Privacy policy
Who we are
Barrington Associates Ltd ("Barrington", "we") operates barringtonadvisory.com. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website. Our registered office and company number are available on request and will be published here.
The data we collect
We collect only what you give us and the minimum needed to operate the site:
- Contact details you submit through our contact form or by email — name, work email, organisation and your message.
- Correspondence records when you engage with us.
- Limited technical data (IP address, browser type, pages visited) through our hosting provider’s logs and any analytics described in our cookies policy.
Why we process it
We process personal data to respond to enquiries, to provide and improve our services, to meet legal and accounting obligations, and — where you are a business contact — for legitimate interests in marketing our services to you. We do not sell personal data.
Legal bases
Under UK GDPR our bases are: legitimate interests (responding to business enquiries, improving the site), contract (where processing is needed to engage with you), and legal obligation (records we must keep). Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
Sharing and transfers
We share data only with service providers who support our operations (hosting, email, scheduling), under contracts that protect it. Where a provider processes data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
Retention
We keep enquiry data for as long as needed to handle the enquiry and any follow-up, and business records for the periods required by law. Data no longer needed is deleted.
Your rights
You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).
Questions about this policy should be sent to hello@barringtonadvisory.com or to Barrington Associates Ltd at its registered office.