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General

The information on this website is provided by Document Risk Solutions Ltd. (“DRS”). DRS is registered in England and Wales with company number 6817629 and its registered office at 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE, UK. The principal place of business and correspondence address of DRS is 20 St. Dunstan’s Hill, London EC3R 8HL.

Terms of Use

When any user accesses this website, you as user agree that (i) you are accessing the contents of this site for your own private use and not for any commercial purpose; and (ii) that you will comply with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements relating to your use of this website.

In addition each user acknowledges that it may be illegal to download the information contained in this site in certain countries and DRS and its associated companies disclaim all responsibility if you download any information from this site in breach of any law or regulation of the country in which you are residing.

Where access to any part of this site is restricted and requires possession of a valid password, no other person should attempt to gain access to such part of the site.

Accuracy of Information

The information on this site has been prepared, approved and issued by DRS. The information and any opinions contained in this site have been compiled, or arrived at, in good faith and on the basis of publicly available information, internally developed data and sources believed to be reliable as at the date of publication. However, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made by DRS, its associated companies or any other person as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this site and no liability is accepted by such persons for the reliability, accuracy or completeness of such information. In no event will DRS or any of its associated companies or any of their directors or other employees be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special or consequential losses or damages of any kind arising out of any use of this site or any other hyperlinked site or in reliance on the information and opinions contained in it from time to time, including without limitation, any loss of profit, business interruption, loss of programs or data on your equipment or otherwise.

Information posted on this site is current only as at the date it is first posted and may no longer be current, true or complete when viewed by you. All information contained on this site may be changed or amended without prior notice although neither DRS nor any of its associated companies undertakes to update this site regularly.

You should be aware that the Internet is not a completely reliable transmission medium. Neither DRS nor any of its associated companies accepts any liability for any data transmission errors such as data loss or damage or alteration of any kind, including, but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential damage, arising out of the use of the products or services referred to herein. In addition, neither DRS nor any of its associated companies accept any responsibility for the security or confidentiality of information transmitted across the internet to or from DRS or any of its associated companies and any such transmission of information is entirely at your own risk.

Linked Websites

This site may be linked to third party websites or contain information provided by third parties. Neither DRS nor any of its associated companies makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such websites or information, have not and will not review or update such websites or information, and caution browsers that any use made of such websites or information is at their own risk.

Neither DRS nor any of its associated companies accepts any liability arising out of the information contained on any linked website or information on this site provided by a third party and the use of such sites and information is at your own risk.

Privacy Notices

At DRS we are committed to protecting your privacy.

Website Visitors

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to all visitors to our premises.

We will process your personal data for the purpose of site security and fire safety. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

We will store your personal data relating your visit for 12 months, or longer if required in relation to a legal claim.

We will share your personal data with other third parties only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of investigating incidents occurring on our premises.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.

Website and Cookies

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to all users of our website.

We may process your personal data for the purpose of contacting if you make a query using our website. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary to achieve our legitimate interest, namely the promotion of our products and services.

We also process your cookies for the purpose of not repeating the home page animation. The legal basis for this processing is your consent. See below for more information on the cookies that we use.

Unless you sign up to the website as a member, we do not store your contact details as the cookies we use are Strictly Necessary Cookies (session cookies). Also called a transient cookie, this type of cookie is erased when the user closes the Web browser. The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user’s computer.

We will share your personal data with third parties only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of providing you with the information about out services that you have requested.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

  • You can withdraw your consent to our processing of cookies at any time by emailing us.
  • You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
  • You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
  • You can exercise any of the rights listed above by contacting us using the details at the bottom of this notice. If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we processed your personal data or your request to exercise a right, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Cookie Policy

What are cookies and how do they work?

“Cookies” are text-only pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive or other website-browsing equipment for record-keeping purposes. Cookies allow the website to remember important information that will make your use of the site more convenient. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a randomly generated unique number or other value. Like most websites, we use different categories of cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience.

What are the categories of cookies?

Cookies can be categorised, following the International Chamber of Commerce guide, as follows:

Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies tend to be session cookies which are deleted at the end of the browser session.

Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the website, so if you prevent these cookies we can’t guarantee how our website will perform during your visit.

Performance cookies

‘Performance cookies’ collect information about how you use our website such as which pages you visit and if you experience any errors. These cookies don’t collect any information that could identify you – all the information is collected on an anonymous aggregate basis and is only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users and measure the effectiveness of our advertising. They also enable us to track the total number of visitors to our site. Most performance cookies tend to be session cookies which are deleted at the end of the browser session.

In some cases, some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties, but we don’t allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above. Some of these third party performance cookies are persistent cookies.

Functionality cookies

Functionality cookies, by their very nature, are persistent cookies so that we remember your computer when you return to our website.

Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties – where this is the case we don’t allow the third party to use the cookies for any purpose other than those listed above.

How can I block and/or delete cookies?

Use the options in your web browser if you do not wish to receive a cookie or if you wish to set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser.

Customers and Suppliers

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies where we process personal data relating to self-employed customers and suppliers and employees of our customers and suppliers.

We will process your personal data for the purposes of communication with our customers and suppliers, ensuring any products or services exchanged between us satisfy agreed requirements and maintaining records. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary to achieve our legitimate interest, namely the supply of our services and maintaining a business relationship with your employer.

We will retain all personal data we have obtained relating to you for a maximum of 10 years to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

We will share your personal data with customers and suppliers only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the supply of our services and maintaining a business relationship with you or your employer.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

  • You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
  • You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Contacts and Receivers of Information from DRS

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to employees of organisations with which we are seeking to establish a business relationship.

We will process your personal data for the purpose of communication with your employer. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary to achieve our legitimate interest, namely providing information on our services that may be of value and establishing a business relationship with your employer.

We will retain all personal data we have obtained relating to you for a maximum of 5 years to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

We will share your personal data with our suppliers only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes of seeking to establish a business relationship with your employer and enhancing the relevance of any communications we have with you and/or your employer.

We intend to transfer your personal data to a recipient in a country outside the EEA, namely the United States to the following databases: Hubspot for processing contact and website interaction data. Transfers to the United States will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which can be obtained from:

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

  • You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
  • You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data on grounds related to your particular situation.
  • You can object at any time to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Prospective Employees

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to all prospective employees.

We will process your personal data for recruitment purposes. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary to achieve our legitimate interest, namely the recruiting personnel to ensure the continued provision of our services.

We will store your personal data relating to recruitment for two years following the completion of the recruitment process.

We will share your personal data with third parties, such as recruitment advisors, only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the recruitment process.

We intend to transfer your personal data to a recipient in a country outside the EEA, namely the United States to the following databases: Workable for processing Human Resources data. Transfers to the United States will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which can be obtained from:

  • Workable

You can also find a copy of the clauses from the European Commission.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

  • You can withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data at any time.
  • You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
  • You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.

Employees

This policy applies when we are acting as a controller of personal data, that is where we have determined the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. It applies to all employees.

We will process your personal data for the purposes of complying with your contract of employment, maintaining reasonable records of work activities and the promotion and supply of our products and services. The legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary for the performance of your contract of employment with DRS Ltd and DRS Ltd’s compliance with legal obligations.

We will store your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal data are available in our Control of Documented Information Procedure, available on the DRS network drive.

We intend to transfer your personal data to a recipient in a country outside the EEA, namely the United States to the following databases: Xero for payroll processing and MailChimp in order to deliver the internal DRS Newsletter to you each month, Hubspot to deliver communications and Workable for processing Human Resources data. Transfers to the United States will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission, a copy of which can be obtained from::

You can also find a copy of the clauses from the European Commission.

We will share your personal data with other third parties only to the extent that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for us to comply with obligations in relation to your employment with us or to comply with the law.

As you are providing us with your personal data, it is important to us that you are aware of the following rights that you have in relation to our processing of that personal data.

  • You can be provided with a copy of any personal data concerning you that we process, unless that would affect the rights and freedoms of others. You can also be provided with information on how that personal data is processed by us.
  • You can ask us to provide your personal data, either to yourself or to another data controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
  • You can have us rectify any personal data of yours that we hold that is inaccurate or incomplete. In certain circumstances, you can also ask us to erase or restrict the use of any of your personal data that we process.

You can exercise any of the rights listed above by contacting us using the details at the bottom of this notice. If you are unhappy with any aspect of how we processed your personal data or your request to exercise a right, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

The provision of this personal data is a statutory requirement. Failure to provide your personal data may result in you not being permitted into our premises.

Document Risk Solutions Ltd. Registered in England & Wales. Company No. 6817629. Registered Office: 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE, UK .

We are contactable by email.

Copyright, Trademarks and Other Rights

Copyright, trademarks, database rights, patents and all similar rights in this site and the information contained in it are owned by DRS , its associated companies, their licensors or relevant third party content providers.

You may use the information on this site and reproduce it in hard copy for your personal reference only. Such information may not otherwise be reproduced, distributed, stored in a data retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior written permission of DRS.

Nothing on this site should be considered as granting any licence or right under any trademark of DRS, its associated companies or any third party.

Governing Law

You agree that your use of this site and any dispute arising in relation to this site is subject to English law and you submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts in connection with any such dispute.

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