Kath Wells
Privacy Notice & Cookies
Kath Wells is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and our use of your personal information is governed by this Privacy Notice. On this site, “Kath Wells”, “our” and “we” each mean all the UK companies in the Kath Wells Group (NJ Real Estate Ltd t/a Kath Wells Estate Agents, N Jones Properties Ltd t/a Kath Wells Property Rentals, Kath Wells Sales & Lettings) which collect and use your information in the manner set out in this Privacy Notice. Any reference to “you” or “your” refers to anyone whose personal information we process.
1. Introduction
Our use of your personal data will be governed by this Privacy Notice. Kath Wells is a controller for the personal information that it collects and uses about you. We will treat your personal information as confidential and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and your personal information will only be shared with others in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice explains;
If there are any changes to the way in which your personal information is used, this Privacy Notice will be updated.
2. What is personal information
Personal information is any information that tells us something about you. This could include information such as name, contact details, date of birth, bank account details or any information about your needs or circumstances which would allow us to identify you.
Some personal information is classified as "special" data under data protection legislation. This includes information relating to health, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs or political opinions and sexual orientation. This information is more sensitive and we need to have further justifications for collecting, storing and using this type of personal information.
There are also additional restrictions on the circumstances in which we are permitted to collect and use criminal conviction data.
Any references to personal information in this privacy notice will include personal data, and where relevant, special categories of personal data.
3. What personal information do we collect?
We will collect your full name and contact details (such as phone number, email address and postal address) from you whenever you engage with us.
In addition, if we are providing a service to you, or on your behalf, where we are required to do so by law, we will collect information relating to your identity, which will be at least one form of photographic identification (such as a passport, a driving licence or an identification card) and one form of documentation with proof of your place of residence (such as a recent utility bill).
We will also confirm whether you have any relatives or close connections working at Kath Wells so that we can consider potential conflict of interests and if identified how to manage these, in accordance with our statutory and regulatory obligations.
Depending on the service that we provide to you (or on your behalf) we may also collect additional personal information as detailed below;
Buy, Sell, Let, Rent
If you are selling or letting a property through us;
If you wish to rent a property we are listing;
If you wish to purchase a property we are listing for sale where you have specifically provided us with these, we will collect personal information relating to any specific access requirements you may have in relation to a property so that we can find a property that is suitable for your needs. We will also collect personal information required to source a property for you and, where required, negotiate the purchase of a property on your behalf.
Property Management
Where we engage with you to manage property on your behalf we will ask for additional emergency contact information in case we need to get in touch with you outside of working hours or in the event there is a matter requiring your urgent attention.
Other
If you subscribe to receive research, news or other market updates from us, then in addition to the above we will collect details about the sector in which you work and the type of content that you would like to receive.
4. How we use your personal information
What is the legal basis of our data processing?
Under data protection legislation we are only permitted to use your personal information if we have a legal basis for doing so. We rely on the following legal bases to use your information;
In more limited circumstances we may also rely on the following legal bases:
We may process special categories of personal information and criminal conviction information in the following limited circumstances:
How we use your personal information
For specific information on how your personal information will be used for the services you have requested from us, please select from any of the options below;
Buy, Sell, Let, Rent
Property Management
Finance
We may pass your personal data to Reach 4 Solutions Ltd (1 Bachelor Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5NA), an independent company with which Kath Wells has a “preferred supplier” relationship, on a referral basis in relation to the arrangement of financing to allow you to acquire a property and/or the provision of the following services:
Other uses of your personal information
What happens if you do not provide information that we request?
We need some of your personal information to perform the services you have requested from us. For example:
We also need some information so that we can comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may need identity documents from you to meet our obligations to prevent fraud and money laundering.
If you do not provide the information required for these purposes, we will not be able to perform our contract with you and may not be able to provide services to you or continue to provide certain services to you. We will explain when this is the case at the point where we collect information from you.
5. How we keep your information secure
The security of information is very important to us and we have measures in place which are designed to prevent unauthorised access to your personal information including but not limited to:
All data is hosted in datacentres which have systems and protections in place to protect against both unauthorised access, and other external factors that could cause damage to, your personal data. There are strict access requirements in place and access is restricted to those absolutely necessary.
We ensure access to personal information is restricted to Kath Wells employees and workers or other persons working within Kath Wells on a need to know basis. Training is provided to any of those Kath Wells employees and workers who need access to personal information.
6. For how long do we keep your personal information?
The period for which we will keep your personal information will depend on the type of service you have requested from us. The retention period may be longer than the period for which we are providing services to you where we have statutory or regulatory obligations to retain personal information for a longer period, or where we may need to retain the information in case of a legal claim.
7. Your rights in relation to your personal information
You have a number of rights in relation to your personal information, these include the right to:
If you would like to exercise any of your rights please contact sales@kathwells.com
8. Complaints and Contact Details
Complaints
If you have any complaints about the way we use your personal information please contact the Customer Relations Officer at sales@kathwells.com who will try to resolve the issue. If we cannot resolve any issue, you have the right to complain to the data protection authority (the Information Commissioner in the UK). If you need more information about how to contact your local data protection authority please let us know by contacting sales@kathwells.com.
Contact details
If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding any aspect of this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to sales@kathwells.com or writing to the Database Management Team, Kath Wells Estate Agents, 69 Lower Wortley Road, Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 4SL.
9. The use of cookies by Kath Wells
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto your computer when you visit certain websites and allows a website to recognise a user's computer. Cookies are used to help users navigate websites more efficiently and to perform certain functions, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
What cookies do Kath Wells use?
The table below lists the cookies used by this website and provides a description of how each cookie works. There is a cookies page on our website which explains the use of cookies we set (http://kathwells.com/cookies).
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Cookie |
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exwb_cookies |
If cookies should be used. |
This cookie is set to "true" or "false". It is set to "true" by default and indicates if cookies should be used. If you choose not to allow this site to use cookies this cookie will remain but be set to "false" but other non-essential cookies will be removed and not set. This cookie will expire after 1 year. |
exwb_cookie_banner |
If the cookie banner should be shown. |
If this cookie exists the cookie banner will be shown. It is deleted when the banner is dismissed or after 1 day. |
exwb_session |
Site session cookie. |
Required for the correct functioning of the site. |
How do I restrict or delete cookies?
The cookies we use are essential for parts of the website to operate and have already been set. You may delete and block all cookies from this website, but please be aware that restricting or deleting cookies may impact on the functionality of the website.
Your web browser may allow you to restrict or delete cookies set by this website. The Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you can visitwww.allaboutcookies.org which provides general information about cookies and how you can manage cookies on your computer.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
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