Privacy Policy
Last updated on September 3, 2024
Welcome to UK Financials. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.
1. Definitions
In this Privacy Policy:
- "UK Financials," "we," "our," "The Company," and "us" refer to UK Financials, the data controller for your personal data as per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- "You," "your," and "user" refer to the individual using our website or services.
2. Who We Are
UK Financials is a comprehensive business information platform providing services such as business credit reports, corporate data aggregation, and analytics. We collect and process data from public and private sources to help businesses make informed decisions.
3. Types of Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Identity Data: Includes your name, title, date of birth, and other identifiers.
- Contact Data: Your address, email, and phone number.
- Financial Data: Payment information when purchasing our services. Note that we do not store full credit or debit card details.
- Technical Data: Information such as IP addresses, browser type, and device identifiers collected automatically.
- Usage Data: Details about how you use our website, products, and services.
- Consent Data: Records of consents given and preferences in communication or marketing.
4. How We Collect Your Data
Your data may be collected in various ways:
- Direct Interactions: You provide data when you register on our website, subscribe to our services, or contact us.
- Automated Technologies: Data is collected automatically through cookies, server logs, and similar technologies. We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our services. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, please visit Google’s Privacy & Terms.
- Third-Party Sources: Data may be received from third-party services, business partners, and public records such as Companies House.
5. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and manage our services.
- Communicate with you about your account or our services.
- Improve our website, products, and services.
- Comply with legal obligations.
- Display relevant advertisements via Google Ads based on your interests.
6. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- To fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- Based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- For our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and marketing our products.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your personal data and to protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
As a user based in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to data portability and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
10. Prevention of Class Actions
You agree to resolve any disputes with us on an individual basis and not as part of a class or representative action.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at Contact Us.