ANTHONY HIGGINS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Privacy Notice
1. Who We Are
Anthony Higgins International Ltd. (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a company registered in England and Wales. We act as an intermediary facilitating communication and sales-related interactions between manufacturers and individuals within overseas customer organisations.
We are the data controller for the personal data we process.
Contact details:
Anthony Higgins International Ltd.
Mander Duffil Ltd, The Old Post Office
41–43 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HR
Email: admin@ahintl.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7787 156873
Company Registration Number: 15446724
2. The Personal Data We Collect
We may collect, use, store and transfer the following personal data:
- Identity Data (name)
- Contact Data (business email address, business telephone number)
- Professional Data (job title, role, organisation)
- Communication Data (business correspondence and enquiry content)
We do not collect or process special category personal data.
3. How We Collect Your Personal Data
We collect personal data from the following sources:
- Directly from you when you contact us or engage with us
- From suppliers for whom we act as an agent
- From publicly available sources, including company websites and professional contact details
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data to:
- Respond to enquiries and maintain business communications
- Facilitate commercial interactions between relevant parties
- Support the administration and fulfilment of international orders
- Maintain internal business records
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another compatible purpose.
We do not use your personal data for unsolicited or unrelated marketing.
We process limited volumes of personal data in a business-to-business context. Processing is low risk and limited to professional contact information necessary for commercial communication.
5. Lawful Basis for Processing
We rely on the following lawful bases under UK GDPR:
- Legitimate Interests
Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in conducting and managing our business, including facilitating commercial communications and transactions. - Legal Obligation
Processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations, including accounting, taxation and regulatory requirements.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we ensure that such interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
6. Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data with:
- Suppliers for whom we act as intermediary
- Customer organisations involved in relevant transactions
- Professional advisers, including accountants and legal advisers
- Service providers who provide IT and system administration services
All third parties are required to respect the security of your personal data and to process it in accordance with the law.
We do not sell personal data.
7. International Transfers
We may transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom where necessary for business purposes.
- Transfers to the European Economic Area (EEA) are covered by UK adequacy regulations.
- Transfers to countries outside the EEA are safeguarded using appropriate mechanisms, such as:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Transfers necessary for the performance of a contract or legitimate business communications
- Appropriate technical and organisational safeguards
8. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
Access to personal data is limited to those who have a business need to know.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Typical retention periods:
- Business communications: up to 6 years
- Financial and transaction records: 6 years
We regularly review and securely delete data that is no longer required.
10. Your Legal Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:
- The right of access
- The right to rectification
- The right to erasure
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to object to processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office
You can find out more about your rights at www.ico.org.uk.
We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling using personal data.
11. Website Use and Technical Data
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages accessed.
We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its performance and content. This information is processed in a way that does not directly identify individuals.
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to distinguish users and improve the browsing experience.
Where non-essential cookies are used, these will only be placed with your consent through a cookie banner presented when you first visit the site.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
12. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites, including those of our business partners and suppliers.
Please note that we do not control these external websites and are not responsible for their content, security, or privacy practices.
If you follow a link to another website, you should review their privacy notice and terms before providing any personal data.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal data, please contact:
A Higgins
Email:admin@ahintl.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7787 156873
14. Changes to This Notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The latest version will always be available upon request.