Privacy Policy

AVDA LTD ("AVDA Management", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share and protect personal data when you visit avdamanagement.co.uk (the "Website") or contact us, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

AVDA LTD
Company No. 16966342
Registered office: 20 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU
Email: info@avdamanagement.co.uk

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following ways:

• Information you provide directly: when you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any phone number, company name and message content you choose to provide.
• Information collected automatically: when you browse the Website, certain technical data may be collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and time spent on the Website, typically via cookies or similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes, and on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

• To respond to your enquiry submitted via the contact form — legal basis: your consent and/or our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries about our services.
• To provide, discuss or negotiate consulting services with you or your organisation — legal basis: taking steps prior to entering into a contract, and performance of a contract where one is in place.
• To operate, maintain and improve the Website, including monitoring performance and security — legal basis: legitimate interest.
• To comply with our legal obligations, for example accounting or regulatory requirements — legal basis: legal obligation.

4. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, to ensure core functionality works correctly, and, where you consent, to help us understand how the Website is used. You will see a cookie banner when you first visit the Website allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can also control cookies through your browser settings at any time. Essential cookies, which are necessary for the Website to function, cannot be disabled through our cookie banner.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We may share personal data with:

• trusted service providers who support our operations, such as our website hosting provider and email service providers, who process data on our behalf and under our instructions;
• professional advisers (such as legal, accounting, or IT service providers) where reasonably necessary;
• regulators, law enforcement, or other third parties where we are required to do so by law.

6. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers, including our website hosting provider, may store or process data outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as reliance on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses, so that your data continues to be protected to a standard equivalent to UK GDPR.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data submitted via the contact form only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a limited period afterwards for record-keeping purposes, unless a longer retention period is required to comply with legal, accounting, or regulatory obligations, or unless an ongoing client relationship requires otherwise.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• request access to the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• request erasure of your personal data, in certain circumstances;
• request that we restrict the processing of your data, in certain circumstances;
• object to our processing of your data, where we rely on legitimate interest;
• request the transfer of your data to another organisation (data portability), in certain circumstances;
• withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@avdamanagement.co.uk. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data protection rights have been infringed.

10. Children's Privacy

This Website is intended for business audiences and is not directed at, nor intended for use by, individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:

AVDA LTD
Company No. 16966342
20 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU
Email: info@avdamanagement.co.uk