Privacy Policy & Data Protection

1. Overview and Data Controller

Douglas Kirkland Consult (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of individuals and organisations contacting us through this website. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, process, retain, and protect personal and commercial information.

For data protection purposes, Douglas Kirkland Consult serves as the data controller for any personal data submitted via this website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you explicitly choose to provide to us when submitting an advisory inquiry via our contact form or direct communication channels, including:

• Full name and job title
• Business email address and direct telephone number
• Company or organisational name
• Practice area of interest and context regarding your advisory inquiry

3. Purpose and Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your data strictly under the lawful basis of legitimate interests and pre-contractual necessity:

• To evaluate and respond to your consultation inquiry.
• To determine suitability and scope for business advisory engagements.
• To coordinate initial diagnostic discussions.

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or distribute contact inquiries to third-party marketing lists under any circumstances.

4. Cookies, Analytics and Performance Monitoring

This website is engineered for speed, privacy, and low rendering overhead. We utilize privacy-conscious Core Web Vitals performance telemetry to monitor loading speeds (LCP), input latency (INP), and visual stability (CLS) across devices.

Analytics scripts collect aggregated, pseudonymized metrics (such as page route and device form factor) without tracking individual browsing histories across external websites.

5. Data Retention

Inquiry submissions are retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the operational purposes for which they were collected or to comply with statutory accounting and legal obligations. If an inquiry does not lead to an active advisory engagement, contact records are securely expunged within 12 months.

6. Your Legal Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including rights under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018), you possess specific rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to request access to personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
• The right to request deletion or erasure of your personal records.
• The right to object to or restrict processing of your details.

7. Contacting the Firm Regarding Privacy

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, or wish to exercise any of your data rights, please contact our data advisory lead directly: