Privacy Notice
HSC Accountancy & Business Services
Last updated: 01/02/2026
HSC Accountancy & Business Services respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This notice explains how we collect, use and safeguard your data when you use our services or visit our website.
Who is responsible for your data?
Hayley Evans - HSC Accountancy & Business Services
28 Pen yr Heol, Neath, Sa10 6YS
Email: info@hscaccountancyservices.co.uk
Telephone: 07894144869
For the purposes of data protection law, we are the Data Controller.
The types of information we may collect
In order to provide accountancy and business services, we may collect:
• Contact information (name, address, telephone number, email address)
• Identification information required for compliance checks
• Financial and tax information (including bank details, UTR, NI number, payroll data and accounting records)
• Business details (company registration number, statutory records, financial statements)
• Information provided via our website contact form
• Technical data such as IP address and browser information when you use our website
How we obtain your information
We collect information:
• Directly from you when you engage our services
• From documents and records you provide
• Through communication (email, phone, meetings)
• From HMRC, Companies House or authorised third parties where relevant
• Automatically via our website through cookies and analytics tools
Why we process your data
We use your information to:
• Deliver agreed accountancy, taxation and payroll services
• Prepare and submit statutory returns
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including anti-money laundering requirements
• Maintain accurate client records
• Respond to enquiries
• Improve our website and services
Our lawful bases for processing include contractual necessity, legal obligation, legitimate interests and, where applicable, your consent.
Sharing your information
We only share personal data where necessary to provide services or meet legal obligations. This may include:
• HMRC and Companies House
• Secure cloud-based accounting software providers
• IT support and website hosting providers
• Professional advisers where required
We do not sell or trade personal information.
How long we retain information
We retain client records in line with professional and statutory requirements, typically for six years following the end of the relevant financial year, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Security of your data
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss or misuse.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
• Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request erasure in certain circumstances
• Object to or restrict processing
• Request transfer of your data where applicable
• Withdraw consent where consent is relied upon
To exercise your rights, please contact us at [Insert Email Address].
If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.
Website and Cookies
Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to enhance user experience and understand how visitors use the site. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
We do not use website analytics to identify individual visitors.
Regulatory Information
HSC Accountancy & Business Services is licensed and regulated by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and is supervised for compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations.
Changes to this notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on our website.
HSC Accountancy & Business Services
HSC Accountancy & Business Services
