Privacy Policy | Vantley Consulting

Who we are

Vantley Ltd is the controller of personal data processed through this website and the Vantley AI Readiness Index.

Company name: Vantley Ltd
Company number: 17242329
Registered office: 321-323, Office 9906 High Road, Romford, United Kingdom, RM6 6AX
Privacy contact: enquiry@vantley.co.uk
Readiness Index email: readiness@vantley.co.uk

Personal data we collect

We may collect the following information when you use the website or contact Vantley:

name, job title, organisation, email address and contact details;
messages, enquiries and consultation requests you send to us;
AI Readiness Index account details, assessment answers, company profile information, report data and consultant notes;
public company information retrieved from Companies House where you ask us to match your company profile;
technical information such as IP address, browser, device type, pages visited and approximate location where analytics cookies are accepted;
email delivery information where you request a readiness report by email.

How we use personal data

We use personal data to:

respond to enquiries and provide information about our services;
operate the Vantley AI Readiness Index, save progress, generate reports and support consultant review;
send readiness reports where you ask us to email them;
prepare and deliver consulting services;
improve the website, services, forms and user experience;
keep appropriate business records and meet legal or regulatory obligations;
protect the website, systems and users from misuse or security risks.

Our lawful bases

We rely on different lawful bases depending on the purpose:

Consent for optional analytics and tracking cookies, including Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
Contract or steps before a contract where we respond to a service enquiry or provide requested consulting support.
Legitimate interests for improving our website, managing business relationships, maintaining records, and protecting our systems.
Legal obligation where we must keep records or respond to lawful requests.

AI Readiness Index

The AI Readiness Index is designed to help UK manufacturers understand their readiness for practical AI adoption. If you create an account or submit assessment answers, we use that information to save your progress, create reports, support download or email options, and allow Vantley consultants to review results where relevant.

The Index may use public Companies House data to help populate company profile details. The Index is a diagnostic and advisory tool; it does not make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects.

Who we share data with

We only share personal data where needed to operate the website, provide services, meet legal obligations or protect our systems. This may include:

hosting, email, database and infrastructure providers;
analytics providers, if analytics cookies are accepted;
professional advisers, where required;
public authorities or regulators where legally required.

We do not sell personal data.

International transfers

Some suppliers, including analytics and cloud providers, may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we expect appropriate safeguards to be used, such as UK-approved contractual protections or other recognised transfer mechanisms.

How long we keep data

We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose it was collected. As a guide:

contact enquiries are normally kept for up to 24 months after the last meaningful contact;
AI Readiness Index accounts, answers, reports and consultant review data are normally kept for up to 24 months after last activity, unless you ask us to delete them sooner or we need them for an ongoing relationship;
business records may be kept for longer where required for accounting, legal or regulatory reasons;
analytics data is retained according to the settings of the relevant analytics provider.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to ask us to access, correct, erase, restrict or transfer your personal data, or to object to certain processing. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise your rights, email enquiry@vantley.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Cookies and analytics

We use essential cookies to run the site and optional analytics cookies only with your consent. See our Cookie Policy for details.