Privacy Policy

This policy explains how Fairman Harris (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal information when you visit our website or get in touch with us through it. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in line with UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 

Who we are

 

Fairman Harris, Chartered Accountants & Tax Advisors, 1 Landor Road, London, SW9 9RX. For the purposes of data protection law, we are the controller of the personal information described in this policy. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number ZA302187.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at [email protected] or on 020 7622 0181.

 

Information we collect

 

We do not ask you to create an account or submit forms on this website. We may collect:

• Information you send us — for example your name, email address, phone number and the details of your enquiry when you email or call us.

• Website usage information — such as your IP address, browser type, device information and the pages you visit, collected through cookies and similar technologies.

 

How we use your information

 

• To respond to your enquiry and communicate with you.

• To provide our services if you become a client (client work is also covered by our engagement letter and terms of business).

• To understand how our website is used so we can improve it.

• To keep our website secure and working properly.

• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Our lawful bases for using your information are our legitimate interests in responding to enquiries and running our website, taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, compliance with legal obligations and, where required, your consent (for example for non-essential cookies).

 

Cookies and analytics

 

Our website uses cookies — small files stored on your device. Some are essential for the website to work. Others help us understand how visitors use the site, for example by counting visits and showing which pages are most popular. We use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, for this purpose. Information generated by these cookies (including your IP address) may be transferred to and stored on servers outside the UK, including in the United States.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Guidance is available at aboutcookies.org. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.

 

Who we share your information with

 

We do not sell your personal information. We only share it where necessary with:

• Service providers who help us run our website and business, such as our website host (Wix.com) and analytics providers, who process information on our behalf.

• Professional advisers, regulators or other authorities where we are required or permitted to do so by law.

Where information is transferred outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses.

 

How long we keep your information

 

We keep enquiry correspondence for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry and any follow-up. If you become a client, we keep records for the periods required by law and professional rules. Analytics data is retained in line with our providers’ settings.

 

Your rights

 

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.

• Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.

• Ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances.

• Object to or ask us to restrict how we use your information.

• Ask for your information to be transferred to another organisation (data portability).

• Withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

 

Complaints

 

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first so we can try to put things right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

 

Changes to this policy

 

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.