Last updated: March 2026
1. Who We Are
Falconey Advisors Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a financial services firm registered in Cyprus. We are the data controller in respect of personal data collected through our website and in the course of providing our services.
Contact details: Falconey Advisors Ltd, Michail Paridi 11, 1095 Nicosia, Cyprus, Email: [email protected], Website: www.falconeyadvisors.com
For any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at the email address above.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect and process the following categories of personal data:
From website visitors:
- Usage and browsing data (pages visited, time spent, device and browser type, IP address)
- Cookie identifiers and analytics data (see Section 7 on Cookies)
From clients and prospective clients:
- Full name and job title
- Business and personal contact details (email address, telephone number, postal address)
- Communications you send to us (emails, enquiry form submissions)
3. How We Collect Your Personal Data
We collect personal data:
- Directly from you, when you contact us, complete a form on our website, or engage our services
- Automatically, through cookies and similar tracking technologies when you browse our website
- From your employer or organisation, where your details are provided to us in a business context
4. Why We Process Your Personal Data and Our Legal Basis
We process your personal data for the following purposes, each supported by a lawful basis under Article 6 of the GDPR:
Purpose
Legal Basis
Responding to enquiries and communications
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f))
Providing and administering our financial services
Performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b))
Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. AML, CySEC requirements)
Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c))
Sending service-related updates and communications
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f))
Sending marketing communications (newsletters, updates)
Consent (Article 6(1)(a))
Analysing website usage and improving our services
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f))
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have balanced these against your rights and freedoms and are satisfied that our interests do not override yours. You may request further information about this balancing test at any time.
Where we rely on consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
5. Who We Share Your Personal Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with trusted third parties who act as data processors on our behalf, including:
- CRM software providers – to manage client relationships and communications
- Email marketing platforms – to send newsletters and updates (where you have consented)
- Cloud storage and hosting providers – to securely store business data and run our IT infrastructure
- Website analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) – to understand how our website is used
- Professional advisors – lawyers, auditors, and accountants, under confidentiality obligations
- Regulatory and public authorities – where required by law (e.g. CySEC, tax authorities)
All third-party processors are required to handle your data securely and only in accordance with our instructions. Where processors are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (see Section 6).
6. International Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may process personal data outside the EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure a lawful transfer mechanism is in place, such as:
- The European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Transfers to countries with an adequacy decision from the European Commission
You may request details of the specific safeguards we rely on by contacting us.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience and help us understand how visitors use our site.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages visitors go to most often.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to display personalized ads to users based on their browsing behavior.
When you first visit our website, you will be asked for your consent before any non-essential cookies are placed.
For more detail, please see our separate Cookie Policy https://falconeyeadvisors.com/cookie-policy.
8. How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Notice, or as required by law. In general:
- Client data: retained for a minimum of 5 years following the end of the client relationship, in line with applicable regulatory requirements in Cyprus
- Prospective client / enquiry data: retained for up to 2 years from the date of last contact
- Website analytics data: retained in accordance with our analytics provider's standard retention periods (typically up to 26 months)
- Marketing contact data: retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject, you have the following rights, which you may exercise free of charge:
- Right of access – to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") – to request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention requirements
- Right to restriction – to ask us to limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing
- Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent, to withdraw it at any time
- Rights related to automated decision-making – we do not currently make solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects on individuals
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month of receiving your request (which may be extended by a further two months in complex cases).
10. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection (Cyprus's supervisory authority):
Commissioner for Personal Data Protection Website: www.dataprotection.gov.cy Email: [email protected] Tel: +357 22 818 456
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of your EU member state of residence or place of work.
11. Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will post the revised notice on our website with an updated "Last updated" date. Where changes are significant, we may notify you directly.
12. Contact Us
For any questions, requests, or concerns about your personal data, please contact:
Falconey Advisors Ltd Email: [email protected] Address: Michail Paridi 11, 1095 Nicosia, Cyprus