Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://www.enigmaaccountancy.co.uk/
Enigma Accountancy is a UK-based accountancy firm offering financial, tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, and use information when you interact with our website

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This information helps us identify and prevent spam or malicious behaviour.

We may use a third-party service to verify profile images associated with an email address. After your comment is approved, the profile image linked to your account may be displayed publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF metadata). Any visitor to the website may be able to download images and extract identifying location information from them.

Comment cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is purely for convenience, allowing you to leave future comments without re-entering your details. These cookies remain active for one year.

Login cookies

When you visit our login page, we create a temporary cookie to confirm whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when your browser is closed.

When you log in, additional cookies are created to store your login session and display preferences:

Display preference cookies last one year

If you select “Remember Me,” your login session is extended for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

Publishing cookies

When you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie is saved. This cookie stores the ID of the post you edited and contains no personal information. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages and articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves in exactly the same way as if the visitor had accessed the other website directly.

External websites may:

Collect information about you

Use their own cookies

Include third-party tracking

Monitor your interactions with embedded content

Enigma Accountancy does not control the data collection practices of third-party websites.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for verification and security purposes.

We do not sell, trade, or distribute your personal information to external organisations for marketing purposes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and associated metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments without holding them for moderation.

If you register an account on our website (where applicable), the personal information you provide is stored in your user profile.

You may edit or delete your personal information at any time (excluding your username).

Website administrators may access and update this information when necessary for site management.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you may request:

A copy of the personal data we hold about you

That we delete any personal information we hold about you

This does not include information we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Where your data is sent

Comments submitted by visitors may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect our website from malicious activity.