The Headline Challenge is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We hold your privacy in the highest regard and this notice explains how your data will be processed by us. All information will be collected lawfully and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The Headline Challenge is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We hold your privacy in the highest regard and this notice explains how your data will be processed by us.

All information will be collected lawfully and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective from 25th May 2018. We (Headline Challenge) are the data controller and are responsible for your personal data.

How we record your data varies on the type of service provided. The majority of your information will be processed electronically, using software which is compliant with GDPR, protected by encryption and premium rated cyber security. We only use trusted and certified software to manage our business and data transactions.

How long your data is held depends on the nature of the reason for supplying your details.

We do not send random marketing emails to personal email addresses (Spam).

Data Rights

If you wish Headline Challenge to provide you with a copy of the data we hold, we can supply you with this information, without charge if it is a reasonable request. If the request is excessive or repeated we reserve the right to charge a fee to cover the administrative costs. You can check any information that we hold by emailing a request to support@headlinechallenge.co.uk

If you wish this data to be removed from our records and ported to you, or simply deleted you have the right to make such a request and we will comply with any and all such communications. If you are unhappy about the handling of your personal information and wish to raise a complaint, you can do so, by contacting us via support@headlinechallenge.co.uk setting out the reasons for your concern in your message. Alternatively, you can raise the matter with the UK’s data protection regular, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk

What is a Personal Data Breach?

Unauthorised access by a third party;
Error, inaction or accident by a data controller or processor;
Sending personal data to an incorrect recipient;
A device containing personal data being lost or stolen;
Deliberate alteration of personal data without permission;
Any loss of access to personal data.
How we will Respond in the Event of a Personal Data Breach?

We take the management of your information very seriously indeed. To protect your data, we have ensured that we can detect malicious attacks and have in place a process to assess the likely risk to individuals as a result of such a breach.
If a breach has occurred we will, in accord with GDPR regulation, notify the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) within 72 hours of becoming aware of it.
We will provide the ICO with full details of the breach at this time and continue to update whilst the matter is investigated.
In the unlikely event a breach impacting individuals or organisations associated with our business occurs, we will notify those affected at the earliest possible opportunity.
As all the personal data within our systems and third-party platforms is encrypted we are confident that in the unlikely event of a breach there will not be a negative impact on our clients, staff or suppliers, however if necessary, we will provide the appropriate advice to those affected to help protect them from its effects.
As a matter of procedure and best practice with cyber security, we document all breaches, even if they don’t all need to be reported.
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