Data Privacy Policy
1.0 Privacy Rights
This Privacy Policy describes your privacy rights regarding our collection, usage, storage, sharing and protection of your personal information. It applies to the G4S website and all database applications, services, tools and physical contact with us regardless of how you access or use them.
G4S Security Services Limited (“G4S”, “We”, “the Company“) values your Personal Data and we are committed to protecting your privacy whenever you interact with us. Please read this Privacy Notice (Notice) to understand our policies, processes and procedures regarding your personal data.
This Notice provides information on how your Personal Data is collected, used, managed and transferred by G4S Security Services Limited and how you can update your Personal Data with the Company and exercise your rights in respect of the Personal Data provided to us.
2.0 Consent
Where processing of Personal Data is based on consent, we shall obtain the requisite consent at the time of collection of the Personal Data. In this regard, you consent to the processing of your Personal Data when you access our platforms, or use our services, content, features, technologies or functions offered on our website or other digital platforms. You can withdraw your consent at any time but such withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before its withdrawal.
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on our website, or placing such notice at conspicuous points at our office facilities.
3.0 Personal Data We Collect
We collect Personal Data that you give to us, at the point of requesting for our services, request for further information about our product, fill a form, apply for a job through our website.
We may also automatically collect some technical information when you visit our website such as your IP address, and information about your visit, such as the pages that you viewed. This information helps us understand customer interests and helps us improve our website. When you visit our site, the pages that you look at, and a short text file called a cookie, are downloaded to your computer. By visiting and using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in line with G4S Security Services Limited .
4.0 Purpose Of Collecting Your Personal Data
We may process your Personal Data to communicate with you (including sending marketing or promotional materials to you), provide you with further information about our services and how we can serve you better, respond to your service orders or requests, process your application for employment or to fulfil our contractual obligations with you. We may also process your Personal Data to comply with provisions of applicable laws.
5.0 Who Do We Share Your Personal Data with?
We respect your privacy and we limit disclosure of your Personal Data to third parties. We do not sell, give or trade any Personal Data that We obtain from you to any third party for data mining or marketing purposes. However, We may with your consent share your Personal Data with companies within the G4S Security Services Limited service providers engaged by us to provide services to G4S Security Services Limited subject to appropriate data security and protection. We may also share your information where there is a regulatory or statutory obligation to disclose such Personal Data in accordance with provisions of applicable laws.
6.0 Retention Policy
Your Personal Data is kept private and we make every effort to keep your Personal Data secure, including restricting access to your Personal Data with us on a need to know basis. We require our staff and any third parties who carry out any work on our behalf to comply with appropriate security standards to protect your Personal Data.
We take appropriate measures to ensure that your Personal Data is only processed for the minimum period necessary in line with the purposes set out in this Notice or as required by applicable laws, until a time it is no longer required or has no use. Once your Personal Data is no longer required, We destroy it in a safe and secure manner.
7.0 Changes to our Privacy Notice
Due to constant changes in technology and regulatory requirements, we may need to change our privacy policies or update this Notice from time to time. You will always be able to find the most recent version of our updated privacy policy on this site or conspicuously displayed in our office.
8.0 Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your computer’s hard drive that enables the website to identify your computer as you view different pages. Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present contents, options or functions that are specific to you. Like most interactive websites, our website uses cookies to enable the tracking of your activity for the duration of a session. Our website uses only encrypted session cookies which are erased either after a predefined timeout period or once the user logs out of the platform and closes the browser. Session cookies do not collect information from the user’s computer. They will typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
9.0 Links to Other Websites and Premises
Certain transaction processing channels may require links to other websites or Organisations other than ours. Please note that G4S is not responsible and has no control over websites outside its domain. We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked from our website or media platforms. Opinions expressed or materials appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us, and G4S should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or materials. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware of when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. G4S will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.
10.0 Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is made pursuant to the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (2019) and other relevant Nigerian laws, regulations or international conventions applicable to Nigeria. Where any provision of this Policy is deemed inconsistent with a law, regulation or convention, such provision shall be subject to the overriding law, regulation or convention.
11.0 Contact & Communication
If you would like further information on this Notice, or to contact our Data Protection Officers, you may contact us at dpo@ng.g4s.com