This privacy notice tells you what to expect when EDI Accreditation Limited, (a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 13934685 whose registered office is at 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR) (“us”/“we”) collect information about you or your actions whilst on our website, www.ediaccredited.com (the “Website”).

The terms of this privacy notice will apply to all information collected about:

• visitors to our Website;
• people who use our online services, such as the Client Login feature; and
• visitors to our Website who complete an enquiry form/contact application/”Get Accredited” request we act upon any information or request provided to us.

When someone visits our Website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. This information is collected anonymously and will not directly identify you.

Where analytical data is collected following your visit to our Website, the data will be used to:

• ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• provide you with information or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• allow you to participate in the interactive features on our Website, where applicable.
• notify you about changes to our services.

In the event that we require you to provide personal data, such as when you complete our enquiry form(s), this information will only be used to contact you in relation to the services you have requested or such other services that, in view of the information you provide to us, we feel may be of benefit to you. Any personal data will be held securely on our servers within the European Economic Area and we promise never to sell your data.

In any event, all handling or processing of any data, personal or anonymous, will be in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”).

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently. Whilst we have sought to keep the number of cookies to a minimum, there are several cookies we which have elected to use when you visit the Website.

Should you elect, whether through your browser settings or other method we may choose to make available through the Website, not to receive cookies, the functionality of the Website and the services provided through the Website may be limited or ineffective.

The following explains the cookies we wish to use on the Website and why they are collected:

Strictly necessary

We use the following strictly necessary cookies:

Functionality

We use the following functionality cookies:

Analytical/performance

We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

Where you have accessed our Website via a third party website, your web browser may have already accepted a cookie. Whilst we are unable to accept any responsibility for these third party cookies (as they are not promoted or created by us), we would recommend that you review the privacy policy for any search engines or websites that have linked you to our Website, so that you may fully understand the privacy policies they currently have in place.

Your browser settings will allow you to manually control your personal cookie settings and further information can be found in the ‘Help’ section of your chosen web browser.

To find out more about cookies, including details of cookies that have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

We strive to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.

Requests for information about our privacy policy may be emailed to info@ediaccredited.com or sent in writing to: EDI Accreditation Limited, 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR

This privacy policy was created on 28 August 2023.