Privacy Policy
Last updated: [DATE]
Who we are
Harper & Wood Property Management Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a short-let property management company registered in England and Wales, company number [COMPANY NUMBER], with its registered office at [REGISTERED ADDRESS]. We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy. We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under registration number [ICO NUMBER]. If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your information, contact us at [EMAIL ADDRESS] or [PHONE NUMBER].
What information we collect
When you request an income projection through our website, we collect your name, email address, telephone number, property postcode, number of bedrooms, property type, current rental status, and optionally your current monthly rental income. If you become a client, we additionally collect your full address, bank details for payments, proof of identity and address where required for anti-money-laundering and sanctions screening purposes, property documentation including safety certificates and insurance details, and correspondence between us. When you visit our website we collect limited technical information including your IP address, browser type and pages visited. We do not knowingly collect special category data and ask that you do not send it to us.
How we use your information, and our lawful basis
| What we do | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Prepare and send your income projection | To answer your enquiry | Legitimate interests |
| Contact you about your enquiry | To follow up and discuss your property | Consent and legitimate interests |
| Provide management services | To perform our agreement with you | Performance of a contract |
| Identity and sanctions screening | To meet legal obligations applying to property agents | Legal obligation |
| Keep accounting and tax records | HMRC requirements | Legal obligation |
| Improve our website and services | To run our business effectively | Legitimate interests |
| Send you marketing, if you opt in | To tell you about our services | Consent |
You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing us or using the unsubscribe link in any marketing message. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing carried out before you withdrew it.
Who we share your information with
We share personal information only where necessary, with booking platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com where your property is listed; our property management software provider; contractors and cleaners engaged to service your property, who receive only what they need to do their job; our accountant and professional advisers; insurers and brokers where relevant to your property; and regulatory or government bodies where we are legally required to disclose, including HMRC, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and local authorities. We do not sell your personal information and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing. Where we use service providers they act as data processors under written agreements requiring them to keep your information secure and use it only on our instructions.
International transfers
Some of our service providers are based outside the UK. Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Agreement.
How long we keep your information
Enquiries that do not become clients: 12 months from your last contact with us, then deleted. Client records: for the duration of our agreement and 6 years afterwards, to meet legal and accounting requirements. Anti-money-laundering and sanctions screening records: 5 years after the end of the business relationship, as required by law. Marketing consents: until you withdraw consent, and a record of the withdrawal thereafter.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you; rectify information that is inaccurate or incomplete; erase your information in certain circumstances; restrict how we process it in certain circumstances; object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to direct marketing at any time; receive your information in a structured, commonly used format; and withdraw consent at any time where we rely on it.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at oscarharper@hotmail.co.uk. We will respond within one month and there is normally no charge. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please tell us first so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, helpline 0303 123 1113, ico.org.uk.
Cookies
Our website uses only essential cookies required for the site to function, and analytics cookies to help us understand how the site is used. Analytics cookies are set only with your consent, which you can give or refuse using the banner when you first visit, and change at any time. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, though blocking essential cookies may affect how the site works.
Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including access controls, encrypted storage and transmission, and limiting access to those who need it. No transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect information sent to us.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is always available on this page, with the date it was last updated shown at the top. If we make significant changes, we will tell clients directly.
Contact us
oscarharper@hotmail.co.uk, 07711086126, Harper & Wood Property Management Ltd, [REGISTERED ADDRESS].