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So Helful Privacy Policy

So Helpful customer privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

  • Contact details

  • What information we collect, use, and why

  • Lawful bases and data protection rights

  • Where we get personal information from

  • How long we keep information

  • How to complain
     

Contact details

Telephone

07507476839

Email

sam@sohelpful.co.uk

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What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Purchase or service history

  • Account information, including registration details

  • Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems

We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details
     

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
     

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you
     

How long we keep information

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How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
 

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
 

Last updated 13/11/2025

Retention Schedule
Initial Enquiries/Quotes (for non-clients)	6 to 12 months.
 
Project Files/Working Data	Duration of the project + a short period (e.g., 3-6 months).
Email Marketing Subscriber Data	Until the person unsubscribes (plus a short period to process the unsubscribe and demonstrate compliance).
General Correspondence	1-3 years after the client relationship ends.
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