Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 16/01/2025
Last Updated: 01/01/2026
At Hacco Ltd (“Hacco”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit or use our website https://hacco.co.uk and related services.
This policy is written in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Legal Entity: Hacco Ltd
Company Number: 15909667
ICO Registration Number: ZB818623
Website: https://hacco.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Registered Office:
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Hacco Ltd is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
2. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
a) Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect:
The data shown in the comment form
The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent (to help detect spam)
An anonymised hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.
b) Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract this data.
c) Cookies
We use cookies to:
Enable essential website functionality
Remember user preferences
Improve performance and user experience
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
d) Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social media posts). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly and may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions.
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data to:
Respond to enquiries or comments
Operate and maintain our website
Improve website functionality and user experience
Detect and prevent spam, fraud, or misuse
Support account login and security features
We only process personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so.
4. Sharing Your Data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share data with trusted third parties only where necessary, including:
Spam detection and security services
Website hosting and technical service providers
Email service providers (e.g. password reset emails)
Gravatar (for profile images linked to comments)
All third parties are required to handle your data securely and lawfully.
5. Data Retention
Comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely to help recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users, personal information stored in user profiles is retained while the account remains active. Users may edit or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
Some data may be retained longer where required for legal, regulatory, security, or administrative purposes.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
Request access to your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your personal data (where applicable)
Object to or restrict certain types of processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
📧 [email protected]
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
7. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our practices.
Any updates will be posted on this page, and the Last Updated date will be revised accordingly.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Hacco Ltd
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom