Privacy and Cookie Statement
Privacy Statement
DataChecker Ltd, with its registered office in London, is responsible for the data processing as stated in this privacy statement.
Contact details:
DataChecker Ltd
3 London Bridge Street 3rd floor
News Building, London
SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
support@datachecker.co.uk
We are fully registered and we have received our ICO Certificate , our registration number is: ZB333063
Please contact our Data Protection Officer if you have any questions regarding our online Identity verification process. support@datachecker.co.uk
Data Protection Officer:
W.Codee
Phone: +4420 396 69103
Email: info@datachecker.co.uk
Duties of the data protection officer:
My task as DPO is, among other things, to check all policies, agreements and working methods regarding personal data whether they indeed comply with the legislation.
Contact:
As a DPO, I am also your contact if you have any questions or comments about how we handle your privacy and your data. You can reach me on weekdays on +4420 396 69103 or by mail at: info@datachecker.co.uk
Personal data we process
DataChecker Ltd processes personal data because of the use of our services and/or because the user provide these data to us. Below is an overview of all the personal data we process:
- Legal Identity Documents
- First and last name
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Address details, country
- Telephone number
- Email address
- IP address
- Other personal data that you actively provide, for example by creating a profile on this website, in correspondence and by telephone.
- Location data
- Data about your activities on our website
- Internet browser and device type
- Bank account number
Special and/or sensitive personal data we process
Our website and/or service has no intention of collecting data about website visitors who are younger than 16 years of age, unless they have permission from parents or guardians. However, we cannot check whether a visitor is over 16 years of age. We recommend, therefore, that parents are involved in their children's online activities in order to prevent data from being collected about children without parental consent. If you believe that we have collected personal data about a minor without consent, please contact us at support@datachecker.co.uk and we will delete those data.
We do not sell the processed data to third parties as it is by GDPR Law prohibitted
For what purpose and on what basis do we process personal data?
DataChecker processes personal data for the following purposes:
- To process payments
- To send our newsletter
- To call or email users if this is necessary to perform our services
- To inform users about changes to our services and products
- To offer (potential) clients the possibility to create an account
- To deliver goods and services
- DataChecker analyses behaviour on the website in order to improve the website and to tailor the range of products and services to visitors preferences.
- DataChecker tracks browsing behaviour on various websites, which allows us to tailor our products and services to needs.
- DataChecker also processes personal data if we are legally obliged to do so, such as data we need for our tax return.
Automated decision making
DataChecker makes /or no decisions based on automated processing decisions about matters that can have (significant) consequences for people. These are decisions that are taken by computer programs or systems, without involving a person (eg a DataChecker employee). DataChecker uses the following computer programs or systems: [supplement with the name of the system, why it is used, underlying logic, interest and expected consequences for the person concerned.
How long do we store personal data for?
DataChecker stores personal data in the United Kingdom for no longer than is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which data are collected. By all means, personal data will be deleted or irreversible anonimized after a periodof 7 days, although the data can be deleted manually prior to this point if no longer required by the customer. The customer may extend the retention period.
Cookies, or similar technologies, we use
DataChecker uses functional, analytical and tracking cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone when you visit this website for the first time. DataChecker uses cookies with a purely technical functionality. They ensure that the website functions properly and that your preferred settings, for example, are remembered. These cookies are also used to make the website function properly and to optimise it. In addition, we place cookies that track your browsing behaviour so that we can offer you tailored content and advertisements. When you visited our website for the first time, we informed you about these cookies and asked you for your consent to place them. You can opt out of cookies by changing the settings of your internet browser so that it no longer stores cookies. In addition, you can delete all information previously stored through your browser's settings. For more information, see the various websites listed at the bottom of this Cookie Statement. Cookies are also placed on this website by third parties. These include advertisers and/or social media companies.
Statistical research
DataChecker aims to provide clients with websites and/or applications of the highest quality. This requires DataChecker to conduct regular statistical research, allowing it to make changes to its websites and/or applications, where necessary.
DataChecker may use data for this statistical research. Only specially designated employees of DataChecker have access to data for this purpose. The results of the research are always aggregated. This means that the data in the research results cannot be traced back to a client personally.
Access, modify or delete data
Users have the right to access, correct or delete personal data. In addition, clients have the right to withdraw any consent for the data processing or to object to the processing of personal data by DataChecker and have the right to data transferability. This means that users may submit a request to us to send the personal data that we have in a computer file. Clients may send a request for access, correction, deletion, data transfer of personal data or a request for the withdrawal of consent or objection to the processing of personal data to support@datachecker.co.uk DataChecker would also like to point out that clients have the option of lodging a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Data Protection Authority.
How we secure personal data
DataChecker is committed to the protection of data and takes appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorised access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorised alteration. If you feel that your data are not secure, or if there are indications of misuse, please contact us at support@datachecker.co.uk
DataChecker has taken the following measures:
- TLS (formerly SSL). We send your data via a secure internet connection. You can tell by the "https" address bar and the padlock in the address bar.
Cookie Statement
What is a cookie?
We make use of cookies on this website. A cookie is a small simple file that is sent with pages of this website [and/or Flash applications] and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers on a subsequent visit.
Which cookies does DataChecker use and for what purpose?
Use of necessary cookies
The use of a necessary cookie enables us to recognise you when you visit our website again. The website can therefore be specially tailored to your preferences. If you have given permission for the placing of cookies, we can also remember this by means of a cookie. This way, you do not have to reselect your preferences, saving you time and making the use of our website more pleasant. You can delete necessary cookies via the settings of your browser.
Use of session cookies
By using a session cookie we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This enables us to adapt our service as much as possible to the browsing behaviour of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted once you close your web browser.
Our own tracking cookies
With your consent, we place a cookie on your equipment, which can be retrieved as soon as you visit a website from our network. This enables us to know that, in addition to our website, you have also visited the relevant other website(s) from our network. The profile created as a result is not linked to your name, address, email address and the like, but only serves to tailor advertisements to your profile, so that they are as relevant as possible for you.
Tracking cookies from our advertisers
With your consent, our advertisers place tracking cookies on your equipment. They use these cookies to keep track of the pages from their network you visit, in order to create a profile of your online browsing behaviour. This profile is partly created on the basis of comparable data they receive from your visit to other websites in their network. This profile is not linked to your name, address, email address and the like, as known to us, but only serves to tailor advertisements to your profile, so that they are as relevant as possible for you.
Google Analytics
Our website is used to place a cookie belonging to the US firm Google, as part of the Analytics services. We use this service to keep track of and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may disclose these data to third parties in the event that it is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process data on its behalf. We have no influence on this. We have not given Google permission to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.
The information Google collects is anonymised to the extent possible. By default, your IP address is not included. If you give your consent for the use of your IP address, your website visit will be registered up to the level of place of residence. The collected data are transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google abides by the Privacy Shield principles and is a member of the Privacy Shield programme of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This implies an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.
Social plug-ins
Our website contains buttons to promote ("like") or share ("tweet") web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work by means of pieces of code that come from Facebook, Twitter or other social media platforms. Cookies are placed by this code. We have no influence on that. Please read the privacy statements of Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms (which may be regularly amended) to learn what they do with your (personal) data they process by means of these cookies.
The data they collect are anonymised to the extent possible. The data are transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google + commit to the Privacy Shield principles and are affiliated with the Privacy Shield programme of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This implies an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.
Cookies placed
The following cookies are placed from datachecker.nl:
Geplaatste cookies
| Cookie | Source | Purpose | Expiry |
| _cfduid | tawk.to | Used to identify trusted webtraffic | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | datachecker.co.uk | Preserves user session state across page requests | Session |
| TawkWindowName | datachecker.co.uk | Necessary for the functioning of the chatbot | Session |
| lang | linkedin.com | Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel |
Session |
| _ga | datachecker.co.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 2 years |
| _gid | datachecker.co.uk | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 1 day |
| collect | google-analytics.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels | Session |
| TawkConnectionTime | datachecker.co.uk | For the purpose of the chat tool | Session |
| tawkUUID | va.tawk.to | For the purpose of the chat tool | 179 days |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products from third party advertisers. | 3 months | |
| _hjIncludedInSample | Hotjar | Hotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. | 1 year |
| bcookie | Linkedin.com | To track ads visits | 2 years |
| BizoID | ads.linkedin.com | To track ads visits | 29 days |
| bscookie | Linkedin.com | To track ads visits | 2 years |
| fr | Used to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | 3 months | |
| GPS | Youtube.com | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location | 1 day |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficancy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user | 1 year |
| lang | ads.linkedin.com | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website | Session |
| lidc | linkedin.com | To track ads visits | 1 day |
| NID | google.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months |
| PREF | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses You Tube videos across different websites | 8 months |
| rc::a | Unclassified | Persistent | |
| rc::b | Unclassified | Session | |
| rc::c | Used in context with video-advertisement. The cookie limits the number of times a visitor is shown the same advertisement-content. The cookie is also used to ensure relevance of the video-advertisement to the specific visitor. | Session | |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies | 1 day |
| tr | Facebook.com | To track visits from Facebook | Session |
| UserMatchHistory | To track ads visits | 29 days | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the users' band width on pages with integrated YouTube videos | 179 days |
| YSC | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen | Session |
| yt-player-bandwidth | youtube.com | Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. | Persistent |
| yt-player-headers-readable | youtube.com | Used to determine the optimal video quality based on the visitor's device and network settings. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | Stores the user's videoplayer preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session |
| tawkUUID | va.tawk.to | For the purpose of the chat tool | 179 days |
| _hjid | datachecker.co.uk | Used to determine which site settings it should load and where to save the collected data. | 1 year |
| _hjid | datachecker.co.uk | Used to determine which site settings it should load and where to save the collected data. | Persistent |
| acalltrackerreferrer | datachecker.co.uk | To save the referring source of the visitor | 1 day |
| excludecalltracking | datachecker.co.uk | Stop tracking when a visitor's activity is not measured anymore | Session |
| ss | Tawk.to | Provides Live chat support for the visitor | Session |
| twk_5b4c840191379020b95ee5be | Tawk.to | For the purpose of the chat tool | Persistent |
| twk_5b55b386df040c3e9e0bdd4a | Tawk.to | For the purpose of the chat tool | Persistent |
| ldfdr.UA-49108745-1 | datachecker.co.uk | For the purpose of Google Analytics | Persistent |
Right to access and rectification or erasure of your data
You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of your data. For more information, please see our contact page. To prevent abuse we may request you to identify yourself adequately. In the case of access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must submit a copy of the relevant cookie together with your request. You can find this in your browser settings.
Enabling, disabling and deleting cookies
More information about enabling, disabling and deleting cookies in your browser can be found in the instructions and/or by using the Help function of your browser.
You can easily change the cookie preferences you chose when you first visited the website.
Deleting tracking cookies placed by third parties
Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties that display advertisements to you via our website, among other things. You can delete these cookies centrally via Your Online Choices (website: see under More information about cookies), so that they are not placed again on a third-party website.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES?
You can find more information about cookies on the following websites:
IAB Europe: Background European Cookie Act
Your Online Choices: A guide to online behavioural advertising
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Privacy and Cookie Statement, you can send us a message using the contact form.
Last modified on May 16th 2022