Date: 27th November 2023
About our privacy policy
Our privacy policy outlines your relationship with our company and explains in detail how we use the information that you provide us with.
About SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY & BRAND CONSULTANCY is the trading name of SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED, which is registered in the United Kingdom under company number: 14870970 and registered with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office under the Data Protection Act 2018.
Samira Malik is the designated Data Controller for SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED and committed to upholding our commitments to protect the rights of individuals under legislation outlined within the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection officer can be contacted both through our website https://samiramalikstrategyandbrand.com , email contact@samiramalikstrategyandbrand.com as well as by post. Our registered address is 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden WC2H 9JQ, London, England. We will process any request within 20 days. Subject Access Requests are normally performed free of charge, but we may need to charge individuals for excessive or unreasonable data requests.
How we do business
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED is committed to upholding and maintaining your personal rights. We operate our business in-line with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and observe your rights to change or withdraw your opt-in options at any time. As part of our ongoing commitment to uphold your rights, SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED will also extend advice on how you can issue formal complaints to relevant authorities, such as the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Sensitive data
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED does not collect any sensitive data about you. Sensitive data refers to (but is not limited to) information about your race or ethnic background, religious or political affiliations, trade union affiliations, sexual orientation, criminal background or health background.
Who our privacy policy applies to
This privacy policy has been developed to inform users of SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED how we use their data. SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED is a marketing strategy and brand management consultancy, and we need to process the data of individuals to offer our products and/or services. Bearing that in mind, our privacy policy applies to any and all individuals registered with us as a user, customer, administrator or in any other capacity.
Our company obligations
As a data controller, SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED is legally responsible for the data you provide us with. In honouring that responsibility, we pledge to uphold our commitments under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We will only ever use your data:
- In ways that are both fair and legal
- As described within this policy
- In ways that are necessary for the purposes described
Data processing and storage
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED, only uses personal data for the reasons in which we have collected. We will only ever use your personal data for another reason if we reasonably consider another purpose in which to use that data which is compatible with the original reason in which the data was collected.
If we are required to make such a decision, we will always notify you. We may also at times be required by law to process your personal data without your knowledge.
We may occasionally use the data you provide us with for marketing, relationship management or account management activities. These activities are designed to ensure you have adequate information about other products and/or services we offer, that we have reason to believe you may be interested in. You have the right to opt-out of these activities at any time.
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED stores data relating to transactions, payments and orders for a period of up to seven years. This period may be extended under certain circumstances as part of our ongoing commitment to comply with UK and international law.
We may need to process your data for the following reasons:
Marketing
Marketing services provided by us
Financial administration
Account management
Research and analysis
Safeguarding
To protect legitimate interests
We use carefully selected and recognised third-parties to help us take payments, provide commerce services and manage company accounts. Some of these third-parties may operate outside the European Union.
If you use our website, we may gather the following information about your: Name/Country/Email address/IP Address and any other information you choose to share with us.
To find out more about the reasoning behind any decision SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED, has made to process your data for a new purpose, get in touch.
Why is data processed?
Relevant conditions of these articles are outlined below:
Circumstances under which we may be required to process your data under more than one legal ground may include:
| Reason | Data type | Legal basis |
| Customer registration | Identity and contact information | To carry out a contract we’ve made with you |
| Processing and/or delivering your order | Identity, contact information, financial information, financial and transactional data | To carry out a contract we’ve made with you and to exercise our legitimate interests to recover debts owed |
| To manage our customer relationship with you | Identity, contact information, marketing and communications preferences | To carry out a contract we’ve made with you, to comply with legal obligations and to exercise our legitimate interests to keep our records updated |
| Article 6: Personal Data | Article 9: Special Categories |
| Individual has given consent | Individual given explicit consent |
| Processing is required for delivery of contract | Processing is required to carry out obligations of controller or employment |
Consent
Please note that when you submit personal data on our website, you are giving SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED your explicit consent that we can use that data in line with our privacy policy.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Opting-out
After giving SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED your consent, you are free to amend your consent or withdraw your consent at any time. You have the right to object to the processing of your data. To opt-out, change your preferences or revoke your consent, simply contact us by emailing contact@samiramalikstrategyandbrand.com.
If you’d like to change your web, contact or marketing preferences, you can do so at any time. Simply contact us at contact@samiramalikstrategyandbrand.com to request the necessary amendments.
There is a lawful basis for processing your data, and this section of our privacy policy outlines how this applies to the personal information you provide us with or allow us to collect.
The information this policy applies to includes information that you:
- Provide as part of any registration process
- Provide as part of any campaign creation activity
- Provide in the form of numerical data, metadata or communications
- Give us as part of our ongoing relationship
This policy also applies to information that we:
- Collect relating to how you interact with our website
- Must process to complete purchases and other transactions
Marketing and communications
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED may send you marketing communications if you have given us your contact details and opted-in to marketing communications.
Our security
As part of our ongoing commitment to GDPR, SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED will report any security breaches or attempted breaches to the relevant authorities within 24 hours. We will subsequently contact all those affected by the breach within 72 hours of its occurrence.
Legitimate interests
As part of the Data Protection Act 2018, SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED observes the right to share selected information with third-parties that use data for non-marketing purposes. This could include (but is not limited to) organisations that provide credit assessments, identification services and fraud prevention activities.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Use of personal data for marketing
You may receive marketing communications from Samira Malik Strategy & Brand Consultancy Limited if you have:
Requested information from us
Purchased goods or services from us
Provided us with explicit consent for us to send you marketing communications
Not opted out of receiving marketing communications
We will always ask for your consent before we share your personal data with any third-parties. You can ask us or any relevant third-parties to cease sending you marketing communications at any time, by emailing us. You should send relevant requests to contact@samiramalik strategyandbrand.com.
Please note that if you opt out of receiving marketing communications from SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED,, your personal data may still be retained as it relates to the provision or purchase of a product and/or service, warranty registration or other transactions.
Who we share your data with
SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED may be required to share your personal data with carefully selected third-parties for the identified processing purposes. These third parties may include:
- IT or system administration services providers
- Professionals providing banking, legal, accounting, consultancy and/or insurance services.
- Government regulators based in the United Kingdom and other relevant jurisdictions
- HM Revenue & Customs
- An automated spam detection service
- As relevant to our social media strategy
- Any existing or future third parties to which Samira Malik Strategy & Brand Consultancy Limited may sell, transfer or merge aspects of our business or assets
All third parties to which we transfer data are required to respect your personal data, keep it secure and process it only for the specified purposes for which it has been collected. Third parties will only ever receive or process your data with our explicit permission.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Frequently asked questions
| Who is using my data? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED |
| What is my data being used for? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED stores and processes data to help us maintain your account, process and store transaction details, offer customer support, send system updates and send offer details. |
| What will happen to my data? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITEDmay use your data to send you information, updates and offers we think you’ll be interested in. |
| What data will be kept and stored? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED stores registration details, transaction details, usage information and any information about your web preferences on our website. |
| What data will be shared with others? | We only share your data with regulators or government bodies if requested. |
| How long will my data be kept for? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED will store your data for a period of 12 months after your last attempted login. After this period, your account will be deleted. You can request your account to be delete at any time. |
| Who will be able to access my data? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED will never sell or share your data to any third-party, unless you grant us your explicit permission to do so. |
| How will my data be kept and made secure? | SAMIRA MALIK STRATEGY AND BRAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED stores your data on secure servers that are based in the EU. Data is processed in the EU, and we use standard industry security protocols. |
Unhappy with how your personal data has been processed?
If you are not happy with how your personal data has been processed, you should contact Samira Malik in the first instance by using the contact details listed above. If Samira Malik is unable to satisfy your concerns, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office for a resolution.
You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom