies, placed by websites and/or third parties other than Worktual for advertising services, and these are not integral to the services provided by this Website;
  • 11.5 Upon entering the Website, you will be presented with a pop-up requesting your consent to enable the Website’s cookies. You may, if you wish, deny your consent at this point. However, certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
  • 11.6 By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but you can choose to either enable or disable cookies in the settings of your internet browser. For further details, please consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
  • 11.7 You can choose to disable the cookies at any time however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently.
12 COMPLAINTS
  • We would hope that you will always raise any issues with us first, and that we will be able to resolve them to your satisfaction. For this you may contact our data protection officer at:

  • Worktual Data Protection Officer
  • Level 18, 40 Bank Street,
  • Canary Wharf,
  • London, E14 5NR
  • Email: dpo@Worktual.com

  • However, if this isn’t possible then you always have a right to complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe that any use of your personal information by us is in breach of applicable data protection laws and regulations. Please see below for contact details of the ICO:

  • Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House
  • Water Lane
  • Wilmslow
  • Cheshire
  • SK9 5AF
  • Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate)
  • Email: casework@ico.org.uk
13 CHANGES TO THIS PLOICY
  • Worktual reserves the right to change this Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website, and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 08 February 2023.