Privacy Policy - People & Business Insights Consulting Ltd Last updated: June 2026

1. Who We Are

People & Business Insights Consulting Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a human resources consultancy registered in England and Wales. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about how we use it.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at: Email: hello@peopleandbusinessinsightsconsulting.co.uk Address: Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA


2. What Data We Collect

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

From clients and business contacts:

  • Full name and job title
  • Business email address and phone number
  • Company name and address
  • Notes from consultancy discussions and correspondence

From website visitors:

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on the site
  • Device and location data (where enabled)
  • Data submitted via contact or enquiry forms

From employees and candidates (where relevant to our work):

  • Name, contact details and employment history
  • Performance-related information shared by client organisations
  • Any other information provided in the course of HR consultancy engagements

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data in the following ways:

  • Directly from you — when you contact us, complete a form, or engage our services
  • From client organisations — when they share employee or candidate information as part of a consultancy project
  • Automatically — through basic website analytics when you visit our website

4. Why We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Privacy Policy

People & Business Insights Consulting Ltd Last updated: June 2026


1. Who We Are

People & Business Insights Consulting Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a human resources consultancy registered in England and Wales. We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about how we use it.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at: Email: hello@peopleandbusinessinsightsconsulting.co.uk Address: Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA


2. What Data We Collect

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

From clients and business contacts:

  • Full name and job title
  • Business email address and phone number
  • Company name and address
  • Notes from consultancy discussions and correspondence

From website visitors:

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on the site
  • Device and location data (where enabled)
  • Data submitted via contact or enquiry forms

From employees and candidates (where relevant to our work):

  • Name, contact details and employment history
  • Performance-related information shared by client organisations
  • Any other information provided in the course of HR consultancy engagements

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data in the following ways:

  • Directly from you — when you contact us, complete a form, or engage our services
  • From client organisations — when they share employee or candidate information as part of a consultancy project
  • Automatically — through basic website analytics when you visit our website

4. Why We Use Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Purpose

Legal Basis

Delivering consultancy services

Contractual necessity

Responding to enquiries

Legitimate interests

Managing client relationships

Legitimate interests

Sending service updates or relevant information

Legitimate interests / Consent

Complying with legal obligations

Legal obligation

Improving our website and services

Legitimate interests

We will never use your data for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was collected.


5. Third Parties We Share Data With

We use a small number of trusted third-party tools to run our business. These may process your data on our behalf:

  • Microsoft Applications — for video calls and client communication (Microsoft Corporation, US; subject to Standard Contractual Clauses)
  • VIOP Telephone services — provides our business telephone number and handles our phone call functionality. Call data may be processed through their platform in the course of normal business communication
  • Google Services - Provides analytics on our website visitors to better understand our clients needs
  • Meta And Linkedin Advertising Services: Provides analytics on potential clients and website visitors through their advertising services

We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

Where third parties are based outside the UK or EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in line with UK GDPR requirements.


6. How Long We Keep Your Data

We only keep your data for as long as necessary:

  • Client and contact data — for the duration of our working relationship, plus up to 6 years for legal and contractual purposes
  • Website visitor data — for the minimum period required by our analytics tools
  • Employee/candidate data — as directed by the client organisation, or for the minimum period required by law

When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.


7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erase your data (in certain circumstances)
  • Restrict how we process your data
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@peopleandbusinessinsightsconsulting.co.uk. We will respond within one calendar month.


8. Data Security

We take data security seriously. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. All staff who handle personal data are aware of their responsibilities under this policy.


9. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection authority:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Website: ico.org.uk Helpline: 0303 123 1113

We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you approach the ICO.


10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.


This privacy policy was prepared in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   

We will never use your data for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was collected.


5. Third Parties We Share Data With

We use a small number of trusted third-party tools to run our business. These may process your data on our behalf:

  • Microsoft Teams — for video calls and client communication (Microsoft Corporation, US; subject to Standard Contractual Clauses)
  • Microsoft Outlook — for email correspondence (Microsoft Corporation, US; subject to Standard Contractual Clauses)
  • Viopstudio — provides our business telephone number and handles our phone call functionality. Call data may be processed through their platform in the course of normal business communication

We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

Where third parties are based outside the UK or EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in line with UK GDPR requirements.


6. How Long We Keep Your Data

We only keep your data for as long as necessary:

  • Client and contact data — for the duration of our working relationship, plus up to 6 years for legal and contractual purposes
  • Website visitor data — for the minimum period required by our analytics tools
  • Employee/candidate data — as directed by the client organisation, or for the minimum period required by law

When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.


7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erase your data (in certain circumstances)
  • Restrict how we process your data
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@peopleandbusinessinsightsconsulting.co.uk. We will respond within one calendar month.


8. Data Security

We take data security seriously. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. All staff who handle personal data are aware of their responsibilities under this policy.


9. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection authority:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Website: ico.org.uk Helpline: 0303 123 1113

We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you approach the ICO.


10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review it periodically.


This privacy policy was prepared in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.