Advisory Consulting

Privacy policy

Last updated 6 October 2026

This policy explains how Advisory Consulting Ltd (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal information when you visit this website or contact us. We are committed to handling your information in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Advisory Consulting Ltd is the data controller for the information described in this policy. We are a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17392707, with our registered office at B6 Arena Business Centre, 9 Nimrod Way, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7UH.

For any question about this policy or your information, email daniel.hurley@advisory-consulting-ltd.com.

Information we collect

When you use the contact form or email us

We collect your name, email address, company name (if you give it), the topic you choose and the content of your message. If you email us directly we also receive anything included in your email, such as your signature details.

When you browse the website

Like most websites, our hosting provider automatically records technical information in server logs, such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time of the request. These logs are used to keep the website secure and working properly.

To protect the contact form from spam, we keep a one-way scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address for up to one hour. It cannot be used to identify you and is deleted automatically.

We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking tools on this website.

How we use your information and our lawful basis

  • To reply to your enquiry and, if you ask, to prepare a proposal. Our lawful basis is taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, or our legitimate interest in responding to people who contact us.
  • To deliver services if you become a client. Our lawful basis is performance of a contract.
  • To keep business records such as invoices and correspondence. Our lawful basis is compliance with legal obligations, including tax and company law.
  • To keep the website secure and prevent abuse. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in protecting our systems.

We will not send you marketing emails unless you have asked us to, and we never sell your information.

Who we share it with

We only share personal information with organisations that help us run the business, and only as much as they need:

  • our website hosting provider, which stores the website and its server logs;
  • our email provider, which stores and delivers our email;
  • our accountant and professional advisers, where needed for client records;
  • public authorities such as HMRC, where we are required to by law.

These providers act on our instructions and are required to keep your information secure. Where any provider stores information outside the UK, we make sure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Agreement.

How long we keep it

  • Enquiries that do not lead to work are deleted within 24 months of our last contact.
  • Client records, including contracts and invoices, are kept for six years after the end of the financial year they relate to, as required for tax purposes.
  • Server logs are kept by our hosting provider for a limited period, normally no longer than 90 days.

Your rights

You have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
  • ask us to delete your information;
  • ask us to restrict or object to how we use your information;
  • ask for your information in a portable format, where this applies.

To use any of these rights, email daniel.hurley@advisory-consulting-ltd.com. We will respond within one month. There is normally no charge.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

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Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last changed.