Privacy Policy

Beacon Advisory Services Ltd.
Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2025

Beacon Advisory Services Limited (“Beacon Advisory Services”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal data when you engage with us, visit our website, or use our services.

We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), EU GDPR (where applicable), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other relevant privacy laws.

 

  1. Who We Are

Beacon Advisory Services Limited
Registered in England & Wales
Company number: 16695613
Registered office: Prestige House, Wassage Way, Hampton Lovett Ind. Est. Droitwich, WR9 0NX
Email: Matt@beaconadvisoryservices.co.uk

We act as the Data Controller for the personal data we collect and process.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:
Email: Matt@beaconadvisoryservices.co.uk

If you appoint a specific Data Protection Contact in future, you can add those details here.

  1. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

2.1 Data you provide directly

  • Name, job title, and contact details (including email address and phone number)
  • Business information related to our advisory and consultancy services
  • Payment and billing information
  • Information you provide during meetings, consultations, onboarding, or when completing forms
  • Communications you send to us (e.g., enquiries, emails, phone calls)

2.2 Data we collect automatically

When you visit our website or interact with our online services, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address and general location (country/region)
  • Browser type and version
  • Device identifiers and operating system
  • Information about how you use our website (pages viewed, clicks, time spent)

2.3 Data from third parties

We may receive information about you from:

  • Publicly available sources (e.g. Companies House, professional websites)
  • Professional networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn)
  • Referrals or partner organisations
  • Service providers and partners who help us deliver our services
  1. Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data using one or more of the following lawful bases:

  • Contract – to provide our services or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legitimate Interests – to operate and improve our business, provide and improve our services, maintain security, and prevent fraud, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
  • Legal Obligation – to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements.
  • Consent – where we rely on your consent for specific processing activities (for example, certain marketing communications where required).
  1. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data to:

  • Provide, manage, and deliver our advisory and consultancy services
  • Respond to enquiries and provide customer support
  • Manage invoicing, payments, and accounting
  • Maintain our internal records and comply with legal and regulatory duties
  • Communicate with you about changes to our services, policies, or terms
  • Improve and develop our services and website
  • Send marketing and promotional communications where permitted by law or with your consent (you may opt out at any time)

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.

  1. Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with:

  • Professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants, auditors, and insurers
  • Service providers who support our business (e.g. IT providers, cloud hosting, email providers, CRM systems, payment processors)
  • Regulatory bodies, law enforcement, and public authorities, where required by law
  • Third parties involved in a business sale or restructuring, subject to confidentiality safeguards

All third-party service providers are required to handle your data securely and only process it in accordance with our instructions and applicable data protection laws.

We do not sell your personal data.

  1. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers or partners may be located outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA). Where personal data is transferred outside the UK/EEA, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • An adequacy decision from the UK government or European Commission
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent contractual protections
  • Additional technical and organisational measures where appropriate

You can contact us for more information on the specific safeguards we use.

  1. Data Retention

We only keep your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

  • Providing our services and managing our relationship with you
  • Complying with legal, regulatory, tax, and accounting obligations
  • Resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements

Retention periods vary depending on the type of data and our legal obligations but are defined in our internal data retention schedule. Once data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

  1. Your Rights Under Data Protection Law

Under the UK GDPR and (where applicable) EU GDPR, you have the following rights, subject to certain conditions and exemptions:

  • Right of access – to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you and information about how we process it
  • Right to rectification – to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected
  • Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data where there is no lawful reason for us to continue processing it
  • Right to restrict processing – to request that we suspend the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
  • Right to data portability – to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller where technically feasible
  • Right to object – to object to processing based on our legitimate interests, including profiling, and to direct marketing
  • Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time (this will not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
Email: Matt@beaconadvisoryservices.co.uk

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In the UK, this is the:

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
More information is available on the ICO website.

  1. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures, which may include:

  • Secure networks and encryption
  • Access controls and authentication
  • Regular backups and system monitoring
  • Staff training and confidentiality obligations
  • Policies and procedures for incident response

While we strive to protect your personal data, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

  1. Third-Party Websites

Our website and materials may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy notices before providing any personal data.

  1. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable core site functionality
  • Remember your preferences
  • Analyse site usage and performance
  • Improve the user experience

Where required by law, we will seek your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings and, where available, through our website’s cookie settings tool.

  1. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or services. Any updates will be posted on our website with an updated “Last updated” date at the top.

Where appropriate, we may also notify you of significant changes by email or other prominent notice.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data protection practices, or would like to exercise your rights, please contact:

Beacon Advisory Services Limited
Email: Matt@beaconadvisoryservices.co.uk
Registered office: Prestige House, Wassage Way, Hampton Lovett Ind. Est. Droitwich, WR9 0NX