Privacy Policy

1. About this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Badger Business Compass handles information when you use this website.

Badger Business Compass is designed to provide general bookkeeping and UK small-business guidance based on the answers you provide.

2. Information you provide

When creating a business profile, you may provide information including:

• Your business type and industry.
• Your approximate annual business income range.
• Your VAT registration status.
• Whether you use an accountant or bookkeeper.
• How you keep business records.
• Information about business transactions.

You should not enter bank login details, card details, passwords, National Insurance numbers, Unique Taxpayer References or other sensitive personal information.

3. Information stored in your browser

The current version of Badger Business Compass stores your business profile and saved transaction checks in your browser using local storage.

This information remains on the device and browser you used unless you clear the browser's stored data. It is not currently synchronised between devices.

4. How information is used

Information is used to:

• Personalise the guidance shown to you.
• Identify business responsibilities that may apply.
• Display relevant UK business changes.
• Save transaction checks on your device.
• Improve the operation and usability of the website.

5. Analytics and cookies

Badger Business Compass may use essential browser storage required for the website to function.

If analytics or additional cookies are introduced, this policy and the website's cookie information will be updated. Where legally required, consent will be requested before optional cookies are used.

6. Payments

If paid plans are introduced, payments may be processed by a separate payment provider. Badger Business Compass will not directly store complete payment-card details.

The name of the payment provider and its privacy information will be added before paid subscriptions are activated.

7. External websites

Badger Business Compass may link to GOV.UK, HMRC, Companies House and other external websites. Those websites have their own privacy policies and are responsible for their own content.

8. Data security

Reasonable steps are taken to protect the website and information handled through it. However, no internet service or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If you use a shared device, you should clear saved browser data when you no longer want the profile or transaction checks to remain available.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live and how your information is processed, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction or a copy of your personal information.

Information stored only in your browser can be removed by clearing the website's stored data.

10. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when Badger Business Compass introduces accounts, subscriptions, analytics or other new services. The date at the top of this page will show when it was last updated.

11. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent to:

Email: ADD YOUR CONTACT EMAIL

Business operator: ADD THE LEGAL BUSINESS NAME