Privacy Policy

J&J Consulting Ltd
Last updated: 28 May 2026

1. What personal data we collect

J&J Consulting Ltd ("the Entity", "we", "us") operates as a specialized advisory firm focused on career coaching, mentoring, and professional networking for scholars and alumni. Our organization is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and functions in full alignment with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and related statutes.

2. Information Gathered by Us

We may collect personal data when you contact us, submit an enquiry form, communicate with us, attend an event, or work with us as a client.

This may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number or WeChat ID
- Student or parent/guardian contact details
- Education background
- Career interests or target industries
- CV, personal statement, application materials or related documents that you choose to share
- Main challenges, goals or support needs
- Communication records with J&J Consulting
- Event registration details
- Basic website usage data where cookies or analytics are used

We only ask for information that is relevant to understanding your enquiry, providing our services, or improving how we communicate with you.

3. Application of Your Data

Your information helps us provide individual career guidance, manage our client accounts, and notify you regarding revisions to our terms. Additionally, we utilize this data to identify suitable industry mentors and optimize our web presence to better support your path toward professional success.

4. Processing Legal Framework

We process data based on our obligation to fulfill service contracts, our legitimate interests in business development, your specific consent for outreach, and the necessity to meet all regulatory demands set forth by United Kingdom law.

5. Sensitive Details

Our firm does not solicit or maintain sensitive records like ethnic background, spiritual convictions, political views, medical history, or biometric data. We strictly avoid these special categories of information unless a legal mandate arises or the data is fundamental to the specific consultancy service provided.

6. Sharing Your Information

Qualified career mentors and professionals within our network; Third-party vendors managing our cloud storage and web security; Legal consultants and compliance auditors; Judicial authorities or government departments when required by a legally binding directive for information disclosure.

7. International Hosting

Your data might be handled in regions outside of the UK. When this occurs, we apply stringent protective measures and standard legal clauses to guarantee your personal data remains as secure as it would be under British data protection standards.

8. How long we keep your data

We will keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Our typical retention periods are:

Enquiry records:
Up to 2 years from the last meaningful communication, unless the enquiry becomes a client relationship.

Client service records:
Up to 6 years after the end of the client relationship, where needed for legal, accounting, tax, contractual or business record purposes.

CVs, personal statements, application documents and other student materials:
Usually up to 2 years after the end of the relevant service, unless a shorter or longer period is agreed with the client or required for legal or business reasons.

Mentor matching and service delivery notes:
Up to 6 years after the end of the client relationship where they form part of the client service record.

Event registration records:
Up to 2 years after the event, unless the individual becomes a client or asks to receive further communications.

Marketing contacts:
Until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or ask us to remove you.

Website analytics and cookie data:
Kept according to the settings of the relevant analytics or cookie tools, and only for as long as needed to understand website performance and improve user experience.

Where we no longer need personal data, we will delete it, anonymise it, or securely archive it where appropriate.

9. Your Rights

You are entitled to view, correct, or erase the information we hold about you. You also have the right to limit how we use your file. To execute these rights, please send an inquiry to the privacy coordinator at info@jandjconsulting.co.uk.

10. Outreach Choices

You maintain full authority over our communication. We only send marketing materials if you have specifically requested them or opted into our mailing list, and you remain free to cancel these notifications at any moment.

11. Web Technologies

Our site uses tracking tech to recognize you upon return. This assists in site navigation and offers statistical data that helps us refine our digital interface to better serve our graduate and student community.

12. Security

Our organization has adopted robust technical safeguards to prevent your data from being compromised, misused, or accessed without authority, utilizing modern encryption and strict internal access rules.

13. Children's Privacy

For clients under 18, we strictly require parental or guardian authorization prior to any data entry. We enforce specialized protection protocols to ensure the safety of our younger users and their privacy.

14. Linked Sites

This website provides links to external resources. Interacting with those links may permit third parties to track you. We are not responsible for these external sites and advise reading their private policies directly.

15. Document Revisions

We update this privacy document routinely to reflect changes in our methods or the law. Revised versions will be hosted on this page, and we will email you if major changes are implemented.

16. Inquiries

If you have unresolved issues, you are free to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK's privacy watchdog, by visiting their official portal at www.ico.org.uk.