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, 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: simon@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: March 2026