Privacy Policy for HC Consulting Limited Last Updated: 5/4/2025
Introduction HC Consulting Limited ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.hcconltd.com (the "Site") and when you interact with us as a client or prospective client.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site or providing your information to us, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect We may collect several types of information from and about you, including:
A. Personal Information This is data that can be used to identify you personally. We collect this information directly from you when you provide it to us, such as when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or engage our services. This may include:
Inquiry Data: Any details you provide about your project or needs in a contact form or email.
Client Service Data: Billing address, payment information, and other necessary details to form a consulting agreement.
B. Automatically Collected Information When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain data about your device and browsing actions. This information is typically anonymous and does not reveal your specific identity. It may include:
Usage Data: Information about your visits, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages you viewed, time spent on pages, and the dates/times of your visits.
Cookie Data: Please see our "Cookies" section below for more detail.
How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:
To Provide and Maintain the Site: To operate and present our Site and its contents to you.
To Respond to Your Inquiries: To contact you about your interest in our services and answer your questions.
To Provide Consulting Services: To manage your account as a client, deliver our services, process payments, and communicate with you about the services.
Marketing and Communications: To send you information about our services, updates, newsletters, and other marketing materials, where you have consented to receive such communications. You can opt-out of these at any time.
Improving Our Site: To analyze how users interact with our Site so we can improve its content, functionality, and user experience.
Security and Fraud Prevention: To maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Site, services, and business.
Legal Basis for Processing (For GDPR Compliance) If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information will depend on the context in which we collect it. We typically rely on the following bases:
Performance of a Contract: When we need to process your data to fulfill a consulting agreement with you.
Legitimate Interests: For our legitimate business interests in operating the Site, providing services, and for marketing, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.
Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your data for a specific purpose (e.g., sending you marketing newsletters).
Legal Obligation: When we need to process your data to comply with a law.
How We Share Your Information We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information to outside parties without your consent, except in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you (e.g., email marketing platforms, payment processors, web hosting providers). These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes we specify.
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Cookies and Tracking Technologies Our Site uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and analyze Site traffic. A cookie is a small file placed on your device.
Types of Cookies We Use:
Necessary Cookies: Essential for the Site to function and cannot be switched off.
Analytics/Performance Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve Site performance. They help us know which pages are popular and how visitors move around the Site. We may use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose.
Functional Cookies: Enable the Site to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
Targeting Cookies: May be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests.
Your Choices: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you do this, some parts of the Site may not function properly.
Data Retention We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to fulfill any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and the purposes for which we process it.
Your Data Protection Rights Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
Data Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
International Data Transfers Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including relying on approved data transfer mechanisms like the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Children's Privacy Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.