Website Privacy and Cookie Policy
This website is operated by Flint Accounting Limited. We’re a company registered in England and Wales with company number 13733977 and whose registered address is 56 West Street, Shoreham-By-Sea, BN43 5WG. As a company, we are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of visitors to our site and those communicating with us electronically.
This privacy policy sets out how our company uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
What data do we collect?
When you visit our website, we may collect, store, and use the following kinds of personal information:
Information you supply to us.
You may supply us with information about you by completing forms on our website. This includes the information you provide when you submit our contact form. The information you give us may include identity data (your name) and contact information (e-mail address and phone number).
Information our website automatically collects about you.
Each time you visit our website, we may automatically collect the following information:
technical information, including a truncated and anonymised version of your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system and platform;
information about your visit, including what pages you visited, how long you were on the site, and how you got to the site (including date and time); page response times, length of visit, what you clicked on, documents downloaded and download errors.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Flint Accounting Limited with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:
Submit the online contact form on our website
Use or view our website (via your browser’s cookies).
How will we use your data?
Information you supply to us
We will use this information:
to respond to your enquiries and provide you with information and/or services that you request from us;
to contact you to follow up on requests either by email or phone.
Information we automatically collect about you
We will use this information:
to manage our website including for the purposes of troubleshooting and analysing statistical data;
to improve the design, content, and performance of the site;
debugging and security to keep our site safe and secure.
This information is not linked to information that identifies you as an individual – it is collected anonymously. We collect this information using Google Analytics. You can find out more about how Google uses your data at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
How do we store your data?
The data you provide is emailed directly to Flint Accounting Limited and securely stored on our server in the United Kingdom. All data submitted to us will be retained for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which we originally collected it.
What are your data protection rights?
Flint Accounting Limited would like to ensure you are fully aware of your data protection rights. You are entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Flint Accounting Limited for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Flint Accounting Limited correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Flint Accounting Limited to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Flint Accounting Limited erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Flint Accounting Limited restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Flint Accounting Limited’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Flint Accounting Limited transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we will respond to your request within one month. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please write to us at:
Data Protection Lead
Flint Accounting Limited
56 West Street
Shoreham-By-Sea
BN43 5WG
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
If you would like further information, you can visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Flint Accounting Limited uses usage data to understand how our website is used and for security purposes (e.g. to identify and stop misuse). We process statistical data to analyse usage trends to enable us to improve the user experience of our website. We collect this information in a way that does not personally identify you and we do not match it with any further data on an individual user.
What types of cookies do we use?
Our website uses analytical/performance cookies. When you visit www.flintaccounting.co.uk, we collect standard internet log information and details about the behaviour of visitors to our site. We do this to gather statistics such as the number of visitors to different pages of our site and to improve our website to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website allaboutcookies.org has details on how to remove cookies from your browser.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Flint Accounting Limited website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read its privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
This privacy policy will be reviewed and updated on this web page. This policy was last updated on 14 November 2022.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Flint Accounting Limited’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, you can write to us at:
Data Protection Lead
Flint Accounting Limited
56 West Street
Shoreham-By-Sea
BN43 5WG
How to contact the appropriate authority
If you are unhappy about the way that we have handled or used your personal information, you have the right to complain to the UK supervisory authority for data protection, which is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk. Please do contact us in the first instance if you wish to raise any queries or make a complaint in respect of our handling or use of your personal information, so that we have the opportunity to discuss this with you and to take steps to resolve the position. You can contact us using the details provided above.