PRIVACY POLICY

Addington Capital Group Ltd ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or communicate with us via email. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

2. How We Collect Your Information

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

• Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your personal data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.
• Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
• Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

3. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Performance of Contract: Where we need to perform the contract, we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
• Legal or Regulatory Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
• Consent: Where you have provided your consent for us to do so.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in section 3 above:

• Service Providers: External third parties who provide IT and system administration services.
• Professional Advisers: Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
• Regulatory Authorities: HM Revenue & Customs, regulators, and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.

5. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of your personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request restriction of processing your personal data.
• Request transfer of your personal data.
• Right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email at [email address] or by post to [postal address].

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 4 December 2024.

Legal Framework

This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, which govern the processing of personal data in the United Kingdom. These laws require that personal data be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, and that it is collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes. They also grant individuals rights over their personal data, including the right to access, correct, and delete their data.

Additionally, the proposed Data (Use and Access) Bill, introduced to Parliament on 23 October 2024, aims to unlock the secure and effective use of data for the public interest. While this Bill is not yet law, it reflects the UK government's ongoing efforts to enhance data protection and usage frameworks. 

By adhering to this Privacy Policy, Addington Capital Group Ltd demonstrates its commitment to complying with current data protection laws and to respecting the privacy and rights of individuals.