Privacy Policy

 

Last updated: 30 December 2025

 

Welcome to Bennett Racing (“we”, “us”, “our”). Your privacy is important to us. This notice explains how we collect, use, share, and retain your personal data when you visit https://www.bennettracing.co.uk/.

 

🧾 1. Who we are

Website: https://www.bennettracing.co.uk/

Controller & Contact: Bennett Racing, info@bennettracing.co.uk

 

📝 2. Comments & Contact Forms

When you leave comments or use forms on our site (e.g., for enquiries), we collect:

• The name, email, website (if provided), message content

• Your IP address and browser user agent (for spam detection purposes).

 

🍪 3. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies to:

• Save your details (name, email, website) when you comment — stored for one year

• Enable login functionality (temporary cookies for login status; “Remember Me” lasts two weeks; screen preferences for one year; post-edit actions for one day) 

• Manage essential features like basket, checkout, and site security

• Power analytics, marketing, and personalization (with consent via a banner)

 

🌐 4. Embedded Content

Embedded content (videos, images, articles) from other sites operates as if you visited those sites directly. They may set cookies, track your interaction, or log if you’re logged in there. 

 

🤝 5. Who we share data with

Data is shared only with trusted service providers to support site operations, such as:

• Spam filters (e.g., Akismet or similar) — comment IPs may be scanned

• Payment processor for store transactions (e.g., Stripe/PayPal)

• Hosting providers, analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics 4), email newsletters (e.g., Mailchimp), and delivery services (e.g., Royal Mail)

• We do not sell your personal data

 

📦 6. How long we retain data

• Comments & metadata: retained indefinitely (to support moderation and conversation threads)

• User profiles: retained while your account exists

• Orders/accounts: 6 years 

• Contact requests & support emails: 24 months or until resolved

• Newsletter subscribers: until unsubscribe or 24 months inactivity

 

🛡️ 7. Your rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access and export your personal data

• Rectify inaccuracies

• Erase your data (subject to legal retention requirements)

• Restrict or object to processing (like marketing)

• Withdraw consent at any time

• Lodge a complaint with the ICOIf you have an account or comment, you can also view, edit, or delete that information at any time.

• To exercise any rights, email info@bennettracing.co.uk. We aim to respond within one month.

 

🔄 8. Data transfers

Where data is processed outside the UK, we ensure secure transfers using UK adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses. Providers operate under our instructions with contractual safeguards.

 

🔐 9. Security

We implement technical (TLS, access controls) and organisational safeguards to protect your data. While we strive for security, no system is completely immune.

 

🔔 10. Updates to this policy

We may update this policy when practices change or laws are updated. We’ll post the updated version here with a new “Last updated” date and, if needed, notify you of material changes.