Legal & Compliance
Privacy policy.
Effective date: 4 July 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how AN Integrated Integrity Consulting Group collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who We Are
AN Integrated Integrity Consulting Group ('we', 'us', or 'our') is a specialist advisory firm registered in the United Kingdom. Our registered address is available upon request.
We are the data controller responsible for your personal information collected through this website and in the course of providing our services.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at: support@anintegritygroup.com
Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal information:
Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and organisation name when you submit an enquiry through our contact form or communicate with us directly.
Usage Data: Technical information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent — collected via analytics tools.
Communications: Records of correspondence when you contact us by email, phone, or through our website.
Professional Information: Details about your role, organisation, and business requirements that you share when engaging our services.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
Service Delivery: To respond to your enquiries, provide our consulting services, and manage our client relationships.
Communications: To send you information about our services, insights, or updates where you have consented or where we have a legitimate interest to do so.
Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards including those set by the FCA, CMA, or other relevant regulatory bodies.
Website Improvement: To analyse how our website is used and improve its functionality and content.
Security: To protect our website, systems, and the interests of our clients and business.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data under the following lawful bases as defined by UK GDPR:
Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering a contract.
Legitimate Interests: Where we have a legitimate business interest in processing your data that does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Consent: Where you have given clear, specific consent for us to process your personal data for a particular purpose.
Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website or delivering services (e.g., email platforms, analytics providers), subject to appropriate data processing agreements.
Professional Advisors: Legal, accounting, or other professional advisors where necessary for our legitimate business operations.
Regulatory Bodies: Where required by law or regulation, or in response to lawful requests from public authorities.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Client and engagement records are typically retained for a minimum of six years in accordance with UK professional standards and tax regulations.
Website enquiries and communications are retained for a period sufficient to manage the relevant relationship, and no longer than three years unless an ongoing engagement has commenced.
You may request deletion of your personal data at any time, subject to our legal obligations to retain certain records.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right of Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: You may request that we delete your personal data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it.
Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You may request that we transfer your data to another organisation in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You may object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@anintegritygroup.com. We will respond within one month.
Cookies & Tracking
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse site usage.
Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website. We use aggregated, anonymised data for this purpose.
You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
International Transfers
Your personal data is primarily processed within the United Kingdom. Where we transfer data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements, such as standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions.
Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If you suspect any misuse or loss of your personal information, please contact us immediately at support@anintegritygroup.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons.
We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised effective date. Where changes are material, we will take reasonable steps to notify you.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
Contact & Complaints
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
Email: support@anintegritygroup.com
Phone: +44 7767 745563
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk
Questions about this policy?
We are committed to transparency and accountability in how we handle your personal data. If anything in this policy is unclear or you wish to exercise your rights, please reach out to us at support@anintegritygroup.com.