Cookie Policy
Effective Date:
David Jacob Consultancy Services Ltd ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website (https://www.davidjacob.co.uk).
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control them.
By continuing to use our website, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy unless you disable them via your browser settings or our cookie management tool.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies serve various purposes, such as enabling website functionality, improving user experience, and providing analytics.
Cookies are classified as:
• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device until their set expiration date or until manually deleted.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
a. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and enable core functionalities such as page navigation, security, and access to secure areas.
• Example: Remembering login credentials during a session.
• Legal Basis: Legitimate interest (website functionality).
b. Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect anonymised data about how visitors use our website, such as pages viewed, time spent on the site, and error messages. This helps us improve performance and functionality.
• Example: Google Analytics cookies to track usage patterns.
• Legal Basis: Consent.
c. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (e.g., language preferences) to provide a more personalised experience.
• Example: Remembering your preferred region.
• Legal Basis: Consent.
d. Marketing Cookies
These cookies track your browsing behaviour to deliver targeted advertisements and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
• Example: Facebook Pixel cookies for retargeting ads.
• Legal Basis: Consent.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party providers. These cookies are governed by their respective privacy policies. Examples of third-party providers include:
• Google Analytics: For tracking website usage.
• Facebook Pixel: For personalised advertising.
To learn more about these providers, please review their privacy policies directly:
• Google Analytics Privacy Policy
• Facebook Privacy Policy
4. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
• To enable the website to function properly.
• To monitor and improve website performance.
• To provide personalised content and services.
• To display relevant advertisements.
5. How to Manage Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
a. Using Our Cookie Banner
When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie banner. You can:
1. Accept All Cookies: Allows all cookies, including non-essential ones.
2. Reject Non-Essential Cookies: Blocks analytics, functional, and marketing cookies while allowing essential cookies.
3. Customise Preferences: Choose specific cookie categories to enable or disable.
You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website.
b. Managing Cookies via Browser Settings
You can disable or delete cookies directly through your browser. The process varies by browser:
• Google Chrome
o Open Chrome and go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
o Choose your preferred settings (e.g., "Block third-party cookies").
o To delete existing cookies, go to Clear browsing data.
• Mozilla Firefox
o Open Firefox and go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
o Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your preferences.
o Use Clear Data to delete stored cookies.
• Safari
o Open Safari and go to Preferences > Privacy.
o Select Block all cookies or manage specific site cookies under Manage
Website Data.
• Microsoft Edge
o Open Edge and go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
o Choose Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality and limit your ability to access certain features.
6. Retention Periods
Cookies are stored for different periods depending on their type:
• Session Cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device until their set expiration date or until manually deleted.
For specific third-party cookie retention periods, please refer to their policies (e.g., Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel).
7. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
• Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies.
• Access or request deletion of personal data collected through cookies.
To exercise these rights, contact us at David@leadhawks.co.uk.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant changes will be notified via the website.
9. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: David@leadhawks.co.uk
Privacy Policy
Effective date: 13th day of January, 2025
https://www.davidjacob.co.uk (the "Site") is owned and operated by David Jacob
Consultancy Services Ltd. David Jacob Consultancy Services Ltd is the data controller and
can be contacted at:david@leadhawks.co.uk
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site of
the following:
1. The personal data we will collect;
2. Use of collected data;
3. Who has access to the data collected;
4. The rights of Site users; and
5. The Site's cookie policy.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.
GDPR
For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data
Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the
GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.
Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:
1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.
Legal Basis for Processing
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis
for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the
EU:
1. Processing of user personal data is necessary for us to take, at the request of a user, steps
before entering a contract or for the performance of a contract to which a user is a
party. If a user does not provide the the personal data necessary to perform a contract
the consequences are as follows: Unable to fulfil advisory and consulting services.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We
will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
1. First and last name; and
2. Email address.
This data may be collected using the following methods:
1. Scheduling a consultation call and/or sending an enquiry.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy
or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we
disclose in this Privacy Policy.
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following
purposes:
1. Communication.
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who reasonably needs access
to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
1. If the law requires it;Website Privacy Policy
2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;
3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the
company.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not
responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.
You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store
all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees.
Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this
agreement would result in the employee's termination.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are
protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at
times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is
reasonably practical.
Your Rights as a User
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
1. Right to be informed;
2. Right of access;
3. Right to rectification;
4. Right to erasure;
5. Right to restrict processing;
6. Right to data portability; and
7. Right to object.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we
learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal
data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us
with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your
personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your
personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you
would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our privacy
officer here:
David Jacob
david@leadhawks.co.uk
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect
data relating to the user's browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie
is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but
this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
1. Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that
your selections are saved for your next visits.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance
with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this
Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We
recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are
notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this
Privacy Policy.
Complaints
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us
through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where
possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory
manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a
complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory
authority by contacting the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer,
David Jacob, at:
david@leadhawks.co.uk