Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Western Business Solutions Limited ("WBS", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, transfer and store information about you when you visit our website, contact us, or otherwise engage with our services. It also describes the rights and choices available to you regarding your information.

This policy applies to all visitors of the website operated at the domain controlled by Western Business Solutions Limited and to all clients, prospective clients, suppliers, and other counterparties whose personal data we may process in the ordinary course of business. Where required by applicable data-protection law — including, where applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679, "GDPR"), the United Kingdom GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and the BVI Data Protection Act, 2021 — this notice constitutes our information statement to data subjects.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data described in this Policy is:

3. Categories of Personal Data We Process

Depending on your relationship with us, we may process the following categories of personal data:

• Identity and contact data: full name, professional title, employer, postal address, email address, telephone number.
• Professional data: business role, areas of responsibility, project involvement, professional credentials.
• Correspondence data: the content of communications you address to us and metadata related thereto.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time-zone setting, operating system, device identifiers, referring URLs.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website, including pages viewed, time spent, navigation paths.
• Marketing and preferences data: your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.
• Cookie data: consent records and information collected through cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy).

4. Purposes and Legal Bases of Processing

We process personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases (where GDPR or equivalent applies):

• To provide our services and respond to inquiries (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR);
• To operate, secure and improve our website (legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);
• To comply with legal, regulatory and tax obligations (legal obligation, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR);
• To send business communications where you have requested them or where a legitimate-interest basis applies and direct-marketing law permits (consent or legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(a) or (f) GDPR);
• To use analytics and similar non-essential cookies (consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR);
• To establish, exercise or defend legal claims (legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

5. Disclosure of Personal Data

We may disclose your personal data to the following categories of recipients, in each case subject to appropriate safeguards:

• Members of the Western Business Solutions group (if any) acting on a need-to-know basis;
• Trusted service providers acting as processors on our behalf (e.g. hosting, email delivery, analytics, customer-relationship-management providers);
• Professional advisors such as lawyers, auditors and accountants under duties of confidentiality;
• Regulatory authorities, courts and government bodies where required by law or to protect our legitimate interests;
• Counterparties in connection with a potential or actual corporate transaction (e.g. merger, acquisition, sale of assets).

6. International Transfers

Given the international nature of our practice, your personal data may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in jurisdictions outside the territory where you are located, including jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction. Where we transfer personal data subject to GDPR or UK GDPR outside the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions, where applicable.

7. Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including the satisfaction of any legal, accounting, regulatory, tax or reporting requirements. Retention periods vary by data category and context; in general, we retain client and prospect records for the duration of the engagement plus the period required under applicable statutes of limitation, after which the data is securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction. These measures include access controls, encryption in transit, network segmentation, secure development practices, vendor diligence, and periodic security reviews. No method of transmission over the internet, however, is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data: the right of access; the right to rectification; the right to erasure; the right to restriction of processing; the right to data portability; the right to object to processing (including direct marketing); the right to withdraw consent (without affecting prior lawful processing); and the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@western-business-solutions.com. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

10. Children

Our website and services are intended for business users and are not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we may take appropriate steps.

11. Cookies and Similar Technologies

For information on how we use cookies and similar technologies, please refer to our separate Cookie Policy.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, and other factors. The "Last updated" date at the top of this Policy indicates when it was last revised. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

13. Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcome and should be addressed to info@western-business-solutions.com.