Privacy notice
Last updated 4 October 2026.
This notice explains how Sokl Advisory Ltd uses personal information collected through this website. Sokl Advisory Ltd is run by Richard Sokl ("I", "me") and is the data controller for this information.
Sokl Advisory Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company number 17482187. Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. Contact: richard@sokladvisory.com.
What I collect
When you use the contact form, I collect your name, organisation, email address, type of organisation and your message. This website does not set cookies. It counts visits in a way that does not identify you (see Visitor statistics below).
Like any website, the host keeps standard server logs, including IP addresses, to keep the site secure and working.
Visitor statistics
I use Plausible Analytics to see how many people visit, which pages they read and how they found the site. This helps me write more of what is useful.
Plausible does not use cookies and does not store anything on your device. It does not collect personal data or follow you across other websites. To count unique visitors, it combines your IP address and browser details into a code that changes every day. Your IP address itself is not stored. I see only totals: pages viewed, the website or search engine that sent you, your country, and your type of device and browser. I also count a few actions, such as clicking my email address or signing up for email updates. These counts do not include your email address or anything you write.
The lawful basis is my legitimate interest in understanding how the website is used. Plausible Insights OÜ, based in Estonia, processes this data for me on servers in the European Union. Its data policy explains more: plausible.io/data-policy.
Email updates
If you sign up for email updates, I use your email address only to send you new articles and an occasional newsletter. The lawful basis is your consent. You confirm your sign-up from a link in a first email, and every email includes a link to unsubscribe. I keep your address until you unsubscribe, and I never share or sell it.
My email service, MailerLite, stores your address and sends the emails on my behalf as a data processor. When you sign up, this website passes your address straight to it, and it records when you confirm, as a record of your consent. MailerLite’s privacy policy explains how it handles data: mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy. The emails record whether they are opened and which links are clicked. I use this only to see which subjects are useful to readers.
Why I use it
I use your information only to reply to your enquiry and, if you ask, to discuss working together. The lawful basis is my legitimate interest in responding to enquiries, and steps you ask me to take before entering into a contract.
Who else sees it
Form submissions are processed by my website host, Netlify, Inc., which acts as a data processor. Plausible processes visitor statistics as a data processor. I do not sell or share your information for marketing.
How long I keep it
I keep enquiries for up to two years, unless they lead to a working relationship. In that case I keep records for as long as the law requires.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete the information I hold about you, or object to how I use it. Email me at the address above. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.