Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
Data Controller
The Data Controller for this website is Carl Crebbin trading as Mersey Coast Bookkeeping. If you have any questions regarding how your data is handled, you can contact me directly at hello@merseycoastbookkeeping.co.uk.

Collected Personal Data
I only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out our contact form. This strictly includes:

Your Name

Your Business Name

Your Email Address

Your Phone Number

Purpose for Collecting Data
I process your personal information to respond to enquiries, provide bookkeeping and VAT quotes, communicate with clients and fulfil our contractual and legal obligations.

Data Security and Storage
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. I am independently registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) under registration number ZC205819.

Lawful Basis

I process personal information where necessary to respond to enquiries, provide quotations and communicate with prospective or existing clients. Depending on the circumstances, we rely on legitimate interests, contractual necessity or legal obligations as the lawful basis for processing your personal information.

Data Retention

I only retain personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including the right to request access to your personal information, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, request erasure or restriction of processing in certain circumstances, and object to certain processing. You can contact us at hello@merseycoastbookkeeping.co.uk to exercise your rights.

Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first at hello@merseycoastbookkeeping.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).