Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 August 2026

1. About SVG Business

SVG Business is a UK-based technology consulting and services business located in London, United Kingdom.

For the purposes of applicable UK data protection law, SVG Business is responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

You can contact us at:

Email: info@svgbusiness.uk

Telephone: +44 7893 739778

2. Personal information we may collect

We may collect personal information when you contact us, submit an enquiry, apply for a role or otherwise communicate with SVG Business.

This may include:

• Your name.
• Your email address.
• Your telephone number.
• Your company or organisation.
• Information you provide within an enquiry, message or correspondence.
• Information relating to the service or project you are interested in.
• CVs, employment history, qualifications and other recruitment information where you apply for a role.
• Technical information that may be automatically generated when you use the website, such as basic server logs, browser information or IP address.

3. How we collect personal information

We may collect your personal information directly from you when you:

• Submit our website contact form.
• Send us an email.
• Call us.
• Apply for a vacancy.
• Contact us about a project, service or business opportunity.

We may also receive limited technical information through normal website and hosting operations.

4. Why we use your personal information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries.
• Discuss your technology, testing or consulting requirements.
• Provide information about our services.
• Manage prospective and existing business relationships.
• Review job applications and communicate with candidates.
• Protect and maintain the security of our website.
• Comply with legal, regulatory or accounting obligations.

5. Our lawful bases

The lawful basis we rely on depends on why we are using your information.

These may include:

• Legitimate interests: where it is necessary to respond to enquiries, manage business relationships, operate our website or develop our services.
• Contract: where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform an existing contract.
• Legal obligation: where we need to process information to comply with applicable law.
• Consent: where we specifically ask for your permission for a particular activity.

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

6. Contact enquiries

When you submit an enquiry through our website, we use the information you provide to understand your request and respond to you.

We do not intend to use contact-form information for unrelated marketing unless we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so.

7. Recruitment and careers

If you apply for a role with SVG Business, we may process information contained in your CV, application and related correspondence for recruitment purposes.

This may include details about your education, employment, skills, qualifications and contact information.

Recruitment information will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the recruitment process and any related legal or business requirements.

8. Cookies and local storage

Our website uses essential browser storage to remember whether you have accepted or rejected optional cookies.

At present, the website does not intentionally activate optional analytics or marketing technologies through the cookie consent mechanism before you make a choice.

If we introduce analytics, advertising or other non-essential tracking in the future, we will review this Privacy Policy and our cookie consent mechanism accordingly.

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9. Who we may share information with

We may share personal information only where reasonably necessary, for example with:

• Website hosting and IT service providers.
• Email and communications providers.
• Professional advisers such as accountants or legal advisers.
• Service providers supporting our business operations.
• Government, regulatory or law-enforcement bodies where disclosure is legally required.

We do not sell personal information.

10. International transfers

Some technology or service providers used by SVG Business may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we will seek to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable data protection law.

11. How long we keep personal information

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legal, regulatory, accounting and business requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the nature of our relationship with you.

12. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Your data protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights including:

• The right to ask for access to your personal information.
• The right to ask us to correct inaccurate information.
• The right to ask us to erase personal information in certain circumstances.
• The right to ask us to restrict certain processing.
• The right to object to certain processing.
• The right to data portability where applicable.
• The right to withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing.

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14. How to exercise your rights

To make a request about your personal information, contact:

info@svgbusiness.uk

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

15. Complaints

If you have concerns about how SVG Business handles your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

You can find further information on the ICO website.

16. External websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms.

SVG Business is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You should review their privacy information separately.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page.