Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how iUfinance collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your information. This policy applies to all personal and business information collected by iUfinance through our website, mobile applications, and other online and offline services.

Who We Are?

iUfinance is a trading name of Ion Nagurnea.

For Accounting Services Ion Nagurnea is registered with ICO(Information Commissioner's Office) under registration ZB670157 as data controller for the personal data we collect from you.

Ion Nagurnea is a sole trader authorised by HMRC.

What Information We Collect?

The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us. Generally, we collect the following types of information:

Personal information you provide: This includes information you provide to us when you contact us, request a service, or participate in any of our activities. This may include your name, address, phone number, email address, financial information, and other personal details and business details.
Information we collect automatically: This includes information about your device, browsing activity, and interactions with our website and applications. This may include your IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, pages you visit, and links you click. We also collect information about how you use our services, such as the features you access, the time you spend on our website, and the pages you visit.
Information we collect from other sources: This includes information we collect from third-party providers, such as credit reporting agencies, data aggregators, and social media platforms. This may include information about your credit history, demographics, and interests.

How do we use your information?

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

To provide our services: Depending on the service you require we use your information to provide you with accounting services - such as financial reporting, tax preparation, and bookkeeping.
To communicate with you: We use your information to respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you important updates and announcements.
To improve our services: We use your information to understand how you use our services and to make improvements based on your feedback.
To personalize your experience: We use your information to personalize your experience on our website and applications, such as providing you with relevant content and recommendations.
To send you marketing and promotional materials: We use your information to send you marketing and promotional materials, but only if you have opted in to receive these communications.
To protect our website and applications from fraud and abuse: We use your information to detect and prevent fraud and abuse, such as unauthorized access to your account.
To comply with applicable laws and regulations: We use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, such as tax reporting and financial reporting requirements.

We may share your information with the following

When you require accounting services, we will not share your personal and business information to other parties without your permission. Except in the following scenarios:

With our third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services such as IT and cloud services, professional advisory services, administration services and banking services. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we have engaged them.
Where we are required by law or when we have another legitim interest to do so , for example with HMRC, Companies House or in response to a court order or other binding mandate
When you do not pay your bills, we may share your information with a third party to recover any money you owe us

We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

How long is your personal data retained?

Your personal data will be retained for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected.

For example, if you request a call back then we will only keep your information to allow us to make contact with you. If you are a prospective customer, we will keep your information for 1 year from the last meaningful contact. Should it be clear that no further contact is required then we will delete all personal information held.

When you become our client for accounting services we will keep your data for all the time you are a customer and for 7 years following in order to comply with HMRC audit requirements.

Personal data collected for the purpose of client due diligence will be retained for a minimum of 5 years.

Your legal rights regarding your personal data

You have the right to access, correct, and delete your personal information. You can also opt out of receiving marketing communications from us. More about your rights, you can read at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Marketing

You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in any email we send you. You can also contact us to update or correct your personal information.

We use cookies to track visitor use of our website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. For further information visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as result.

Other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to our entity so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.

How to contact us?

Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or the information we

hold about you:

Please email us at: ion.nagurnea@iUfinance.co.uk

Call us at: 07564155466

How to complain

If you wish to raise a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, you can contact us and we will investigate your complaint.

If you are not satisfied with how your complaint is solved by us you can complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113