| Processing activity | Legal basis for Processing |
| Provision of Sites, and services: providing our Sites, or services; providing promotional items upon request; communicating with you, or your employer, in relation to those Sites, or services; performing our obligations, and protecting, exercising or enforcing our rights under our agreement(s) with you or your employer; ensuring that the Argus Content Platforms are presented in the best manner for you; offering you additional products and services provided by us or our third-party partners; and for any purpose connected with your or your employer’s agreement(s) with us, including the maintenance of a central database of customers. |
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| Compliance checks: fulfilling our regulatory compliance obligations; ‘Know Your Client’ checks; confirming and verifying your identity; use of credit reference agencies; and screening against government and/or law enforcement agency sanctions lists and other legal restrictions. |
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| Operating our business: administering our business activities; operating and managing our Sites, and our services; providing content to you; displaying advertising and other information to you; communicating and interacting with you through our Sites, or our services; notifying you of changes to any of our Sites, or our services; and providing customer service, including handling enquiries and complaints. |
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| Communications and marketing: communicating with you through any means (including by email, telephone, text message, social media, post or in person) news and analysis that we believe may be of interest to you, subject always to obtaining your prior opt-in consent to the extent required under applicable law; telling you about changes to our services, the Argus Content Platforms and their functionality; providing you with information about other products and services we offer; keeping you informed about industry developments; notifying you of industry conferences, events and training courses; maintaining and updating your contact information where appropriate; and obtaining your prior, opt-in consent where required. |
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| Management of IT systems: management and operation of our communications, IT and security systems; and audits (including security audits) and monitoring of such systems. |
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| Health and safety: health and safety assessments and record keeping; providing a safe and secure environment at our premises; and compliance with related legal obligations. |
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| Financial management: sales; finance; corporate audit; vendor management; and handling customer orders and billing. |
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| Surveys: engaging with you for the purposes of obtaining your views on our Sites, or our services. |
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| Security: physical security of our premises (including records of visits to our premises); CCTV recordings; and electronic security (including login records and access details). |
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| Investigations: detecting, investigating and preventing breaches of policy, and criminal offences, in accordance with applicable law. |
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| Legal proceedings: establishing, exercising and defending legal rights. |
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| Legal compliance: compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations under applicable law. |
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| Improving our Sites, and services: identifying issues with our Sites, or our services; planning improvements to our Sites, or our services; and creating new Sites, or services. |
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| Fraud prevention: detecting, preventing and investigating fraud. |
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1 Where we refer to our “legitimate interest” as the basis for Processing your Personal Information, we will only seek to rely on our “legitimate interest” to the extent that such legitimate interest is not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms.