Website Privacy Notice
Effective Date: 18/07/2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to The Invested Man, registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 13880055). We are the data controller responsible for your personal information when you interact with our website.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency, care, and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Contact Information
Your name, email address, phone number, and postal address—provided when you complete forms, register interest, or contact us.
• Technical Data
Your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, device information, operating system, and platform—collected via cookies and tracking tools such as Google Analytics.
• Usage Data
Information on how you use our website, such as the pages visited, time spent on each page, referring/exit pages, and clickstream data.
• Marketing & Communications Data
Your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us and your communication preferences.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
• To Provide Services
Deliver the services, information, or resources you request or sign up for.
• To Communicate with You
Respond to your inquiries, send relevant updates, newsletters, event invitations, and promotional materials (with your consent).
• To Improve Our Website
Monitor and analyse usage trends to improve functionality, content, and user experience.
• To Meet Legal Obligations
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and enforce our terms and policies.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We will only process your personal data where we have a legal basis to do so. This includes:
• Consent
When you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
• Contract
Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legitimate Interests
When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g. programme improvement, marketing to previous participants), provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
• Legal Obligation
When we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
5. Data Sharing
We only share your data when necessary and in accordance with data protection laws. We may share your personal data with:
• Service Providers
Trusted third-party vendors who support our operations (e.g. IT providers, email platforms, analytics services). They are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements.
• Legal or Regulatory Bodies
When required by law, regulation, or to respond to valid legal processes.
• Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or restructure, personal data may be transferred to the new entity.
6. International Transfers
Some of our service providers may process your data outside of the United Kingdom. When this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or transfers to countries deemed to have adequate protection levels under UK data protection law.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
• Improve website functionality
• Understand user interactions
• Deliver relevant content and experiences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings or through our Cookie Policy.
We seek your consent for non-essential cookies via a cookie banner when you visit the site.
8. Your Rights
You have rights under data protection laws regarding your personal data. These include:
• Right to Access – Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification – Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure – Ask us to delete your data where there is no legal reason for us to keep it.
• Right to Restrict Processing – Ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability – Ask us to transfer your data to you or a third party in a structured format.
• Right to Object – Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Right to Withdraw Consent – Withdraw your consent at any time, where we are relying on it.
• Right to Lodge a Complaint – Contact the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how we handle your data: www.ico.org.uk
To exercise your rights, please contact us at: invested@theinvestedman.com
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
These measures are reviewed regularly and include encryption, access controls, secure hosting, and staff training.
10. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements. After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal data, please contact: invested@theinvestedman.com
The Invested Man
[Suite 6, C1, Coalport House, Stafford Court, Stafford Park 1, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BD]
12. Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice occasionally to reflect changes in legal requirements or our data handling practices. We encourage you to review this page regularly. The effective date at the top will indicate the most recent update.