CAPITAL ADVICE – PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, shared and protected when you contact Capital Advice, use this website or engage with our mortgage services.

Last updated: 12 August 2026

Who Is Responsible for Your Information?

Capital Advice is a trading style of Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Financial Services Register number is 623905.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd is responsible for personal information processed in connection with services provided through Capital Advice.

Privacy enquiries: compliance@orchardfinancialsolutions.co.uk

Personal Information We May Collect

The information we need depends on how you interact with us and the mortgage service you are considering.

Identity & Contact Details

Your name, contact details and other information needed to identify and communicate with you.

Mortgage & Property Information

Information about your property plans, existing mortgage, deposit, borrowing requirements and related circumstances.

Financial Information

Information about income, expenditure, financial commitments and other details needed to understand affordability and mortgage requirements.

Communications

Records of enquiries, conversations, correspondence and information you provide during the advice process.

Website Information

Technical and usage information that may be collected when you visit the website, subject to the Cookie Policy and your cookie choices where applicable.

Marketing Preferences

Your preferences about receiving optional marketing communications where these are offered.

How We Use Personal Information

  • To respond to enquiries and arrange conversations about mortgage services.
  • To assess your circumstances and provide mortgage advice and support where you choose to proceed.
  • To progress mortgage-related activity with relevant organisations where necessary for the service you request.
  • To meet legal and regulatory obligations, maintain appropriate records and respond to lawful requests.
  • To operate and protect our services, including administration, security and prevention of misuse.
  • To send optional marketing communications where permitted and where the required preferences or consent have been obtained.

Our Lawful Bases

Depending on the purpose, we may process personal information because it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, to perform a contract, to comply with a legal obligation, for legitimate interests where appropriate, or because you have given consent.

Where special category information is relevant and needs to be processed, an additional lawful condition will also be required under UK data protection law.

Who We May Share Information With

We only share personal information where there is a relevant purpose and lawful basis. Depending on the service and your circumstances, recipients may include:

  • Relevant mortgage lenders and product providers where necessary to assess or progress a mortgage application.
  • Service providers supporting business systems such as hosting, communications, administration and technology.
  • Professional advisers or organisations involved in progressing a transaction where this is necessary and appropriate.
  • Regulators, public authorities, law enforcement or other organisations where disclosure is required or permitted by law.

International Data Transfers

Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd does not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area.

How Long We Keep Personal Information

Personal information is retained only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and record-keeping obligations.

Where a policy or mortgage has been arranged, Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd will retain your file, including any call recordings, for a minimum of six years. If it needs to be retained for longer, you will be informed.

Keeping Information Secure

Appropriate organisational and technical measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances and the lawful basis used, UK data protection law may give you the following rights.

AccessAsk for a copy of personal information held about you.
RectificationAsk for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected.
ErasureAsk for information to be deleted where the legal conditions for this right apply.
RestrictionAsk for processing to be restricted in certain circumstances.
ObjectionObject to certain processing, including direct marketing.
Data PortabilityReceive or transfer certain information where the legal conditions apply.
Withdraw ConsentWithdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis used.
ComplainRaise concerns with us and, where appropriate, with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

You can contact Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd if you want to exercise a data protection right or ask a question about how your information is used.

Marketing Communications

If Capital Advice offers optional marketing communications, your information will only be used for that purpose where there is an appropriate legal basis. You can ask to stop receiving direct marketing at any time.

Cookies and Website Tracking

For information about cookies and similar technologies used on this website, including how preferences can be managed, please read our Cookie Policy.

Privacy Questions or Requests

To ask a question about this Privacy Policy or exercise a data protection right, contact Orchard Financial Solutions Ltd using the details below.

Email: compliance@orchardfinancialsolutions.co.uk
Telephone: 01257 543013
Trading address: Chorley Business & Technology Centre, East Terrace, Euxton Lane, Chorley, PR7 6TE

Complaints About Data Protection

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact us first so we can consider your concerns. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when our services, legal obligations or data processing activities change. The latest version will be published on this page with an updated review date.