Privacy Notice – Professional Services
1705 Consultancy Ltd Customer Privacy Notice
Registered name: 1705 Consultancy Ltd
We are the controller of your personal data. For more information on controllers and their responsibilities please see our guidance on data protection principles, definitions, and key terms.
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
- Contact details
- What information we collect, use, and why
- Lawful bases and data protection rights
- Where we get personal information from
- How long we keep information
- Who we share information with
- How to complain
Contact Details
Post: 1705 Consultancy Ltd, 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, GB
Telephone: 0333 360 1705
Email: info@1705Consultancy.co.uk
What Information We Collect, Use, and Why
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or service history
- Information relating to complaints or enquiries
- Website and app user journey information
- Information relating to professional expertise or employment
We collect or use the following information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Payment details
- Account activity
- Website and app user journey information
- Information relating to professional expertise or employment
We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Profile information
- Marketing preferences
- Website and app user journey information
- Information relating to professional expertise or employment
We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Financial transaction information
- National Insurance numbers or other government identifiers
Lawful Bases and Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
- Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for.
- Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information.
- Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information.
- Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
- Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our Lawful Bases for the Collection and Use of Your Data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you.
- Legitimate interests – 1705 Consultancy Ltd processes personal information where it is necessary for the legitimate interests of the business, including maintaining accurate records of client interactions, managing accounts, and ensuring effective communication with our clients.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing are:
- Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information.
- Legitimate interests – 1705 Consultancy Ltd processes limited personal information for the purpose of providing relevant information updates and professional marketing communications to individuals who have an existing relationship with us or who have expressed an interest in our services.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements are:
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law.
Where We Get Personal Information From
- Directly from you
- From publicly available sources
- From referrals from third parties
How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations. When personal information is no longer required, we will delete it securely.
For contractual and legal purposes we typically retain client data for a period of 6 years following the end of a contract or business relationship, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Who We Share Information With
We may share your information with service providers and partners who assist us in delivering our services. These include:
- IT and software service providers
- Professional advisers (e.g. accountants, solicitors)
- Regulatory and law enforcement bodies where required by law
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
How to Complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated – December 2025