This is the website of the Unity Partnership Ltd (Unity Partnership), registered in England and Wales number 5916336. The Registered Office is Henshaw House, Cheapside, Oldham OL1 1NY. Our VAT number is 903761336.
This page contains important information explaining your rights to access and use of information on this internet site. By accessing this website you confirm your agreement to and acknowledgement of the following terms. Any visitor using information contained on this site does so entirely at his or her own risk. It is intended as general information only and is not to be relied upon for any particular purpose.
The information contained on this website is not comprehensive. Although care has been taken in the preparation of the information included on this website, not all such information may be accurate and up to date in all respects. No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information or opinions contained in this document or any other document or oral statement or on the completeness, accuracy or fairness of such information and/or opinions herein or therein. All information is provided without any warranties of any kind and Unity Partnership and its advisers make no representations and disclaim all express and implied warranties and conditions of any kind, including, without limitation, representations, warranties or conditions regarding accuracy, timeliness, completeness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and Unity Partnership and its advisers assume no responsibility to you or any third party for the consequences of any errors or omissions. Neither Unity Partnership nor its advisers accept any liability for any direct or indirect or consequential loss or damages of any kind resulting from any use of this website or any information contained in it.
The contents of the Unity Partnership website may be used and reproduced provided that they are not modified and that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in the Unity Partnership website. The contents of the site may not be otherwise used, reproduced, broadcast, published or re-disseminated without the prior written permission of Unity Partnership.
This site is controlled and operated by Unity Partnership from its office in Oldham. Unity Partnership makes no representation that the information contained in this site is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Unity Partnership shall not have any responsibility in respect of access to it from territories whose laws prohibit such access or where any aspect of the content of the site may be illegal. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any claim relating to the information contained in this site shall be governed by the laws of England and visitors to the site agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
Access to and/or use of the website is prohibited in any jurisdiction where any such access and/or use could result in any violation of any law.
Our website links users to sites not maintained by Unity Partnership. Links to other sites or references to products, services or publications other than those of Unity Partnership or their affiliates should not be construed as an endorsement or approval of such sites, products, services or publications by Unity Partnership or their affiliates.
Whilst it is hoped that you will find those other sites of interest, Unity Partnership accepts no responsibility of any nature whatsoever for those other sites, or any information contained on them, none of which has been verified or endorsed by Unity Partnership. If at any time you find that you have accessed another site, you may return to this site by clicking on the 'back' arrow, or by keying in the home address for this site (www.unitypartnership.com).
Protecting your privacy and maintaining the confidentiality of your personal information has always been integral to the way we do business at Unity Partnership. Privacy protection is essential to providing you with excellent service.
Unity Partnership is committed to following policies that protect your privacy. This privacy policy covers visitors to the Unity Partnership Site.
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Who we are
The Unity Partnership Limited is committed to ensuring that we are
transparent about the ways in which we use your personal
information and that we have the right controls in place to ensure
it is used responsibly and is kept safe from inappropriate access,
theft or misuse.
What this privacy notice is for
This notice explains how we use your personal information and
tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Each of our key service areas provide additional information about how we collect and use your information. These notices explain:
Using our website
To find out more about our website terms and conditions please
visit our
legal information page.
Update our privacy notices
We may update or revise our privacy notices at any time so please
refer to the version published on our website for the most up to
date details.
What is personal information
Personal information can be anything that identifies and relates
to a living person. This can include information that when linked
with other information, allows a person to be uniquely identified.
For example, this could be your name and contact details.
The law treats some types of personal information as 'special' because the information requires more protection due to its sensitivity.
This information consists of:
What we use your information for
Your personal information may be collected and used for one or
more of The Unity Partnership's services, regulatory functions
and/or administrative activities depending on your relation with
The Unity Partnership and nature of your contact with us.
Generally, we may need to use some information about you:
Legal basis for processing
We may collect personal information where:
it is in our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override this.
Information sharing/recipients
Your personal information may also be shared with other
organisations, such as those who assist us in providing services
and those who perform technical operations such as data storage
and hosting on our behalf.
These practical arrangements and the laws governing the sharing and disclosure of personal information often differ from one service to another.
For this reason, each of our key service areas provide additional information about how we collect and use your information.
How long we keep your data
We will only keep your personal information for as long as the law
specifies or where the law does not specify this, for the length
of time determined by our business requirements.
Our key service areas provide additional information about how
long your information may be retained.
How we keep your information safe
We are committed to ensuring your personal information is safe and
protected from accidental loss or alteration, inappropriate
access, misuse or theft.
As well as technical, physical and organisational controls, we recognise that a well-trained, informed and security alert workforce minimises privacy risks from human error and/or threats from malicious actors.
We require our service providers to implement appropriate industry standard security measures and only permit them to process your personal information for specified purposes in accordance with our contractual instructions.
Data Transfers beyond European Economic Area
We will only send our data outside the European Economic Area
('EEA'):
If we do transfer your information beyond the EEA, we will make sure that it is protected in the same way as if it was being used in the EEA. We will use one of these safeguards:
What are your rights
You may exercise the rights listed below in relation to The Unity
Partnership's use of your personal information.
Some rights are absolute and others are not.
To find out more about how these rights apply in particular circumstances, please visit the Information Commissioner's website at https://ico.org.uk/
To exercise these rights, please contact the Oldham Council Data Protection Officer (DPO):
Justin Hardy, Oldham Council, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UG
Access
You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about
you.
Rectification and Erasure
You may request that we rectify or delete any of your personal
information if you consider it is incomplete, factually incorrect,
processed unlawfully or, is unnecessary or no longer needed.
Review of automated decision making
Where we use only an automated system or programme that does not
involve a human being, you have the right to request that a
decision which legally affects you is reviewed by an appropriate
employee of The Unity Partnership.
Objection
You may object, at any time, to your personal information being
processed. This applies to processing:
Restriction of Processing
You may request restriction of processing (quarantining) of your
personal information for certain reasons, such as, for example:
Data Portability
In defined circumstances [either where the processing relies on
your consent or arises out of a legal contract], you may request
we supply a copy of personal information that you have provided to
us in a portable and machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent
Where the legal reason for processing your personal information is
based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent
at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of our processing
prior to the withdrawal of your consent.
Unity Special Personal Data – Additional Data Protection Policy
Additional Data Protection Policy
Unity Freedom of Information and Environmental Information requests
How to contact our Data Protection Officer
If you would like advice in order to exercise your rights, raise a
concern or complain about the handling of your personal
information by Oldham Council, please contact our Data Protection
Officer (DPO):
Justin Hardy, Oldham Council, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UG
Whether you are exercising your rights or raising a concern, you will normally need to include documents that prove your identity as well as a clear and precise description of your request/concern.
We will process requests in accordance with the legislative framework and the statutory timescales and inform you should an extension of time be necessary.
If you would like to know more about data protection or are not satisfied with the way we have answered a request from you or handled your personal information, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
You do not have to raise a complaint with us first but we would encourage you to contact our DPO so we can consider your concerns as quickly as possible.
Domain Complaints and appeal procedures
We aim to provide the highest possible service, however in the event you should have a complaint regarding one of our registered domains you can let us know by contacting us via our contact form with details of your complaint.
 
Domain Abuse
If you believe one of our registered domains is being abused, such as by sending of spam email or phishing emails/website please report this by contacting us via our contact form providing as much detail as you can on the type of abuse you have encountered and including any logs you may have.  We will thoroughly investigate any report of abuse and resolve any issues as soon as possible.