Privacy Policy

(Just Balls Sporting ltd) Privacy Notice and GDPR Policy

Last updated: 24th May 2018 Just Balls Sporting ltd (of F-1, Arena Business Centre, Threefield House, Threefield Lane, Southampton. SO14 3LP) takes the protection of your data and privacy seriously. This policy outlines the personally identifiable data that may be acquired and used in the routine operations of the business and how that data is used. Just Balls Sporting ltd is not in the business of selling, renting or trading customer, or customer contact or other personally identifiable information with other companies and will only provide any such information to suitable external companies when required to fulfil customer orders or conduct other legitimate business activities. For example, address details might be provided to a courier company to allow delivery of an order. This policy aims to meet the requirements of the (GDPR) across all locations, employees and affiliates of Just Balls Sporting Ltd whom act as processor on behalf of our data subjects. Significant changes to data privacy laws in the EU/UK have led to Just Balls Sporting Ltd reviewing its existing policies and procedures to ensure it meets the new criteria and to safeguard our business and its customers from the latest threats towards the overall rights and freedoms of individuals. The General Data Protection Regulation replaces the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 and supersedes the laws of individual Member States that were developed in compliance with the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Its purpose is to protect the “rights and freedoms” of living individuals, and to ensure that personal data is not processed without their knowledge, and, wherever possible, that it is processed with their consent. The Managing Director of Just Balls Sporting ltd is responsible for the on-going maintenance, effectiveness and ultimate alignment of this policy to fulfil our legal/regulatory requirements; and remains accountable on its overall performance. Types of Data We Hold and Process All sensitive electronic data held by Just Balls Sporting ltd is stored on secure servers with all reasonable measures to ensure security put in place. Client Contact Data Just Balls Sporting Ltd maintains a set of client data, including contact information, within its customer relations database and accountancy system. This is used to facilitate the fulfilment of orders, provision of quotes, invoicing of orders and other such activities necessary to the provision of our goods and services. This data may also be used to communicate with you in order to maintain accuracy of details held and to pursue our goals of providing quality service to companies in the promotions industry. ‘End Customer’ Data Data provided to us by our clients that relates to customers of that client, here referred to as the ‘end customer’, will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will only be used as needed in the fulfilment of orders for the client company. ‘End Customer’ data will not be passed onto any external company except where required for fulfilment of orders, for example provision of name and address details to a dispatch company. Marketing and Automated Emails Just Balls Sporting ltd uses a third-party provider, Mailjet, for sending marketing emails to keep you up-to-date on our products, services and special offers, as permitted under the ‘legitimate interests’ basis for processing allowed under the GDPR. The Mailjet’s system allows you an easy means to opt out of the emails by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of each email. The Mailjet system provides us with statistics on email opening and opening of any links within the email. This data is generalised and cannot be used to monitor any one individual’s activity. Please see Mailjet’s Privacy policy for further information: https://www.mailjet.com/privacy-policy/ Just Balls Sporting Ltd may supply product/company information to industry publications such as Sourcing City and Sourcing Machine. These companies distribute market information/news to the Promotions industry using their own data and offer an easy means to opt out of the emails by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of each email. Just Balls Sporting Ltd may also send automated emails directly for specific purposes such as order follow ups or email receipt acknowledgement. Website Data The websites operated by Just Balls Sporting Ltd may store ‘cookie’ data to allow certain functionality, including access to restricted areas of a website that are available to users who have been provided with a log in. This data may include generalised statistics on page usage but, even where a user is logged in, the data gathered is not used to monitor or record the behaviour of any one individual. Where log-ins are provided and the required data is stored, the data in question is restricted to the use of the site in question. Log-ins must be specifically requested and provision of these is limited to people verified as members of the promotions industry. The resulting data is not shared with any other company and is only used in the processes of authenticating users of the given website. Visitors to the websites may prevent the use of cookies by adjusting settings in their browser software. This may have an adverse and unpredictable effect on some of the website’s functions. The websites also make use of a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect generalised information on page visits and how visitors use the site. This information does not identify any one user of our website. For more information on Google Analytics’ privacy policy, please follow the link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en Websites and webhosting may also automatically record a visitor’s IP address, browser type and date and time of access to specific pages. This may on occasion be used to gain statistics of site visitors from various geographic locations but is not used to identify or monitor individual site visitors. Wi-Fi Visitors to Just Balls Sporting ltd may, on request of the password, make use of the company Wi-Fi. While Just Balls Sporting ltd does not purposefully gather information on the use of this, some information may be logged automatically by the operating software of the network routers. This data may include information about the device, volumes of data used, website and applications used and the time and location of access. Just Balls Sporting ltd Sporting will not access this information or provide it to another party except if legally required to do so. Individual’s Rights Just Balls Sporting ltd is fully committed to maintaining the rights of individuals to view, amend or delete their personal data, as defined under the current GDPR legislation. We reserve the right to levy a charge for this where appropriate and allowed by the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you wish to raise a request, please email @easygiftsuk.com This document in no way restricts your individual rights as defined in current legislation and where any conflict occurs, current legislation takes precedence.

Equality and Diversity Policy

Just Balls Sporting ltd is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Just Balls Sporting ltd - in providing goods and services is also committed against unlawful discrimination of customers or the public.

The policy’s purpose is to:

• provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time 
  • not unlawfully discriminate because of the Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation 
  • oppose and avoid all forms of unlawful discrimination. This includes in pay and benefits, terms and conditions of employment, dealing with grievances and discipline, dismissal, redundancy, leave for parents, requests for flexible working, and selection for employment, promotion, training or other developmental opportunities

Just Balls Sporting ltd COMMITS TO: 
• encourage equality and diversity in the workplace as they are good practice and make business sense 
• create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued

This commitment includes training managers and all other employees about their rights and responsibilities under the equality policy. Responsibilities include staff conducting themselves to help the organisation provide equal opportunities in employment, and prevent bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination

All staff should understand they, as well as their employer, can be held liable for acts of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, in the course of their employment, against fellow employees, customers, suppliers and the public

• take seriously complaints of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination by fellow employees, customers, suppliers, visitors, the public and any others in the course of the organisation’s work activities

Such acts will be dealt with as misconduct under the organisation’s grievance and/or disciplinary procedures, and any appropriate action will be taken. Particularly serious complaints could amount to gross misconduct and lead to dismissal without notice 

Further, sexual harassment may amount to both an employment rights matter and a criminal matter, such as in sexual assault allegations. In addition, harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 – which is not limited to circumstances where harassment relates to a protected characteristic – is a criminal offence

• make opportunities for training, development and progress available to all staff, who will be helped and encouraged to develop their full potential, so their talents and resources can be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency of the organisation
• decisions concerning staff being based on merit (apart from in any necessary and limited exemptions and exceptions allowed under the Equality Act)
• review employment practices and procedures when necessary to ensure fairness, and also update them and the policy to take account of changes in the law
• monitor the make-up of the workforce regarding information such as age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and disability in encouraging equality and diversity, and in meeting the aims and commitments set out in the equality policy

Monitoring will also include assessing how the equality policy, and any sporting action plan, are working in practice, reviewing them annually, and considering and taking action to address any issues

The equality policy is fully supported by senior management and has been agreed between Manging Director and staff representative.

Details of the organisation’s grievance and disciplinary policies and procedures (part of an employee’s starter pack) can be requested via email to swati@justballsltd.com. This includes with whom an employee should raise a grievance – usually their line manager.

Use of Just Balls Sporting ltd grievance and/or disciplinary procedures does not affect an employee’s right to make a claim to an employment tribunal within three months of the alleged discrimination.