Privacy Policy

Personal data

Under the UK's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) personal data is defined as:

“Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”. Further information can be found on the UK Information Commissioners Website.

How we use your information

This privacy notice tells you how we, Fox & Associates Consulting Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'the Company'), will collect and use your personal data for providing our services and gathering marketing information on the visitors to our website.

Why does Fox & Associates Consulting Limited need to collect and store personal data?

For us to deliver our services to you or your business, we may need to collect personal data for several purposes, including:

To provide support and respond to enquiries relating to the service we provide to you.
For administration purposes in relation to the service we provide to you.
For research and marketing purposes to improve the services offered by us.

We are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.

Use of Cookies

We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service.

They enable us to: estimate our audience size and usage pattern; store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests; to speed up your searches; to recognise you when you return to our site.

We do not use cookies to gather any personal data for storage on our systems. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site. Please note that we have no control over cookies used by any external sites to which we provide links.

Will Fox & Associates Consulting Limited share my personal data with anyone else?

We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to one important exception. In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

How will Fox & Associates Consulting Limited use the personal data it collects about me?

Fox & Associates Consulting Limited will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the UK's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. Fox & Associates Consulting Limited is required to retain information in accordance with the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain kinds of personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific business-sector requirements and agreed practices. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.

Under what circumstances will Fox & Associates Consulting Limited contact me?

We will only contact you if you have given us permission to do so, or we are required by law to do so in the event of a data breach. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure to any third parties.

Can I find out the personal data that the organisation holds about me?

The Company, at your request, can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. If Fox & Associates Consulting Limited does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:

Identity and the contact details of the person or organisation that has determined how and why to process your data. In some cases, this will be a representative in the EU.
Contact details of the data protection officer, where applicable.
The purpose of the processing as well as the legal basis for processing.
If the processing is based on the legitimate interests of Strengthening Practice Ltd. or a third party, information about those interests.
The categories of personal data collected, stored, and processed.
Recipient(s) or categories of recipients that the data is/will be disclosed to.
If we intend to transfer the personal data to a third country or international organisation, information about how we ensure this is done securely. The EU has approved sending personal data to some countries because they meet a minimum standard of data protection. In other cases, we will ensure there are specific measures in place to secure your information.
How long the data will be stored.
Details of your rights to correct, erase, restrict or object to such processing.
Information about your right to withdraw consent at any time.
How to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
Whether the provision of personal data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter a contract, as well as whether you are obliged to provide the personal data and the possible consequences of failing to provide such data.
The source of personal data if it wasn’t collected directly from you.
Any details and information of automated decision making, such as profiling, and any meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and expected consequences of such processing.

How do I make an information request to Fox & Associates Consulting Limited?

Requests can be made to object, view, amend or delete personal data by writing to the Business Operations Manager, Fox & Associates Consulting Limited, 12 Market Place, Cockermouth, Cumberland, CA13 9NQ.