Solidus IEP Ltd (Solidus) is committed to full compliance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the DPA (Data Protection Act) [pre GDPR enforcement] and the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). Solidus will follow procedures which aim to ensure that all employees, legal and professional partners, who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of Solidus, are fully aware of and abide by their duties under the above regulations.
Solidus is committed to protecting the privacy of the visitors to our website www.siep.co.uk (referred to in this Policy as the “website”) and, in that respect, Solidus fully endorses and adheres to the six fundamental principles of GDPR, DPA and PECR. Use of this website by you constitutes acceptance by you of this privacy policy.

Six Principles of Data Protection

Data must be processed fairly and lawfully
Data must be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes
Data we hold must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed
Data must be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
We must not keep data for longer than necessary
Data must be kept securely and we must guard against its loss

Collecting your information

You can access most of the pages on our website without giving us your personal information. However, you may choose to provide us with your personal information on some pages of our website, for instance, by completing a contact request form. The Privacy Policy is for you to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. The Policy explains how we use any personal information we collect from you through our website.

Under no circumstances will Solidus sell, lease or distribute your personal information to third parties unless we are required to do so by law. However, we may be required to give access to select legal or professional providers, for a specified purpose such as verifying legal documents, maintaining our IT services, or producing financial documents etc.

IP Logging and Use of Cookies

When you visit our website, our server will automatically record your IP address and the time and duration of your visit.

As required by legislation, where applicable, this website uses a cookie control system, allowing the user to give explicit permission or to deny the use of /saving cookies on their computer/device.

A cookie is a small file which is placed on your computer’s hard drive which helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. We use traffic logging cookies to identify which of our web pages are being used. The data collected is analysed to help us identify ways to improve the website so that we can tailor it to our visitors needs. Further information about cookies can be found at www.aboutcookies.org.

Using your Information

We shall use any personal information you give us in accordance with the six fundamental principles of Data Protection (see above) which form the basis of this policy and the privacy statements that appear on the forms through which you submit your personal information.

If you are a Financial Planner and give us your personal information, we may from time to time contact you by telephone or email to provide information that may be of interest to you, including details about the services we offer, newsletters and invitations to events. In addition, your details may be forwarded to prospective clients looking for a Financial Planner within their area.

Please remember that Solidus will NEVER sell or share your personal information to third parties for the purpose of marketing