Privacy Policy

Introduction & Privacy Statement

As your energy efficiency & Renewable energy installer, Elite Impact Business Solutions Ltd will have access to some of your personal and sensitive information. We recognise that our customers value their data and privacy, and it is our mission to treat both with the greatest care. This privacy notice informs you of how and why we collect your data and what you can expect from us on data sharing, retention and protection. We will cover your rights and how you exercise those rights. As well as what to do if you are unhappy with us handling of your data, and the avenues that you can go down to get a resolution.

Personal Data We Collect and Use

We will collect personal information about you when you get in touch with us via phone, email, social media, letter, our website or just as part of providing our services to you. This data may include:

  • Your name, address, and in some cases your date of birth (so we can check you are eligible for the scheme and contact you regarding your installation);
  • Proof of identity (which may be collected to evidence a supporting component or for eligibility evidence);
  • Copies of documents showing proof of benefits and income supplied to you by the Department for Work and Pensions, HMRC and the Ministry of Defence (this will be limited to information showing you are eligible for the scheme);
  • Your phone number and email address (so you can be contacted as necessary for the Purpose outlined in this notice);
  • Optional: the financial amount you have contributed towards the cost of the installation.
  • Details of your Energy Providers.

How We Will Use Your Information

We’ll only use your personal information where necessary and allowed to by law. Generally, this will be under one or more of the following circumstances.

  • As necessary to fulfil our contract with you, e.g.
    • to manage and undertake the contract (including the installation of a measure into your property).
  • As necessary to pursue our legitimate interests, e.g.
    • to check you are eligible for any Government funded Grants or any Finance schemes;
    • to share your data with third parties who administer, support or enforce any of the Scheme (as specified under ‘Sharing your personal data’).
    • to collect the financial amount you have contributed towards the cost of the installation.
  • As necessary to comply with a legal obligation, e.g.
    • where you exercise your rights to make requests under data protection law.
  • To communicate with you about our services: we may contact you about product updates on our website and app, and through other marketing channels, such as third-party social networks, like Facebook.

 

In some circumstances we may need to process special categories of data (e.g., Information related to your health as evidence you are eligible for the scheme). In these cases, we’ll need to rely on an additional condition for processing this information. Where the data is being processed by a government body, local authority, the Crown or a Minister of the Crown under the exercise of its functions under an enactment or rule of law, this will be based on a substantial public interest.

Any data processing of your disability benefit data will also be carried out in compliance with an “appropriate policy statement” a copy of this will be provided on request.

Sharing Your Personal Data

Who We Share Your Information With

We sometimes need to allow our service providers to process your personal information on our behalf for the reasons set out above or as otherwise required by law.

We may also transfer your personal data to third parties for the purposes set out in ‘How we’ll use Your Information’.

  • Those named and authorised within your account to give you the product or services you’ve requested. We may have to give information to one of your family members, household, anyone acting on your behalf or other people who have an interest (like landlords or letting agents).
  • Credit check agencies and our Accreditations.
  • Distribution Network Operator (DNO).
  • guarantee companies (who provide warranties for installed measures).
  • the property owner, social housing provider, local authority or managing agent (as and where applicable).
  • software providers (who process your data).
  • Marketing agencies to provide you with information about our products and services or other products and services which may be of interest to you (provided you’ve given your consent) and to help manage any reward or loyalty schemes.
  • We may share your personal data with trusted third-party partners for research purposes, provided that such sharing is in accordance with applicable data protection laws and with your consent where required.
  • Anyone else where it is required by law, where you have been notified of the sharing or for whom we have your consent.

 

We make sure that these third parties won’t use your personal data for their own purposes and we only permit them to use it in accordance with our instructions and the law.

Data Retention Periods

We will only keep your personal information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which we collected it. The length of time depends on the purposes for which we used it, or otherwise to meet our legal, regulatory, accounting or administrative requirements.

We will delete any information as soon as we no longer have a valid reason to hold it. if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and prevent any further processing until deletion is possible.

We determine the appropriate retention period for the personal information we hold by considering the amount, sensitivity and the nature of the data. In addition to this we factor in the risk of harm should your data be exposed to unauthorised access or disclosed, the reasons why we hold the data, the legal requirements and whether we can realistically achieve the purposes in other ways.

How We Protect Your Information

We follow strict security procedures to protect personal information. This includes following certain guidelines (for example, checking your identity when you contact us). 

We regularly review our practices for collecting, processing and storing personal information, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorised access to systems and backups to prevent the loss of information. We will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available. 

We restrict access to personal information wherever possible to people who need to know that information to process it and who are subject to contractual confidentiality requirements. 

We use encryption to keep your information private while in transit. 

We ensure that all of our staff are trained on the GDPR when they onboard with us, as well as overseeing annual refresher training. The protection of personal data, housekeeping and general office rules are a part of our daily practice. 

We regularly audit our processes and systems to ensure that we remain compliant with our legal obligations and our policies.

Your Rights, Including Accessing and Amending Your Data

You have certain rights regarding information held about you by the Controller (these do not apply in all circumstances). These include the right:

  • Request access to your personal information.
  • Request correction of your personal information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Object to processing or restrict processing of your personal information.
  • Request the transfer of your personal information.
  • Withdraw consent to processing of your data.

Information Cmmissioner’s Office

We would always rather you speak to us first if you have any questions about our handling of your personal data, so we can resolve any problems as quickly as possible. However, if you are not happy with the way we have handled your data, or would like more information about your rights, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK’s independent authority on data privacy at ico.org.uk.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, requests or comments regarding this Privacy Notice or the handling of your personal data, they should be addressed to our Data Protection Officer at info@eliteimp.co.uk

Eligibility Criteria For ECO4 Scheme?

ECO offers free energy efficiency measures to those who receive specific benefits such as:

  • Universal Credit
  • Housing Benefit
  • Income Support
  • Pension Guarantee Credit
  • Pension Credit Saving Credit
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Additionally, Local authorities can refer their residents to obligated energy suppliers for support under the ECO Flex. However, eligibility for ECO does not guarantee that energy efficiency measures will be installed in your home, but it’s worth exploring this opportunity to save costs and reduce environmental impact. Act now to see if you qualify for this valuable program!