Privacy Policy
Last update: 15.05.2026
We (also known as "We", "Us" or "Our") are committed to protecting your personal data and privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and store the information you provide through the website Barvyn Markstead (the "Website").
We uphold the following principles:
To be transparent about how we process and collect your personal information:
We want to ensure you can make informed decisions about how we use and process your Personal Data. That's why we've created this website. We use various methods and procedures to keep you informed about Personal Data usage.
If we believe you need specific information, we'll provide it to you at the right time.
We're happy to answer any questions and provide clarifications regarding any legal limitations that may apply. Please contact us via email at: info@barvyn-markstead.com
Your personal data will only be used for the purposes outlined in this Policy.
We may process your Personal Data for a range of purposes, including providing the website and connecting you with third-party trading platforms (the 'Services'), enhancing site performance, protecting our rights and interests, maintaining and delivering the Services, meeting regulatory and legal requirements, and conducting administrative and business activities to support the Services.
We also process your Personal Data to better understand your preferences and needs.
To access important tools that protect your rights regarding Personal Data:
To help you exercise your rights, we have comprehensive resources available. Please contact us at any time to request information about your personal data. We can modify or delete your information, stop using it for specific or general purposes, transfer it to you or a third party, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.
Protect Your Personal Data:
While we cannot guarantee complete security of your Personal Data, we're committed to employing a range of methods and techniques to ensure it remains well protected.
Our Privacy and Security Policy provides full details.
1. The Scope?
This policy outlines the types of personal data we collect from individuals and how we process, share with third parties, and protect it. This policy applies to information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is someone who can be directly identified or recognised through a combination of information we hold or can access. We define "processing" as any operation involving the use or collection of personal data, including its management, structuring, and storage. Our services are intended for general audiences and are not designed for use by anyone under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from minors and do not permit them to use our services. If we become aware of any data belonging to a child, we will delete it promptly.
2. What Personal Data Do We Hold About You?
When you use our service, access our channels, or visit our website, we collect Personal Data. We may request your Personal Data directly in certain situations, or we may gather it by analysing how you use our services and channels, or by receiving information from our third-party partners.
3. You're not required to share personal information with the company, and there are no consequences for declining to do so.
However, you're not required to provide us with any personal data. In certain circumstances, you may choose not to share personal information with us. This could prevent us from delivering our services or restrict access to the website.
4. What Personal Data Do We Collect? When you visit our website, we gather the following personal information:
This includes information about your online activity log, data about your traffic (including IP address, date of access, time of access, and browser type), the language you used, software crash logs, the type of browser used, and information about the device you utilised. The information collected is not personal data and cannot be used to identify you.
Personal Data We Receive From You: any personal data you provide to us at your own discretion when you connect with an online trading platform of a third party through us.
Personal Information You Provide to Third-Party Platforms to Facilitate Trading: this information includes your full name, address, phone number, and email address.
5. Legal Basis and Reasons for Processing Personal Data
Your Personal Data is processed by the company for the purposes outlined in this section and in accordance with the applicable legal basis.
The Company cannot process your Personal Data without a legal basis. The legal grounds on which the Company may process your Personal Data are as follows:
- You have consented to the processing of your personal data for one or more purposes. This applies when you submit personal information through the website so that we can transfer it to a third-party trading platform.
- The Company or a third party may need to process your data to pursue legitimate interests. For example, this may be necessary to enhance our services or defend against legal claims.
- Processing must comply with legal requirements.
Contact us via email for further details about how we process your information to protect our legitimate interests.
Below is a list of the reasons and legal grounds we may use your personal data.
Scope
Legal Basis
If you request access to digital trading services, we may ask for your personal information to share with third-party providers on your behalf.
You have provided your consent for your Personal Data to be processed for one or more purposes.
2. To address your requests, questions or concerns
We need your Personal Data to help us respond to any enquiries you may have about our Services.
We need to process personal data to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
3. To fulfil legal obligations // Personal Data is processed to meet administrative, judicial, and regulatory requirements.
To meet our legal requirements, we must process your information.
4. To enhance Our Services Personal
Data may be used by us to enhance Our Services. This includes crash reports and malfunction data we collect in relation to the Services.
We need to process personal data to protect the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
5. To prevent fraud and misuse of our services
The Company or a third party may need to process personal data based on legitimate interests.
6. To perform and manage actions that comply with the requirements of Our Services
This includes back-office functions, business development activities, strategic decision-making, oversight mechanisms, and similar activities.
The Company or a third party may need to process personal data based on legitimate interests.
7. To conduct analysis, such as statistical analysis
We use a range of analytical techniques, including statistical methods, to inform decisions on various matters.
The Company's legitimate interests or those of a third party require the processing of your data.
8. To protect our assets, rights, and interests as well as those of third parties, we have established procedures to pursue and defend legal claims
We may process your Personal Data to safeguard our rights, interests, and assets, or those of third parties, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, agreements, and our terms and policies.
We need to process information based on the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party.
6. Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties
The Company may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers, such as hosting and storage providers, to support our operations. This includes IP address information and analysis of user experiences.
At your request, we can share your Personal Data with third-party trading platforms. Any use of your Personal Data by these platforms is governed by their own privacy policies. Your information may be shared with multiple trading platforms.
The Company may also share Personal Data with affiliated entities and business partners to help us enhance and improve our products and services for our customers.
Where necessary to protect the rights of third parties or our assets, the Company is permitted to disclose Personal Data to regulatory authorities and other official bodies.
We may share your Personal Data with potential investors, buyers, or lenders in connection with corporate transactions, including asset transfers, sales, mergers, restructuring, consolidation, or insolvency proceedings affecting the Company or any group entity.
7. Third-party cookies and services
Third-party services, such as advertising providers and analytics companies, may be used on our website. These companies may also use cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device each time you visit our website. We use cookies to gather information about your preferences and browsing habits to enhance your user experience, remember your settings, and personalise the products and services we think you'll enjoy. Cookies also help us with statistics and analytics.
Some cookies we use are session cookies. These are temporary files downloaded to your device that expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a period of time after you close your browser. We use persistent cookies to help identify you as a returning user and to allow you to return to the website more easily.
Types of Cookies:
They may be used by us based on their purpose:
The type of cookie
Cookies are essential
Scope
These cookies are essential for you to access the features you've requested and navigate our website. We use them to deliver the information, products, and services you've asked for.
They're required for your device to download and stream data, allowing you to move around the website, use its features, and return to pages you've previously visited.
Additional Information
Cookies collect Personal Data, such as your username and last login date, to confirm you're logged into the site. They're automatically erased when you close your web browser (session cookies).
The type of cookie
Functionality Cookies
Scope
Cookies help us recognise you when you visit our site and remember your preferences.
Additional Information
Cookies collect personal data, such as your username and your last login date, to confirm that you're logged in to the site. These are erased once you close your web browser (session cookies).
The type of cookie
Cookies for performance
Scope
We use cookies to gather statistical data about site performance and to help improve our website. They also enable us to analyse how our site is being used.
Additional Information
Cookies store anonymous data that isn't linked to any identifiable person. Some cookies are removed when you close your browser, whilst others remain valid indefinitely.
Your cookies are blocked or removed
To prevent or remove cookies, you'll need to adjust your browser settings. Below are links to help you through the process for some of the most popular browsers.
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
However, please note that certain features or the entire website may not function as expected if this occurs.
ONLINE TRACKING NOTICE
This service does not currently support do-not-track signals.
8. Retention of your personal data
The Company will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose of processing, as described in this Policy, or for longer periods as permitted by law, regulations, and applicable orders.
We'll share your information with third-party trading platforms for a period of 12 months. If you consent to this, we will continue sharing your data for a further 12 months.
We regularly review the Personal Data we hold to ensure it is no longer required.
9. Transfers of personal information to third-party countries or international organisations
Your personal information may be transferred to other countries—that is, your personal data may be transmitted to a third country (a country other than where you reside) or to international organisations. Our company takes all necessary steps to protect your personal data and ensure that users can exercise their rights and access effective legal remedies.
These protections and safeguards apply to all residents of the EEA (European Economic Area).
- Transfer to a third country or international organisation that the EU Commission has deemed to provide adequate protection of Personal Data, in accordance with Article 45(3) of Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (the "GDPR").
- The transfer is made under a legally binding and enforceable agreement between public entities or authorities, as set out in Article 46(2)(a).
- The transfer was completed in accordance with the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EU Commission under Article 46(2)(c) of the GDPR. These clauses are available for review at https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/model-contracts-transfer-personal-data-third-countries_en.
The Company can provide information about the security measures it uses to protect your Personal Data when transferred to third-party countries or international organisations. Please email info@wealthwaydigital.uk for further details.
10. Security of Personal Data
We have implemented appropriate organisational and technical safeguards to protect your Personal Data, including measures against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, or alteration. We cannot guarantee that your Personal Data will be kept secure without any errors. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use or disclosure of Personal Data, including losses due to transmission errors, unauthorised access by third parties, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control. Where required by law or other obligations beyond our control, we may be obliged to disclose your Personal Data to third parties, such as public authorities. We cannot be responsible for the security standards applied by third parties in such situations. No data transmission over the internet is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data you submit to us online.
11. Hyperlinks to third-party websites
Links to third-party websites and applications are provided on our website for your convenience. These external sites and apps operate independently and are not under our control. We are not responsible for how these third parties collect or process your personal data. Our privacy policy does not apply to their operations.
Before accessing or using any third-party website or application, we recommend that you review their privacy policies carefully. We also encourage you to exercise caution when sharing your personal data with them.
12. Changes to this Policy
When visiting any third-party websites or apps that we recommend, please read their privacy policies before deciding to access or use them. We also suggest exercising caution when providing any Personal Data to these platforms.
13. Your rights regarding your personal information
You are entitled to request that we verify the accuracy of Personal Data collected about you, rectify any inaccuracies, and delete all Personal Data no longer required by us. You may also restrict how your personal information is processed.
If you are a resident of the EEA, please refer to this page:
These rights apply to the information you provide in relation to your Personal Data. You may exercise these rights by submitting a written request to the email address below.
Access rights
The Company can verify the accuracy of Personal Data being processed about you. If accurate, you are able to access your Personal Data.
The Company will provide an electronic copy of your Personal Data currently being processed and may charge a reasonable fee for any additional copies. The data will be made available electronically upon request.
The right to access Personal Data must not conflict with the rights and freedoms of others. If the request would be detrimental to the rights and freedoms of another individual, the Company may refuse to comply with the request or limit its ability to fulfil it.
Right to rectification
The Company is entitled to rectify inaccurate Personal Data. You are entitled to request that any incomplete or inaccurate Personal Data concerning you be corrected, taking into account the reason for processing.
Right to erasure
The following circumstances apply: (a) Personal Data are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected or processed; (b) You withdraw consent and there is no legal basis for processing; (c) You object at any time, for reasons specific to your situation, to the processing of Personal Data based on legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party; (d) Personal Data are processed unlawfully; or (e) Personal Data must be deleted to comply with a legal obligation.
This right does not apply where processing is necessary (a) to fulfil an obligation required by European Union law or Member State law; or (b) to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
Processing restrictions
If you have concerns about the accuracy of your Personal Data, you may ask the Company to restrict its processing.
If you request that Personal Data be restricted, it may only be retained if you give consent or to establish, exercise or defend legal rights, or to protect the rights of another individual, or where there is a reason of significant public interest within the European Union or a Member State.
Right to data portability
If processing is carried out by automated means and is based on consent or a contract to which you are a party, you have the right to receive and review your Personal Data provided to the Company.
You are entitled to request that your Personal Data be transferred directly from the Company to another controller, where technically feasible. Your right to erasure remains unaffected by the exercise of your right to data portability. The right to transfer data does not interfere with the rights or freedoms of anyone else.
Right to object
You have the right at any time to object to the processing of Personal Data concerning you based on legitimate interests pursued by the Company or a third party. This includes objection to profiling based on such legitimate interests. If we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your rights, freedoms or interests, or are necessary for establishing, exercising or defending legal rights, we may continue processing.
Regarding direct marketing, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your Personal Data.
Right to withdraw consent
You may withdraw your consent for us processing Personal Data about you at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing that was dependent upon your consent prior to withdrawal.
You are entitled to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.
You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority established by a Member State to protect the fundamental rights of individuals regarding the processing of Personal Data within the European Union.
The laws of the European Union and Member States may limit your rights in relation to Personal Data concerning you, as detailed in this section 13.
We will provide the information you request pursuant to your rights under section 13 of this agreement within one month of receiving your request. This timeframe may be extended by up to two months if necessary, depending on the nature and volume of requests. We will notify you of any extension within one month of receiving your request, together with the reasons.
Unless contrary to the provisions of section 13 of the law, information you request pursuant to your rights under section 13 will be provided free of charge. If your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, particularly if repeated, we may charge a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of providing the information or taking the action requested, or we may decline to act