Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 5th June 2025

Welcome to www.beyondthefield.co.uk ("Website"). This Privacy Policy explains how Beyond the Field Consulting Ltd. ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores, and discloses your personal data when you visit our website or use our consultancy services. By accessing and using our Website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Beyond the Field is a consultancy service dedicated to working with businesses involved in the sale of FMCG goods through physical retail channels. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us using the details provided in Section 8.

We may collect and process several types of personal data, including:

• Contact Information: Such as your name, email address, telephone number, and any other details you provide when filling out contact or enquiry forms.
• Professional or Business Information: Such as your company name, job title, and related data if voluntarily provided during consultations or service engagements.
• Usage Data: Including details about your device, browser type, IP address, time spent on our Website, and pages viewed. This data helps us understand how our Website is used and to improve our services.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To enhance your browsing experience, we may use cookies or similar technologies. These help us track usage patterns and personalise the content shown to you.

Additional Hosting Provider Cookies Notice

Our website is hosted on a platform provided by GoDaddy. In addition to the cookies and tracking technologies described in this Privacy Policy, please note that GoDaddy may also use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies on your device. These technologies help improve your browsing experience, support security features, analyse website performance, and assist with personalization and advertising. We do not have direct control over these cookies; their use is governed by GoDaddy’s own policies.

For more detailed information about how GoDaddy uses cookies and manages your data, please review their Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. By using our website, you acknowledge and consent to the possible placement of these technologies along with those described in our Privacy Policy.

We use your personal data for several purposes, including:

• Providing and Managing Our Services: To respond to your enquiries, schedule consultations, and deliver tailored consultancy services.
• Improving Our Website and Services: To understand and enhance user experience, troubleshoot issues, and refine our services based on how you use the Website.
• Marketing and Communication: If you consent, to send you newsletters, service updates, promotional material, or other information that may be of interest. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Compliance and Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable legal requirements and to protect our rights and the rights of our users.

Our processing of your personal data is founded on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for the collection and use of your personal data.
• Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary to fulfil our obligations under a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract.
• Legal Obligations: Where processing is required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (such as service improvement) provided your rights do not override these interests.

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

• Improve functionality and user experience.
• Analyse Website traffic and usage patterns.
• Support marketing and promotional activities.

You have the option to manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies might affect certain features or functionalities of the Website.

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party vendors and partners who assist in operating our Website, managing data, and delivering services. These parties are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Beyond the Field, our users, or others.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction provided it is subject to similar privacy protections.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no transmission method over the Internet or electronic storage system is completely secure. We encourage you to take steps to protect your personal data as well.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal or reporting requirements. Once your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymise it.

Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access: To request details and a copy of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: To ask for the deletion of your personal data, subject to applicable legal restrictions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: To request a block or suppression of processing.
• Right to Object: To object to the processing of your personal data where such processing is based on our legitimate interests.
• Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

In the course of providing our services, your personal data may be transferred and stored outside of your country of residence (e.g., within the UK or across the European Economic Area). We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including by using appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we manage your information.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

• Email: hello@beyondthefield.co.uk
• Website: www.beyondthefield.co.uk