Privacy Policy

Silver Summit Advisory is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal data and describes your rights in relation to that data.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Silver Summit”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to ABC Advisory Services Limited, trading as Silver Summit Advisory.

Who we are

Silver Summit Advisory is the trading name of ABC Advisory Services Limited, registered in England and Wales under company number 09652152.

Our registered office is 37 Wick Avenue, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8QD.

The personal data we collect

Personal data means information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Identity data

This may include your name, title and other information you provide when communicating or doing business with us.

Contact data

This may include your email address, telephone number and other contact details you provide to us.

Technical and usage data

When you use our website, certain technical information may be processed, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information and information about how the website is used.

Where this information is collected through non-essential analytics cookies or similar technologies, we will obtain your consent before enabling those technologies.

Further information is available in our Cookie Notice .

How we collect personal data

We may collect personal data directly from you when you communicate with us, make an enquiry, engage us for professional services or otherwise interact with Silver Summit Advisory.

We may also receive information through normal business interactions and, where you have given permission, through analytics technologies used on this website.

How we use your personal data

We will only use personal data where we have a lawful basis for doing so. Depending on the circumstances, we may use your information:

• to respond to enquiries and communicate with you;
• to provide and manage our professional services;
• to manage our business relationships;
• where necessary for our legitimate interests in operating, developing and promoting our business, provided those interests do not override your rights and interests;
• to comply with legal or regulatory obligations; and
• where appropriate, where you have given us your consent.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

We do not sell, rent or exchange your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes.

Analytics and cookies

Essential website technologies may be used where necessary for the website to operate and to remember your cookie preferences.

Analytics technologies are optional and are not enabled unless you choose to accept them. You can reject non-essential cookies when first visiting the website and can change your choice at any time using Cookie Settings in the website footer.

Please see our Cookie Notice for further information.

Data security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal data is restricted to people and service providers who have a legitimate business need to access it and who are subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations.

We maintain procedures for dealing with suspected personal data breaches and will notify affected individuals and relevant regulators where we are legally required to do so.

Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.

When determining an appropriate retention period, we consider the nature and sensitivity of the information, the purposes for which it is processed, the potential risks associated with retaining it and applicable legal requirements.

International transfers

Some service providers we use may process personal data outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is made in accordance with applicable data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place.

Your legal rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights in relation to your personal data. These may include the right to:

• request access to the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
• request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances;
• object to certain processing of your personal data;
• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• request transfer of your personal data where applicable; and
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, the way we process personal data or applicable law. The latest version will always be published on this page and the “Last updated” date above will be amended accordingly.

Please let us know if personal information you have provided to us changes so that we can keep our records accurate and up to date.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights or have concerns about how we use your personal data, please contact us:

Email: info@silversummit.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)7730 066600
Post: ABC Advisory Services Limited, trading as Silver Summit Advisory, 37 Wick Avenue, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8QD.

Complaints

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters.

We would appreciate the opportunity to address any concerns directly before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.