Free Cookie Policy Generator for Accounting Firm — UK GDPR Compliant

🇬🇧 Key UK GDPR Requirements

Following Brexit, the UK retained its own version of GDPR (UK GDPR), supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018. The UK GDPR is closely aligned with EU GDPR but enforced by the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office). UK GDPR fines can reach £17.5 million or 4% of global turnover. Organizations serving both UK and EU residents must comply with both frameworks.

• Same core principles as EU GDPR: lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation
• UK-specific lawful bases for processing must be documented
• ICO registration required for most data controllers (annual fee applies)
• PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) governs cookies and e-marketing
• International data transfers require UK adequacy decisions or UK-specific SCCs
• Data breaches must be reported to the ICO within 72 hours

Accounting Firm — Specific Considerations

Accounting firms and CPAs have access to clients' most sensitive financial data — tax returns, bank statements, payroll records, and business financials. This data is subject to strict professional confidentiality obligations and tax authority regulations. Clients entrust accountants with information they share with virtually no one else.

Data typically collected by Accounting Firm businesses: client financial statements, tax returns, payroll data, bank account information, investment records, business financial data, government ID for tax purposes

• Tax authority reporting obligations and data sharing
• Professional confidentiality under accounting standards
• Client financial data retention (typically 7 years)
• Cloud accounting platform data processing
• Third-party audit firm data access