Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 2026

Introduction

OP-MA (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (op-ma.com), interact with our content, or engage with our services.

We are a professional advisory firm serving medium and large enterprises with financing, capital restructuring, and M&A advisory services. We take our data protection obligations seriously and comply with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU GDPR where applicable .

For the purposes of data protection law, the data controller is:

OP-MA
office@op-ma.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at: office@op-ma.com.

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1. What Personal Information We Collect

We collect and process only the information necessary to provide our services to you and to maintain our relationship with clients and prospective clients. The types of personal data we may collect include:

Category Examples
Contact and Identifying Information Name, job title, company name, email address, telephone number, postal address .
Professional Information Information about your role, industry, and professional interests relevant to our services.
Technical Information IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing behaviour on our website (collected via cookies) .
Communication Data Records of correspondence, emails, and other communications with us.
Third-Party Data We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share data with trusted service providers (e.g., IT hosting, analytics) who process data on our behalf under strict contractual obligations .

 

2. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information in the following ways:

  • Directly from you: When you fill in forms on our website, contact us by email or phone, request information about our services, or engage us for advisory services.

  • Automatically: Through cookies and similar tracking technologies when you browse our website (see our Cookie Policy below).

  • From third parties: Occasionally, we may receive professional contact information from third-party sources for business development purposes, where we have a legitimate interest to do so.

 

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes, based on the following legal bases :

Purpose Legal Basis
To respond to your enquiries and provide information about our services Legitimate Interest – to respond to potential client enquiries
To deliver our professional advisory services and fulfil our contractual obligations Contractual Necessity – to perform our contract with you
To manage our business relationship with you and our clients Legitimate Interest – to maintain professional relationships
To send you relevant business insights, market updates, or event invitations (where appropriate) Legitimate Interest – for business development, subject to your right to opt out
To improve our website and client experience through analytics Legitimate Interest – to understand how visitors use our website
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., anti-money laundering checks, record-keeping) Legal Obligation

We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling that has legal or similarly significant effects on you .

 

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse website traffic.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website recognise your device and remember your preferences.

How We Use Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as security and accessibility. These do not require your consent.

  • Preference/Functional Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences). These enhance your experience.

  • Analytics/Statistics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously (e.g., via Google Analytics). We only place these cookies with your consent.

  • Marketing Cookies: We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies for cross-site tracking.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the floating cookie settings button on our website. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings .

 

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements .

We will typically retain client-related data for seven (7) years after the conclusion of our engagement, in line with UK statutory limitation periods and professional indemnity insurance requirements .

For prospective client enquiries, we will retain your information for a period of up to two (2) years after our last interaction, unless you request deletion sooner.

 

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration . These measures include:

  • Encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL)

  • Access controls and restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis

  • Regular security reviews of our systems and processes

We require all third-party service providers who process data on our behalf to maintain equivalent security standards.

 

7. Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and stored in locations outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) where our service providers are located.

When we transfer data outside the UK/EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Transferring to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection

  • Using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the relevant authorities

You can obtain more details about these safeguards by contacting us.

 

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection law, you have the following rights :

Right Description
Right of Access You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Right to Rectification You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure You have the right to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances (“right to be forgotten”)
Right to Restriction You have the right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
Right to Data Portability You have the right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to Object You have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests
Right to Withdraw Consent Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at office@op-ma.com. We will respond to your request within one month, as required by law.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK if you are not satisfied with our response. Visit https://ico.org.uk for more information .

 

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

 

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us:

OP-MA
Email: office@op-ma.com