Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Kanes Mobile Cuts Limited (trading as "Kane Cuts"), Company No. 16986745, registered at 77 Aintree Road, Little Lever, Bolton, England, BL3 1EP. We are the data controller for the personal information we collect through this website (kanecuts.uk).

Contact: [email protected] · +44 7853 173 290

2. What Data We Collect

When you use our website or contact us, we may collect:

• Contact form data: full name, phone number, email address, and message content.
• Communication data: records of any correspondence between you and us (email, phone, messages).
• Technical data: IP address, browser type/version, time zone, operating system — collected automatically when you visit the site.
• Cookie data: see Section 7 below.

3. Why We Collect It (Legal Basis)

• Consent — when you submit the contact form, you consent to us using your details to respond to your enquiry.
• Legitimate interest — to operate and improve our website, respond to messages, and manage bookings.
• Legal obligation — to maintain business records as required by UK law.

4. How We Use Your Data

• To respond to your enquiry or booking request.
• To provide and manage our barbering services.
• To send service-related communications (appointment confirmations, follow-ups).
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

We do not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, or unsolicited marketing.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share data with:

• Service providers who assist us in operating the website or business (e.g., hosting, email delivery) — only on a need-to-know basis and under contractual obligations to protect your data.
• Legal authorities if required by law, regulation, or legal proceedings.

6. How Long We Keep Your Data

Contact form submissions and related correspondence are retained for up to 24 months after the last interaction, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Technical/analytics data is retained for up to 12 months.

7. Cookies

This website may use cookies for:

• Essential cookies: required for the website to function (e.g., cookie consent preference).
• Third-party cookies: set by external services such as Google Fonts or the Tailwind CSS CDN. These are subject to the respective providers' own privacy policies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

8. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction — ask us to restrict processing of your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest.
• Withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, please contact us first at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.