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Robert Gerrard & Westbrook

Protecting your privacy

This privacy notice explains how we use any personal information we collect about you.

What information do we collect about you?
We collect information about you when you engage us for Financial Planning. This information will relate to your personal and financial circumstances. It may also include special categories of personal data such as data about your health, if this is necessary, for the provision of our services.

We may also collect information when you voluntarily complete client surveys or provide feedback to us.

Our websites do create cookies that contain information about you, but the cookies are stored on your computer not on the hosting server. Therefore, the data is in your control.

Our servers also collect some client details, and this is stored in session text files on the server for the duration of your time on the website. The session files are automatically deleted when your browser exits the session.

Why do we need to collect and use your personal data?
The primary legal basis that we intend to use for the processing of your data is for the performance of our contract with you. The information that we collect about you is essential for us to be able to carry out the services that you require from us effectively. Without collecting your personal data we’d also be unable to fulfil our legal and regulatory obligations.

Where special category data is required we’ll obtain your explicit consent in order to collect and process this information.

How will we use the information about you?
We collect information about you in order to provide you with the services for which you engage us.

Information about connected individuals
We may need to gather personal information about your close family members and dependants in order to provide our service to you effectively. In such cases it will be your responsibility to ensure that you have the consent of the people concerned to pass their information on to us. We’ll provide a copy of this privacy notice for them or, where appropriate, ask you to pass the privacy information to them.

Who might we share your information with?
If you agree, we may email you about other products or services that we think may be of interest to you.

If you agree, we’ll pass on your personal information to our group of companies so that they may offer you their products and services.

We won’t share your information for marketing purposes with companies outside our group of companies.

In order to deliver our services to you effectively, we may send your details to third parties such as those that we engage for professional compliance, accountancy or legal services as well as product and platform providers that we use to arrange financial products for you.

Where third parties are involved in processing your data, we’ll have a contract in place with them to ensure that the nature and purpose of the processing is clear, that they are subject to a duty of confidence in processing your data and that they’ll only act in accordance with our written instructions.

Where it’s necessary for your personal data to be forwarded to a third party we’ll use appropriate security measures to protect your personal data in transit.

To fulfil our obligations in respect of prevention of money-laundering and other financial crime we may send your details to third party agencies for identity verification purposes.

How long do we keep hold of your information?
During the course of our relationship with you we’ll retain personal data which is necessary to provide services to you. We’ll take all reasonable steps to keep your personal data up to date throughout our relationship.

We’re also subject to regulatory requirements to retain your data for specified minimum periods. These are, generally:

  • Five years for investment business
  • Three years for mortgage business
  • Indefinitely for pension transfers and opt-out business
  • Three years for insurance business

These are minimum periods, during which we have a legal obligation to retain your records.

We reserve the right to retain data for longer where we believe it's in our legitimate interests to do so. In any case, we’ll not keep your personal data for longer than 5 years after our relationship with you has ended.

You have the right to request deletion of your personal data. We’ll comply with this request, subject to the restrictions of our regulatory obligations and legitimate interests as noted above.

How can I access the information you hold about me?
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you’d like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us using the contact details noted below.

When your personal data is processed by automated means you have the right to ask us to move your personal data to another organisation for their use.

We have an obligation to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. Please ask us to correct or remove any information that you think is incorrect.

Marketing
We’d like to send you information about our products and services and those of other companies in our group which may be of interest to you. If you’ve agreed to receive marketing information, you may opt out at a later date.

You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your information to other members of the group. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us by email or post.

Cookies
We use cookies to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

For further information visit www.allaboutcookies.org/

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.

Other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.

What can you do if you are unhappy with how your personal data is processed?
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority for data protection. In the UK this is:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

0303 123 1113 (local rate)

Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we’ll place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 2nd January 2019.

How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you: by email at dsar@rgwifa.co.uk.

Or write to us at Insight House, 7a Alkmaar Way, Norwich International Business Park, Norwich, NR6 6BF.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is available to sort out individual complaints that clients and financial services businesses aren't able to resolve themselves. To contact the Financial Ombudsman Service please visit www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

Written permission has been obtained for the use of any client views expressed as testimonials or case studies which appear on the website.

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With our forward-thinking approach and combined professional experience, Insight brings together an extensive ‘wealth’ of expertise and knowledge in financial services. The independent status enables us to provide an impartial and individual service to our valued clients. 

Property Investor Partnership

We are specialists in securing high yield property investment opportunities that will generate surplus income and achieve long term capital growth.  We introduce investors to Solicitors and Mortgage Brokers who specialise in investor property purchase. Our clients are supported every step of the way, from reservation through to securing the first tenant. 

Insight Private Finance

We are experts in securing finance for a broad range of properties for either residential or investment purposes. We can advise you on insurances to protect your home, income, lifestyle and for landlords to protect their property portfolios. 

Penvest

We manage and review an employer’s benefits scheme including group pensions, death in service and income protection, enhancing current arrangements where possible. Our Auto Enrolment “Health Check” helps keep firms compliant with The Pension Regulators requirements.

Foresight Estate Planning & Will Writing

We specialise in the preparation and drafting of Wills, together with a wide range of other legal services, including the setting up of Trusts (both life-time Trusts and post death Trusts) and Powers of Attorney*.

Insight Accountancy Services

We give guidance and advice around personal or business taxation queries. We can guide you through the administration side of book-keeping and completing tax returns in a timely manner, providing security in knowing that all elements of your finances are in good order**.

*The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice, wills or trusts.
**The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice.

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