Argyll Brown Limited is a strategic communications agency, bridging the gap between communications and the law (“Argyll Brown”). 

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and the personal information that you share with us. To that end, we are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a ‘data controller.’ 

Argyll Brown is committed to complying with our legal obligations and has appointed a data protection officer to monitor compliance. This privacy policy explains how we may collect, use and share your personal information. It also outlines your data protection rights and how they can be exercised. 

Your information may be collected as follows: 

1. if you contact us and share your information for business purposes including without limitation, contact and biographical information, relevant business information and financial data for payment purposes; 

2. from publicly available sources including without limitation social media networks, legal resources and other publicly available data. This information may be used on both an individual or aggregated basis. 

We may use this information in pursuance of our contractual, legal and regulatory obligations including with trusted third parties in that capacity, to provide information about our products and services including events and as may be otherwise strictly necessary. 

Legal basis for processing: 

We may process your personal information where we have the legal right to do so i.e. by express consent, when the information has lawfully been placed in the public domain by you and/or any authorised third party and/or pursuant to any legal and/or regulatory obligations. Your consent can be withdrawn by contacting us directly. 

Sharing your information: 

Your information will only be shared as may be necessary to provide a product, service or information, if the business is sold or merged with a third party or if Argyll Brown is required by law to do so. 

Information may be shared with authorised third parties to assist with managing issues requiring support and/or services on our behalf. We will not share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes unless you have given us your written permission. 

Storing your information 

Your personal information will only be stored securely as long as may be necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected subject to two exceptions: 

1. your personal information may be kept in order to defend any legal claims after which time it shall be deleted; 

2. there is a legal duty to retain information for a minimum period by a government agency and/or legitimate third party. 

The retention period will be determined by factors such as the data volume, its nature and sensitivity, legal requirements and/or the potential risk of harm from unauthorised disclosure. 

Your Rights 

UK data protection law provides certain rights to a data subject. These may include: 

1. the right to request access to, and a copy of, any personal information that we hold about you; 

2. the right to withdraw consent to us processing your personal information, the right to object to us processing your information and the right to request that your information is erased; 

3. the right of portability, which allows you to request that we share your information with others. 

We are committed to providing you with timely and transparent information about how your data is processed. Please see the contact details below for how to get in touch. 

Third party privacy 

Argyll Brown’s website may contain links to third party operated websites. These sites will have their own privacy policies and accessing those sites is at your own risk and discretion. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the practices of such third-party websites. 

Contact details 

Email address: privacy@argyllbrown.com 

You can write to us at: 7 Bell Yard, London WC2A 2JR 

You have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Officer, which regulates data protection compliance in the UK, if you are unhappy with how we have processed your personal data.

POLICY VERSION 04/02/2025