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Privacy Policy

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www.halfcat.co.uk (the "Site")
Type of website: Portfolio
Effective date: 11/01/2026

www.halfcat.co.uk (the "Site") is owned and operated by Halfcat LTD. Halfcat LTD is the data controller and can be contacted at: [email protected]


Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") is to inform users of our Site of the following:

  • ⬩ The personal data we will collect;
  • ⬩ Use of collected data;
  • ⬩ Who has access to the data collected;
  • ⬩ The rights of Site users; and
  • ⬩ The Site's cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.


GDPR

For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.


Consent

By using our Site users agree that they consent to: The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by: Contacting us via email or, for marketing communications, by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails.


Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR. We rely on the following legal bases:

  • ⬩ Consent: Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes (e.g., Cookies, Analytics).
  • ⬩ Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, which include responding to business enquiries, maintaining website security, preventing fraud, and analysing website traffic to improve our services.
  • ⬩ Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary to take steps at the request of a user before entering a contract (e.g., providing a quote).
  • ⬩ Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with UK tax and accounting regulations (HMRC).

Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.


Data Collected Automatically

When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

  • ⬩ IP address;
  • ⬩ Location;
  • ⬩ Hardware and software details;
  • ⬩ Clicked links; and
  • ⬩ Content viewed.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  • ⬩ First and last name;
  • ⬩ Email address; and
  • ⬩ Phone number.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  • ⬩ Filling out contact forms; and
  • ⬩ Direct email enquiries.

How We Use Personal Data

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

  • ⬩ Security and fraud prevention;
  • ⬩ Ensuring proper website functionality and display; and
  • ⬩ Internal server statistics.

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

  • ⬩ Communication and responding to enquiries; and
  • ⬩ Providing quotes and service proposals.

Who We Share Personal Data With

Employees

We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.


Third Parties (Advertising & Analytics)

We may share user data with the following third parties for the purposes of advertising and analytics. These third parties may access your data via cookies or pixels (see "Cookie Policy" below):

  • ⬩ Google (Google Ads & Analytics): For traffic analysis and re-marketing.
  • ⬩ Meta (Facebook/Instagram): For measuring ad performance and re-targeting users.

Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

  • ⬩ If the law requires it;
  • ⬩ If it is required for any legal proceeding;
  • ⬩ To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  • ⬩ To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.


How Long We Store Personal Data

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

  • ⬩ Enquiries: Retained for 12 months or until the query is resolved.
  • ⬩ Client Records: Retained for 6 years for tax/legal compliance.

How We Protect Your Personal Data

We implement SSL encryption (HTTPS) to ensure that data transmitted between your browser and our website is secure. We restrict access to personal data through strong password protocols and regularly update our website platform and plugins to prevent security vulnerabilities. Additionally, our website is hosted on secure servers provided by Bluehost.

Please note that your data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries outside the UK and EEA, specifically the United States (where our hosting provider Bluehost and analytics partners are located). We rely on relevant legal frameworks and standard contractual clauses to ensure your data remains protected.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.


Your Rights as a User

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • ⬩ Right to be informed;
  • ⬩ Right of access;
  • ⬩ Right to rectification;
  • ⬩ Right to erasure;
  • ⬩ Right to restrict processing;
  • ⬩ Right to data portability; and
  • ⬩ Right to object.

Children

We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible.


How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact our privacy officer here:

The Site Owner
Email: [email protected]
Registered office address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ


Do Not Track Notice

Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We do not track the users of our Site over time and across third party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals.


How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure

In addition to the method(s) described in the "How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected" section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods:

  • ⬩ Marketing Communications: You can opt-out by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of our emails.
  • ⬩ Cookies: You can withdraw consent for cookies via our Cookie Consent Banner or by adjusting your browser settings.

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

  • ⬩ Functional cookies: Used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits;
  • ⬩ Analytical cookies: Allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site;
  • ⬩ Targeting cookies: Collect data on how you use the Site and your preferences. This allows us to personalise the information you see on our Site for you; and
  • ⬩ Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes:
    • ▫ To analyse website traffic and user behaviour (e.g. Google Analytics).
    • ▫ To display embedded content, such as videos from YouTube or Vimeo.
    • ▫ Marketing, retargeting, and measuring the performance of advertising campaigns (e.g., Meta Pixel and Google Ads).

Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates.


Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Terms & Conditions

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Introduction

These terms and conditions apply between you, the User of this Website (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions), and Halfcat LTD, the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.


In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Halfcat LTD and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Halfcat LTD and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.


You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website. By using the Website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.


Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use

All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of Halfcat LTD, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner's prior written permission


You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following:

  • ⬩ retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen or mobile device;
  • ⬩ print one copy of the Content solely for personal record-keeping or evaluation purposes. This permission is strictly limited and does not grant any rights to reuse, reproduce, display, or distribute our illustrations, designs, code, or creative work for any commercial or public purpose.

You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of Halfcat LTD.


Prohibited Use

You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:

  • ⬩ in any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person's use or enjoyment of the Website;
  • ⬩ in any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;
  • ⬩ making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of Halfcat LTD or that of our affiliates.

We assume no responsibility for the content of such Websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them.

The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.


Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy

Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, which are incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, please click on the following: Privacy Policy


Availability of the Website and Disclaimers

Any online facilities, tools, services or information that Halfcat LTD makes available through the Website (the Service) is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law, we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. Halfcat LTD is under no obligation to update information on the Website.


Whilst Halfcat LTD uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guaranty in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.


Halfcat LTD accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.


Halfcat LTD reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole) of the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.


Limitation of Liability

Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.


We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.


To the maximum extent permitted by law, Halfcat LTD accepts no liability for any of the following:

  • any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;
  • loss or corruption of any data, database or software;
  • any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

General

You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.


These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the then current version.


These terms and conditions, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.


The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.


If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.


Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.


This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the England and Welsh courts.


Halfcat LTD Details

Halfcat LTD is a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 16967807 whose registered address is 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ and it operates the Website www.halfcat.co.uk..


You can contact Halfcat LTD by email on [email protected].