GDPR Compliance

Last updated: January 2024

Our Commitment to GDPR

comet-kit is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. We take the protection of personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate measures to ensure compliance with data protection principles.

Data Controller

comet-kit acts as the data controller for personal information collected through this website and in the course of providing our property services. We determine the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Contact Details

comet-kit
47 Cathedral Road
Cardiff, CF11 9HB
United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]

Principles of Data Processing

We adhere to the following principles when processing personal data:

• Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: We process data lawfully and inform individuals about how their data is used.
• Purpose limitation: We collect data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes only.
• Data minimisation: We collect only the data necessary for our stated purposes.
• Accuracy: We take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate and kept up to date.
• Storage limitation: We retain data only for as long as necessary.
• Integrity and confidentiality: We implement appropriate security measures to protect personal data.

Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose.
• Contract: Where processing is necessary for performing our services to you.
• Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these do not override your rights.
• Legal obligation: Where we must process data to comply with the law.

Your Rights Under GDPR

The GDPR provides you with the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access

You have the right to obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to receive a copy of that data upon request.

Right to Rectification

You may request correction of inaccurate personal data or completion of incomplete data we hold about you.

Right to Erasure

In certain circumstances, you may request deletion of your personal data, also known as the right to be forgotten.

Right to Restrict Processing

You may request that we limit the processing of your personal data in certain situations.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

Right to Object

You may object to processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.

Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making

You have the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing that significantly affect you.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided above. We will respond to your request within one month of receipt. In complex cases or where we receive multiple requests, we may extend this period by up to two additional months, and we will inform you of any such extension.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to individuals' rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. Where the breach is likely to result in high risk to individuals, we will also notify the affected individuals directly.

International Data Transfers

We primarily process data within the United Kingdom. Where data transfers outside the UK or EEA are necessary, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions.

Supervisory Authority

If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data or your rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

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

Updates to This Notice

We may update this GDPR compliance notice periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.