GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation

• Companycentral.co.uk does not collect any sensitive data that reveal your racial or ethnic origin, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade unions, genetic data, biometric data, data about personal health, sexual life or sexual orientation, because they do not meet the goals of the Portal.
• Companycentral.co.uk does not collect any sensitive data that reveal your racial or ethnic origin, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade unions, genetic data, biometric data, data about personal health, sexual life or sexual orientation, because they do not meet the goals of the Portal.
• The protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data is a fundamental right. Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’) and Article 16(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) provide that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning them;
• The principles and rules for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data should respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in particular their right to the protection of personal data, regardless of their nationality or place of residence. This Regulation aims to contribute to the completion of the area of ​​freedom, security and justice and to the economic union, to promote economic and social progress, to strengthen the economies of the Member States and to achieve convergence of their economies within the internal market and to the well-being of individuals;
• Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) aims to harmonise the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and to ensure the free movement of personal data between Member States;
• Personal data should be processed in a manner that serves the interests of humanity. The right to the protection of personal data is not absolute; it must be assessed in the light of its public purpose and be compatible with other fundamental rights, in accordance with the principle of proportionality. This Regulation respects all fundamental rights and freedoms and principles recognised by the Charter and enshrined in the Treaties, in particular the right to private and family life, the inviolability of the home and the confidentiality of communications, the right to the protection of personal data, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, freedom to conduct a business, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity;
• Economic and social integration resulting from the functioning of the internal market has led to a significant increase in cross-border flows of personal data. The exchange of personal data between public and private entities, including natural persons, associations and undertakings, is increasing in the Union. Union law calls on national authorities of the Member States to cooperate and exchange personal data in order to carry out their duties or to carry out tasks on behalf of an authority in another Member State;
• Rapid technological development and globalisation are creating new challenges for the protection of personal data. The scale of the collection and exchange of personal data has increased significantly. Technology allows private companies and public authorities to use personal data on an unprecedented scale in the course of their activities. Individuals are increasingly making personal information public on a global scale. Technology has transformed economic and social life and should further facilitate the free movement of personal data within the Union and their transfer to third countries and international organisations, while ensuring a high level of protection of personal data;
• Those developments require a strong and better harmonised data protection framework in the Union, backed by strong enforcement, as it is important to create the trust that will enable the digital economy to develop in the internal market. Individuals should be in control of their personal data and greater legal and practical certainty should be ensured for individuals, economic operators and public authorities;
• Where this Regulation provides for the possibility for Member State law to specify the rules of the Regulation or to provide for limitations to them, Member States may, to the extent necessary to ensure coherence and to ensure that national provisions are understandable to the persons to whom they apply, incorporate elements of this Regulation into their national law;
• The objectives and principles of Directive 95/46/EC remain valid, but it has not prevented the fragmented implementation of data protection in the Union, legal uncertainty or widespread public perception that the protection of individuals is exposed to significant risks, in particular as a result of online activities. Differences in the level of protection of the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in particular the right to the protection of personal data with regard to the processing of personal data, in the Member States may hinder the free movement of personal data within the Union. Such differences may therefore hinder the pursuit of economic activities at Union level, distort competition and prevent public authorities from carrying out their duties under Union law. Such differences in the level of protection result from the uneven implementation and application of Directive 95/46/EC;
• In order to ensure a uniform and high level of protection of natural persons and to remove obstacles to the movement of personal data within the Union, an equivalent level of protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals with regard to the processing of such data should be ensured in all Member States. The consistent and uniform application of the rules governing the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data should be ensured throughout the Union. As regards the processing of personal data for compliance with a legal obligation, for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller, Member States should be allowed to maintain or introduce national provisions specifying the application of the rules laid down in this Regulation. In addition to the general and horizontal data protection legislation implementing Directive 95/46/EC, Member States have a number of sector-specific legislation in areas where more specific provisions are required. This Regulation also gives Member States some discretion to lay down their own rules, including for the processing of special categories of personal data (sensitive data). This Regulation therefore does not prevent the application of Member State law which determines the circumstances of specific cases of data processing, including by defining more precisely the conditions under which data processing is lawful.