Privacy & Cookie Policy
Updated: 15 January 2026
1. Introduction
Financial Consultants International (F.C.I.) Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, protect, and store your personal data when you interact with our website https://fci.com.cy, our corporate and fiduciary services, and our staff.
We process all personal data in strict accordance with:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR)
- Cyprus Law 125(I)/2018 providing for the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data
For any questions regarding data protection, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at development@fci.com.cy or info@fci.com.cy.
2. Categories of Personal Data We Collect
When you engage our services or communicate with us, we collect only the data necessary for legitimate professional and statutory purposes:
- Identity Data: full name, date of birth, passport or national identification details.
- Contact Data: telephone number, email address, residential and business address.
- Financial & Tax Data: bank details, tax identification numbers (TIN), social insurance details.
- Compliance & AML/KYC Data: due-diligence documentation, source-of-wealth declarations, and statutory risk assessments required under CySEC and EU Anti-Money Laundering directives.
3. Legal Basis & Purpose of Processing
We process personal data under the following GDPR legal bases:
- Contractual Necessity: company incorporation, trust administration, accounting, tax filings, and payroll execution.
- Legal & Regulatory Obligation: mandatory AML/KYC verification, UBO Registry filings, tax reporting, and supervisory compliance under CySEC License No. 160/196.
- Legitimate Interests: client communication, cybersecurity, and service quality assurance.
- Consent: where explicitly requested for regulatory briefings or newsletters.
4. Data Sharing & International Transfers
We never sell your personal data. Data may be shared strictly as necessary with banking institutions, statutory auditors, Cyprus tax and regulatory authorities (Registrar of Companies, Tax Department, CySEC), and GDPR-bound IT processors. We do not transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) without appropriate GDPR safeguards.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing, subject to statutory AML retention periods under Cyprus law. You may also lodge a complaint with the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Cyprus. Requests may be sent to development@fci.com.cy.
6. Cookies & Privacy-First Analytics
Our public website (https://fci.com.cy) is built as a privacy-first static website. We do not use advertising pixels, cross-site tracking cookies, or third-party behavioral profiling. Where website traffic measurement is enabled, we utilize Umami—an open-source, cookieless analytics solution that anonymizes visitor metrics without storing persistent cookies on your device.