Last updated: 30 July 2026
1. Who We Are
Forte Bridging Finance ("Forte Bridging Finance", "we", "us", "our") is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through www.fortebridging.co.uk. This policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Data Controller Contact Details
Forte Bridging Finance
Email: enquiries@fortebridging.co.uk
3. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
- Contact details: name, email address, telephone number.
- Enquiry details: property type, loan amount required, purpose of finance, and any information you provide in the "how can we help" field.
- Financial information: details relevant to assessing a bridging finance application, where you proceed beyond an initial enquiry.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, collected automatically when you use the Site.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes, and on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:
- To respond to your enquiry and provide a callback — necessary for taking steps prior to entering into a contract with you (Article 6(1)(b)).
- To introduce you to appropriate lenders, valuers, or legal firms — necessary for the performance of our introducer service, based on your consent and our legitimate interests in providing that service (Article 6(1)(a) and (f)).
- To meet legal and regulatory obligations, including anti-money laundering checks — necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)).
- To improve our Site and services — based on our legitimate interest in understanding how the Site is used.
- To send you relevant updates, where you have opted in — based on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
5. Sharing Your Information
To provide our introducer service, we may share your information with:
- Bridging finance lenders and packagers on our panel, for the purpose of assessing your enquiry.
- Valuers and legal firms instructed as part of a live application.
- Regulatory bodies, where required by law.
- IT and service providers who support our systems, under appropriate confidentiality and data processing agreements.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. International Transfers
Where any of our service providers are located outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the UK's International Data Transfer Agreement or adequacy regulations, before any personal data is transferred.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Enquiry data for applications that do not proceed is typically retained for no longer than 24 months before being securely deleted.
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Request erasure of your data, where applicable.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Request data portability, where technically feasible.
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at enquiries@fortebridging.co.uk. We will respond within one month, as required by law.
9. Right to Complain
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent authority for data protection:
10. Cookies
Our Site may use essential cookies necessary for its operation, and, where enabled, analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use the Site. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; disabling essential cookies may affect Site functionality.
11. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at enquiries@fortebridging.co.uk.