Legal
Data retention policy
This policy explains how long The Principals Group (TPG Corporate Holdings Ltd, The Principals International Ltd and TPG Business Services Ltd) keeps personal information, and why.
We follow the UK GDPR principle of storage limitation: we keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes we collected it for. When a retention period ends, we securely delete or anonymise the information.
Retention periods
Type of information
How long we keep it
Why
Client engagement records, contracts and related correspondence
For the engagement, then 6 years after it ends
Legal claims can be brought for up to six years (Limitation Act 1980)
Accounting, invoicing and tax records
6 years from the end of the financial year they relate to
Companies Act 2006 and HMRC requirements
Marketing contact details and preferences
Until you opt out, or 2 years after our last meaningful contact with you
To keep our contact lists accurate and current
Recruitment applications (unsuccessful)
6 months after the recruitment process ends, longer only with your consent
To answer questions or claims about the process
Records of queries, complaints and claims
6 years after the matter is closed
Limitation periods for legal claims
Website usage data
Up to 2 years
To analyse and improve our website
When we keep information longer
We may keep information beyond these periods where the law requires it, where it is needed for an ongoing dispute, claim or investigation, or where a court or regulator asks us to preserve it.
If you have any questions about this policy, contact info@theprincipalsgroup.com.