Privacy Notice

Acrion Consulting website (https://acrionconsulting.co.uk) is owned by Acrion Consulting Limited, number16122829 which identifies itself as a Data Controller and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for personal data, registration ZB937001.

This Privacy Notice explains how Acrion Consulting Limited collects, uses, and protects your personal data in connection with the services we provide.

We are committed to handling your personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently, in accordance with our obligations under:

  • The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)

  • The Data Protection Act 2018

Where applicable, we also comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), particularly min relation to electronic marketing and cookies.

Categories of personal data we collect:

The personal information we might collect includes: your name, job title, email address and telephone numbers; your residential address and date of birth; copies of identification documents (outlined within the Anti-Money Laundering paragraph below) and information relating to the source or proof of funds where relevant to a transaction.

Cookies

The Acrion Consulting website uses Google to direct parties to the website and stores information about visits to the website. Your user data is all anonymous and no information is gathered to identify you.

Marketing Communications and Legitimate Interest

If we decide to distribute marketing materials or operate a mailing list, we will do so in accordance with data protection laws. Communications will only be sent to individuals or organisations we reasonably believe have a legitimate interest in the subject matter, such as our property-related services, updates or opportunities.

Third Parties

We do not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes or other non-essential purposes. We may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents, subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you and on your behalf. However, when we use these party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. We would only release your information to a third party outside of this if required to do so legally, for example, to comply with a legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our clients. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

To comply with our legal obligations under applicable anti-money laundering regulations, we are required to carry out identify verification and due diligence checks on clients and counterparties. This may include collecting and reviewing documents to confirm your identity, residential address, and source or proof of funds. The documents we may request include (but and not limited to) a valid passport or driving licence, a recent utility bill or bank statement, and evidence relating to the original funds involved in a transaction. We will proceed and store this information securely and only retain it for as long as necessary - typically for the duration any negotiation or engagement, and for up to seven years following the completion of a transaction pr the end of our relationship with you, in line with our legal and regulatory obligations

Accessing your information and how we store it

You have the right to request access to the personal information hold about you. If you would like a copy of this information, please contact us using the details provided below. All personal data is secured securely in a fully digital environment, protected by appropriate technical and organisational measures to present unauthorised access, loss or misuse. We regularly review our data security practices to ensure your information remains safe.

Your rights:

Where the processing of your personal data is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent any time.

You have the right

  • to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes.

  • to ask us not to process your personal data where it is processed on the basis of legitimate interests.

  • to ask us not to process your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes, where relevant, unless the processing is necessary in the public interest.

  • to ask for data to be erased, providing that:

    • the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected

    • you withdraw consent (if the legal basis for processing is consent)

    • you exercise your right to object (pending verification of whether there are legitimate grounds for processing).

  • to ask for data portability if the processing is carried out by automated means and the legal basis for processing is consent or contract.

Contact information:

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, how we handle your personal data, or wish to exercise any of your individual data protection rights, please contact us at james.routledge@acrionconsulting.co.uk

If you believe that Acrion Consulting Limited has not complied with UK Data Protection law, you also have the right to lodge a compliant with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). Further information can be found at www.ico.org.uk