How we found your details
If Simon Read has emailed you about selling your business, your details came from the sources below, and you can be removed at any time.
Where your details came from
Your name and role come from the public register at Companies House, which lists the directors and people with significant control of every UK limited company. Your email address is either published on your company's own website or follows the format your company uses for its addresses, and we check that it is valid before we use it.
We only email business addresses on a company's own website domain. We never use personal or free webmail addresses, and we do not email sole traders or partnerships.
What we hold
We hold your first name, your business email address, and your company's name and registered details. We do not hold your home address, phone number or date of birth.
Why we may contact you
Our lawful basis is legitimate interests. We help owners of businesses like yours to sell them, and letting a company owner know that buyers are looking for businesses like theirs is a normal part of that work. We have weighed this against your interests: we email no more than once in any four weeks, and you can stop it with one click.
How to be removed
Every email we send ends with a line that removes you with one click. You can also reply asking to be removed, or email enquiries@hvacbusinessforsale.co.uk. Once you are removed, we keep your email address only on our suppression list, so that you are never contacted again.
Your rights
You can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to us using it, by emailing enquiries@hvacbusinessforsale.co.uk. We always act on an objection to marketing. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
What Data We Collect
We collect the following information when you interact with this website:
- Contact details: name, email address, and phone number (when you submit our contact or valuation form)
- Business details: business name, town, and postcode (optional, when provided)
- Financial information: annual turnover, EBITDA as a measure of operating profit, recurring revenue percentage (when using the valuation calculator)
- Business profile: accreditations and team size (when using the valuation calculator)
- Technical data: IP address and session identifiers (collected automatically)
- Usage data: device type and referral source (collected automatically)
How We Use Your Data
- To provide indicative business valuations based on the information you supply
- To respond to your enquiry and arrange a confidential conversation
- To understand which sectors and business sizes are engaging with our services
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.
Who We Share Data With
- Your data is shared with Simon Read of HVAC Business Sales for the purpose of responding to your enquiry
- Data processing is carried out by Reads Advice Partners Ltd (Company No. 12124192)
- We do not sell, rent, or share your data with any third party for marketing purposes
- We may share data with professional advisers (solicitors, accountants) if you proceed to a managed sale, and only with your explicit consent
Data Retention
- Contact form submissions are retained for 24 months from the date of submission
- If you proceed to an active engagement, your data is retained for the duration of that engagement plus 6 years (in line with HMRC record-keeping requirements)
- You can request deletion at any time by contacting us at the email address below
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: you can request a copy of all data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: you can ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: you can ask us to delete your data
- Right to data portability: you can request your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to withdraw consent: you can withdraw consent at any time
- Right to complain: you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
Cookies
This website uses only essential session cookies required for the valuation calculator to function. We do not use analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party tracking.
No cookie consent banner is required as we only use strictly necessary cookies.
Contact
For any data protection queries, please email: enquiries@hvacbusinessforsale.co.uk
Data controller: Reads Advice Partners Ltd, Company No. 12124192
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page.
Last updated: Oct 2026