Privacy &
Legal Policy

1. About Us

Apex Petroleum Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a company registered in England & Wales (Company No. 16791152). Our registered office is in the United Kingdom. We operate the website at apexpetroleumltd.com.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Contact information (name, email address, company, phone number) submitted via our contact form
• Enquiry details and messages you send us
• Technical data such as browser type and IP address (collected automatically by our web server logs)
• Cookie preference data (stored locally on your device)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and provide consultancy services
• To communicate with you about projects and engagements
• To comply with our legal obligations
• To improve our website and services

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR: (a) your consent, where given; (b) the performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps at your request; (c) our legitimate interests in operating and improving our business; and (d) compliance with a legal obligation.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and business, subject to appropriate data processing agreements. We will disclose data if required to do so by law.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Enquiry and contact data is retained for up to 2 years unless an ongoing business relationship is established, in which case data is retained for the duration of that relationship plus any applicable statutory period.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request erasure of your data ('right to be forgotten')
• Restrict or object to processing of your data
• Data portability where processing is based on consent or contract
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is consent-based

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@apexpetroleumltd.com.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration, or unauthorised disclosure or access. Our website uses TLS (HTTPS) encryption for all data in transit.

9. Cookies

We use a small number of essential and functional cookies. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.

10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. Changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

For any privacy or legal queries, contact us at: contact@apexpetroleumltd.com