Privacy / Data Protection Policy

About this policy

This policy explains your rights as a customer of Global Screening Solutions, Inc. (GLOBAL) These rights are set out by the Data Protection Act of 1998 (the Act). The policy explains why we require your personal data. It will cover what we do with your data and what you can expect from us in return. It will also explain how to obtain a copy of any personal data we may hold about you.

The policy will not replace the Data Protection Act. It will show how GLOBAL will comply with the Act when processing your personal data.

Global Screening Solutions Data Protection Policy / Privacy

This is a statement of Data Protection policy adopted by GLOBAL.

GLOBAL needs to collect and use certain types of information about people with whom it deals with in order to operate. These may include current, past and prospective employees, suppliers, clients / customers, and others with whom it communicates. In addition, it may occasionally be required by law to collect and use certain types of information of this kind to comply with the requirements of government departments for business data, for example. This personal information must be dealt with properly, however it is collected, recorded and used — whether on paper, in a computer, or recorded on other material — and there are safeguards to ensure this meets the Data Protection Act 1998.

We regard the lawful and correct treatment of personal information by GLOBAL as very important to successful operations, and to maintaining confidence between those with whom we deal with and ourselves. We ensure that our organization treats personal information lawfully and correctly.

To this end we fully endorse and adhere to the Principles of Data Protection, as enumerated for example in the EU Data Protection Act 1998.

Specifically, the Principles require that personal information:

  • Shall be processed fairly and lawfully and, in particular, shall not be processed unless specific conditions are met;
  • Shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purpose, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes;
  • Shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are processed;
  • Shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;
  • Shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes;
  • Shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act and or relevant statutory provisions;
  • Appropriate technical and organizational measures shall be taken against unauthorized or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
  • Shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area as well as any other foreign country unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data.

Therefore, GLOBAL will, through appropriate management, strict application of criteria and controls:

  • Fully observe conditions regarding the fair collection and use of information;
  • Meet its legal obligations to specify the purposes for which information is used;
  • Collect and process appropriate information, and only to the extent that it is needed to fulfil operational needs or to comply with any legal requirements;
  • Ensure the quality of information used;
  • Apply strict checks to determine the length of time information is held;
  • Ensure that the rights of people about whom information is held, are able to be fully exercised under relevant data protection legislation. (These include: the applicant's right to be informed that processing is being undertaken, the right of access to one's personal information, the right to prevent processing in certain circumstances and the right to correct, rectify, block or erase information which is regarded as wrong information.);
  • Take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to safeguard personal information;
  • Ensure that personal information is not transferred abroad without suitable safeguards.

In addition, GLOBAL will ensure that:

  • There is someone with specific responsibility for data protection in the organization;
  • Everyone managing and handling personal information understands that they are contractually responsible for following good data protection practice;
  • Everyone managing and handling personal information is appropriately trained to do so;
  • Everyone managing and handling personal information is appropriately supervised;
  • Anybody wanting to make inquiries about handling personal information knows what to do;
  • Queries about handling personal information are promptly and courteously dealt with;
  • Methods of handling personal information are clearly described;
  • A regular review and audit is made of the way personal information is managed;
  • Methods of handling personal information are regularly assessed and evaluated:
  • Performance with handling personal information is regularly assessed and evaluated.

Privacy Statement

GLOBAL’s web site (www.globalscreeninginc.com) is operated by, and the property of Global Screening Solutions, Inc.

Content of GLOBAL’s web site and Links

This Privacy Policy can only apply to this web site, and although we believe that each external link that we may provide is suitable, at the time of publishing, please ensure that you familiarize yourself with the respective privacy policy for each link or web site that you may subsequently visit.

GLOBAL or any of our trading styles do not take any responsibility for third party suppliers product performance, or any services that are obtained via links from this web site. The links that we have selected are only provided for research and educational purposes, and must not be interpreted as any form of recommendation or endorsement by this web site — unless specifically stated. However, we do not recommend or endorse the Privacy Policy of ANY other web site.

Our Web site does not enable our visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.

Automatic Collection of Information

We do not use cookies on our Web site.

Data Collection and Purpose Specification

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.

We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than that indicated in the table below or in the process of recruitment and selection as dictated by the Code of Practice.

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we would offer you the means to consent to this new purpose.

Newsletters

Our newsletters are sent to a list of registered subscribers.

We offer the opportunity to unsubscribe at any time, by sending an e-mail to with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.

We do not copy, sell, trade, exchange or distribute the subscriber list to any other organization, without the subscribers' prior consent.

Disclosure and Visitor Choice

We may disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries, group companies, or strategic partners.

We do not disclose your personal data to other organizations.

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we would offer you the means to consent or decline to this new purpose.

Confidentiality / Security

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:

  • unauthorized access
  • improper use or disclosure
  • unauthorized modification
  • unlawful destruction or accidental loss

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors’ personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law.

Access to the personal data we may hold about you

You can ask us whether we are keeping personal data about you, by:

E-mail:

We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within forty days — although we may require proof of your identity before supplying. We will provide the information at a charge of $25.00.

We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:

  • erased
  • rectified or amended
  • completed

Privacy Compliance

Our international privacy policy is compliant with the following instruments:

  • Data Protection Act 1998

Privacy Support

If you have an inquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact:

Corporate Office
Global Screening Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 343
Chapin, SC 29036 (USA)
Privacy Contact Details
E-mail: TEL:(866) 436-7723 FAX: (866) 641-2522

Authorized by
Bert French
Global Screening Solutions, Inc
Date 08/29/2007