We are My Debt Plan Limited (referred to as “we”, “us” and “our” within this policy), a company registered in England and Wales registered number 10992838 registered office Blenheim Court, Carrs Road, Cheadle, SK8 2JY. Our ICO registration number is ZB284067 and can be checked at https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/ZB284067
It is important that you read this privacy policy so that you are fully aware of how and why we use your personal information. This website if not intended for use by anyone under the age of 16 and people below this age should not use this website nor enter any personal information into it.
If you have any questions about our data protection and privacy policies and procedures, we can be contacted by writing to the registered office detailed above, by email to info@mydebt-plan.co.uk or by telephone on 0161 768 4601.
We reserve the right the change, amend or modify this policy as we see fit. Once amended the most current version shall be displayed on our website.
We will only collect information from you that we need in order to provide the service for which you are applying. This includes sufficient information to enable us to perform our legal, regulatory or contractual obligations as required to provide that service.
This will likely include the collection of:
We collect information when you use our website, when you speak to us over the phone and when you correspond with us via email or post. Occasionally we may also collect information about you from third parties or publicly available sources.
When you contact us by telephone your call may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.
How we may use your information | What lawful basis we have to use the information | Why we use the information in this way |
We may gather your information and process it using approved partners and third parties prior to you deciding whether to engage our services for the solutions we offer. | This is only done with your consent or in order to comply with legal obligations associated with the advice being provided. Where we process special category data we shall only do this with your specific consent. | This is done in order to provide you with advice and appropriate information about the solutions available to you. |
We may share information about you with third-party data providers in order to obtain more information in return, for example by utilising open banking or credit reference agency systems. | This is only done with your consent or in order to comply with legal obligations associated with the service being provided. | We have an interest in making our service as user friendly and the least time consuming to you as possible. |
If you opt in to receive marketing communications from us we may process your information for the purpose of providing such marketing communications to you. | We will only process your personal information for the purposes of providing marketing communications to you with your consent. | All of our marketing communications are carefully drafted to always be relevant and useful to the intended audience. |
If you decide to proceed with a solution we will continue to process your data and may share it with approved partners, third party service providers and other parties (see below). Some of this processing activity may be located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) | This would be done with your consent under the terms and conditions sent to you for your agreement prior to the engagement. Certain data may require to be processed and shared in order to comply with legal obligations associated with the solution being provided. | Without processing your information in this way we would not be able to provide our service to you |
We may supply your information to a partner that can provide you with a solution we do not offer. | This would only be done with your consent. | If you decide to proceed with a solution we cannot offer then by providing your data to a partner that can assist with this it means that you do not have to repeat the full process of providing your information again. |
We may process and share your personal information with regulatory authorities | This processing of your personal information is necessary so that we can comply with our legal obligations. | This is done in order to comply with our legal/regulatory obligations, for example to adhere to anti-money laundering legislation. We are regulated by the Insolvency Practitioners’ Association and must also meet the rules and requirements that they have in place. |
We may share your information with:
We have strict contractual terms governing how third parties handle your data and what it may be used for. It should only be used for necessary and legitimate purposes, as set out in the table above. We will only provide them with the information they need to perform their specific services.
All third parties are contractually required to keep your personal data secure and confidential and only process it in accordance with the legal obligations set out in the UKs General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. This also applies to any third party service providers that may be located outside of the European Economic Area.
If you choose to pursue an alternative solution with one of our chosen partners we recommend you read the terms of that partner’s privacy policy as well for full details of how they may handle your information.
You may receive 2 types of communication from us if you have given your consent:
If you choose not to proceed with our service after the initial advice has been provided your personal information will normally be deleted after 12 months, unless we have another reason to keep your personal information (for example you have consented to receive marketing information from us).
If you enter into a solution with us we your data will be stored for 6 years following the date on which you last used our services. This is required in order to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. After this time your data will be deleted.
It is extremely important to us that your information is secure, as such we have in place security measures to protect personal information being accidentally deleted, lost, or accessed by any unauthorised persons.
When you use our website we may store some information on your computer un the form of a commonly used file called a ‘cookie’. These cookies are used to improve the online experience of most websites, including our own.
Some websites set cookies directly (first-party cookies) and some make use of services which set their own cookies (known as third-party cookies). We may make use of these types of cookies for purposes including personalisation of the website for returning customers.
Most internet browsers allow you to erase cookies from your computer, block cookies or give you a warning before a cookie is stored on your device. For further information consult the user guide for your particular browser.
We request that any complaints are made to us to allow us to investigate and respond. Complaints should be sent to complaints@mydebt-plan.co.uk . Complaints can also be sent direct to the Information Commissioners Office who can be contacted here https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Lucy Novo Deakin is a licensed insolvency practitioner in the UK by the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA).
My Debt Plan Ltd provides insolvency solutions to individuals, specialising in IVA’s. All advice given is provided in reasonable contemplation of an insolvency appointment. Where you are not suitable for an IVA, we may refer you to one of our trusted partners who specialise on alternative solutions, and as such we will receive payment for the introduction if you enter into a debt solution with one of our partner companies.
Registered address 2nd Floor Blenheim Court, Cheadle, Cheshire, England, SK8 2JY Company Registered in England and Wales Number 10992838 Data Protection ZB284067.
To find out more about managing your money and getting free advice, visit Money Helper, an independent service set up to help people manage their money.
*Our advice on your options is always free. We will always notify you if a solution you choose has any cost.
**Of 2,381 IVA cases approved between January-December 2023, the average expected write off assuming successful completion is 74%.
A debt write off amount between 25% and 75% is realistic, however, the debt write off amount will differ for each customer upon their individual financial circumstances and is subject to approval of their creditors. Any remaining qualifying unsecured debt in your IVA will be written off, however some unsecured debts will be excluded, such as court fines, child maintenance and student loans, therefore you will need to continue paying these both during and after the IVA.
