Privacy policy
How we collect, use and protect your personal data under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Last updated
1. Who we are
MJS And Youngs Limited (“MJS And Youngs”, “we”, “us”) is the controller of the personal data described in this policy. We are registered in England and Wales, company number 06988640.
For any question about this policy or your data, email Customerservice@mjsandyoungs.co.uk.
2. Information we collect
When you contact us through this website
- Your name, email address and, if you give it, your phone number
- The service you are interested in and the content of your message
- Your confirmation that you have read this policy
When you become a client
- Identity data: name, title, date of birth and the identity documents needed for anti-money laundering checks
- Contact data: address, email address and telephone numbers
- Financial data: bank details, tax references such as your UTR and National Insurance number, and the financial records we need to provide our services
When you browse this website
Our hosting provider automatically records technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, in server logs used for security and to keep the site running. We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. See our cookie policy.
3. How and why we use your data
| Purpose | Lawful basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiry and preparing a quote | Legitimate interests, and steps taken at your request before entering a contract |
| Providing accountancy, tax and advisory services | Performance of a contract |
| Identity and anti-money laundering checks | Legal obligation (Money Laundering Regulations 2017) |
| Communicating with HMRC, Companies House and other authorities on your behalf | Performance of a contract and legal obligation |
| Invoicing and managing our relationship with you | Performance of a contract and legitimate interests |
| Keeping this website secure and working | Legitimate interests |
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. Who we share it with
We share personal data only where necessary, with:
- Government bodies such as HMRC and Companies House, when acting for you
- FormSubmit (formsubmit.co), which receives messages sent through our contact form and forwards them to our email inbox
- Hostinger, our website hosting provider
- Our email, IT and accounting software providers, who process data securely on our behalf
- Professional advisers such as legal or insurance advisers, when required
Some of these providers may process data outside the UK. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Agreement.
5. How long we keep it
- Enquiries that don’t lead to work are kept for up to 12 months, then deleted
- Client records are kept for at least six years after the end of the relevant tax year or our engagement, to meet tax and accounting requirements
- Anti-money laundering records are kept for five years after our business relationship ends, as the law requires
6. How we protect it
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to stop personal data being lost, used or accessed without authorisation, altered or disclosed. This website is served only over encrypted HTTPS, and access to client data is limited to people who need it.
7. Your rights
Under the UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected
- Have your data erased, where we have no legal reason to keep it
- Object to, or ask us to restrict, how we use your data
- Receive your data in a portable format, or have it transferred to another organisation
- Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent
To use any of these rights, email Customerservice@mjsandyoungs.co.uk. We will respond within one month.
8. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint, telephone 0303 123 1113.
9. Apps we publish
Apps published by MJS And Youngs Limited will have their own privacy policy describing the data that app uses. Where an app has its own policy, that policy applies alongside this one.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.