Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 November 2026
1. About this policy
This privacy policy explains how Finance Talents collects and uses personal information when you visit https://www.financetalents.co.uk/, contact us through the website or interact with its features.
It covers information collected through the website and the handling of website enquiries. It does not provide a complete description of how we process personal information when delivering recruitment services or managing candidate and client relationships. Where relevant, we will provide additional privacy information before using your information for those purposes.
We process personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable UK data protection legislation.
2. Who is responsible for your information?
The data controller responsible for personal information collected through this website is:
Finance Talents.
Privacy contact email: ab@financetalents.co.uk
Website: www.financetalents.co.uk
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, please contact us using the email address above.
3. Information we collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect the following information.
Information you provide
When you submit a website enquiry or contact us using the details shown on the website, we may receive:
Your name.
Your email address and telephone number.
Your company name or professional role.
Your message and any other information you choose to provide.
Records of our correspondence with you.
Please provide only the information needed for your enquiry. Avoid including sensitive personal information unless we have specifically requested it and explained how it will be used.
If you send a CV or information relating to a recruitment opportunity, we will provide the relevant recruitment privacy information before using it beyond handling your initial enquiry.
Technical information
Our website and its supporting services may collect information such as:
Your IP address.
Your browser type, device information and operating system.
The date and time of your visit.
Pages requested, error records and security logs.
Your cookie preferences.
Where optional analytics or other tracking technologies are enabled with your consent, they may also collect information about how you interact with the website.
4. How we use your information
We use personal information for the following purposes and on the following lawful bases.
Responding to enquiries
We use your contact details and message to respond to you and manage related correspondence.
Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in communicating with people who contact us and handling their enquiries. Where your enquiry involves taking steps at your request before entering into a contract with you personally, we may instead rely on those contractual steps.
Operating and protecting the website
We use relevant technical information to maintain the website, investigate faults, prevent misuse and protect its security.
Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in providing a reliable and secure website.
Remembering cookie choices
We use information about your cookie preferences to apply your choices and, where appropriate, keep a record of consent.
Our lawful bases are our legitimate interest in respecting your preferences and compliance with applicable legal obligations.
Optional analytics and tracking
Where we use optional analytics or tracking technologies that require consent, we rely on your consent. You can withdraw this through the website’s cookie controls.
Meeting legal requirements
We may process information where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, respond to a lawful request or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Providing information through the website is voluntary. However, if you do not provide sufficient contact details or information about your enquiry, we may be unable to respond.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. Similar technologies may also store or access information on your device.
The website uses Elementor Cookiez to present cookie choices and manage preferences.
Strictly necessary technologies may be used to operate essential website functions, maintain security and remember your cookie choices.
Optional technologies, such as analytics, advertising or certain embedded content, will only be activated where used on the website and where you have given any required consent.
You can accept or reject optional cookies through the cookie banner and revisit your choices.
Rejecting optional cookies will not prevent you from accessing the main website, although some optional features may be unavailable.
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Deleting cookies may remove your saved preferences, meaning you will be asked to choose again.
6. Who we share information with
Where necessary, personal information may be accessed by service providers supporting the website and our handling of website enquiries. These may include:
Website hosting and technical infrastructure providers.
Website maintenance and support providers.
Email and IT service providers.
Security, spam prevention and cookie consent providers.
Analytics providers, where their tools are used with the required consent.
We only allow providers acting on our behalf to process information under appropriate instructions and contractual protections.
We may also disclose information to professional advisers, regulators, courts or public authorities where necessary for legal advice, compliance with the law or the protection of legal rights.
We do not sell personal information collected through the website.
7. International transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside the UK.
Where a transfer is subject to UK international transfer requirements, we will ensure that an appropriate legal mechanism applies. This may include UK adequacy regulations or appropriate contractual safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum to approved contractual clauses.
You can contact us for information about relevant transfers and the safeguards applying to your information.
8. How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
For website enquiries, we consider whether the enquiry remains active, whether further correspondence is reasonably expected and whether records are needed for legal or complaint handling purposes.
Technical and security records are kept for periods appropriate to investigating faults, preventing misuse and maintaining website security.
Cookie and consent records are retained according to the relevant cookie duration and any need to demonstrate or respect your choices.
Information transferred into a recruitment or client relationship will be subject to the relevant additional privacy information and retention arrangements.
9. How we protect your information
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Access is limited to people and providers who need the information for an authorised purpose.
No internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure.
10. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
Request access to your personal information.
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
Ask us to delete your information.
Request restrictions on how we use your information.
Receive certain information in a portable format.
Withdraw consent where we rely on it.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Your right to object
You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests for reasons relating to your particular situation. You also have an absolute right to object to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.
To exercise your rights, email ab@financetalents.co.uk.
We normally respond within one month, subject to any extensions or other provisions permitted by law. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. Requests are normally free of charge.
11. External websites
Our website may contain links to third party websites. Those websites have their own privacy policies and are responsible for their own handling of personal information.
Please review their policies before providing information to them.
12. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact:
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office:
Website: www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
You do not need to obtain our permission before contacting the ICO.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes to the website, our processing activities or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date. Where required, we will bring material changes to your attention.