Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

TGL Solutions Limited, trading as Compare Your Funding ("we", "us", "our"), is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the personal data you provide to us through our website at compareyourfunding.com and through our services.

We are registered in England and Wales. For the purposes of UK data protection legislation, we are the data controller. If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this page.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following personal data:

• Identity data: your name, job title, and company name.
• Contact data: your email address, telephone number, and postal address.
• Financial data: information about your business turnover, funding requirements, and trading history that you provide through our enquiry forms.
• Technical data: your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing actions on our website.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website.
• Communications data: any correspondence you have with us, including emails, phone calls, and form submissions.

We collect this data when you fill in forms on our website, correspond with us by phone, email or otherwise, or when you browse our website (through cookies and similar technologies).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide our funding comparison and brokerage services, including matching you with appropriate lenders and funding products.
• To respond to your enquiries and communicate with you about your funding requirements.
• To administer our website and improve our services.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including our responsibilities as a FIBA member.
• To send you information about our services where you have consented to receive such communications, or where we have a legitimate interest in doing so.

The legal bases for processing your data include your consent, the performance of a contract, our legitimate business interests, and compliance with legal obligations.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: required for the operation of our website.
• Analytical cookies: allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works.
• Functionality cookies: used to recognise you when you return to our website, enabling us to personalise content for you.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

5. Third Parties

We may share your personal data with the following categories of third parties:

• Lenders and funders: where necessary to provide our brokerage services and present your funding application. We will always discuss this with you before sharing your information.
• Service providers: companies that provide IT, system administration, and other services to support our business operations.
• Professional advisers: including lawyers, auditors, and insurers where necessary.
• Regulators and authorities: where required by law or regulation.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. We typically retain client data for a period of six years following the conclusion of our business relationship, in line with regulatory requirements for financial services.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access: you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: you can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: you can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: you can ask us to limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: you can request that we transfer your data to another organisation.
• Right to object: you can object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances, including for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how we have handled your data.