Privacy Policy
1. Who we are
Blue-Green Advisors Ltd ("BGA", "we", "us", or "our") is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, company number 10672139, with its registered office at Apollo House, Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, FY4 5FS, United Kingdom.
We are the data controller responsible for the personal information we collect and process through this website and in the course of our advisory engagements.
Contact: hello@bluegreenadvisors.com
2. What this Privacy Policy covers
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you:
- Visit bluegreenadvisors.com or any subdomain we operate
- Submit an enquiry or book a working session through our website
- Engage us under a professional services agreement
- Subscribe to our publications, briefings, or correspondence
- Interact with us at events, conferences, or in business meetings
It also sets out your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
3. The information we collect
Your name, job title, employer, email address, telephone number, and country.
The content of your enquiries, meeting requests, correspondence, and any information you provide about your organisation, programme, or advisory needs.
For clients, counterparts, and contractors: contractual details, project records, deliverables, and information necessary to perform our engagements.
IP address, browser type and version, device information, time zone, operating system, and information about your visit to our website.
Your preferences for receiving marketing communications from us.
We do not knowingly collect special category data.
4. How we collect information
- Directly from you — when you complete a contact form, request a working session, sign a service agreement, send us an email, or speak with us
- Automatically — when you visit our website, through cookies, server logs, and analytics tools
- From third parties — including business partners, professional networks, publicly available sources, and from clients who introduce you to us
5. Why we process your information and on what lawful basis
| Purpose | Lawful basis (UK GDPR Art. 6) |
|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries and requests for working sessions | Legitimate interests |
| Performing professional advisory engagements | Performance of a contract |
| Managing relationships with clients, partners, and contractors | Legitimate interests |
| Sending marketing communications, briefings, and publications | Consent or legitimate interests |
| Improving our website and services | Legitimate interests |
| Complying with legal, regulatory, and tax obligations | Legal obligation |
| Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims | Legitimate interests |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have considered and balanced any potential impact on you. You have the right to object — see Section 9.
6. Who we share your information with
- Our team members and contractors working on the relevant engagement
- Clients and counterparts where information sharing is necessary to deliver the engagement
- Service providers including hosting and infrastructure providers (Vercel Inc.), email and communications platforms, analytics providers, and payment processors
- Professional advisers including legal, financial, and audit advisers
- Regulators and authorities where required by law
We require all third parties handling personal information on our behalf to do so under contractual obligations consistent with UK GDPR. We do not sell personal information.
7. International transfers
BGA operates internationally. We deliver engagements in Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Mozambique, and other countries. Some of our service providers are based outside the UK, including in the United States and the European Economic Area.
Where we transfer personal information outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards including the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the EU Standard Contractual Clauses with the UK Addendum, or other lawful transfer mechanisms permitted under UK GDPR.
8. How long we keep your information
- Enquiries that do not lead to engagement: up to 24 months
- Active client engagements: for the duration of the engagement
- Completed engagements: at least 7 years after completion
- Marketing communications: until you withdraw consent or object to processing
9. Your rights
- Right of access — to obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Right to rectification — to have inaccurate or incomplete information corrected
- Right to erasure — to have your personal information deleted in certain circumstances
- Right to restrict processing — to limit how we process your information in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability — to receive your information in a structured format
- Right to object — to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent
- Right not to be subject to automated decision-making
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@bluegreenadvisors.com. We will respond within one month.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
10. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Full detail is set out in our Cookie Notice.
11. Security
We maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
12. Children
This website is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date will indicate when changes were made.
14. Contact us
Blue-Green Advisors Ltd
Apollo House, Hallam Way
Whitehills Business Park
Blackpool, FY4 5FS, United Kingdom
Direct Inquiries
hello@bluegreenadvisors.com