Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

UK Hot Deals ("we", "us", "our") operates https://ukhot.deals. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of information:

Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, referral URLs, browser type, IP address (anonymised)
Cookies: Session cookies, preference cookies, analytics cookies (see our Cookie Policy)
Newsletter: Email address if you subscribe voluntarily
Contact Forms: Name and email if you contact us

We do not collect payment information, sensitive personal data, or sell your data to third parties.

3. How We Use Your Data

To operate and improve our website
To personalise your experience
To send newsletter emails (with your explicit consent)
To comply with legal obligations
To detect and prevent fraud

4. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)

Legitimate interests – website operation and analytics
Consent – cookies (non-essential), newsletter subscriptions
Legal obligation – compliance with law

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

TakeAds – affiliate network (privacy policy at takeads.com)
Google Analytics – website analytics (anonymised)
Cloudflare – CDN and security

6. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary. Analytics data is retained for 26 months. Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe.

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Right to access your data
Right to rectification
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object

To exercise your rights, contact us at our contact page. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including SSL/TLS encryption.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact

For privacy queries, contact us at: fkoffers9@gmail.com