Privacy Policy

​J P Gallagher & Co of 1st Floor Ivy Business Centre, Crown Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BG considers that data privacy is a fundamental aspect of our relationship with you.  J P Gallagher & Co are therefore committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal data and has adopted policies that are designed to protect this confidentiality, whilst allowing us to continue providing the services you require.
 
This is our statement on General Date Protection Regulation compliance which will apply from 25th May 2018.

• We may hold your own, company, employee or clients details which could include names, private addresses, date of birth, tax and NI references, company number (if applicable), employer’s reference and name (if applicable), business details (if applicable) and details of past and present taxable income and gains and data on other taxes.
• We hold this data to allow us to provide accountancy, tax compliance and tax advisory services (if applicable).
• We also hold data in order to make ID checks under the Money Laundering Regulations; this may include a copy of your passport or driving licence and evidence of your address.
• We retain data for as long as statute or regulations demand.
• We hold data electronically or on paper.
• We normally destroy files after 6 years.
• Our computer hard drives are destroyed before disposal.
• We do not allow any third party access to our data, however some IT support (outsourced) may work on software programmes that hold that data such as our databases.
• When software is installed on our machines all software is password protected.
• We do not hold any information on third party servers.
• We prohibit the use of unencrypted memory sticks to hold client data.  If you provide us with a memory stick we will not transport it out of the office.
• We will only share data with HMRC and HM Courts and Tribunal’s service, during the course of an enquiry or investigation or tax appeal or any other reasons if:

1. We are authorised to do so by the taxpayer, or
2. In the case of a Schedule 36 FA 2008 Information Notice, we have either been so authorised by a tribunal or we are compelled to provide data under the terms of a third party notice, or
3. We are obliged by other regulations to provide data.

 
 
Finally, if you should require an y further information or wish to request copies of the data we hold about you please contact me directly either by post at the address above, by telephone on 0161 850 6002 or by email at [email protected]