Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
This privacy policy explains how Morris de Corve & Associates Limited (“the firm”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, stores and protects personal data in connection with our advisory services and this website.
We are committed to handling personal data responsibly and in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who We Are
Morris de Corve & Associates Limited is a strategic advisory firm registered in England and Wales. Our registered office is at 115 Gazette Buildings, 168 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6TF, United Kingdom.
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For the purposes of UK data-protection law, the firm is the data controller in respect of personal data processed in connection with our services and this website.
Our data-protection contact is: [email address to be confirmed and inserted here]. You may also write to us at the registered office address above.
Personal Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following circumstances.
2.1 Contact forms and enquiries
When you submit an enquiry through this website, we collect the information you provide, which may include your full name, organisation, position, email address, telephone number, jurisdiction or country, the nature of your enquiry and the content of your message. Submission of a contact form does not create a client relationship.
2.2 Email, telephone and meetings
When you contact us by email, telephone or in person, we may collect and retain your name, contact details, the content of your communications and any information you choose to provide in connection with a potential or existing mandate.
2.3 Website usage data
When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited and the date and time of your visit. [Details of any analytics tools or tracking technologies in use to be confirmed and inserted here. If no analytics tools are currently active, this section will be updated accordingly.]
Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data on the following legal bases under the UK GDPR:
Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests in providing strategic advisory services, responding to enquiries, maintaining business records and operating this website, and where those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Contract: where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legal obligation: where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Consent: where you have given clear consent to the processing of your personal data for a specific purpose. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us using the details in section 10.
How We Use Personal Data
We use personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to enquiries and assess whether we are able to assist with a potential mandate.
To provide strategic advisory services to clients under a confirmed engagement.
To maintain records of our professional activities and comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
To operate, maintain and improve this website.
We do not use personal data submitted through this website for marketing purposes without your consent. We do not sell, rent or trade personal data to third parties.
Confidential Enquiries
Where an enquiry is submitted on a confidential basis, we treat the information provided with appropriate discretion. However, please note that submission of an enquiry does not create a client relationship and does not of itself impose legal professional privilege or any equivalent protection.
We ask that you do not provide legally privileged, highly sensitive or time-critical information until we have confirmed that we are able to consider the matter and that no conflict of interest prevents us from doing so.
Sharing Personal Data
We do not share personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:
Professional advisers and service providers: we may share personal data with specialist researchers, advisers, communications professionals or technical service providers engaged to support a specific mandate or to operate our business systems. Any such parties are required to handle personal data in accordance with applicable data-protection law and our instructions.
Legal requirements: we may disclose personal data where required to do so by law, court order or regulatory authority.
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International Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements, including reliance on adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses as applicable.
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Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction or alteration. These measures are reviewed periodically.
Transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure. Whilst we take steps to protect personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to this website.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law or professional obligations.
Enquiries that do not proceed to a mandate are retained for [retention period to be confirmed] from the date of the enquiry, unless a longer period is required for conflict-checking or legal purposes.
Personal data relating to completed mandates is retained in accordance with our professional record-keeping obligations and applicable limitation periods.
Cookies
This website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to enable the website to function correctly and, where you have consented, to collect information about how the website is used.
You may control the use of non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner displayed when you first visit this website. You may withdraw or amend your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
For further information about the cookies used on this website, please see our Cookie Policy.
Your Rights
Under UK data-protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right of access — to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — to require us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to restriction — to request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability — to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used format, where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.
Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing.
Rights related to automated decision-making — not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in section 1. We will respond within one month of receiving your request. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us in the first instance using the details in section 1.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom.
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113. Website: ico.org.uk.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
See also: Cookie Policy · Contact the firm