Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 January 2026

1. Introduction

1.1 Saria Belmont Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, clients, candidates, and business contacts.

1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to personal data. In other words, where we determine the purposes and means of processing that personal data.

1.3 We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

1.4 In this policy, "Saria Belmont", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Saria Belmont Ltd. For more information about us, see Section 14.

2. The Personal Data We Collect

2.1 We may process the following categories of personal data:

Contact Data

Your name, email address, telephone number, postal address, job title, company name, and/or social media identifiers. This data may be provided by you, your employer, or obtained from publicly available professional sources such as LinkedIn.

Profile Data

Information you provide as part of our executive search or fractional consulting services, including your CV, employment history, qualifications, skills, professional experience, compensation expectations, and career preferences.

Service Data

Personal data generated through the use of our services, including information about roles you have applied for or been considered for, client engagements, and communications related to executive search or fractional consulting mandates.

Communication Data

The content and metadata of communications you send to us or we send to you, including emails, phone calls, and messages via our website contact forms.

Usage Data

Data about your use of our website, including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, page views, navigation paths, timing, frequency, and pattern of use. This data is collected via our analytics tracking system.

2.2 Please do not supply any other person's personal data to us unless we prompt you to do so.

3. Purposes of Processing and Legal Bases

3.1 We process personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

  • Operations: To operate our website and provide executive search and fractional consulting services. Legal basis: our legitimate interests (proper administration of our business).
  • Client and Candidate Services: To match candidates with client opportunities, manage executive search mandates, deliver fractional consulting engagements, and facilitate introductions. Legal basis: contractual necessity and legitimate interests.
  • Relationships and Communications: To manage relationships, communicate with you, provide support, and handle enquiries. Legal basis: legitimate interests (maintaining relationships and proper business administration).
  • Direct Marketing: To send you information about our services, insights, and relevant opportunities by email. Legal basis: legitimate interests (promoting our business). You may opt out at any time.
  • Research and Analysis: To research and analyze the use of our website and services. Legal basis: legitimate interests (monitoring and improving our services).
  • Record Keeping: To create and maintain databases, backups, and business records. Legal basis: legitimate interests (ensuring proper business operation).
  • Security: To maintain security and prevent fraud. Legal basis: legitimate interests (protection of our business and others).
  • Legal Claims and Compliance: To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, and to comply with legal obligations. Legal basis: legitimate interests and legal compliance.

4. Providing Your Personal Data to Others

4.1 We may disclose personal data to:

  • Clients: Where you are a candidate, we may share your profile data with prospective employers for specific roles, with your explicit consent or as part of an agreed search mandate.
  • Candidates: Where you are a client, we may share your company information and role details with potential candidates.
  • Professional Advisers: Our insurers, lawyers, and accountants where reasonably necessary.
  • Service Providers: Third-party suppliers who provide website hosting, analytics, and other technical services, insofar as necessary for business operations.

4.2 We will not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

4.3 We may disclose your personal data where required by law, for the protection of vital interests, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

5. International Transfers of Personal Data

5.1 We will only store and process your personal data within the United Kingdom and European Economic Area (EEA).

5.2 Our website hosting facilities are situated in the United Kingdom.

5.3 We will not transfer your personal data outside the UK or EEA without appropriate safeguards in place.

6. Retaining and Deleting Personal Data

6.1 Personal data will not be kept for longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

6.2 We will retain your personal data as follows:

  • Candidate Data: For a minimum of two years and a maximum of six years following the date of your last contact with us.
  • Client Data: For a minimum of two years and a maximum of six years following the date of your last contact with us.
  • Communication Data: For a minimum of one year and a maximum of six years following the date of communication.
  • Usage Data: For one year following the date of collection.

6.3 We may retain personal data where necessary for compliance with legal obligations or to protect vital interests.

7. Your Rights

7.1 Under data protection law, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit how we use your personal data.
  • Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data, particularly for direct marketing.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your personal data to another organization.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
  • Right to Complain: Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

7.2 To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 14.

7.3 You have the right to object to direct marketing at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.

8. Third-Party Websites

8.1 Our website may include links to third-party websites.

8.2 We have no control over and are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of third parties.

9. Personal Data of Children

9.1 Our website and services are targeted at persons over the age of 18.

9.2 If we have reason to believe we hold personal data of a person under that age, we will delete it.

10. About Cookies

10.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The identifier is sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page.

10.2 Cookies may be "persistent" (stored until expiry) or "session" (expire when the browser is closed).

10.3 Cookies do not contain information that personally identifies you, but personal data we store about you may be linked to information stored in cookies.

11. Cookies We Use

11.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication: To identify you when you visit and navigate our website.
  • Analysis: To analyze website use and performance via Google Analytics.
  • Cookie Consent: To store your preferences regarding cookie use.

11.2 We use Google Analytics to gather information about website use. Google Analytics uses cookies to create reports. You can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and learn how Google uses data at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

12. Managing Cookies

12.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Methods vary by browser and version. You can find guidance at:

  • Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
  • Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy

12.2 Blocking all cookies may negatively impact website usability.

13. Amendments

13.1 We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.

13.2 You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.

13.3 We may notify you of significant changes by email.

14. Our Details

14.1 This website is owned and operated by Saria Belmont Ltd.

14.2 We are registered in England and Wales under company number 13376525.

14.3 Our registered office is at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU.

14.4 You can contact us:

  • By post to the address above
  • By email at [email protected]
  • Via our website contact form at www.sariabelmont.com

15. Data Protection Officer

15.1 Our data protection contact is Irfan Lohiya, Founder & Managing Partner.

15.2 You can contact our data protection officer at [email protected].

16. Supervisory Authority

16.1 If you have concerns about our use of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

16.2 You can contact the ICO at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Website: www.ico.org.uk/concerns

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