Effective Date: June 2025

Company Name: VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors

Website: www.vita-uk.com

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit and use our website, www.vita-uk.com . We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We may update this policy from time to time. Please check this page periodically to ensure you are happy with any changes.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:
- IP address
- Contact information (e.g., name, email address)
- Demographic information (e.g., preferences, interests)
- Usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on site)
- Cookies and tracking data (see Section 6)

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Consent – where you have given clear permission for us to process your data.
- Contractual necessity – to fulfil a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legal obligation – where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
- Legitimate interests – for purposes such as improving our services, ensuring network security, or marketing (where not overridden by your rights).

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:
- Improve our products and services
- Send promotional emails (with your consent)
- Conduct market research and surveys
- Customize the website experience
- Ensure website security and performance

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access – request copies of your personal data
- Rectification – request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure – request deletion of your data (the “right to be forgotten”)
- Restriction – request restriction of processing
- Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
- Data portability – request transfer of your data to another organization

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: contact@vita-uk.com

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to analyse traffic and enhance your experience. Cookies do not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than what you choose to share.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. For more information, visit https://www.internetcookies.com.

7. Data Security

We are committed to securing your data. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss of your personal data.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal data.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Data Protection Contact
VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors
Baltic Chambers, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ
Email: contact@vita-uk.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk.