Privacy Policy – Money Beech

1. Who we are

Money Beech ("we", "our", "us") is an independent financial comparison platform. Our registered office is at 123 Finance Street, London, EC1A 1AA. You can contact us at privacy@Money Beech.com.

2. What data we collect

We collect data when you:

Browse our site – IP address, browser type, pages visited, referrer URL, and device information via cookies and server logs.
Contact us – name, email address, and message content submitted through our contact form.
Subscribe to updates – email address and subscription preferences.

3. How we use your data

Provide, maintain, and improve the Money Beech service.
Respond to your enquiries and support requests.
Detect and prevent fraud or abuse.
Analyse traffic and usage patterns (in aggregate, anonymised form where possible).
Send transactional emails you have requested.

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following lawful bases under the UK GDPR:

Legitimate interests – operating and improving our service, preventing fraud.
Contract performance – processing data necessary to fulfil services you request.
Consent – for optional emails and analytics cookies where required.
Legal obligation – where we must retain data for compliance purposes.

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep the site functional. We also use analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our site. You can control cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings or our cookie preference centre. Read our full Cookie Policy.

6. Third-party sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

Service providers who process data on our behalf (e.g. hosting, analytics, email delivery) under appropriate data-processing agreements.
Regulators or law enforcement where required by law.
If we sell or merge Money Beech — buyers or successors who are bound by this policy.

7. Data retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes described above. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years. Server logs are purged after 90 days.

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to: access your data, correct inaccurate data, request erasure, restrict or object to processing, and data portability. To exercise any right, email us at privacy@Money Beech.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continuing to use Money Beech after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance.