Privacy Policy

We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Contact details: name, email address, telephone number
- Business information: business name, postcode, and sector
- Enquiry details: messages submitted through our contact and valuation forms
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps
- Cookie data: see our Cookie Policy for full details

We use your personal information to:
- Respond to your enquiries about buying or selling a business
- Provide our business brokerage and valuation services
- Send you relevant listings and updates where you have consented
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with our legal obligations under UK law

We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:
- Contractual necessity: where processing is required to fulfil a service you have requested
- Legitimate interests: to operate our business effectively and prevent fraud
- Consent: for marketing communications and non-essential cookies
- Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws and regulations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
- Regulated brokers and advisors involved in facilitating a transaction
- Trusted service providers supporting our IT infrastructure and communications
- Regulatory bodies where legally required

All third parties are required to handle your data in accordance with UK data protection law.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with our legal obligations. Enquiry and contact data is typically retained for up to 3 years. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

Under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your data (the right to erasure)
- Object to or restrict how we process your data
- Request a portable copy of your data
- Withdraw your consent at any time

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

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Data is transmitted securely over HTTPS and stored on protected servers within the United Kingdom.

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse website traffic. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.