Privacy Policy


Everything IT operates this website and is responsible for the processing of your personal data and is the data controller for all such information. We regard your privacy as very important.

Any personal information you provide to us through this website will be dealt with in accordance with this privacy policy, the Terms of Use of this website and any signed authority form that you give to us.

This privacy policy describes the information we may collect from you and the purpose for our collection of it.

1. Data Protection

As data controller we take all necessary steps to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its relevant subordinate legislation when handling any personal information.

1.1 When you supply any personal information to us we will meet our legal obligations to you in the way that we deal with that information.

1.2 In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 we are required to collect the information fairly and to let you know how we will use it (see paragraph 2 below) and whether we will pass the information on to anyone else (see paragraph 3 below).

1.3 We will comply with the Principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 and we will ensure all personal information supplied to us is held securely.

1.4 We will ensure that any information will be held only as long as is necessary to ensure our service runs smoothly.

1.5 We use up to date industry procedures to keep personal data as safe and secure as possible against loss, unauthorised disclosure or access.

1.6 You have a right to access information we hold about you. Should you wish to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold on you please write to Andrew Paxton at Universal Securities & Investments Limited Suite 406, The Linen Hall 162-168 Regent Street, London, W1B 5TB with a cheque for £10 payable to Universal Securities & Investments Limited for our administration costs. As soon as we are satisfied as to your identity we will send you, within 40 days of receipt of your written request and the fee, a copy of all the data we hold concerning you. Please contact us at the same address if you have any reason to believe the data we hold on you is inaccurate.

2. What personal information do we collect and why do we collect it?

2.1 We will collect and use personal information about you in order to administer the services to be provided to you, for banking and credit assessment, for market research and statistical analysis and for marketing to you products and services which we feel will be of interest to you.

2.2 If you do not wish to be contacted about or receive marketing information from us send an e-mail to info@universalsi.com or write to The Data Protection Officer at the address set out in clause 1.6 above.

3. To whom will we supply your personal data?

3.1 Any personal data provided by you to us at any time will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. We will mainly use your personal data in connection with the provision of our services to you, but may also use it to contact you in connection with other services. We will not provide information to organisations without your consent, unless we are obliged to by the law or are requested to do so by HM Revenue & Customs, FSA, or any other regulatory body. For further information write to The Data Protection Officer at the address set out in clause 1.6 above.

3.2 Where we need to share the information to provide a service you have requested

3.3 to assist licensed credit reference agencies in relation to credit assessment or if you breach the terms of any agreement we have with you

3.4 to prevent fraud or other crime

3.5 where we need to send the information to persons, agents, sub-contractors or other organisations who work on our behalf to provide a service to you but such persons or organisations may only use this information in order to provide such product or service and not for any other purpose

3.6 Where we are required to forward the information in order to comply with a regulatory or legal process.

4. Links to other websites

This Privacy Policy only extends to this website and does not, therefore, extend to your use of, provision of data to and collection of data on any website not connected to Universal Securities & Investments Limited to which you may link by using the hypertext links within this website.

5. Cookies

We use a cookie only in the circumstance where you have asked us to remember your home branch. No other persistent cookies are used on this site.

6. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may edit or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on the Home page of our website.

7. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or any other aspect of this website please contact us at:

Unit 1a, Bracken Business Park, Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
t. +353 1 524 0755
f. +353 1 443 0541
e. info@localhost