PRIVACY NOTICE – The Security Company (International) Limited

Important information and who we are

Purpose of this privacy notice
This privacy notice explains how The Security Company (International) Limited(“TSC”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects and processes personal data when you useour website, contact us, or engage our services. This website is not intendedfor children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children. Thisprivacy notice supplements any other notices we may provide when collectingpersonal data.

Controller
The Security Company (International) Limited is the controller responsible for your personal data.

Contact details
The Security Company (International) Limited
Office One, 1 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL, UK
enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com
+44 (0)1234 708 456

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns first.

Changes to this privacy notice
This privacy notice was last reviewed and updated in February 2026. We keep our privacy notice under regular review to ensure it reflects how we use personal data in practice.

The data we collect about you
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data depending on how you interact with us.

When you visit our website or contact us, we may collect Identity Data such as your name and title; Contact Data such as your company name, business address, email address and telephone number; Technical Data such as your IP address, browser type and device information; Profile Data such as your interests, feedback and survey responses; Usage Data about how you use our website; and Marketing and Communications Data including your preferences in receiving marketing from us.

When you engage our services as a client, we may also process additional business administration data including billing contact details and transaction records relating to the services we provide.

We do not intentionally collect special category personal data through our website. However, we may process limited special category data in the context of employment, recruitment or service delivery where permitted bylaw.

How your personal data is collected
We collect data through direct interactions when you request services, contact us, subscribe to communications, request marketing, complete forms or surveys, register for webinars or events, download resources or whitepapers, engage with us via social media or professional networks such as LinkedIn, or meet us at conferences or exhibitions.

We also collect Technical Data automatically through cookies and analytics tools. We may receive personal data from analytics providers, search providers and publicly available sources such as Companies House.

How we use your personal data
We will only use personal data where the law allows us to, including where it is necessary for the performance of a contract, our legitimate interests, or to comply with a legal obligation.

Marketing communications
We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical and Usage Data to send you marketing communications about services, events, insights and resources relevant to your role or organisation.

We send electronic marketing in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). We will only send marketing where you have provided consent or you are an existing customer or business contact and have not opted out.

You can opt out at any time using the unsubscribe link in emails or by contacting enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

Disclosures of your personal data
We do not sell, rent or trade personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

We may share personal data with trusted service providers who support the operation of our business. These organisations act as data processors and only process personal data on our instructions and in accordance with data protection law.

These providers may include organisations that provide cloud hosting, collaboration tools, CRM systems, marketing and email platforms, website analytics services, IT support, and professional advisory services such as accountants, insurers and legal advisers.

We require all service providers to respect the security of personal data and to process it in accordance with the law.

International transfers
We primarily store and process personal data within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA).

However, some of the service providers we use to operate our business may access or process personal data from outside the UK or EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK data protection law.

These safeguards may include the use of UK adequacy regulations, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), the UK Addendum to Standard Contractual Clauses, and additional technical and organisational security measures where appropriate.

Data security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data, including access controls, encryption, monitoring and staff training.

Data retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting and reporting requirements. For example, we are required to retain certain client and financial records for a minimum of six years for tax and accounting purposes.

Your data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights in relation to your personal data. These include the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances, object to or restrict how we process your data, request transfer of your data to you or another organisation, and withdraw consent where we rely on consent for processing.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

You will not normally need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. However, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act if a request is clearly unfounded or excessive.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. If a request is complex, we will keep you informed of progress.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the InformationCommissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how we use your data.

This Cookie Policy explains how The Security Company (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on thesecuritycompany.com and any associated subdomains.

We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). This means we provide clear information about cookies and obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve performance, and provide information to website owners.

Cookies may be:
- First-party cookies – set directly by our website.
- Third-party cookies – set by external services integrated into our website (such as analytics providers or advertising platforms).

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a defined period (persistent cookies).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions securely and effectively
- Analyse how visitors use our website
- Improve performance and user experience
- Measure marketing effectiveness
- Support embedded content such as videos

3. Types of Cookies We Use

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
Retention: Typically session-based or up to 12 months.
Legal basis: Legitimate interest (website functionality).

B. Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They collect aggregated information such as page visits and user journeys.
We use services such as Google Analytics.
Retention: Typically 13–24 months depending on configuration.
Legal basis: Consent.

C. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
Retention: Up to 12 months.
Legal basis: Consent.

D. Marketing and Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our website by third-party partners and are used to measure advertising effectiveness and deliver relevant advertising.
Third-party services may include LinkedIn Insight Tag and YouTube embedded video player.
Retention: Typically between 30 days and 24 months depending on provider.
Legal basis: Consent.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party providers whose services appear on our site. These providers may collect information directly from your device and process it in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of Google, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

5. Your Consent and Control

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner requesting your consent for non-essential cookies.

You may:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customise your preferences by category

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link on our website or adjusting your browser settings.

6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Instructions vary depending on your browser.

7. Data Protection

Where cookies collect personal data, such processing is carried out in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

For privacy-related queries, please contact:
privacy@thesecuritycompany.com

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Updates will be published on this page.

Last Updated: 13th February 2026

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website http://www.thesecuritycompany.com/ (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.

Information about us

http://www.thesecuritycompany.... is a site operated by The Security Company (International) Limited (“We”).

We are registered in England and Wales under company number 3703393 and have our registered office at Dean Court, Upper Dean, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 0NL.

Our main trading address is Dean Court, Upper Dean, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 0NL.
Our VAT number is 727 8602 14.

Accessing our site

Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our site without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our site, or our entire site, to users who have registered with us.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. Should you wish to quote or reference any part of our digital articles please seek permission first by emailing: enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Reliance on information posted

Commentary and other materials posted on our site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Our site changes regularly

We aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our site, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Our liability

The material displayed on our site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:
All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for:

• Loss of income or revenue;
• Loss of business;
• Loss of profits or contracts;
• Loss of anticipated savings;
• Loss of data;
• Loss of goodwill;
• Wasted management or office time; and
• Any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

Information about you and your visits to our site

We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Transactions concluded through our site

Contracts for the supply of services formed through our site or as a result of visits made by you are governed by our terms and conditions of supply, details of which are available on request.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Linking to our site

You may link to our website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out above, please address your request to enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

Links from our site

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

The English courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our site and we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by English law.

Trade marks

“The Security Company”, “I-WARENESS”, “i-wareness” and the interlocking links and half-link logos are UK registered trade marks of The Security Company (International) Limited.

Variations

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.

Your concerns

If you have any concerns about material which appears on our site, please contact enquiries@thesecuritycompany.com.

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