Privacy Policy

Scope

This privacy notice applies to all Connecting Deals Limited websites, applications, services, or any service where it is referenced, regardless of how you access or use them, including via mobile devices.

You are entering into an agreement with Connecting Deals Limited (the data controller), which is responsible for collecting, using, disclosing, retaining and safeguarding your personal information in line with our privacy standards, this privacy notice and any relevant national laws. Connecting Deals Limited may share data with other entities within the Connecting Deals Limited corporate group.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy notice at any time by publishing the updated version on this site, including its effective date.

Personal information we collect

What is personal information?

Personal information is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person — someone who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

We do not consider personal information to include information that has been anonymised or aggregated so that it can no longer be used to identify a specific natural person.

Information you give us

• Identifying information such as your name, addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses when you register for an account.
• Information you provide when posting an ad, responding to an ad, or other transaction-based content connected to your account.
• Other content you generate through website functions such as My Connecting Deals Account (Manage my ads, Messages, Favourites, Saved Searches, My Details, Ratings and Reviews) or the Help section.
• Financial information (such as credit card or bank account numbers) in connection with a transaction.
• In some instances, age, gender, interests and favourites.
• Information provided through a web form, by updating your account, or through community discussions, chats, dispute resolution or other communication with us.
• Additional information we are required or authorised by applicable law to collect in order to authenticate or identify you.

Information we collect automatically

• Information about your interaction with our Services, your advertising preferences and your communications with us, received from the devices you use: device ID or unique identifier, device type, ID for advertising and unique device token.
• Location information, including from your mobile device. Most mobile devices allow you to control or disable location services in the device settings.
• Computer and connection information such as page-view statistics, traffic to and from the sites, referral URL, ad data, your IP address, browsing history and web log information.

Information collected using cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, unique identifiers and similar technologies to collect information about the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take. For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

Information collected from other sources

• We supplement the information we collect directly with information from third parties, such as publicly available demographic information, additional contact information and credit check information, as allowed by applicable law.
• Social media. If you use social media sites to create or connect your account, those sites may give us automatic access to certain personal information about you. You control what you allow us to access through the privacy settings on the applicable social media site.
• If you give us personal information about someone else, you must do so only with that person’s authorisation.

How we use your personal information

We use your personal information to provide and improve our Services, give you a personalised experience, contact you about your account, provide customer service, provide personalised advertising and marketing, and to detect, prevent, mitigate and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities.

To fulfil an agreement with you, comply with legal obligations or protect vital interests

• To provide access to and use of our Services, account management, and to operate, measure and improve the Services.
• To give you access to your internal messages and other features.
• To contact you regarding your account, troubleshoot problems, resolve disputes, collect fees or provide customer service — by email, telephone, SMS, postal mail and mobile push notifications.
• To provide other services requested by you, including displaying a location with your ad via a map service.
• To provide location-based services such as advertising, search results and personalised content.
• To prevent, detect, mitigate and investigate fraud, security breaches or other prohibited or illegal activities.
• To enforce our Terms & Conditions, this privacy notice and applicable law.

To pursue our legitimate interests

• Improve our Services, for example by reviewing information associated with stalled or crashed pages.
• Personalise, measure and improve our advertising based on your advertising customisation preferences.
• Contact you to offer coupons, discounts and promotions, poll your opinions and inform you about our Services, as authorised by law.
• Deliver targeted marketing, service updates and promotional offers based on your communication preferences.
• Measure the performance of our email marketing campaigns.
• Monitor and improve the information security of our site and mobile applications.

With your consent

• Provide you with marketing via telephone, email, SMS or text.
• Provide you with marketing from other corporate group companies or from third parties.
• Customise third-party advertising you might see on third-party websites.
• Use your precise geo-location to provide location-based services.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. We will not make automated decisions about you that significantly affect you unless such a decision is necessary as part of a contract we have with you, we have your consent, or we are required by law.

Your choices

Communication preferences

You can control the methods by which we contact you in My Connecting Deals, where you can also choose which newsletters and promotions you want to receive.

Marketing

If you do not wish to receive marketing communications, you can unsubscribe via the link in an email, change your marketing preferences in My Connecting Deals Account, or contact us. We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent.

Advertising

If you do not wish to participate in our advertising personalisation programs, you can opt out by following the directions in the applicable advertisement or through the programs described in our Cookie Policy. Opting out stops personalised advertising but does not stop the collection of personal information as otherwise described in this notice.

Staying signed in

When you sign in to your account within the App, you stay signed in. On our website you stay signed in for a period of time. If you are using a public or shared computer, sign out and/or clear your cookies when you are done. While signed in, you or any other user of that browser can list or enquire about an ad, manage your ads, view your account, favourites and saved searches, send member-to-member messages and leave a rating or review. Changing your password or other account information may require you to re-enter your password.

Access, correction and deletion

We respect your right to access, correct, request deletion of, or request restriction of our use of your personal information as required by applicable law.

• You have the right to know what personal information we maintain about you.
• We will provide a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format on request.
• If your personal information is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to ask us to update it.
• You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.
• You can ask us to delete or restrict how we use your personal information, subject to applicable law and the impact on your access to some Services.

How we may share your personal information

We may disclose your personal information to other members of the Connecting Deals Limited corporate group or to third parties where required to provide our Services, comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Use, facilitate marketing and advertising, or prevent, detect, mitigate and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities. We attempt to minimise the amount of personal information we disclose. We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent.

• Corporate group members — to provide joint content and services, detect and prevent fraud and security breaches, provide personalised advertising and improve their products.
• Service providers and financial institution partners — who help us provide our Services, process payments, deliver advertising, assist with fraud prevention, bill collection and rewards programs, or offer financial products you have requested.
• Third-party providers of websites, applications, services and tools — with whom we partner so that they can publish or advertise your listings, under agreements limiting their use of personal information.
• Law enforcement, legal proceedings and as authorised by law — to comply with legal requirements, respond to claims that content violates the rights of others, or protect anyone’s rights, property or safety. We will only disclose information we deem relevant, such as name, city, state, postcode, telephone number, email address, User ID history, device ID, IP address and listing history.
• Credit agencies or bureaus — as authorised by applicable law (e.g. information on late or missed payments).

Change of ownership

If we are subject to a merger or acquisition, we may share information with the other company in accordance with our global privacy standards and will require the new combined entity to follow this privacy notice.

International data transfers

We will only transfer your personal data to countries outside the EEA and the UK on the basis of appropriate safeguards, such as standard data protection clauses with the recipients, or other measures provided for by law. A copy of the documentation is available on request.

How long we keep your personal information

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Services you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes and enforcing our policies. Retention periods vary based on how long the information is needed, how sensitive it is, whether you have consented to a longer period, and whether we are subject to a legal or contractual obligation to retain it. After it is no longer necessary, we dispose of it securely.

Cookies & similar technologies

When you visit or interact with our sites, services, applications, tools or messaging, we or our authorised service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to help provide you with a better, faster and safer experience, and for advertising and marketing purposes. See our full Cookie Policy.

How we protect your personal information

We protect your personal information using technical and administrative security measures to reduce the risks of loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure and alteration. Safeguards include firewalls and data encryption, physical access controls to our data centres, and information access authorisation controls. If you believe your account has been abused, please contact customer support.

Affiliate disclosure

Some listings or offers on Connecting Deals may include affiliate links or paid partnerships, and we may earn a commission when users engage with these offers. All affiliate relationships are disclosed clearly in accordance with FTC guidelines (US) and UK CAP/ASA rules. Connecting Deals Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), ensuring compliance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Other important privacy information

Other users have access to information you share on Connecting Deals, such as ratings, reviews and profile information. Your public user ID may be displayed and associated with your public Connecting Deals activity.

When you correspond with another user and receive their personal information, you are, independently from us, the controller of that data and you must comply with applicable privacy laws. You may use that information only for Connecting Deals transaction-related purposes.

We do not tolerate abuse of our Services. You do not have permission to add other users to your mailing list, call or text them for commercial purposes without their explicit consent. We may scan messages automatically to check for spam, viruses, phishing, malicious activity, illegal content and policy violations.

Children’s privacy

Our websites are general-audience websites and are not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users deemed to be children under their respective national laws.

Third-party privacy practices

This privacy notice addresses only our use and handling of personal information we collect from you. If you disclose your information to a third party, or visit a third-party website via a link from our Services, their privacy notices and practices will apply. We cannot guarantee the privacy or security of your personal information once you provide it to a third party.

Contact us

If you have a question or a complaint about this privacy notice or our information-handling practices, you can contact us through the Contact Us page, or email us at info@connectingdeals.com. Your right to file complaints with a data protection supervisory authority remains unaffected.