1. Operating Entity & Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal and commercial information processed by SEAL, a professional brand operated by Sonick Edge Advisors LLP, having its principal operating base in Hyderabad, Telangana, India ("we", "us", "our").

We provide accounting outsourcing, bookkeeping delivery, and professional tax advisory services to businesses and accountancy firms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. This policy describes our data processing practices for website visitors, prospective clients submitting enquiries, and authorized representatives of client firms.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information through two primary mechanisms:

  • Direct Enquiries: When you submit an enquiry via our website form, email, or WhatsApp, we collect your full name, business email address, telephone/WhatsApp number, jurisdiction (USA, UK, India, or other), company name, service requirements, and any factual context you choose to provide in your message.
  • Technical & Analytical Logs: Our web server logs may automatically record your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and page timestamps for site security, DDoS mitigation, and diagnostic troubleshooting.
  • Client Engagement Records: For clients who formally engage our firm, processing of financial records, ledgers, and transaction schedules is governed by a separate, bilateral Engagement Agreement and Data Processing Schedule (DPA).

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis under applicable privacy legislation, including the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP):

  • Contractual Necessity / Pre-contractual Steps: To respond to enquiries, evaluate prospective scopes of work, provide quotations, and execute professional services.
  • Legitimate Interests: To maintain website security, prevent spam, verify genuine business inquiries, and manage professional communications with existing business contacts.
  • Legal & Regulatory Obligations: To comply with statutory accounting record-keeping, anti-money-laundering (AML) supervision, and tax compliance requirements.

4. International Data Transfers

SEAL's primary operating facility and professional personnel are located in Hyderabad, India. When you contact us or engage our services from the United Kingdom, the United States, or other overseas jurisdictions, your personal and business contact details will be transferred to and processed in India.

For clients subject to UK/EU data protection laws, transfers of client engagement data are conducted under appropriate legal safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), bilateral International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs), and access-controlled cloud infrastructure where data remains hosted within the client's own jurisdiction.

5. Confidentiality & Third-Party Processors

We do not sell, rent, or commercialise personal data. Information is disclosed strictly to trusted third-party service providers essential to operational delivery:

  • Form & Email Delivery: Formspree and secure transactional email relays.
  • Web Hosting: Standard secure cloud hosting infrastructure (portable, SSL/TLS encrypted).
  • Scheduling Platforms: Calendly (discovery meeting scheduling).

All third-party service providers are bound by strict confidentiality and data protection obligations.

6. Data Retention

General prospective enquiries submitted via our website form are retained for up to 24 months to maintain communication history and facilitate follow-up discussions, unless an earlier deletion request is received. Client engagement files and statutory accounting records are retained for statutory periods mandated by applicable tax and corporate legislation (typically 7–8 years).

7. Your Statutory Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess specific statutory rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: You may request confirmation and copies of personal data held about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You may request deletion of your information, subject to mandatory statutory retention requirements.
  • Right to Object or Restrict Processing: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests or request restrictions on handling.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us directly at contact@sealaccountants.com.

8. Cookies & Tracking

This website uses only essential session-based cookies strictly necessary for server operation and basic security functionality. We do not deploy invasive third-party cross-site advertising trackers or behavioral profiling pixels without prior consent.

9. Privacy Inquiries & Contact

For inquiries regarding this policy, data protection practices, or to exercise your rights, please contact our designated privacy officer:

SEAL / Sonick Edge Advisors LLP
Attn: Data Privacy Officer
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Email: contact@sealaccountants.com
Last updated: November 2026