Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2025
Happy Car Deals ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Who we are
Happy Car Deals Ltd operates happycardeals.co.uk, a car buying and valuation service based in Cambridge, UK. For data protection enquiries, contact us at hello@happycardeals.co.uk.
2. Information we collect
When you request a valuation, we collect:
- Your full name and email address
- Your phone number (if provided)
- Your vehicle registration number and mileage
- Your IP address (for security and fraud prevention)
3. How we use your information
- To provide you with a vehicle valuation
- To contact you regarding your valuation and potential purchase of your vehicle
- To send you your valuation summary by email
- To comply with legal obligations
We will never sell your data to third parties or use it for unrelated marketing without your explicit consent.
4. Legal basis for processing
We process your data under legitimate interests (to follow up on your valuation enquiry) and contractual necessity (to provide the service you requested).
5. Data retention
We retain your information for up to 2 years from the date of your enquiry, after which it is securely deleted unless we are required to keep it longer by law.
6. Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict processing
- Lodge a complaint with the ICO at ico.org.uk
To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@happycardeals.co.uk.
7. Cookies
We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our forms from automated abuse. reCAPTCHA may set cookies and collect data as described in Google's Privacy Policy. We do not use any advertising or tracking cookies.
8. Security
We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data. All data is transmitted over HTTPS and stored securely.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at this URL.