Who are we?
Goodman Corporate Finance are a trading style of Goodman Corporate Consultancy Limited which are Commercial Finance Brokers. We act as an introducer, advisor, broker and intermediary for our clients. Goodman Corporate Consultancy Limited are Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FRN 733340
How will we use information about you?
Here at Goodman Corporate Finance we take your privacy seriously and will use your personal information in a number of ways which will help us;
1. Make lender decisions
2. For fraud prevention
3. For audit
4. For statistical analysis
Lenders may share your information with, and obtain information about you from credit reference agencies or fraud prevention agencies.
We will not disclose your information to any company outside of the lenders we believe are appropriate to your requirement except to help prevent fraud or if required by law to do so.
For further information on how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access/alter and change information we hold on you, please contact Paul Goodman on paul@goodmanconsultancy.com
Additional marketing
From time to time we would like to contact you with details of other products and services we provide. If you consent to us contacting you for this purpose please tick to say how you would like us to contact you.
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What we need
Goodman Corporate Finance will be what’s known as the ‘controller’ and the ‘processer’ of the personal data you provide to us. We collect personal data about you which may also include any special types of information or location based information.
We also gather
The basic list of information we request as standard is:
• Asset and Liability Statement
• Full contact details, contact telephone numbers and email addresses
• Permission to search authority form / Data Protection Authority form
• Copy of a recent proof of residency i.e. utility bill no older than 3 months
• Copy of passport or drivers licence
• 6 months personal bank statements
Why we need it
We need to know your basic personal data in order to provide you with an accurate recommendation for your personal circumstances. We will not collect any personal data from you we do not need in order to provide and oversee this service to you.
For processing of data to be lawful under GDPR Goodman Corporate Finance use;
(a) Consent: the individual has given clear consent for you to process their personal data for a specific purpose.
(b) Contract: the processing is necessary for a contract you have with the individual, or because they have asked you to take specific steps before entering into a contract.
(c) Legal obligation: the processing is necessary for you to comply with the law (not including contractual obligations).
What we do with it
All the personal data we use is controlled by Goodman Corporate Finance in the UK, however, for the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance, this information is located on servers within the UK. No 3rd parties have access to your personal data unless the law allows them to do so. We have a Data Protection policy in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. More information on this framework can be found on our website goodmanconsultancy.com/contactus
We may pass your data to lenders appropriate to your requirements in order to provide you with offers of products suitable to meet your customer requirements
Your data is stored electronically on our cloud encrypted server. Our server is based in the UK.
How long we keep it
We are required under law to keep your basic personal data, such as name, address, contact details, financials provided etc for a minimum of 7 years but up to 30 years to meet with our insurers requirements. The information used for marketing will be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information.
What are your rights
If at any point you believe retained information is incorrect you can request to see this information and even have it corrected and possibly deleted. Providing you this information is free of charge, but charges may apply for excessive requests.
If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter. Our Data Protection Officer is Paul Goodman and you can contact him on paul@goodmanconsultancy.com
Where relevant, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time and this means that we cannot
process your data provided without your consent.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on 0303 123 1113 or visit their website www.ico.org.uk