Privacy statement

Your personal data

Privacy Notice for customers, prospects, partners and suppliers

Last updated: February 20, 2020

UNICOM cares about your privacy

UNICOM® Systems, Inc. (a division of UNICOM Global) and it's International subsidiary and branches (referred to herein as UNICOM) are committed to protecting the personal information that you provide to UNICOM, in adherence to Data Protection Legislation (defined below) and best business practice.

This Privacy Notice describes UNICOM’s practices in relation to the use of its websites, web portals and FTP servers (“Websites”) and the related products, applications and services offered by UNICOM. This Privacy Notice sets out how UNICOM uses and protects any personal data that you provide to UNICOM, including personal data provided through its Websites.

UNICOM provides software products and services to its customers and as a result may collect and process personal data about individuals (“Services”).

UNICOM maintains the same practices with data that is collected off-line and this notice may be relied upon with respect to those methods of data collection and use.

UNICOM may modify or update its Privacy Notice at any time without prior notice. You can check the “Last updated” date above to see when the notice was last changed.

How to contact us

If you have any questions regarding your personal data and how UNICOM may use it, including any queries relating to this Privacy Notice, please complete the online form at the bottom of this page, or write to the “Privacy and Risk Management Committee” at UNICOM Global, 15535 San Fernando Mission Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345, United States or call +1 818.838.0606 and ask to speak with a member of our Privacy team.

It is important that the personal data UNICOM holds about you is accurate and current. Please keep UNICOM informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with UNICOM.

Terminology used

UNICOM’s data protection and privacy measures are governed by the (i) the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, as amended or updated from time to time, in the UK and then (ii) any successor legislation to the GDPR or the Data Protection Act 1998 (“Data Protection Legislation").

For the purpose of Data Protection Legislation:

1. where personal data is provided directly to UNICOM through use of its Websites, email, or other means where UNICOM is determining the way in which that personal data is processed, then UNICOM will be a data controller of such information; and
2. where UNICOM is provided personal data in its capacity of providing Services to its customers, then UNICOM will only process that personal data in accordance with the instructions of its customers and UNICOM will therefore act as a data processor in respect of such personal data; UNICOM’s customer will be the data controller of that personal data for that purpose.

Where UNICOM acts as a data processor on behalf of its customers, UNICOM will process that personal data on the instructions of the customer, who would have collected that personal data in accordance with that customer’s own privacy policy. The data subject should therefore check the customer’s own privacy policy, to ensure they understand how their personal data may be processed.

Information we collect

Personal data means any data or information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

UNICOM will only collect basic personal data about you, such as your name, email address, business type, work address, job title (“identity data”) and any product/solution interests that you have shared (“preferences data”) and information relating to your use of UNICOM Websites (“usage data”). Unless otherwise agreed with you, this information will not include any special categories of personal information (often known as “sensitive personal data”).

When visiting a UNICOM Website, information is captured using cookies. To find out more about UNICOM’s use of website cookies, please visit our cookie policy.

UNICOM uses different methods to collect personal data from and about you including through:

• Direct interactions. You may give UNICOM your contact information by filling in forms or by corresponding with UNICOM by post, phone, email or otherwise. This includes personal data you provide when UNICOM provides its Services; or
• Third parties or publicly available sources. UNICOM may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources such as:
• Contact, Financial and Transaction Data from providers of technical, payment and delivery services including third party debt agencies; and
• Identity and Contact Data from publicly available sources such as Companies House

If you fail to provide personal data

Where UNICOM needs to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract UNICOM has with you (or our customer whom UNICOM acts for) and you fail to provide that data when requested, UNICOM may not be able to perform the contract it has or is trying to enter. In this case, UNICOM may have to cancel the Services but it will notify you (or where appropriate, its customer) if this is the case at the time.

How we use information that we collect

UNICOM will only use your personal data when the law allows it to, i.e. if UNICOM has a legal basis for doing so, as outlined in this Privacy Notice or as notified to you at the time in which UNICOM collects your personal data, and for the purposes for which it was collected for, unless UNICOM reasonably considers that it needs to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If UNICOM needs to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, UNICOM will notify you and will explain the legal basis which allows it to do this. Please note that UNICOM may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, where this is required or permitted by law.

UNICOM will use your personal data to carry out its contractual obligations and, in addition, to keep you up-to-date with its products and services that you have expressed an interest in. Where UNICOM act as the data controller for customer contact information, it has set out below in the table a description of all the ways it plans to use your personal data, and which of the legal bases UNICOM relies on to do so. UNICOM has also identified what its legitimate interests are, where appropriate.

Note that UNICOM may process your personal data for more than one lawful grounds depending on the specific purpose for which UNICOM is using your data. Please contact UNICOM if you need details about the specific legal ground that it is relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below.

Where UNICOM acts as a data processor of personal data on behalf of its customers, in accordance with UNICOM’s customers’ instructions or in order to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

How your personal data may be shared

Where UNICOM acts as the data controller for customer contact information, or where permitted by UNICOM’s data controller customers, personal data processed by UNICOM may be shared as follows:

• With any member of the UNICOM group of companies (as detailed above); With permitted third party contractors of UNICOM for the purposes of performing its Services;
• Where UNICOM is under a duty to disclose your personal data to comply with any legal obligation, or to enforce or apply UNICOM’s terms and conditions and other agreements;
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of UNICOM, UNICOM’s customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and for compliance with laws; and
• With third parties to whom UNICOM may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of its business or its assets. Alternatively, UNICOM may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to UNICOM’s business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Notice.

UNICOM requires all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. UNICOM does not allow its third party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with UNICOM’s instructions.

UNICOM will not share your information for marketing purposes with third party companies outside of its group of companies.

You can choose to unsubscribe from UNICOM marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe option on any electronic communication sent from UNICOM. You may continue to receive further communications where a contractual or legitimate interest exists.

UNICOM may use third party companies when processing your personal information. If you would like to find out which third party processors are used by UNICOM, please contact UNICOM as outlined above.

How long we keep your information for

Where UNICOM acts as a data controller, it will not keep your personal information longer than is necessary for the purpose in which it was provided, unless required by law, or for other legitimate reasons that need it to be retained for longer (for example, if necessary for any legal proceedings). Where UNICOM acts as a data processor on behalf of its customers, UNICOM will only hold on to personal data for the period notified to UNICOM by the data controller customer, or for the period required for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, regulatory or reporting requirements.

Your rights

Under Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights in certain circumstances:

• The right to be informed – this is information on UNICOM’s collection and use of your personal data.
• The right of access – you have the right to be provided with copies of the personal data of you that UNICOM is processing as well as confirmation of the processing UNICOM is doing. You can do this by sending a “subject access request” to the contact details noted above for UNICOM’s consideration.
• The right to rectification – if you think the personal data that UNICOM holds on you is wrong, you can inform UNICOM and UNICOM will fix it.
• The right to erasure (also known as the right to be forgotten) – if you want UNICOM to permanently delete the personal data it holds about you then you can ask UNICOM to do so.
• The right to restrict processing – if you do not like how UNICOM is using your personal data then you can let UNICOM know and UNICOM will stop processing it in that way.
• The right to data portability – if you want UNICOM to pass on your personal data to someone else then please let UNICOM know. This transfer should not affect the integrity or otherwise damage your personal data.
• The right to withdraw your consent – you can withdraw your consent for UNICOM to process your personal data (if UNICOM has relied on your consent to process your personal data) at any time by contacting UNICOM. If UNICOM has relied only on your consent as the basis to process your personal data then UNICOM will stop processing your personal data at the point you withdraw your consent. Please note that if UNICOM can also rely on other bases to process your personal data aside from consent then UNICOM may do so even if you have withdrawn your consent.
• Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling – if UNICOM use either automated decision making or profiling then you have a right to know. Also, UNICOM needs your consent if either of these are used to make a decision that affects you. As with all consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of the above rights please complete the online form at the bottom of this page.

Where you exercise your right to erasure or where information is deleted in accordance with UNICOM’s retention policy, please note that after the deletion of your personal data, it cannot be recovered, so if you require a copy of this personal data, please request this during the period UNICOM retains the data.

Where you exercise your right to request access to the information UNICOM processes about you, you will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, UNICOM may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive.

Alternatively, UNICOM may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

UNICOM will try to respond to all legitimate access requests within one month. Occasionally it may take longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, UNICOM will notify you and keep you updated.

Children

UNICOM Websites are not intended for children and UNICOM will not knowingly collect any personal data from persons under the age of 18 and will immediately delete any such data subsequently so determined.

How to raise a concern about the use of your personal information

If you have concerns about how UNICOM has handled your personal data, including in relation to any of the rights contained herein, please complete the online form at the bottom of this page outlining the concerns that you have.

You may also make a complaint to the ICO (the UK supervisory authority). You can find further information about the ICO and their complaints procedure at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.

IP Addresses

UNICOM Websites may collect your Internet Protocol (IP) address. This information is collected for internal security and system administration purposes. This information may also be used to trace the computer used in cases of misuse or unlawful actions in connection with visits to or use of UNICOM’s Websites.

External websites

UNICOM’s Websites may, from time to time, contain links to other websites. If you follow a link to another website, please note that the website will have its own privacy policy and that UNICOM does not accept any responsibility or liability for such policies, or how such websites collect and use your data. Please check the associated privacy policy before you submit any personal data to these websites.