Data Protection Policy

    Definitions
    Business: UKTOP Ltd
    GDPR: means the General Data Protection Regulation.
    Responsible Person: Peter Hristov

    1. Data protection principles

    Uktop Ltd is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the GDPR.
    Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be:
    a. processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
    b. collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
    c. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
    d. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are
    erased or rectified without delay;
    e. kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and
    f. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.

    2. General provisions

    a. This policy applies to all personal data processed by the UKTOP Ltd.
    b. The Responsible Person shall take responsibility for the Uktop’s ongoing compliance with this policy.
    c. This policy shall be reviewed at least annually.

    3. Lawful, fair and transparent processing

    a. Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to UKTOP Ltd shall be dealt with in a timely manner.

    4. Lawful purposes

    a. All data processed by UKTOP Ltd must be done on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests

    5. Data minimisation

    a. UKTOP Ltd shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.

    6. Accuracy

    a. UKTOP Ltd shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.
    b. Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.

    7. Archiving / removal

    a. To ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, UKTOP Ltd shall put in place an archiving policy for each area in which personal data is processed and review this process annually.
    b. The archiving policy shall consider what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.

    8. Security

    a. UKTOP Ltd shall ensure that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is keptup-to-date.
    b. Access to personal data shall be limited to personnel who need access and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.
    c. When personal data is deleted this should be done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.
    d. Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions shall be in place.

    9. Breach

    In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, UKTOP Ltd shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms.

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    How Does uktop.eu use Cookies?

    Cookies are used for various aspects of functionality, learning more about how you arrived at our website and to store your preferences so you don’t have to enter them each time you visit.

    See below for the types of cookies we use and the functionality they support.

    Cookie Types That uktop.eu Uses:

    Essential Cookies
    These are cookies that our website needs in order to function and if they are not accepted by you, parts of the site won’t be usable.

    Third Party Cookies
    Aside from setting cookies ourselves, we also allow carefully-selected third parties to set cookies during your visit to our website. These organisations provide services useful for your navigation on the websites. Examples of third-party services are Google Maps functionality or embedded YouTube videos.

    Read on to learn how to disable these cookies should you wish to switch this feature off.

    Analytics Cookies
    We use various software tools that allow us to study, and then improve, how customers interact with our website – this is known as website analytics. Examples of analytical tools that we use are Google Analytics.

    Analytics cookies allow us to understand more about how many visitors we have to the website, how many times they visit uktop.eu and how many times a user viewed specific webpages within our site. Although analytics cookies allow us to gather specific information about the pages that you visit and whether you have visited uktop.eu multiple times, we cannot use them to find out details such as your name or address.

    How Can I Manage My Cookies?

    If you do not want to accept cookies from uktop.eu, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you choose to do this, please be aware uktop.eu may no longer function as intended.

    All internet browsers allow you to manage the cookies stored on your computer. You can set the browser to enable cookies, notify you of cookie placement requests, or decline cookies completely. However, if you decline them, you’ll find a reduced functionality on this site. You can also delete the files that contain cookies, but the way you manage them depends on which browser you have:

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    For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies; https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.

    Links to other websites

    Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

    Controlling your personal information

    You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

    • whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
    • if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at info@uktop.eu

    We will not use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties