{"id":3,"date":"2025-08-12T10:45:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:08:35","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0caa76d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0caa76d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8ab3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e8ab3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f62601 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f62601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/privacy-policy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Privacy Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98b251 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b98b251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/compliance-information-security\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Information Security<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d10d39 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d10d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/isms-policy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ISMS Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f784a42 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f784a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/befreeltd.com\/uk\/cookie-policy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cookie Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9ee3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f9ee3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd8d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dd8d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Commitment to Your Privacy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c02d16 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c02d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e55bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e55bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>befree is committed to ensure the safekeeping and collection of personal information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407332d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"407332d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collection of Personal Information <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db342a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db342a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>befree does not contact your clients directly or indirectly. Any client information is collected via the Accounting or Financial services firm.<\/p><p>The information we are provided include:<\/p><ul><li>Names, Address, DOB and POB<\/li><li>Personal and Employment details<\/li><li>Personal health, insurance and financial information<\/li><li>Financial information \u2013 such as income, expenses, superannuation and investment details<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe66db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbe66db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use of Personal Information\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df23fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df23fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>befree provides the following types of services:<\/p><ul><li>Business Services<\/li><li>Dedicated Resource Accountants<\/li><li>Payroll<\/li><li>Paraplanning Services<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The collection and use of personal information is only to facilitate one or all of the above services to your firm as requested by you. befree only uses personal information for the purpose(s) for which it was given to us and for directly related purposes (unless otherwise required by or authorised by law) or as consented to by you or your firm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c27142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c27142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclosure of Personal information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c7ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c7ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>befree will only provide the information to their staff that relate specifically to the jobs requested by your firm. The information will not be provided or sold to other institutions. If there is a legal situation, the information may be provided in accordance to the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2efb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2efb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Storage and Data Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b4060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b4060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>befree stores all the data electronically on secure servers. Our servers are located in Amazon data centres having globally hosted at sites in the United Kingdom. We have taken the necessary measures to ensure our data integrity is not compromised. The data is stored for 10 years for compliance, auditing purposes and removed thereafter.<\/p><p>Our secure delivery centre is equipped with the latest technology, infrastructure and dedicated technical staff to ensure our working environment has complete reliability and security for our clients\u2019 data. Our group companies are ISO certified, this means our offices and systems are on par with international best practice for information security management.<\/p><p>We do not use third party contractors to complete any work. Biometric scanners and access cards are required to enter our offices. Only authorised personnel are allowed to enter the office and processing centre. Physical documents, books and other devices are prohibited in the processing centre.<\/p><p>The entire office is monitored by CCTV. All PCs are desktops running a \u2018dumb terminal system\u2019. Ability to save and store data on the PC is disabled. CD Rom and other drives (USB) have been removed. Access to physical\/removable drives (external hard drives) have been disabled. Printers and scanners are also not available within the processing centre. Staff are required to keep personal belongings including bags, books or mobile devices in secure lockers provided outside the main processing centre.<\/p><p>Internet activity is heavily controlled with websites required to be added to a \u201cwhitelist\u201d before they can be accessed. Staff are unable to access personal emails from the office and work emails are unable to send data outside the office.<\/p><p>Our intranet, internal portals, software and sites have IP Authentication in place so that no one can access these records outside our office premises. Access to our internal software is password protected with strength measurement. Passwords are also required to be updated on a regular basis. All terminals include screen snapshots and are regularly audited to ensure staff are following security guidelines. All our terminals and servers are installed with firewalls, antivirus software, intrusion detection software and prevention systems to minimise any exploits or attacks. Our security software is kept updated at all times and when required. All PC\u2019s within our organisation have an auto-lock feature to ensure PC\u2019s are not kept unlocked. Wireless connections are prohibited within our back-office in India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20b68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20b68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to Personal Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8267c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8267c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your firm and staff can access the personal information that you provide. befree will take the necessary steps to identify that you are a client of befree before they provide the information to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cae6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94cae6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4df099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4df099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free to get in touch with us <a href=\"mailto:info@befreeltd.com\">info@befreeltd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Information Security ISMS Policy Cookie Policy Our Commitment to Your Privacy befree is committed to ensure the safekeeping and collection of personal information. 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