Privacy Policy

worthconsulting.me Limited ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Information We Collect

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

  • Contact Information: Name, address, email address, phone number.

  • Financial Data: Bank details for payment purposes.

  • Communications: Any correspondence or inquiries you make to us.

  • Service Data: Details about the services you request from us, including technical data such as IP addresses, browser types, time zone settings, and locations if collected during our interactions.

2. How We Use Your Data

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

  • Providing Services: To carry out the services you request.

  • Legal Obligations: To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

  • Business Communications: To respond to your inquiries and communicate updates about our services.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data:

  • Contractual Necessity: Processing necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

  • Legal Obligation: Processing necessary to comply with legal obligations.

  • Legitimate Interest: Processing for the purposes of our legitimate business interests (e.g., communication, service delivery), unless those interests are overridden by your rights and freedoms.

  • Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent, for example, for receiving marketing communications. You may withdraw this consent at any time.

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Specifically:

  • Contact information and service data will be retained for 6 years after the end of our business relationship, unless required for longer periods by legal obligations.

  • Financial data will be retained for 7 years for tax and financial compliance purposes.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party services we use to support our business operations (e.g., accounting, IT services).

  • Legal Authorities: Where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

If we transfer your data outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, are in place to protect your data.

6. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.

  • Correction: You have the right to request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate data.

  • Erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, where applicable.

  • Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

  • Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your data to another party.

  • Objection: You have the right to object to processing where we rely on legitimate interests.

  • Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your data, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

If you believe your data rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our site. Once received, we apply strict procedures and security features to safeguard your data.

8. Cookie Policy

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us improve user experience by understanding how visitors interact with our site.

  • Types of Cookies We Use:

    • Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function properly, such as those that enable you to log into secure areas of the site.

    • Analytics Cookies: These help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how visitors use it. We use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose.

  • Managing Cookies:

    • When you visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you consent to. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through this banner.

    • You can also adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, disabling cookies, particularly the necessary ones, may affect the functionality of our website.

    • You can change or withdraw your consent to cookies at any time by revisiting the cookie banner or adjusting your preferences via your browser settings.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at:

worthconsulting.me Limited

Registered Office
1 Pirelli Way, Eastleigh, England, SO50 5GE

Correspondence address
11 Woodhall Court, Colton, Leeds, LS15 9BP

Email: privacy@worthconsulting.me

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will notify our clients and users where appropriate.