Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Harrison Business Advisory, the owner and provider of this Website. Harrison Business Advisory takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Please read this privacy policy carefully.

Definitions and interpretation

  1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data

collectively all information that you submit to Harrison Business Advisory via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;

Cookies

a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);

Data Protection Laws

any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;

GDPR

the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

Harrison Business Advisory, or us

Harrison Business Advisory, a company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered office is at Darlington.

UK and EU Cookie Law

the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronxic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;

User or you

any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Harrison Business Advisory and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Harrison Business Advisory and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and

Website

the website that you are currently using, harrisonbusinessadvisory.co.uk, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

  1. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
    1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
    2. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
    3. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
    4. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
    5. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
    6. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this privacy policy

  1. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Harrison Business Advisory and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.
  2. For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Harrison Business Advisory is the “data controller”. This means that Harrison Business Advisory determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

Data collected

  1. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:
    1. name;
    2. contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
    3. demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests;
    4. IP address (automatically collected);
    5. web browser type and version (automatically collected);
    6. operating system (automatically collected);
    7. in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

How we collect Data

  1. We collect Data in the following ways:
    1. data is given to us by you;
    2. data is received from other sources; and
    3. data is collected automatically.

Data that is given to us by you

  1. Harrison Business Advisory will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:
    1. when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;
    2. when you use our services;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Data that is received from third parties

  1. Harrison Business Advisory will receive Data about you from the following third parties:
    1. Website tracking application;

Data that is received from publicly available third parties sources

  1. We will receive Data about you from the following publicly available third party sources:
    1. Facebook & Twitter;

Data that is collected automatically

  1. To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:
    1. we automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.
    2. we will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed “Cookies”.

Our use of Data

  1. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
    1. internal record keeping;
    2. improvement of our products / services;
    3. transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of interest to you;
    4. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

  1. We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed “Your rights” below).
  2. For the delivery of direct marketing to you via e-mail, we’ll need your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in:
    1. soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies when you have previously engaged with us (for example, you contact us to ask us for more details about a particular product/service, and we are marketing similar products/services). Under “soft opt-in” consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out.
    2. for other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we’ll provide.
    3. if you are not satisfied about our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed “Your rights” below.

Who we share Data with

  1. We may share your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:
    1. our employees, agents and/or professional advisors – For contact, admin and marketing purposes.;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Keeping Data secure

  1. We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:
    1. access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you.
    2. we store your Data on secure servers.
  2. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: jnharrison2004@yahoo.co.uk.
  3. If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

Data retention

  1. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.
  2. Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Your rights

  1. You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
    1. Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
    2. Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
    3. Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
    4. Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
    5. Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
    6. Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
  2. To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: jnharrison2004@yahoo.co.uk.
  3. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
  4. It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Transfers outside the European Economic Area

  1. Data which we collect from you may be stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). For example, this could occur if our servers are located in a country outside the EEA or one of our service providers is situated in a country outside the EEA. We also share information with our group companies, some of which are located outside the EEA.
  2. We will only transfer Data outside the EEA where it is compliant with data protection legislation and the means of transfer provides adequate safeguards in relation to your data, eg by way of data transfer agreement, incorporating the current standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission, or by signing up to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, in the event that the organisation in receipt of the Data is based in the United States of America.
  3. To ensure that your Data receives an adequate level of protection, we have put in place appropriate safeguards and procedures with the third parties we share your Data with. This ensures your Data is treated by those third parties in a way that is consistent with the Data Protection Laws.

Links to other websites

  1. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Changes of business ownership and control

  1. Harrison Business Advisory may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Harrison Business Advisory. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
  2. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
  3. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

Cookies

  1. This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Harrison Business Advisory uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website. Harrison Business Advisory has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
  2. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.
  3. Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling Harrison Business Advisory to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.
  4. This Website may place the following Cookies:

Type of Cookie

Purpose

Analytical/performance cookies

They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

  1. You can find a list of Cookies that we use in the Cookies Schedule.
  2. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.
  3. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.
  4. It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
  5. For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer.

General

  1. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
  2. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
  3. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
  4. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

  1. Harrison Business Advisory reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

    You may contact Harrison Business Advisory by email at jnharrison2004@yahoo.co.uk or by phone on 07836 229205.

01 May 2018

Cookies

Below is a list of the cookies that we use. We have tried to ensure this is complete and up to date, but if you think that we have missed a cookie or there is any discrepancy, please let us know.




Analytical/performance

We use the following analytical/performance cookies:

Description of Cookie

Purpose

Third Party Cookie – for analytical purposes through website tracker

Third Party Cookie – for commercial purposes through social media platforms

Testimonials

Julian McBride | MD - I Secure Group Ltd

I am thrilled to share my feedback on the exceptional business mentoring that I received from Neil, who has been instrumental in the growth of my business. I have been working with Neil for the last 5 years, which has been an absolute game-changer for me.

The transition of stepping out of the military and into the business world has been a big challenge that has been made easier by Neil’s expertise, guidance and support. From the very beginning, Neil has been a constant source of inspiration, motivation and invaluable knowledge.

With Neil’s strategic advice and practical tips, I could focus on what I could achieve rather than what would happen if I failed. I recommend Neil as a business mentor to anyone seeking to bring their business to new heights. Thank you for your continued support.

Mike Smith | CEO - Business & Leadership Consultant

In the 15 years I have known Neil, he has always been a force for good for business and the people within the businesses that he represents. Myself and some of my clients have benefited greatly from his laser like insight into business performance, an ability to dispassionately assess situations, whilst passionately involving himself in solutions and future developments.

Neil is remarkably agile in dealing with the situations people find themselves in and has the wherewithal to appropriately engage, lead from the front or guide from behind, whichever element is right for the client and the people he is working with.

He has a restless nature, which means he takes a personal stake holding in the solutions he proposes and in the people he represents and is very much a front foot player, acting at pace and seeking the right outcomes.

Brett Robertson | CEO - Health Med Wellness + Performance

Neil is one of the most dedicated and authentic business leaders I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. His four decades of experience are only part of what makes him exceptional. It’s his integrity, his thoughtful approach, and the way he invests in people that really set him apart. Working with Neil, you feel supported every step of the way. His advice is always grounded in real-world experience, and he has a unique ability to simplify the most complex problems. I can say without hesitation that he has been instrumental in both my personal growth and the development of my business.

Steven Deane

Neil Harrisons’ business experience has served him very well; his wide successes are testament to that. Over many years, his business advice has also helped many successful businesses to progress further with even more confidence. This has certainly been the case for me since 2011.

Neil’s mentoring has helped me in many ways to navigate some of the pitfalls in modern day business, but importantly, how to avoid mistakes which are often accompanied by inevitable high costs. Even today, his tenacity to embark on new business initiatives makes things look easy, but they are not without the right experience.

If you ever find yourself in the unenviable position of facing litigation, Neil’s network and knowledge for help is second to none. He can answer most questions on business, or he will definitely know someone who can.

Tom Grummitt

I worked with Neil for six years and with the benefit of his loyalty and support, progressed from a graduate position to qualifying as an Insolvency practitioner. Neil is an extremely experienced and knowledgeable mentor who is always generous with his time.

In his long and successful career in accountancy and insolvency, he has helped to mould many up and coming professionals, who have benefited greatly from his advice and guidance and I am only one such example. Since qualifying and beginning to take appointments as an IP, I have given insolvency advice to hundreds of clients, who I hope would say have been shown the same patience and dedication to client service that I experienced Neil offer to the countless clients he assisted in our time together.

Neil’s experience of running his own firm meant he understood the issues experienced
by his clients and could support them in turning around and growing their small businesses into successful ones!

Martin Clinton | Director/Owner - Keep Fit Darlington

Neil has been nothing short of transformative for me and my business. When I first reached out to him, I was in need of business advice, which would aid me in my entrepreneurial journey. I was unsure of how to move forward with my business and take it to the next level and I was lacking the confidence as well as experience to take the next steps.

Neil’s guidance and support have been invaluable. Not only has he provided expert business coaching and advice, but he has also helped me navigate through personal challenges and understand how my business works.

Thanks for Neil’s guidance, I’ve gained clarity on my goals, developed a stronger sense of self-awareness, and cultivated the confidence to grow my business. I’m no longer just surviving in my business – I’m thriving, and I owe much of that success to Neils unwavering support and expertise. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of how to move forward in your business, I wholeheartedly recommend reaching out to Neil. His unique blend of business coaching, professionalism and expertise has been a game changer for me, and I have no doubt he can help you achieve your business goals

Ethan Hall

I am delighted to recommend Neil to anyone who reads this for business advice. I approached Neil through recommendations from my Dad. We met over a coffee and went over the questions I had prepared. Neil answered them in a way that I could easily pick up and understand. What separated Neil from the rest for me personally is that he didn’t just answer my prepared questions but he taught me how the business world worked, especially involving Tax. This allowed me to ask further questions that I would not of thought to ask as before meeting Neil I was not experienced in that field. I went on with the knowledge I had gained and applied them to my tax rebate which resulted in a substantial difference to what I was entitled too.

Howard Little | Membership Advisor | Federation of Small Businesses

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Neil Harrison, and I can honestly say his team have been outstanding. They are professional, approachable, and genuinely committed to helping businesses achieve real results.

What I appreciate most is their practical, down-to-earth advice and the time they take to truly understand each client’s situation. They don’t just offer generic solutions — they tailor their guidance to what each business actually needs. Because of the great experiences I’ve had with them, I’ve confidently recommended Harrisons Business Advisory to many of my own clients, and the feedback has always been extremely positive. It’s rare to find a team that combines expertise, integrity, and genuine care the way they do.

If you’re looking for trusted advisors who deliver both results and peace of mind, I can’t recommend Harrisons Business Advisory highly enough.

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