1. INTRODUCTION GK Foods and Services Limited (“GKF&S”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a Jamaican- headquartered company with global operations in the Foods industry. GKF&S is a member of the GraceKennedy Group of companies (“the Group”). The Group is dedicated to complying with data protection laws in all jurisdictions where it operates. Our goal is to bolster the trust and confidence of all our stakeholders including our team, customers, business partners, shareholders, and the beneficiaries of our community outreach initiatives, in our stewardship of their personal data. This privacy notice aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data. Please ensure that you read this privacy notice carefully and along with any additional privacy policy we may release periodically. This will help you understand why and how we use your personal information. 2. TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT We collect your personal data to provide you with customised products and services that cater to your needs. The types of personal data we collect varies based on how you conduct business with us and the products and services you access. For example, if you order products from us, we might use your information to process your order. Other examples of the types of personal data we may collect directly or indirectly from you include:
3. HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA Automated technologies or interactions. As you use our websites, technical information regarding your equipment, browsing behaviour and patterns may be collected. We gather your personal information through the use of cookies and similar technologies. Third Parties. Where we use third party suppliers to assist us with our business operations to enable us to provide you with products and services. 4. HOW WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA Use We only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was acquired, or where we have a lawful reason for using it, such as: To conduct market research to develop and enhance products and services, improve existing processes, and evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. To manage our human resources, including recruitment, on-boarding, and benefits administration. To improve the operation of our websites and provide those services which you have requested us to provide. Disclosure Your personal data will only be disclosed to those of our employees or third-party providers that have a need for such access to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. Your personal data will not be disclosed to any other individuals or entities unless there is a lawful basis to do so. International Transfer Retention & Destruction We will only retain your personal data for the time necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, where we are required to retain it to satisfy legal or business requirements, or other lawful purposes. 5. LAWFUL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA Legal Obligation – To comply with our obligations under the law. 6. INDIVDUAL/DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data that we hold about you corrected. Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) where you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. Request erasure of your personal data. You may ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no lawful basis for us to retain it. Request restriction of processing of your personal data. You may ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it. Withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your personal data. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain products or services to you. You also have the right to withdraw consent where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. 7. HOW WE PROTECT PERSONAL DATA
We take data breaches very seriously. If a data breach occurs, we will endeavour to meet the deadlines stipulated by data protection laws to report data breaches to the supervisory authority. Where there is likely to be an impact on your rights because of the breach, we will endeavour to notify you without undue delay. We will inform you of: We will review every breach and take action to prevent future breaches. 8. CHANGES TO PRIVACY NOTICE We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify any part of this Privacy Notice. It is your responsibility to check this Privacy Notice periodically for changes. Continued use of our website indicates your acknowledgement that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Notice periodically and become aware of any modifications. Changes to this notice are effective once they have been uploaded to our website. 9. CONTACT INFORMATION 42 – 56 Harbour Street, Kingston You may submit a complaint to the supervisory authority in the jurisdiction that your information was collected if you feel that we have not addressed your complaint: |