Privacy Policy
Beyond Forensic Accounting Ltd customer privacy notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
Contact details
What information we collect, use, and why
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Where we get personal information from
How long we keep information
Who we share information with
Sharing information outside the UK
How to complain
Contact details
Email
mark@beyondforensic.com
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Occupation
Third party information (such as family members or other relevant parties)
Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)
Financial data (including income and expenditure)
Transaction data (including details about payments to and from you and details of products and services you have purchased)
Employment details (including salary, sick pay and length of service)
Criminal records data (including driving or other convictions)
Information relating to compliments or complaints
Records of meetings and decisions
Account access information
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Purchase or service history
Account information, including registration details
Information used for security purposes
We collect or use the following personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes:
Names and contact information
Client accounts and records
Financial information eg for fraud prevention or detection
We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:
Names and contact details
Marketing preferences
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
Name
Contact information
Identification documents
Client account information
Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
Criminal offence data
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
Names and contact details
Addresses
Payment details
Account information
Purchase or service history
Witness statements and contact details
Relevant information from previous investigations
Customer or client accounts and records
Financial transaction information
Correspondence
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. Read more about the right of access.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes are:
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:
Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Where we get personal information from
Directly from you
Legal bodies or professionals (such as courts or solicitors)
Publicly available sources
How long we keep information
For information on how long we keep personal information, please ask to see our retention schedule.
Who we share information with
Data processors
IT and email service providers (cloud-based, UK/EEA and US)
This data processor does the following activities for us: Used for business communications and storage of client data.
Cloud storage providers (secure document storage, UK/EEA and US)
This data processor does the following activities for us: Used to store case files, reports and working papers.
Accounting and invoicing software providers (UK/EEA)
This data processor does the following activities for us: Used for billing, financial records and client account management.
Others we share personal information with
Professional or legal advisors
Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
Professional consultants
Third parties:
Instructing solicitors (UK), Personal information is shared as part of providing forensic accountancy services and expert reports.
Barristers and counsel (UK), Where required for legal proceedings and case preparation.
Courts and tribunals (UK), Where disclosure of information is required as part of legal proceedings or expert evidence.
Opposing legal representatives (UK), Where information is disclosed in accordance with court directions or legal obligations.
Other expert witnesses and professional consultants (UK/EEA), Where collaboration is required on a case.
Sharing information outside the UK
Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.
For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.
Organisation name: Google
Category of recipient: Storage Provider
Country the personal information is sent to: UK/EEA and US
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
Where necessary, our data processors will share personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, they comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.
For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.
Organisation name: Google
Category of recipient: Storage Provider
Country the personal information is sent to: UK/EEA and US
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has been assessed as providing adequate protection to data subjects (also known as Adequacy Regulations or UK data bridge)
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113