Privacy Policy

Welcome to Blue Edge Accountants Limited ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website www.blueedgeaccountants.co.uk (the "website") or engage our accountancy services.


1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, address, email address, phone number, and other contact details.

  • Financial Information: Bank account details, tax information, financial statements, and other financial records necessary to provide our services.

  • Usage Data: Information about your use of our website, including your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit, and pages viewed.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies to improve our Website's functionality and user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Provision of Services: To provide accountancy and related services as requested by you.

  • Communication: To communicate with you regarding our services, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.

  • Compliance and Legal Obligations: To comply with legal obligations, such as tax laws, and to respond to legal requests from regulatory authorities.

  • Marketing and Updates: To send you newsletters, updates, and other information related to our services, subject to your consent where required.

  • Website Improvement: To analyse website usage and improve our services and website performance.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have given your explicit consent to the processing of your data.

  • Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps to enter into such a contract.

  • Legal Obligation: Where we are required to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that these do not override your rights and freedoms.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as IT support, payment processing, or legal and financial advisors.

  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your data to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal obligations, or to respond to lawful requests by public authorities.

  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or acquisition, we may transfer your personal data to the relevant third parties involved in the transaction.

5. International Data Transfers

As a UK-based company, your data will generally be processed within the UK. However, some of our service providers may be located outside of the UK. If we transfer your data outside of the UK, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

6. Data Security

We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The specific retention periods depend on the nature of the data and the purposes for which it was collected.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data that we hold.

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

  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.

  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to another organization or directly to you.

  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

9. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make will be posted on this page, and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please email our data protection point of contact, Mr Tom Luckett at tom.luckett@blueedgeaccountants.co.uk or telephone on 0116 403 0107.

Thank you for trusting Blue Edge Accountants Limited with your personal information.