Atmos Bookkeeping Ltd

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rivacy Policy

This policy explains how Atmos Bookkeeping Ltd gathers, protects and uses information you may provide when viewing this website

We are committed to ensuring your online privacy is maintained at all times and your personal data is always protected. Our processes regarding all data we collect are in full compliance with the changes brought in by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) on 25th May 2018.

We may update this policy from time to time, so you should regularly check this page to make sure you are happy with any changes.

What we collect

We may collect the following information from you via your correspondence with us, depending on the services you require:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number
  • Your postal address
  • Your anonymised IP address
  • Your business name and contact details
  • Financial information about your business
  • Personal details of your employees to be used for Payroll Processing

What we do with the information we gather

We will use the information you provide in different ways depending on the service we are carrying out for you.

For general enquiries:

  • To respond to your message
  • To determine the feasibility of providing our services to you

For customers:

  • To carry out our bookkeeping and additional services
  • To maintain correspondence with you regarding these services
  • To submit tax returns and accounts to HMRC and Companies House
  • To satisfy all anti-money laundering regulations

How we use cookies

Cookies are very small text files that are placed on your machine when you access most websites. We use cookies on our site in order to improve your user experience and to analyse our site traffic. We do not use cookies for personal identification or remarketing purposes.

Upon visiting this site for the first time, you will be greeted with a banner stating the ways in which we use cookies. All non-essential cookies will be disabled until you click the ‘Accept cookies’ button on this banner. If you do not agree with the processes laid out in this policy regarding our use of cookies, you can click the ‘Decline’ button and continue to use our site without these non-essential cookies, but your browsing experience may be affected.

Cookies can improve your experience of using certain websites by remembering your user preferences and enabling pages to load more quickly. They can also be used to autofill entries in forms, such as name and address details, though these are normally controlled by the browser you are using and not the website itself. This may apply if you use our contact form on our Contact page.

We analyse our site traffic using Google Analytics, a web analytics service created by Google that enables site owners to monitor visitor numbers and activity. This service uses IP tracking and cookies to track the basic behaviour of users on our website, such as how long they spend on each page and how many pages they visit. The IP address of each user is anonymised at the earliest possible opportunity and at no point is the user’s full IP address written to disk. This means it is impossible to link the address back to the user and only broad geolocation data can be obtained from it. You can find more information on Google Analytics and how you can control the information it collects by visiting the Google Partner Sites information page.

We use Google Ads, an online advertising platform created and run by Google, to advertise our website and services. As part of this process, we make use of conversion tracking, which tells us when someone performs a certain action on our website after clicking on one of our adverts. This works by placing a temporary cookie on the user’s computer when they click on one of our adverts, which gets automatically deleted after 30 days. If the user subsequently performs a specific conversion action on our website before this cookie expires, such as sending a message using our contact form, we will be able to link this action with the advert that was clicked on in the first place. This process is purely for statistical purposes and is not used by us in any way for personal identification, remarketing or any other form of advertising. You can find out more about how Google processes information they collect from people using their services by reading Google’s Privacy Policy.

We use Microsoft Ads, an online advertising platform created and run by Microsoft, to advertise our website and services. As part of this process, we make use of conversion tracking, which tells us when someone performs a certain action on our website after clicking on one of our adverts. This works by placing a temporary cookie on the user’s computer when they click on one of our adverts, which gets automatically deleted after 30 days. If the user subsequently performs a specific conversion action on our website before this cookie expires, such as sending a message using our contact form, we will be able to link this action with the advert that was clicked on in the first place. This process is purely for statistical purposes and is not used by us in any way for personal identification, remarketing or any other form of advertising. You can find out more about how Microsoft processes information they collect from people using their services by reading Microsoft’s Privacy Policy.

We use Google Tag Manager, a tag management system created and run by Google, to help our website run more efficiently and to make sure that no non-essential cookies are enabled before user permission is given. Tags are small snippets of code placed on our website that tell certain processes to activate under particular conditions, such as when a page is viewed or a button is clicked. Google Tag Manager does not place any cookies itself, but some of the tags it activates do if user permission has been given beforehand. You can find out more about the correct usage of Google Tag Manager by reading the Google Tag Manager Use Policy.

If, for any reason, you wish to disable cookies on this site, the easiest way is to click the ‘Decline’ button on the Cookie Policy banner that appears on your first visit, as explained previously. If this is no longer visible, you can disable cookies from this site and others in your browser settings. If you are unsure how to do this, we recommend consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the instructions on the Cookies And You website, which offers guidance for all modern browsers.

Who is responsible for overseeing this data?

The data controller is responsible for the storage, protection and correct use of all data we obtain in line with this policy and GDPR. If you have any enquiries regarding the data we hold about you, please contact the data controller using the following details:

Data controller: Aidan Moss
Contact: Please use our Contact page

How we protect your data and keep it secure

Keeping your information secure is of utmost importance to us. Any data we store, whether digital or physical, has suitable safeguards in place to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.

How long we keep your data

We will only store your data for as long as necessary, depending on whether:

  • It is required to carry out any services we are providing
  • It is required by law
  • It is required for any other reason

In general, this means we will only retain your information for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 7 years.

How we share your information

We will only ever share your information with a third party if it is required in order to carry out a service we are providing to you, or if it is required by law. We will contact you for your consent before any such event, unless we are legally forbidden to do so.

The most common organisations we will share information with are:

  • HMRC
  • Companies House

If any form of money laundering is suspected, we will submit a report to the National Crime Agency (NCA) without notifying you or seeking your consent, as required by law.

Your rights regarding the data we hold about you

You have the right to request a copy of all the personal data we hold about you, as well as information about how we process that data. You also have the right to request that the personal data we hold about you is erased if there is no longer a justification for keeping it.

Additionally, if you believe that any information we currently hold about you is incorrect, out of date or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can rectify this.

Please use the contact details on our Contact page to get in touch regarding any of these requests.