Privacy policy

This policy explains what personal information Accainga collects, why, and what you can ask me to do with it. Accainga is the data controller. If you have a question about any of it, email ryan.horwood@accainga.com.

Who I am

Accainga is a finance consultancy operated by Ryan Horwood, registered in England & Wales, company no. 16233950, at 167–169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF.

What I collect

• When you email me: your name, email address, and whatever you choose to tell me about your business.
• When you visit this site: nothing. There are no cookies, no analytics, no tracking and no advertising on this website.
• If you become a client: the financial and business records needed to do the work, which will be set out in our engagement terms.

Why I collect it

To reply to your enquiry, to decide whether I can help, and if we work together, to carry out the work you have engaged me for. The lawful basis is legitimate interest for enquiries, and contract for client work.

Who I share it with

Nobody, unless one of the following applies: you have asked me to (for example, liaising with your tax adviser or auditor); a service provider needs it to operate my business (email and accounting software providers, acting on my instructions); or the law requires it.

I do not sell data, and I do not share it for marketing.

How long I keep it

Enquiries that don’t lead to work: up to 12 months, then deleted. Client records: seven years after the engagement ends, which is the period UK records requirements expect.

Where it is held

On business software hosted in the UK, EU or US. Where a provider is outside the UK, the transfer relies on the safeguards in that provider’s own data protection terms.

How I keep it safe

Access is limited to me. Devices and accounts are protected by strong passwords and two-factor authentication, and files are held in reputable business software rather than on removable media. No system is perfect, but nothing here is left casually accessible.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask me to:

• show you what I hold about you (access);
• correct anything inaccurate (rectification);
• delete it (erasure), where I have no continuing legal reason to keep it;
• stop or limit how I use it (restriction, and objection);
• provide it in a portable format, or send it to someone else (portability);
• withdraw consent, where consent was the basis in the first place.

Email me and I will respond within one month, usually much sooner. There is no charge. If you are not satisfied with how I handle it, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.

Automated decisions and profiling

There are none. Nothing on this site or in my work makes automated decisions about you, and I do not profile visitors.

Children

This site and these services are for businesses. I do not knowingly collect information about anyone under 18.

Cookies

There aren’t any. See the cookie policy.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it.