1.0 About this document

This Privacy Notice explains what happens with any personal data we gather from you in relation to:

  • Your use of this website;
  • Your use and/or licensing of our various software products (“Software“);
  • Any customer service or other enquiries you submit to us.

We recognise our obligations under data protection legislation and we are committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure.

You should read this Privacy Notice so that you understand how we will handle your personal data.

Our aim is to only use and hold your personal data in ways that you would reasonably expect us to.

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice from time to time. If we amend this Privacy Notice we will make you aware of this via updates posted on our website.

2.0 Who we are

We are CareScribe Ltd, based at 33b Springmeadow Lane, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HW, company registered number 11309937.
Our registration number with the Information Commissioner’s Office is ZA775354.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice or how we process your personal data please contact us using the details below:

Data Protection Representative
[email protected]

3.0 What personal data do we gather about you?

“Personal data” is any information about an individual from which that individual can be identified. It does not include data from which an individual cannot be identified, for example anonymised data.

The types of personal data we may collect, use, store and transfer in relation to you may consist of the following:

Data Subject Types of Personal Data
Website visitor/user IP address
Data that the visitor/user chooses to disclose or upload when using our chatbot1
A Licensee of our Software (where the Licensee is an individual) or an individual employed by a Licensee of our Software (where the Licensee is a company or organisation) Full name, address, e-mail, telephone number, position within company or organisation
User of our Software (e.g. an individual Licensee or and employee or student) Full name , e-mail address, Software usage data (e.g. time and date of Software download and activation).For Caption.Ed (but not TalkType Dictation) minutes of captioning used per user (for billing purposes).
Assistive technology assessors Name, address, e-mail, telephone number
Individual making enquiries Name, address, e-mail, telephone number

 1We advise against uploading sensitive or special category personal data.

4.0 Special note about children

If you are under the age of 16, you are not allowed to use our software without adult supervision. We request that children do not provide us with any personal information. If you are under 16 years of age, you may use our services only with the presence and guidance of your parents or guardians.

Children who are under the age of 13 are not permitted to use our Services. Only parents or legal guardians are allowed to provide us with personal information about their children. By visiting our Site and/or using our Services, or by allowing children who are under the age of 13 to use our provided services, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the accompanying Terms of Use.

If we learn we have collected Personal Information from a unduer the age of 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

5.0 How do we collect your personal data?

We may collect personal data about you from the following sources:

  • Information you provide to us via our website;
  • Information that is provided to us by your university, e.g. so that a user of our Software may access and use the Software;
  • Information you provide when licensing or using our Software.

6.0 How do we store your personal data and keep it secure?

We use reasonable and up to date security methods to:

  • Keep your data secure;
  • Prevent unauthorised or unlawful access to your personal data;
  • Prevent the accidental loss of or damage to your personal data.

All personal data you provide to us is stored on our secure servers and in secure filing systems.

We have in place policies, procedures and technologies to maintain the security of all personal data from the point of collection to the point of destruction including procedures to deal with a security breach.

We will ensure your personal data is only accessible by those who need to see it for their specific role.

We will only transfer your personal data to a third party if that third party agrees to comply with our procedures and policies or if they have put in place equivalent policies and procedures of their own.

7.0 How and why we will use your personal data?

We will usually only process your personal data where:

  • The processing is necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract, e.g. a Software licence agreement;
  • The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of third parties;
  • The processing is necessary for the exercise or defence of legal claims.

The table below provides examples of the various ways in which we may use your personal data and which of the legal reasons we rely on when processing your personal data.

Data Subject Purpose of Processing Legal Reason for Processing
Website visitor / user To assist or improve the individual’s use of the website Legitimate Interests
License of our Software To provide our Software for use by the Licensee; to process payments for Software licence fees; to enforce the terms of our Software licence. Contracts
Legitimate Interests
Legal obligation
User of our Software To provide access to our Software; to improve our Software products and the user experience; to ensure all use of our Software is properly licenses. Contracts
Legitimate Interests
Consent
Assistive Technology Assessors Providing details of our services/products Legitimate Interests
Individual Making Enquiries Providing details of our services/products Legitimate Interests

8.0 How we keep your personal data accurate?

We will keep the personal data we store about you accurate and up to date.

We will take every reasonable step to erase or rectify inaccurate data without delay.

Please tell us if your personal details change or if you become aware of any inaccuracies in the personal data we hold about you.

We will contact you if we become aware of any event which is likely to result in a change to your personal data.

9.0 What rights do you have in respect of your personal data?

You have the right to:

  • Request access to any personal data we hold about you;
  • Request for any inaccurate personal data which we hold about you to be rectified;
  • Request to have your personal data erased;
  • Request to have the processing of your personal data restricted (for example, if you think the personal data we hold about you is inaccurate you can ask us to stop processing it until we will either correct it or confirm it is accurate);
  • Request the transfer of your personal data to another data controller;
  • Object to certain types of processing, including processing based on legitimate interests, automated processing (which includes profiling) and processing for direct-marketing purposes; and
  • Withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data (where the legal reason for the processing of your personal data was your consent).

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, you must make the request in writing to our Data Protection Representative. Please note some of these rights are restricted in some circumstances.

10.0 Automated decision-making

We do not conduct automated decision making (including profiling) in connection with your personal data.

11.0 Who will have access to the data we hold?

Our personnel who need to access your personal data will view it in order that we can provide our services to you.

All of our personnel have received data protection training and understand the need to keep your personal data confidential and to use it only for legitimate purposes.

In addition to our own personnel, other personnel from our service providers may process your personal data on our behalf (for example, third party hosting companies; external software developers who assist us to further develop the Software).

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • If we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
  • If we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us will be one of the transferred assets; and
  • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with legal obligations or to protect the rights, property or safety of others.

If your personal data is provided to any third parties you are entitled to request details of the recipients of your personal data or the categories of recipients of your personal data.

We carry out due diligence on our service providers / other third parties and make sure we have a contract with them which satisfies the requirements of data protection legislation.

Apart from the situations referred to above, we will not disclose your personal data to a third party without your consent unless we are satisfied that they are legally entitled to access your personal data.

12.0 Transferring your data outside the UK/ European Economic Area (EEA)

We will not transfer your personal data outside the UK/ EEA unless such transfer is compliant with data protection legislation.

This means that we cannot transfer any of your personal data outside the UK/ EEA unless:

  • The UK ICO or EU Commission has decided that another country or international organisation ensures an adequate level of protection for your personal data;
  • The transfer of your personal data is subject to appropriate safeguards, which may include binding corporate rules or standard data protection clauses adopted by the UK ICO or EU Commission; or
  • An exception applies (including if you explicitly consent to the proposed transfer).

13.0 Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. These cookies sometimes process personal data. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website.

For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please see our Cookie Policy which can be found at www.carescribe.io/cookie-policy/.

14.0 Right to make a complaint

If you have any issues with our processing of your personal data and would like to make a complaint, you may contact us via our Data Protection Representative or the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113.

15.0 Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on this web page. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting and the most current version published on our website will apply.

Please be sure to check this page frequently for updates. If the Privacy Policy forms part of an agreement with you, we will contact you via email or other appropriate means if any changes are made.

This Privacy Notice was last updated on 01.02.2024