Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 21st, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how HOMEFANS LTD (“Homefans”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you interact with us through our website (www.homefans.com), contact forms, or other digital services.
1. Data Controller
HOMEFANS LTD
Company number: 09737660
Registered address: 81 King Street, Manchester, M2 4AH, United Kingdom
Email: contact@homefans.com
We are the controller of your personal data under applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU GDPR (where applicable), and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Categories of Personal Data Collected
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
Identification details (e.g., full name)
Contact information (e.g., email address, phone number)
Communications (e.g., any information provided through contact forms or email)
CVs and other job application data (if submitted)
We do not collect special categories of personal data unless voluntarily provided (e.g., through job applications or specific requests).
3. Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Purpose Legal Basis
- To respond to contact requests and inquiries Your consent via form submission
- To send you service-related updates and relevant communications Legitimate interest, or consent, where required
- To manage CVs/job applications Consent or steps necessary before entering a contract
- To comply with legal obligations Legal obligation
- We do not use your data for profiling or automated decision-making without human intervention.
4. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or to comply with legal obligations.
Contact form submissions: up to 12 months
Job applications: up to 6 months, unless extended by mutual agreement
Marketing communications: until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent
5. Data Transfers
Homefans may process or store data using third-party providers located outside the UK or EEA, such as cloud hosting providers. In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including:
Adequacy decisions by the UK or European Commission, or
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK ICO or EU Commission
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal data.
We may share your data only with trusted service providers acting on our behalf and bound by data processing agreements, including:
- Email marketing platforms
- CRM and communication tools
- Web analytics and cloud service providers
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights under data protection law:
Access: Know what data we hold about you
Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
Restriction: Limit how we process your data in certain cases
Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, email: contact@homefans.com with your name, address, and request. We will respond within one month.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
Website: https://ico.org.uk
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. These include:
- Secure servers and encryption protocols
- Access controls and authentication
- Regular data protection training for staff
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top and, where appropriate, notify you through our website or email.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or how we use it, please contact us at: contact@homefans.com