Policies and terms

Privacy Policy

Freedomvisory Ltd is the controller of the personal data described in this policy. We are registered in England and Wales, company number [to be inserted], and we operate from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Questions about this policy, or any request concerning your data, should go to hello@freedomvisory.com.

What we collect

We collect only what the purpose requires. That is: the details you provide when you request a briefing or contact us, the details you provide when you subscribe to our writing, the responses and contact details you provide when you complete the CulturalOS™ Diagnostic, and, if you consent to analytics cookies, anonymous information about how this site is used.

Why we hold it, and on what basis

• To respond to your enquiry and to assess whether we are the right counsel for it. Our basis is legitimate interests, being the handling of a request you have made of us.
• To deliver advisory services under an engagement. Our basis is performance of a contract.
• To send you our writing and details of our sessions. Our basis is your consent, given separately and never bundled with an enquiry.
• To meet legal, tax and regulatory obligations. Our basis is legal obligation.

Who sees it

Your data is seen by Taqua Malik and, where an engagement requires it, by advisers bound to the same standard of confidentiality. We use a small number of processors to host this site, deliver email, and run the diagnostic. They act on our instructions and may not use your data for their own purposes. We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it with third parties for their marketing.

Transfers outside the UK

We operate from the United Arab Emirates, and some of our processors are located outside the UK and the European Economic Area. Where data is transferred, we rely on the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, together with an assessment of the safeguards in place.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that do not lead to an engagement are held for twenty-four months and then deleted. Engagement records are held for six years from the end of the engagement, to meet legal and professional requirements. Subscription details are held until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

You may ask us for a copy of your data, ask us to correct or erase it, object to or restrict our processing of it, ask for it in portable form, and withdraw consent at any time without affecting what was done before. Write to hello@freedomvisory.com and we will respond within one month. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, or to the supervisory authority where you live.

Security

Our work depends on discretion. Data is held on access-controlled systems, transmitted over encrypted connections, and shared only where an engagement requires it.

Terms and Conditions

These terms govern your use of this website. They do not govern an advisory engagement, which is set out in a separate engagement letter agreed with you. Where the two differ, the engagement letter prevails.

Use of this site

You may read, quote briefly with attribution, and share the material on this site. You may not reproduce it at length, republish it commercially, or present it as your own. Framework names, diagnostics and written material are the intellectual property of Freedomvisory Ltd and of Taqua Malik.

Intellectual property

CulturalOS™, the Silent Trust Decay Model™, the Five Invisible Contracts™, the Negotiation Terrain Map™, the Four-Layer Credibility Filter™ and the Three-Layer Contract Risk Model™ are proprietary frameworks. Use of them in a commercial or training setting requires written permission.

Enquiries

An enquiry through this site does not create a client relationship, and no engagement exists until an engagement letter is signed by both parties. We may decline an enquiry without giving reasons, including where a conflict exists.

Availability

We aim to keep the site available and current, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access, and we may change or withdraw material without notice.

Liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited. Subject to that, we are not liable for loss arising from reliance on material published on this site.

Contact

Questions about these terms should go to hello@freedomvisory.com.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file placed on your device. We use strictly necessary cookies to run this site, and optional cookies only where you have consented. No non-essential cookie is set before you choose.

Categories

• Strictly necessary. Required for the site to function and to remember your cookie choice. These cannot be switched off.
• Analytics. Anonymous measurement of how the site is used, so we can improve it. Off unless you consent.
• Marketing. Used to measure and tailor our communications. Off unless you consent.

Changing your mind

Your choice is recorded for twelve months. You may change or withdraw it at any time through Cookie preferences, which appears in the footer of every page. You may also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though parts of the site may then not work as intended.

Disclaimer

Freedomvisory Ltd provides cultural intelligence advisory. We are not a law firm, we are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority or by any legal or financial regulator, and nothing we provide constitutes legal, financial, tax or investment advice.

Our work is intended to sit alongside your legal and professional advisers, not to replace them. Where a matter carries legal consequence, you should take advice from a qualified lawyer admitted in the relevant jurisdiction.

Cultural readings are judgements formed on the information available at the time. They describe likelihood and terrain, not certainty, and they do not guarantee any commercial outcome. Material on this site is general in nature and is not advice on your specific circumstances.