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The Watford & Essex website (the “Site”) is operated by Watford & Essex Ltd (“we”, “us” or “our”) an English company with registered company # 1260352 and whose registered office is at Bennett House, The Dean, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9BH.

Watford & Essex Limited (“the Company”) have taken every care in the preparation and publication of the content contained on this Site. To the extent permitted by the applicable law, Watford & Essex Limited disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the published material on this Site.

Watford & Essex Limited shall not be liable to any person or organisation for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of any information published on this Site.

Our Site can & will contain links to third party websites and services which are not under the control of Watford & Essex Limited and we will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of the material on any third party website which is not under the control of Watford & Essex Limited.

Copyright of the pages on this Site is owned by Watford & Essex Limited except where otherwise indicated by a third party’s own notices. Images, trademarks and brands are also protected by other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any way without written permission of their owners.

The laws of England & Wales govern these conditions of use and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute.

PRIVACY POLICY

We respect the privacy of anyone who visits the Site and we are committed to ensuring a safe online experience.

Privacy Policy -
In this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) informs you about how we might collect, use and disclose personal information and will inform you of the nature of the personal information about you that is processed and how you can request that we delete, update, transfer it and / or provide you with access to it.

This Privacy Policy will hopefully assist you to make an informed decision when using the Site. Please take a moment to read and understand it. Please note that it should be read in conjunction with or Website Terms & Conditions.

This Privacy Policy does not cover any applications you make to take part in any television programmes we produce and/or our recruitment processes as these are subject to separate privacy policies. Also the Policy only applies to the use of your personal information obtained by us, and does not apply to your personal information collected during your communications with third parties.

Personal information we collect and how we use it –

The Company may collect (1) registration data, (2) public data and posts, (3) data that you have permitted social media to share with the Company and (4) activity data.

However, we do not collect either financial information from a payment service provider or sensitive data relating to you.

Our primary goal in collecting & using your personal information is for business administration and legal compliance purposes including:

(i) verify your identity;
(ii) provide you with Company Services
(iii) comply with our legal obligations;
(iv) to enforce our legal rights;
(v) protect rights of third parties;

We will share your personal information with professional advisers such as lawyers, accounts and / or governmental or regulatory authorities.

Where we share your sensitive personal information, we shall obtain your consent to do so.

Any other purposes for which we wish to use your personal information that are not listed above, or any changes we propose to make to the existing purposes will be notified to you using your contact details.

We do not keep your data for a any specific time period but will not keep it for longer than is necessary for our purposes.

We are committed to keeping personal information you provide us secure and will take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from loss or misuse by implementing information security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal information that we have received from you from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification or unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

All Watford & Essex employees and data processors (i.e. those who process your personal information on our behalf, for the purposes set out above), who have access to or are involved in the processing of personal information, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of the personal information of all users.

You have the right to apply for a copy of the information we hold about you in writing to the contact details below. Before disclosing this information we may need to verify who you are and as such may request additional information about you.

You have the right for inaccurate information about you to be corrected, updated or deleted. Such requests need to be made in writing to the contact details below.

Third Party Links & Services –
Our Site can & will contain links to third party websites and services. If you use a link to go from our Site to another website or request a service from a third party, this Privacy Policy no longer applies, and any browsing or interaction with other websites or third party service provider, is subject to their specific rules and policies.

We do not monitor, control, or endorse the privacy practices of third parties and would encourage you to become familiar with the privacy policy & practice of every website you visit or third party provider you deal with and to contact them directly if you have queries about their privacy policies and practices.

DIVERSITY POLICY

Watford & Essex Ltd is committed to supporting diversity and to creating an inclusive culture across all aspects of the Company’s operations, both on and offscreen, and to ensuring there is no discrimination within the Company;

We recognise the importance that equality legislation has to play in promoting equality and eliminating unlawful discrimination and our Equal Opportunities Policy clearly sets out our expectations for all equal opportunity matters and recognise the Equality Act’s protected characteristics of age, gender, gender reassignment, disability, marital status, nationality, national origin, race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, belief and sexual orientation.

The success of Watford & Essex is primarily down to the talented people we engage and work with. We understand that diversity across our entire workforce helps to support creativity and innovation: it is considered an essential ingredient for our continued success so that we are able to continue to develop, produce and distribute great content that global audiences want to watch.

We therefore want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our culture to be one in which individual uniqueness and difference is embraced, valued and respected. These differences include, but are not limited to gender, gender identity, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religion or belief or absence of religion or belief, marital and civil partnership status, education and those with a caring responsibility.

Watford & Essex also fully recognise that the culture and environment of our business needs to be inclusive, with no one left feeling as though they do not belong or are unable to do their best work due to their individual uniqueness. We aim to be a company where everyone feels respected and valued and able to give their best, and will not tolerate discrimination, prejudice, harassment or bullying in any form.

Any allegations of such will be dealt with seriously and in confidence and should be raised directly with the Chief Operating Officer.

MODERN SLAVERY POLICY

Watford & Essex acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We understand that this requires an ongoing review of both our internal practices in relation to both our labour force and, additionally, our supply chains.

We do not enter into business with any other organisation or partner within the United Kingdom or globally, which knowingly support or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

No labour provided to Watford & Essex in the pursuance of the provision of our services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. We strictly adhere to the standards required in relation to our responsibilities under relevant employment legislation wherever we operate.

The following Watford & Essex policies are directly related to the Modern Slavery Act;

  • Whistleblowing policy

  • Bullying and harassment policy

  • Diversity and inclusion policy

We will continue to embed the principles through:

  • Providing awareness training to staff on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and informing them of the appropriate action to take if they suspect a case of slavery or human trafficking.

  • Continuing to take action to embed a zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery

  • Ensure that all employees involved in buying or procurement and the recruitment and deployment of workers receive training on modern slavery and ethical employment practices.

  • Ensuring that Watford & Essex procurement strategies and contract terms and conditions include reference to slavery and human trafficking.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any queries about Watford & Essex policies detailed on the website or want to exercise your rights set out in the Privacy Policy, please contact us by sending an email to –
enquiries@watfordandessex.com