Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Social Commerce Accountants Ltd ("we","us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committedto protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to howwe look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of whereyou visit it from) or use our interactive tools and tell you about your privacyrights and how the law protects you.

Company Details:

  • Legal Name: Social Commerce Accountants Ltd
  • Company Number: 138029192
  • Registered Office: Unit D2 Office 2, Station Road, Sawbridgeworth, England, CM21 9JX3
  • Contact Email: contact@socialcommerceaccountants.com

 

The Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personaldata about you which we have grouped together follows:

  • Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
  • Contact Data: Includes email address and telephone number.
  • Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform on the devices you use to access this website.
  • Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, specifically when you use our "Bespoke Financial Model" generator.
  • Financial Input Data: Data you voluntarily input into our financial modelling tools (e.g., revenue figures, expense estimates) to generate your bespoke report.

 

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Mostcommonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the service you requested: Specifically, processing the information you submit to generate your financial model.
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests: To keep our website secure, to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, and to grow our business.
  • Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

 

Purpose for Processing

Purpose / Activity Type of Data Lawful Basis for Processing
To provide the Financial Model Tool Identity, Contact, Financial Input Data Performance of a Contract (We cannot generate the model without processing this data via our AI provider)
To manage our relationship with you (Notifying you of changes to terms or privacy policy) Identity, Contact Legal Obligation
To administer and protect our business (Troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance) Identity, Contact, Technical Legitimate Interests (Running our business, provision of administration and IT services)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Third-PartyProcessors

We use specific third-party service providers to power the functionalityof our website.

  • Anthropic (Claude.ai): We use the Claude.ai API to generate the bespoke financial models offered on our site. When you submit data into our financial modelling form, that text/data is sent securely to Anthropic for processing. We do not use this data to train public AI models, and it is processed solely to return your result.
  • ClickRank.ai: We use this service for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and content governance to ensure our website remains visible and compliant.
  • Google Search Console: We use this to monitor the technical performance of our website in search results. This tool aggregates data and does not track your individual browsing history outside of our site.

Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent yourpersonal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in anunauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to yourpersonal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third partieswho have a business need to know.

 

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary tofulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes ofsatisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

  • Inquiry Data: We retain general inquiries for [e.g., 2 years].
  • Financial Model Inputs: Data submitted to the AI tool is retained only for the duration of the session required to generate your report and is not stored permanently by us unless you proceed to become a client.

 

 

Your Legal Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have rights in relation to your personal data,including the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contactus at our registered office or via email.

Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications.Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third partiesto collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-partywebsites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

Cookies

Our website uses "cookies" to distinguish you from other usersof our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when youbrowse our website and allows us to improve our site.

We only use "Strictly Necessary" cookies.

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website.They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas ofour website, use our inquiry forms, or ensure the security of the data yousubmit to our AI modeling tool.

We do not use analytical, performance, or targeting cookies (suchas Google Analytics or Facebook Pixels). As such, we do not track your browsingactivity across other websites.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or toalert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refusecookies, please note that some parts of this website (specifically thefinancial model generation tool) may become inaccessible or not functionproperly.