Customer privacy notice

Contact details

Email: website@hykk.ltd

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Purchase or account history

  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)

  • Information relating to compliments or complaints

We collect or use the following information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Purchase history

  • Information used for security purposes

  • Marketing preferences

We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Purchase or viewing history

  • IP addresses

  • Website and app user journey information

We collect or use the following information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Name

  • Contact information

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details

  • Address

  • Account information

  • Purchase or service history

  • Customer or client accounts and records

  • Financial transaction information

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of customer accounts and guarantees are:

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

Our lawful basis for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes is:

Legitimate Interests – we may use your personal information to maintain our business relationship with you, provide relevant information about our products and services, follow up on previous enquiries or purchases, and communicate information which we reasonably believe may be relevant to your business.

We only rely on legitimate interests where we consider that our use of your personal information is necessary and proportionate and does not override your rights and interests.

You have the right to object to the use of your personal information for direct marketing at any time. If you object, we will stop using your personal information for that purpose.

Our lawful basis for collecting or using personal information for legal requirements is:

  • Legal Obligation – we collect or use personal information where necessary to comply with our legal obligations, including tax, accounting and statutory record-keeping requirements.

Our lawful basis for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims is:

  • Legitimate Interests – we may use personal information where necessary to respond to enquiries, manage complaints, resolve disputes and establish, exercise or defend legal claims. We only rely on legitimate interests where our use of the information is necessary and proportionate and does not override your rights and interests.

Where we get personal information from

Directly from you

Who we share personal information with

We may share personal information where necessary with organisations that help us provide our products and services, including payment processing providers such as Stripe, delivery and courier companies, accounting and professional advisers, and providers of IT, website and business administration services.

We may also disclose information where required by law or to relevant regulatory or public authorities.

How long we keep information

We retain financial and transactional records, including information necessary to identify customers, transactions and deliveries, for the periods required by UK tax and accounting legislation. These records are normally retained for six years following the end of the relevant financial year. Other personal information is retained only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected. Payment card information is not stored by HYKK Solutions Limited and payments are processed by our third-party payment provider, Stripe.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a data protection complaint to us:

Email: dataprotection@hykk.ltd

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO. 

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint