Cookie & Privacy Policy

Your Personal Information

Kingcott Accountants Ltd operates the www.kingcott.com website.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

What personal information we need

We only collect basic personal information about you which does not include any sensitive types of information or location-based information. This does, however, include your name and email address.

Why we need your personal information

We need to know your basic personal information in order to provide you with www.kingcott.com and our Accountancy service. We will not collect any personal data from you we do not need to provide and oversee this service.

What we do with your personal information

All the personal information we process is processed by our staff in the UK. For the purposes of website hosting and storage this information is located on servers within the European Union.

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Analytics – The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior. Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal Data collected: Cookies; Usage Data.

  • Managing contacts and sending messages This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
    These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message. Mailchimp is an email address management and message sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.

    Personal Data collected: company name; email address; first name; last name.

How long we keep your personal information

We are required under UK tax law to keep your basic personal data (name, address, contact details) for a minimum of 6 years after which time it will be destroyed. If your information is used for marketing purposes it will be kept until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information.

What are your rights?

Kingcott Accountants Ltd aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Whenever possible, you can update your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to change your Personal Data, please contact us to make the required changes.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the right:

    • To access and receive a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you
    • To rectify any Personal Data held about you that is inaccurate
    • To request the deletion of Personal Data held about you
    • You have the right to data portability for the information you provide to {company name}. You can request a copy of your Personal Data in a commonly used electronic format so that you can manage and move it.
  • You have the right, at any time, to object to us using your personal information

We do not perform any automated decision making or profiling with your personal information.

We will ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) by calling 0303 123 1113.

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.