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Last Updated: 11/10/2022

Privacy Policy

The Simple Host (“we”, “us” or “our”) understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, https://www.thesimplehost.co.uk/ (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. You are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy by continuing to use Our Site.

[1] Definitions And Interpretation
  1. In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    • “Account” – means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site;
    • “Cookie” – means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and
    • “Cookie Law” – means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
[2] Information About Us
  1. We are The Simple Host, a Web Hosting Provider registered in England. We own and operate Our Site where you can find information regarding the services which we provide.
[3] What Does This Policy Cover?
  1. This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
[4] What Is Personal Data?
  1. Personal data is defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.
  2. Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
[5] What Are My Rights?
  1. Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:
    • The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.
    • The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
    • The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
    • The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
    • The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
    • The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
    • The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
    • The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
    • Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling.
  1. For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.
  2. It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.
  3. Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
  4. If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us first, using the details in Part 15.
[6] What Data Do You Collect And How?
  1. Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of the personal and non-personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about our use of Cookies and similar technologies and our Cookie Policy. We do not collect any ‘special category’ or ‘sensitive’ personal data or personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences.
Data CollectedHow We Collect the Data
Identity Information including full name, title.insert method of collection and/or source(s).
Contact information including full address, email address, telephone number. 
Business information including business name, job title, profession. 
Payment information including PayPal subscription details. 
Profile information including preferences, login details, purchase history. 
Technical information including IP address, browser type and version, operating system. 
Data from third parties including technical information, contact information, profile information. 
[7] How Do You Use My Personal Data?
  1. Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. The following table describes how we will or may use your personal data, and our lawful bases for doing so:
What We DoWhat Data We UseOur Lawful Basis
Registering you on Our Site.insert data type(s).insert lawful basis (if “legitimate interests”, state what the legitimate interest(s) is or are.
Providing and managing your Account.  
Providing and managing your access to Our Site.  
Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site.  
Administering Our Site.  
Administering our business.  
Supplying our services to you.  
Managing payments for our services.  
Personalising and tailoring our services for you.  
Communicating with you.  
Supplying you with information by email AND/OR post that you have opted-in-to (you may opt-out at any time through your account settings.  
  1. With your permission or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email, telephone, text message and post with information, news, and offers on our services.
  2. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam.
  3. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out.
  4. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.
  5. Third Parties (including Mailchimp, tawk.to) whose content appears on Our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14.
  6. Please note that we do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.
  7. We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose.
  8. If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.
  9. If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
  10. In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.
[8] How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?
  1. We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your personal data will therefore be kept for the following periods (or, where there is no fixed period, the following factors will be used to determine how long it is kept):
Type of DataHow Long We Keep It
Identity Information including full name, title, date of birth.insert details of retention period, or how retention will be determined if no fixed period.
Contact information including full address, email address, telephone number. 
Business information including business name, job title, profession. 
Payment information including PayPal subscription details. 
Profile information including preferences, username and password, purchase history. 
Technical information including IP address, browser type and version, operating system. 
[9] How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?
  1. We will only store your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.
  2. We ensure that your personal data is protected under binding corporate rules. Binding corporate rules are a set of common rules which all our group companies are required to follow when processing personal data. For further information, please refer to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
  3. The security of your personal data is essential to us, and to protect your data, we take a number of important measures, including the following:
    • limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they are subject to duties of confidentiality;
    • procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your personal data) including notifying you and/or the Information Commissioner’s Office where we are legally required to do so.
[10] Do You Share My Personal Data?
We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exception[s].
  1. We may share your personal data with other companies in our group to allow us to activate certain services.
  2. We may sometimes contract with the following third parties to supply certain services.
Recipient Activity Carried Out Sector Location
Insert type of recipient and (optionally) name (also state whether recipient is a data controller or a data processor). Insert simple description of activity or activities carried out. Insert business or industry sector and sub-sector (where applicable). Insert country and (optionally) address or other contact details.
  1. If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, we will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, our obligations, and the third party’s obligations under the law, as described above in Part 9.
  2. If any personal data is transferred outside of the UK, we will take suitable steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation, as explained above in Part 9.
  3. In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
[11] How Can I Control My Personal Data?
  1. In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your personal data. In particular, we aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails and, at the point of providing your details and by managing your Account).
  2. You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
[12] Can I Withhold Information?
  1. You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
  2. You may restrict our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14 and our Cookie Policy.
[13] How Can I Access My Personal Data?
  1. If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.
  2. All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15.
  3. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.
  4. We will try our best to respond to any legitimate subject access request within one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.
[14] How Do You Use Cookies?
  1. Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device.
  2. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve our services.
  3. By using Our Site you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device.
  4. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Site during sign-up and registration of services.
  5. In addition, Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google, which also use Cookies.
  6. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling us to better understand how people use Our Site. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
[15] How Do I Contact You?
  1. To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please submit a support ticket to us.
[16] Changes To This Privacy Policy
  1. We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
  2. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.