Privacy Notice
Last updated: 19 August 2026
This notice explains how Echelon Consultancy Ltd ("Echelon", "we", "us") collects and uses personal data through this website, and the rights you have under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who is responsible for your data
Echelon Consultancy Ltd is the data controller for personal data collected through this website. You can contact us about privacy at info@echelon-associates.com, or by phone on +44 20 4538 4398 (UK) or +230 5 786 6878 (Mauritius).
2. What we collect and why
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email, phone, areas of interest you submit in the enquiry form | To respond to your enquiry and discuss our services with you | Consent, and our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries |
| Technical and usage data (pages viewed, referring site, campaign parameters, browser, device type, operating system, country, language, screen size, a random visitor and session identifier stored in your browser) | To understand how the site is used and improve it | Consent (analytics cookies and similar technologies) |
| Advertising and measurement data via Google Ads and LinkedIn Insight | To measure and improve our advertising | Consent (advertising cookies and similar technologies) |
| Limited technical details recorded when a form submission fails | To diagnose faults so enquiries are not lost | Legitimate interest in a working, reliable website |
We do not ask for special category data (such as health or political opinions) and ask that you do not include it in free-text messages. Providing your details is voluntary, but without an email address we cannot reply to you.
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Strictly necessary storage is used to keep the site working and to remember your cookie choice. Nothing else is set until you choose. Analytics (Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity) and advertising (Google Ads, LinkedIn Insight) technologies are loaded only if you accept those categories. Embedded video players (YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode, Vimeo) may set their own storage when you play a video.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time:
4. Who we share data with
We use service providers who process data on our behalf: our website and database hosting provider, and the analytics and advertising providers named above where you have consented. We do not sell your personal data. Some of these providers are located outside the UK and EEA; where that is the case, transfers are protected by the UK International Data Transfer Addendum, EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or an adequacy decision.
5. How long we keep it
- Enquiry details: kept for up to 24 months after our last contact with you, then deleted.
- Website analytics records: automatically deleted after 12 months.
- Form error diagnostics: automatically deleted after 90 days.
- Your cookie preference: stored in your browser until you clear it or change it.
6. Your rights
You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time (which does not affect processing already carried out). To exercise any of these, email info@echelon-associates.com. We will respond within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
7. Security
Data is transmitted over encrypted connections and stored in access-controlled systems. Enquiry records can only be read by authorised Echelon staff who are signed in to our administration area.
8. Changes
We may update this notice. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.