Table of Contents
Your rights as the data subject
Collecting general information during a visit to our website
Registration on our Block Portal
Newsletter or comparable information
E-Mail Marketing (Existing Clients)
Contact Form, E-Mail Contact, Client Service
Technically necessary and functional cookies (as set out above)
Technically unnecessary cookies
Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR
Changes of business ownership and control
Revision of our privacy policy
Questions for the data protection officer
Responsible party pursuant to data protection laws, in particular the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Block Solutions Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 05461477 whose registered address is 14 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7LB.
This privacy policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms and Conditions, which can be found at: block.co.uk/terms-conditions/.
This privacy policy applies between you, the user of this website and Block Solutions Limited, the owner and provider of this website. Block Solutions Limited takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the website.
You may contact Block Solutions Limited by email at [email protected].
Your rights as the data subject
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:
- Information on your data stored by us and the processing thereof (Art. 15 GDPR),
- Rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
- Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR),
- Restriction of the data processing, provided that we may not delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
- Objection to the processing of your data with us (Art. 21 GDPR) and
- Data portability, provide that you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).
If you have given us consent, you may withdraw it at any time, which will remain in effect in the future.
You can contact the UK´s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), with a complaint at any time.
Collecting general information during a visit to our website
Type and purpose of the processing
When you access our website – i.e. if you do not register or submit information – information of a general nature will be collected automatically. This information (server log files) contains the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.
It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensuring an unproblematic website connection
- Ensuring seamless use of our website
- Analysis of system security and stability as well as
- For additional administrative purposes.
We will not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. This type of information will be statistically analysed by us if necessary to optimise our website and its underlying technology.
Legal basis
The processing occurs according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers, who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as data processors.
Retention period
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the reason they were collected. This is generally the case, after the respective session has ended, for data that are used to make the website available.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually mandatory. Without the IP address however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services can be unavailable or limited.
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR below.
Registration on our Block Portal
Type and purpose of the processing
With the registration to use our personalised services, some personal data such as name, address, and contact and communication information (e.g. phone number and e-mail address) are collected. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the ability to change or delete the data entered during registration at any time. At any time, we will also provide you with information on the personal data about you that we have saved.
Legal basis
The data entered during registration are processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
If the registration fulfils the obligations of a contract, whose contractual party is the data subject, or serves to implement pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers, who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as data processors.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Retention period
Data are only processed in this context provided that the corresponding consent has been given. The data will be deleted thereafter, provided that no statutory retention obligations prohibit the deletion. To contact us in this regard, please use the contact information provided at the end of this privacy policy.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot give you access to our content and services.
Newsletter or comparable information
Type and purpose of the processing
For the delivery of our newsletter or comparable information, we collect personal data that are transmitted to us via an input mask. For an effective registration, we need a valid e-mail address.
We request your name so that we can address you personally in the newsletter or comparable information and identify you as needed should you want to exercise your rights as a data subject.
To receive the newsletter or comparable information, providing your e-mail address is sufficient. Subscribers can also be notified by e-mail about circumstances that are relevant to the service or registration (such as changes to the newsletter offer or technical matters).
In addition, we evaluate your reading and usage behaviour in order to continuously improve our newsletter or comparable information and adapt these to your interests and needs.
Legal basis
Based on your express consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR), we will send our newsletter or comparable information and evaluate your reading and usage behaviour.
The consent to save and use your personal data for the newsletter or comparable information may be withdrawn at any time and remain in effect in the future. Every newsletter or comparable information contains a corresponding link or you can inform us of your cancellation via the contact option indicated at the end of this privacy policy.
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be data processors. We use a service provider for the dispatch and any evaluations that may take place, who acts as our data processor.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Retention period
Data are only processed in this context provided that the corresponding consent has been given. The data will be deleted thereafter.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter or comparable information without your consent.
Withdrawal of consent
You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter or comparable information dispatch or the evaluation of the newsletter or comparable information at any time with effect for the future. In each newsletter and comparable information, you will find a corresponding unsubscribe link for this purpose.
E-Mail Marketing (Existing Clients)
Type and purpose of processing
If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing services, we reserve the right to send you regular marketing material by e-mail. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for promotional purposes, you will not receive any additional offers by e-mail.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
In this respect, the data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalised direct advertising pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with a balancing pursuant to Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR).
Recipients
We use a service provider for the dispatch and any evaluations that may take place, who acts as our data processor.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Storage period
The data will only be processed in this context as long as you have not objected to the processing.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. If you object to the use of e-mail marketing, we will not be able to send you any interesting offers by e-mail.
Objection
You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future. You will find a link to this effect in every promotional e-mail. In addition, the revocation can be made via the other contact options provided on the website. We will then include your name and e-mail address in our advertising blacklist.
Type and purpose of processing
We reserve the right to use your contact data (title, name, address) and client number – insofar as we have received this additional information from you as part of the contractual relationship – as well as your date of birth to send you interesting offers about our products by letter post. If you have initially objected to the use of your data for this purpose, no mailing will take place on our part.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
The processing for sending advertising by letter post is based on our legitimate interest in personalised direct advertising (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Recipient
We use a service provider for the mailing, who acts as our data processor.
Storage period
The data will only be processed in this context as long as you have not objected to the processing.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. If you object to advertising by mail, we will not be able to send you any interesting offers by mail.
Objection
You are entitled to object to the use of your address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future. You will find a corresponding contact in every cover letter. In addition, the revocation can be made via the other contact options provided on the website. We will then include your name and address in our advertising blacklist.
Type and purpose of processing
After your objection to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes or the revocation of your consent, we store your e-mail address or your name and address (in the case of postal advertising) in our internal advertising blacklist. We only use your data for matching with our future advertising files. In this way, we can permanently ensure that your advertising objection or revocation of consent is respected.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
The lawfulness of the processing of personal data provided to us for the purpose of inclusion in our advertising blacklist is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), so that you will be excluded from advertising (by e-mail or letter post) by us in the future.
Recipients
Recipients of the data are, if applicable, technical service providers who act as data processors in support of the processing of the advertising blacklists.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Storage period
Entries in our internal advertising blacklist are stored permanently. A deletion of the entry by the data subject is possible at any time by contacting us.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. If you object to the inclusion of your data in our advertising blacklist, we cannot guarantee that you will receive advertising from us at a later date (if the legal basis exists).
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR.
Type and purpose of processing
Your personal data will be processed pseudonymously as part of the survey. It is not possible for us to draw a direct conclusion about you as a person. The purpose of processing personal data in the context of the surveys is, for example, to increase client satisfaction and optimise our services.
If the survey is linked to a special offer e.g. a voucher, you will be provided with the corresponding voucher code at the end of the survey. Based on this code, it can only be traced that you have participated in a survey. A combination with other data does not take place.
Legal basis and legitimate interest
If you are already a client or have subscribed to our newsletter and have not objected to the use of your data for advertising purposes, the processing is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). We have a legitimate interest in increasing the satisfaction of our clients and optimising our services.
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the implementation of the survey.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Storage period
We do not assign answers to you personally, but merely store the fact that you have received a corresponding link to the survey. If you have redeemed a voucher, we record that you have participated in the survey. These characteristics are stored in your client profile. To delete your client profile, please see information below.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. If you do not participate in the client survey, we will not be able to improve our offering to you based on your anonymised responses. You may not be able to receive and use offers associated with participation in the client survey, such as vouchers.
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR.
Contact Form, E-Mail Contact, Client Service
Type and purpose of the processing
The data you enter are used for individual communication with you. A valid e-mail address, your name, and your organisation are required for this communication, which serves to organise your inquiry and the respective subsequent reply. Providing additional information is optional.
A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored.
At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:
Date and time of sending
Selected language
Conversion Page
Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. In addition, you can contact our client service via the telephone number provided. As a matter of principle, we do not record conversations. However, notes regarding your request may be recorded.
Legal basis
The processing of data is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request services, the processing of the information provided will occur in order to implement pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR).
Recipients
Recipients of the data may be data processors.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by our data processor. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Retention period
The data will be deleted no later than 6 months after processing the inquiry.
Provided that we enter into a contract together, we will use the statutory retention periods and delete your data according to the respective stipulated deadlines.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, e-mail address, organisation and the reason for your inquiry.
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR below.
Type and purpose of the processing
On this website we use HubSpot for different purposes. HubSpot is a software company from the USA with a branch office in Ireland. Contact: HubSpot, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, Telephone: +353 1 5187500.
Hubspot is an integrated software solution that we use to cover different aspects of our online marketing. This includes, among others, email marketing, social media publishing and reporting, contact management (e.g., user segmentation & CRM), landing pages and contact forms.
Our registration service enables visitors to our website to find out more about our company, to download contents and to provide their contact information, together with further demographic information. This information, together with the contents of our website are stored on the servers of our software partner HubSpot. Hubspot´s Privacy Policy can be found here. We can use it to make contact with visitors to our website and to determine which of our company’s services are interesting for them. All information collected by us is subject to this data privacy policy. We use all information collected exclusively for optimising our marketing measures.
As part of the optimisation of our marketing activities, Hubspot may collect and process the data such as your IP Address, browser type, email address, viewed pages, usage data.
Legal basis
The legal basis of the processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR unless indicated differently in the different processing activities set out above. If you do not want Hubspot to collect and process the aforementioned data, you can refuse your consent or withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
Retention period
The data will be stored for as long as it is necessary for the purpose of the procession. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for the processing purposes.
Third country transfers
Data may be transferred to the US as part of processing by Hubspot. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.
Withdrawal of consent
You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in their entirety.
Type and purpose of the processing
We maintain a company profile on LinkedIn.
A simple link will take you from our website to our presence on LinkedIn. This platform is operated by LinkedIn Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. We maintain this LinkedIn company page in order to inform users or interested parties as well as customers about our company. We provide information via our LinkedIn profile and offer users the opportunity to communicate with us.
Furthermore, we would like to point out that as the operator of a LinkedIn company profile, we are jointly responsible with LinkedIn for the processing of the personal data of the site visitors (Art. 26 GDPR). For this purpose, we have entered into a corresponding joint responsibility agreement with LinkedIn, which specifies the distribution of data protection obligations between us and LinkedIn. You can access this contract under the following link. In accordance with this contract, LinkedIn is responsible for responding to data subject requests. To assert these data subject rights you can contact LinkedIn online or reach LinkedIn using the contact information in the Privacy Policy. You can also contact LinkedIn’s data protection officer via the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO.
In addition, you can contact us in this context to exercise your data subject rights. For this purpose, it is sufficient that you contact us via the contact form with the selection of your request “Privacy-LinkedIn”. In such a case, we will forward your request to LinkedIn.
As soon as you visit our LinkedIn company profile, follow this page or engage with this page, LinkedIn processes personal data. As a result, LinkedIn grants us insight and statistics in anonymised form, after which we are informed about the types of actions visitors take on our site (so-called page insights). It is not possible for us to derive conclusions about individual members via the information of the page insights. On the one hand, LinkedIn processes data that you have stored in your profile based on your own published information. In addition, LinkedIn processes in particular data about how you interact with our LinkedIn company page, e.g. whether you are a follower of our LinkedIn company page.
Legal basis
The processing of your personal data is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, which you have given to LinkedIn as part of your registration.
Retention period
Further information on the processing of your data by LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy.
Third country transfers
We cannot exclude that a third country transfer, e.g. to servers located in the USA, takes place when calling up our LinkedIn – company presence.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.
Type and purpose of the processing
We maintain a company profile on Twitter.
A simple link will take you from our website to our presence on Twitter. This platform is operated by Twitter International Unlimited Company, an Irish company. We maintain this Twitter company page in order to inform users or interested parties as well as customers about our company. We provide information via our Twitter profile and offer users the opportunity to communicate with us.
You can request a copy of our contracts with Twitter here and here. To assert these data subject rights you can contact Twitter online or reach Twitter using the contact information in the Privacy Policy. You can also contact Twitter’s data protection officer via the following link: https://twitter.ethicspointvp.com/custom/twitter/forms/data/form_data.asp .
In addition, you can contact us in this context to exercise your data subject rights. For this purpose, it is sufficient that you contact us via the contact form with the selection of your request “Privacy- Twitter”. In such a case, we will forward your request to Twitter.
As soon as you visit our Twitter company profile, follow this page or engage with this page, Twitter processes personal data. As a result, Twitter grants us insight and statistics in anonymised form, after which we are informed about the types of actions visitors take on our site (so-called audience insights). It is not possible for us to derive conclusions about individual members via the information of the page insights. On the one hand, Twitter processes data that you have stored in your profile based on your own published information. In addition, Twitter processes in particular data about how you interact with our Twitter company page, e.g. whether you are a follower of our Twitter company page.
Legal basis
The processing of your personal data is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, which you have given to Twitter as part of your registration.
Retention period
Further information on the processing of your data Twitter can be found in Twitter ‘s privacy policy.
Third country transfers
We cannot exclude that a third country transfer, e.g. to servers located in the USA, takes place when calling up our Twitter – company presence.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.
We maintain a company profile on Vimeo.
A simple link will take you from our website to our presence on Vimeo. This platform is operated by Vimeo.com, 330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor New York, New York 10001, USA (hereinafter “Vimeo”). We maintain this Vimeo company page in order to inform users or interested parties as well as customers about our company. We provide information via our Vimeo profile and offer users the opportunity to communicate with us.
You can request a copy of our contracts with Vimeo here. To assert your data subject rights you can contact Vimeo online or reach Vimeo using the contact information in the Privacy Policy. You can also contact Vimeo using the following email address: [email protected].
As soon as you visit our Vimeo company profile, follow this page or engage with this page, Vimeo processes personal data. As a result, Vimeo grants us insight and statistics in anonymised form, after which we are informed about the types of actions visitors take on our site. It is not possible for us to derive conclusions about individual members via the information of the page insights. On the one hand, Vimeo processes data that you have stored in your profile based on your own published information. In addition, Vimeo processes in particular data about how you interact with our Vimeo company page, e.g. whether you are a follower of our Vimeo company page.
We cannot exclude that a third country transfer, e.g. to servers located in the USA, takes place when calling up our Vimeo – company presence.
Type and purpose of the processing
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: ‘Google’). Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’, i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is typically transmitted to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within the United Kingdom, the member states of the European Union, or in contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the U.S. and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, summarise reports on website activities and provide other services related to website and Internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transferred from your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.
The data processing purposes are the website-use analysis and the summary of reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, other related services will be provided.
Legal basis
The processing of the data occurs on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Recipients
The recipient of the data is Google as the data processor. For this, we have entered into the corresponding data-processing contract with Google.
Retention period
The deletion of the data occurs as soon as they are no longer necessary for our recording-keeping purposes.
Third country transfers
Google processes your data in the United States of America. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded with Google.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.
Withdrawal of consent
You can prevent the storage of cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website in their entirety. Furthermore, you can prevent the collected data generated by the cookie and the data related to your use of the website (including your IP address) being transmitted to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.
In addition, or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our web pages by clicking this link, which will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent data collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.
Profiling
With the assistance of the tracking tool Google Analytics, the browsing behaviour of the website visitors can be evaluated and their respective interests can be analysed. For this analysis, we create a pseudonymous user profile.
Type and purpose of the processing
In order to present our content correctly and graphically appealing across all browsers, we use ‘Google Webfonts’ from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter ‘Google’) to display fonts on this website.
You’ll find the data protection guidelines of the library operator Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Legal basis
Your consent is the legal basis for the integration of Google Webfonts and the associated data transfer to Google (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Recipients
The use of script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible that the operator, in this case Google, will collect data.
Retention period
We do not collect any personal data via the integration of Google Webfonts.
You’ll find additional information on Google Webfonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Third country transfers
Google processes your data in the United States of America. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, the correct presentation of standard-fonts content is not possible without this provision.
Withdrawal of consent
The programming language JavaScript is regularly used to display content. Thus, you can opt out of the data processing by disabling JavaScript execution in your browser or by installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional limitations on the website.
Type and purpose of the processing
We use Google Maps on this website. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter ‘Google’). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website, allowing you to conveniently use the map feature.
You’ll find additional information about Google’s data processing on the Google privacy policy page, where you can also change your personal privacy settings in the data protection centre.
Click here for detailed instructions on how to manage your own data related to Google products.
Legal basis
Your consent is the legal basis for the integration of Google Maps and the associated data transfer to Google (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Recipients
By visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged into or if there is no user account. When you’re logged into Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account.
If you do not want this assignment in your Google profile, you must log out of Google before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or tailor-made design of its website. Such an analysis occurs in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the formation of these user profiles, but you must submit this objection to Google.
Retention period:
We do not collect any personal data via the integration of Google Maps.
Third country transfers
Google processes your data in the United States of America. Standard contractual clauses have been concluded should any personal data be collected.
Provision mandatory or required
The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. If you prevent access, this can lead to functional limitations on the website.
Withdrawal of consent
If you do not want Google to collect, process or use information about you via our website, you can disable JavaScript in your browser settings. In this case, you cannot or only partially use our website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data record that is saved on your end device and contains data such as personal page settings and login information, for example. These data records are produced and sent to you by the web server which you connected to using your web browser. We generally use cookies to analyse interest in our web pages and to make our web pages more user-friendly.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie inventory. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/en/help
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-za/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
If you wish to access the full functionality of our web pages and use it in the most convenient way possible, however, you should accept cookies which allow you to use certain functions and/or make the website more user-friendly.
Storage duration and cookies used:
If you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our websites:
Necessary
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __hssrc | session | This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Analytics" category . | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 1 year | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Necessary" category . | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Others". | |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 1 year | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to store whether or not the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Functional
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | 30 minutes | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | |
| __hssc | 30 minutes | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. |
Analytics
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __hstc | 1 year 24 days | This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | |
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | |
| _gat_UA-37712409-1 | 1 minute | A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. | |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | |
| hubspotutk | 1 year 24 days | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | |
| vuid | 2 years | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos to the website. |
Others
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| browserupdateorg | 7 days | No description available. |
Cookie settings
Technically necessary and functional cookies (as set out above)
Type and purpose of processing:
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change.
Legal basis and legitimate interest:
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Third country transfer:
The collected data may be transferred to the following third countries:
USA
The following data protection guarantees are in place:
Standard Contractual Clauses
Provision mandatory or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be limited.
Objection
Please read the information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR below.
Technically unnecessary cookies
Furthermore, we use cookies to better tailor the offer on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it on the basis of statistical evaluations.
Please refer to the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used to find out which providers set cookies.
Legal basis:
The legal basis for these processing operations is in each case your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
For further recipients, please refer to the information in this privacy policy on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.
Third-country transfer:
Please refer to the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing and web analytics providers for information on this.
Provision prescribed or required:
Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings (see Revocation of consent).
Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Withdrawal of consent:
You can revoke your consent at any time via our Cookie Consent Tool.
Profiling:
To what extent we analyse the behaviour of website visitors with pseudonymised user profiles, please refer to the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing and web analysis technologies used.
Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 GDPR
Individual right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.
Recipients of an objection
You may contact Block Solutions Limited by email at [email protected].
This website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.
Changes of business ownership and control
Block Solutions Limited may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Block Solutions Limited. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
We may also disclose data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
In the above instances, we will comply with data protection law and take all required steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected. You will be informed of any such processing of your data in accordance with Art. 13 and Art. 14 GDPR.
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (such as SSL) via HTTPS.
Revision of our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Your next visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.
Questions for the data protection officer
If you have any questions pertaining to data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation:
Data Protection Officer of Block Solutions Limited
c/o activeMind.legal UK Ltd.
No 1 Royal Exchange London, EC3V 3DG
Registered #11814518
Phone: +44 20 89383608
Email: [email protected]