Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, use our services, or work with us as a client, supplier, or partner.

This policy applies to Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited, referred to in this policy as “we”, “us”, or “our”.

1. Who we are

Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited is a cloud software and digital solutions business.

Company name: Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited
Company address: New Devonshire House, Devonshire Street, Keighley, BD21 2AU
Contact email: info@powerhousecloudsoftware.com

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited is the data controller for the personal information we collect and use.

2. The information we collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal information:

  • Your name
  • Your job title
  • Your company name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number
  • Your business address
  • Information you provide through our contact forms
  • Details about your project, enquiry, or business requirements
  • Communications between you and us
  • Website usage information, such as pages visited, browser type, device information, IP address, and referral source
  • Billing and payment-related information where relevant
  • Supplier, contractor, or partner contact details

We only collect personal information where it is necessary for our business activities, to provide our services, respond to enquiries, manage relationships, or meet legal obligations.

3. How we collect your information

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Visit our website
  • Complete a contact form
  • Email, call, or message us
  • Book a consultation
  • Request a quote or proposal
  • Become a client, supplier, or partner
  • Use our software, support, or consultancy services
  • Interact with us on social media
  • Provide information during meetings, onboarding, or project delivery

We may also collect limited technical information automatically through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies when you use our website.

4. How we use your information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Book consultations or meetings
  • Understand your business needs
  • Prepare quotes, proposals, and project plans
  • Provide cloud software, consultancy, support, and related services
  • Manage projects and client relationships
  • Provide technical support and maintenance
  • Improve our website, services, and customer experience
  • Send service-related communications
  • Send marketing communications where permitted
  • Manage billing, accounting, and financial records
  • Meet legal, regulatory, tax, and compliance obligations
  • Protect our business, website, systems, and users

5. Our lawful bases for using your information

We only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Contract
Where we need to use your information to provide services to you, respond to a request before entering into a contract, or manage our agreement with you.

Legitimate interests
Where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to enquiries, managing client relationships, improving our services, protecting our systems, and running our business effectively.

Consent
Where you have given us clear consent, for example to receive certain marketing communications or where consent is required for specific cookies.

Legal obligation
Where we need to use or retain information to comply with legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, or other obligations.

6. Marketing communications

We may use your contact details to send you updates, insights, or information about our services where permitted by law.

You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails, where available, or by contacting us at [Insert contact email].

We will not sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

7. Cookies and analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function, understand how visitors use the website, improve performance, and support marketing activity.

Cookies may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the website.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling some cookies may affect how the website works.

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8. Sharing your information

We may share your personal information with trusted third parties where necessary, including:

  • IT, hosting, and cloud infrastructure providers
  • Software and support providers
  • Email, CRM, analytics, and communication platforms
  • Payment, accounting, and professional advisers
  • Contractors or delivery partners working with us
  • Legal, regulatory, tax, or government authorities where required

We only share personal information where there is a valid reason to do so and, where appropriate, we require third parties to protect your information and use it only for agreed purposes.

9. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the UK. Where this happens, we will take appropriate steps to ensure your personal information is protected in line with UK data protection law.

This may include using appropriate safeguards such as approved contractual clauses or ensuring the destination country has been recognised as providing adequate protection.

10. How long we keep your information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

The length of time we keep information depends on the type of information and the reason we collected it. For example:

  • Enquiry information may be kept for a reasonable period so we can manage follow-ups and future discussions.
  • Client and project records may be kept for the duration of our relationship and for a period afterwards.
  • Financial and accounting records may be kept for as long as required by law.
  • Marketing preferences may be kept so we can respect your choices.

When personal information is no longer needed, we will securely delete it, anonymise it, or archive it where appropriate.

11. How we protect your information

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

These measures may include access controls, secure systems, encryption where appropriate, backups, staff awareness, supplier due diligence, and security monitoring.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Be informed about how we use your personal information
  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Ask us to delete your personal information
  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information
  • Object to certain types of processing
  • Request the transfer of your information in certain circumstances
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
  • Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office

Your rights may depend on the circumstances and the lawful basis we rely on for processing your information.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@powerhousecloudsoftware.com.

13. Your right to object

You have the right to object to our use of your personal information where we rely on legitimate interests as our lawful basis.

You also have the right to object to direct marketing at any time.

14. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data protection.

ICO website: https://ico.org.uk
ICO telephone: 0303 123 1113

15. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We recommend reading the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

16. 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 “Last updated” date.

17. Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us:

Powerhouse Cloud Software Limited
Email: info@powerhousecloudsoftware.com
Address: New Devonshire House, Devonshire Street, Keighley, BD21 2AU