I*mMigrant Privacy Policy
Who we are:
We are WorldRemit Limited ("WorldRemit", "we", "us", "our") having its registered office at 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG and we are a data controller for the purpose of Data Protection Legislation (as defined below). In this Privacy Policy, references to "You" and "Your" are references to a user of our website and/or of our Mobile App.
Introduction
We are committed to protecting and respecting Your privacy and handling Your information in an open and transparent manner.
This policy ("Privacy Policy") explains what information we collect from You, or You provide to us, what we will use it for and with whom we share that information. The Privacy Policy also sets out Your rights and who You can contact for more information. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding Your personal data and how we will treat it.
In this Privacy Policy, Your information is sometimes called "personal data". We may also sometimes collectively refer to handling, collecting, protecting and storing Your personal data as "processing" such personal data.
In this Privacy Policy the term "Applicable Data Protection Legislation" means the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulations as tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, together with any other applicable laws and regulations relating to the processing of personal data and privacy in Your country of residence.
What information we collect about You
We may collect and use the information You submit as “Your Story” as part of our I’M MIGRANT Campaign (“the Campaign”) and will hold, use and otherwise process the data in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation and as set out in this Privacy Policy.
The personal data we collect, and process may include, among others:
Your name; and
the Information as “Your Story”as part of our Campaign.
If Your Story includes the personal information of other people, you confirm to us that you have obtained their permission for the reasonable use for the purposes of our Campaign.
How we collect information about You
Information You give to us when you submit “Your Story” or as part of our Campaign..
How we use Your information
We use Your information for the following specific purposes:
To assess the suitability for publication in our Campaign.
To publish as part of our Campaign.
Legal basis for using Your personal information
The legal basis for processing “Your Story” is your Consent.
Sharing Your information
The following categories of recipients may receive Your personal information and process it for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We may also share Your personal information with:
Oliver Agency for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the circumstances in which the information was submitted;
to any other third party, but only subject to Your prior consent.
How we protect Your information
We ensure that there are appropriate technical, physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards in place to protect Your Story from unauthorised access. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it.
For more information about how we protect your information please contact us at: dataprivacy@worldremit.com
How long we keep Your information
We will only keep the information we collect about You for as long as required for the purposes set out above, or as required to comply with any legal obligations to which we are subject.
In general, if we do not use your Information, we will keep it for 2 years after the date of your submission to us.
For more details, please contact dataprivacy@worldremit.com
Transferring data outside of the United Kingdom and EEA
Due to the international nature of our business, we may need to transfer your personal information to other WorldRemit entities, to other third parties and recipients, in connection with the purposes set out in this Policy. For this reason, we may transfer your personal information to other countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements to those that apply in the country in which you are located. When we do disclose / or store personal information overseas, we protect that information using the security measures set out below and require overseas recipients to do the same.
When, in accordance with the preceding paragraph, we transfer Your personal data to the EEA that Data may then be transferred to, or stored at, a destination outside the EEA and may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us, or for one of our service providers, related companies, agents or contractors.
Where recipients are outside the EEA, we ensure that they provide an adequate level of protection for Your personal data or that the transfer is otherwise permitted under Applicable Data Protection Legislation, by methods including using standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or by relying on a relevant adequacy decision by the European Commission or on other legal grounds or conditions, always in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Legislation.
Your rights
At any time, You have the right:
to be informed about the processing of Your personal data (i.e., for what purposes, what type of personal data, to what recipients it is disclosed, storage periods, any third-party sources from it was obtained, confirmation of whether we undertake automated decision-making, including profiling, and the logic, significance and envisaged consequences). Reading this Privacy Policy forms part of Your right to be informed;
to request access to or a copy of any personal data which we hold about You;
to rectification of Your personal data, if You consider that it is inaccurate or not up-to-date;
to ask us to delete Your personal data, if You consider that we do not have the right to hold it;
to restrict processing of Your personal data;
to data portability (moving some of Your personal data elsewhere) in certain circumstances; and
to object to Your personal data being processed in certain circumstances.
You can contact us at dataprivacy@worldremit.com if You want to enforce any of these rights. We will comply with our legal obligations as regards Your rights as a data subject.
The quickest and easiest way to make a data subject request is to contact us directly to exercise your rights by emailing dataprivacy@worldremit.com and we will endeavour to respond within a reasonable period and in any event within one month (three months for complex or numerous requests), in compliance with Data Protection Legislation.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to You by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.
Complaints
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to:
Group Data Protection Officer
WorldRemit Ltd
100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG
United Kingdom
Email: dataprivacy@worldremit.com
You may also use these contact details if You wish to make a complaint to us relating to Your privacy.
If You have any concerns about our use of Your information, You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office, which regulates and supervises the use of personal data in the United Kingdom, via their helpline on 0303 123 1113.