Privacy policy

Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Blackdown collects, uses and discloses your personal data when you use our website (https://www.blackdownadvisory.com) or engage with our services.

What data do we collect?
We may collect a variety of personal data from you, including:

  • Contact information: such as your name, email address, postal address and phone number

  • Engagement information: details of how you interact with our website and services, such as the pages you visit and the content you download

  • Information you provide: any other information you choose to give us, such as feedback or survey responses

How do we use your data?
We use your data to:

  • Provide you with the information and services you request

  • Send you marketing communications (only with your consent)

  • Personalise your experience on our website

  • Improve our services

  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

Legal basis for processing data
We will only process your data on the following legal grounds:

  • You have consented to the processing

  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you

  • The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation

  • The processing is in our legitimate interests, such as improving our services or sending you marketing communications (but only if those interests are not overridden by your rights)

Data retention
We will only retain your data for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and in accordance with legal requirements.

Data disclosure
We may disclose your data to third parties, such as:

  • Service providers who help us deliver our services

  • Regulatory bodies, if required by law

We will only disclose your data to third parties who have agreed to keep it confidential and secure.

Your rights
You have a number of rights in relation to your personal data, including:

  • The right to access your data

  • The right to rectify any inaccuracies in your data

  • The right to erase your data

  • The right to restrict the processing of your data

  • The right to object to the processing of your data

  • The right to data portability

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised policy will be posted on our website.