Privacy notice

Who we are

Harrogate Capital Limited runs the Sellers Register. In this notice "we" and "us" mean that company. We are the controller of your personal data. That means we decide why and how it is used, and we answer for it.

This notice covers members, visitors to our website and people who book Academy courses or events. It also covers people who book training for their business, and our contacts at partner networks and suppliers. And it covers people who join through a member's invitation link.

What we collect

We don't ask about your health, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or political views. Please don't add them to your record.

How we use it, and why the law allows it

The law requires a lawful basis for each use of your data. This table links each use to its basis.

Before we rely on legitimate interests, we write down how we weighed our interest against yours. You can ask to see that assessment.

Who sees your record

You decide. Your record is visible only to you until you choose who else can see it.

Each kind of visibility is a separate, explicit choice, and each starts switched off. The choices we offer may change over time, but they always stay in your control.

We plan to add services for employers, recruiters, headhunters and funders later. Before any of them starts, we'll update this notice. Each will need your separate yes, and none will see your record without it.

Nominations for the Black Book will work under criteria we'll publish before the first nominations. A place is renewed each year if the member stays actively engaged and still meets the criteria.

Invitations, referrals and credits

You can invite a seller you rate to join. You send the invitation yourself, with your own link and your own words.

We don't ask for the other person's contact details, and we don't message them. If they join through your link, we record that link.

You earn credits once they've confirmed their email, completed their record and stayed a member for 30 days.

Credits buy training. They never count towards a Black Book nomination or place.

Marketing

We only send you news and offers if you've said yes. Every message has an unsubscribe link, and you can change your mind in your account at any time.

We don't send marketing to people who haven't opted in. We don't buy or rent contact lists.

Who we share data with

We share data only where we need to, and only what's needed.

We don't sell or rent member data. We don't share it with other companies in our group, or with any business where our directors work, unless you ask us to.

If the Register changes hands

We hold member data in trust. If the Register is ever restructured, merged or sold, your data moves only to a new owner bound by this notice.

We'll tell you at least 90 days before it moves. You can close your account and have your data deleted before then.

If we close the Register, we'll give you at least 30 days' notice, and you'll be able to download your record first.

Where your data is kept

If we or our suppliers ever process your data outside the UK, we'll name the countries here first. We'll also name the safeguard that protects it.

How we protect it

Only the people who need your data to do their job can see it. Our suppliers are bound by contract to protect it.

How long we keep it

When you delete something or close your account, copies may stay in our backups for up to 12 months. When each period ends, we delete the data or make it anonymous.

Decisions made by computer

We don't make decisions about you by computer alone. People decide Black Book nominations.

Our systems may flag a sign-up or a credit transfer that looks wrong. A person reviews it before we act. If we plan to suspend or close your account, we'll tell you why and give you a chance to reply.

Age

The Register is for people aged 18 and over. We don't knowingly hold data about anyone younger.

Your rights

You can download your record and close your account on our website at any time. For anything else, email privacy@sellersregister.com. We'll reply without undue delay and within the time the law allows. We may need to check who you are first.

Complaints

If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, tell us first at privacy@sellersregister.com. We'll acknowledge your complaint within 30 days, then tell you what we'll do and when.

You can also complain to the UK regulator, the Information Commission. It is still known as the ICO.

Cookies

We use cookies the site needs to work. We may use cookies that count visits in total, where the law allows them without consent, and you can turn them off.

Before we set any other cookie, we'll ask you.

Changes to this notice

We'll date every version of this notice. If a change affects your rights, we'll email members at least 30 days before it takes effect, unless the law requires it sooner.