This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 13, 2025.
1. Introduction
AM Accountants (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website https://www.am-accountants.co.uk/ (“Site”) or engage with our services. By using our Site and services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
2. 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 you provide when filling out forms on our Site or contacting us.
- Professional Information: Details about your business, financial information, and other relevant data necessary for providing our accounting and consultancy services.
- 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 our Site.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our Site and services.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
- To Provide Services: To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products, and services that you request from us.
- To Improve Our Site: To administer our Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical, and survey purposes.
- To Communicate: To provide you with information about other services we offer that are similar to those that you have already enquired about.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your personal information with:
- Service Providers: Third parties we use to support our business who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- 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 implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology.
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 Data Protection Rights
Under data protection laws, you have rights including:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete any information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you, where feasible.
- The right to object – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- The right to withdraw consent – Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information provided below.
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and provide analytics. You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of our services after any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
- Email: info@am-accountants.co.uk
- Phone: 01772 252 588
- Address: 64 Stephenson Terrace, Deepdale Road, Preston, PR1 5AR