Privacy Policy | anantarda

1. Introduction

anantarda ("we", "us", "our") is committed to handling personal data carefully and in accordance with applicable law. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have in relation to it. Our practice is based at 412 Rama IV Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

This policy applies to personal data collected through our website and through direct client engagements. If you have questions about any aspect of this policy, please contact us at [email protected].

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data in two main contexts:

Website enquiries: Name, email address, telephone number, and the contents of your message when you submit our contact form.
Client engagements: Identification documents, tax identification numbers, income information, financial records, and other data necessary to prepare or review tax returns and filings. The specific data collected depends on the service engaged.
Website usage: Technical data including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and session duration, collected via cookies and similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

To respond to your enquiry and communicate about our services
To prepare, review, and lodge tax returns and filings on your behalf
To issue invoices and manage the commercial relationship
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
To improve the performance and usability of our website (analytics, aggregated)

We do not use your personal data for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Contract performance: Processing necessary to deliver the advisory service you have engaged us to provide.
Legal obligation: Where we are required to process or retain data under Thai law or professional regulation.
Legitimate interests: For website analytics and internal record-keeping, where our interest does not override your rights.
Consent: Where you have explicitly agreed to a specific use, such as receiving communications about our practice.

5. Data Retention

Client engagement files are retained for a minimum of seven years from the close of the engagement, in line with Thai Revenue Department record-keeping requirements. Website enquiry data is retained for twelve months from the date of enquiry, or for the duration of any resulting engagement. You may request deletion of enquiry data at any time where we have no legal obligation to retain it.

6. Data Sharing

We share personal data only in the following circumstances:

Revenue Department of Thailand: When submitting returns, forms, or correspondence as your authorised agent.
Professional advisers: Lawyers or other specialists consulted in connection with your engagement, subject to equivalent confidentiality obligations.
Technology providers: Our website host and email service, which process data on our behalf under appropriate contractual protections.
Legal requirement: Where we are ordered to disclose data by a Thai court or regulatory body.

7. Data Security

Client files containing personal and financial data are stored on encrypted systems with access controls limited to the advisers involved in your engagement. Electronic communications containing sensitive data are conducted over encrypted channels where practicable. We review our security practices periodically and update them as appropriate.

8. Cookie Information

Our website uses cookies for essential functionality and optional analytics. See our Cookie Policy for full details and preference controls.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, 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 data where we no longer have a lawful basis to retain it
Object to processing based on legitimate interests
Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the basis for processing
Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances

To exercise any of these rights, please write to us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and recommend reviewing their policies independently.

11. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 18. If we become aware that we have done so, we will delete that data promptly.

12. Policy Changes

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, including requests to exercise your data rights:

Email: [email protected]
Address: 412 Rama IV Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Telephone: +66 2 491 7635