Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 July 2026

1. Who We Are

Corey Technical is a trading name of Hector Corey, a sole trader.

For the purposes of UK data-protection law, Hector Corey is the data controller responsible for the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.

Website: coreytechnical.co.uk

Email: hector@coreytechnical.co.uk

Address: 8 Chainey Pieces, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8BG

2. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, retain and share personal information when you:

Visit our website;
Submit a contact or partnership enquiry;
Communicate with us by email or another channel;
Express an interest in our planned products or services;
Represent a manufacturer, distributor, supplier or other organisation dealing with us; or
Otherwise interact with Corey Technical.

This website is currently being used to provide information about our planned business and to develop potential supplier and commercial relationships.

3. Personal Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

Information You Provide

Your name;
Your email address;
Your telephone number, if supplied;
Your job title;
The name of your company or organisation;
Information contained in contact and partnership forms;
Details about products, brands, distribution arrangements or commercial opportunities;
Copies of correspondence between you and us;
Your communication and marketing preferences; and
Any other information you choose to provide.

Please do not provide sensitive personal information through our forms unless it is necessary and we have specifically requested it.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, Shopify and other approved service providers may collect:

Your IP address;
Browser and device information;
General location information derived from your IP address;
Pages visited and actions taken;
Referring website or source;
Date, time and duration of visits;
Cookie identifiers; and
Security and diagnostic information.

Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

4. How and Why We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information for the following purposes.

Responding to Enquiries

We use your contact information and message to consider and respond to your enquiry.

Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in communicating with people and organisations interested in our business. Where your enquiry relates to a possible contract, processing may also be necessary to take steps at your request before entering into that contract.

Developing Supplier and Commercial Relationships

We use information provided by manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and other commercial contacts to assess potential partnerships and communicate about dealer, reseller and fulfilment arrangements.

Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in establishing and managing commercial relationships. Where discussions lead to a contract, processing may be necessary to enter into or perform that contract.

Operating and Protecting the Website

We may process technical information to operate the website, maintain security, prevent misuse, diagnose problems and protect our rights.

Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in operating a secure and effective website and, where applicable, compliance with legal obligations.

Website Analytics

Where required, we use analytics technologies only after receiving your consent. Analytics help us understand how visitors use the website and improve its content and performance.

You may withdraw your consent through our cookie settings.

Marketing Communications

We may send marketing communications where you have provided consent or where another lawful basis and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations permit us to do so.

You can unsubscribe at any time by using the link in an email or contacting us.

Legal and Administrative Purposes

We may process information to:

Maintain appropriate business records;
Comply with legal, tax or regulatory requirements;
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
Respond to lawful requests from authorities; and
Prevent fraud or other unlawful activity.

Our lawful basis is compliance with legal obligations or our legitimate interest in protecting and administering the business.

5. How We Receive Personal Information

We may receive information:

Directly from you;
From the organisation you represent;
Through our website and contact forms;
Through email or other correspondence;
Through cookies and similar technologies;
From service providers supporting the website; or
From publicly available professional or business sources where appropriate.

6. Who We Share Information With

We may share personal information with carefully selected recipients where necessary, including:

Shopify, which hosts and supports our website;
Our email and business-software providers;
Website, IT, security and analytics providers;
Professional advisers such as accountants, insurers or legal advisers;
Potential suppliers, distributors or commercial partners where necessary and appropriate;
Public authorities, regulators or law-enforcement bodies where legally required; and
A purchaser, successor or adviser involved in a potential sale, restructuring or transfer of the business.

We do not sell personal information.

Service providers may process information only as required to provide their services and in accordance with their contractual and legal obligations.

7. Shopify

Our website is hosted by Shopify.

Shopify may process information about your device, use of this website and interactions with Shopify services to operate, protect and improve its platform and provide services to us.

Depending on the Shopify features enabled, Shopify may also use information derived from interactions with this store, other Shopify merchants and Shopify itself to provide enhanced services.

You can read the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy and use the Shopify Privacy Portal to learn more about Shopify’s processing and available privacy choices.

8. International Transfers

Shopify and some other service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred to a country that has not been recognised as providing an adequate level of protection, we will rely on an appropriate safeguard where required, such as an approved UK international data-transfer agreement, contractual addendum or another legally permitted transfer mechanism.

9. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Our general retention periods are:

General enquiries: up to 24 months after the last meaningful communication;
Supplier and partnership enquiries: up to 24 months after the last meaningful communication, unless discussions remain active;
Contractual, financial and tax records: normally six years after the relevant transaction or relationship ends;
Marketing information: until you withdraw consent, unsubscribe or the information is no longer required;
Security and diagnostic records: normally up to 12 months unless required for an investigation; and
Cookie information: for the periods shown in our Cookie Policy.

We may retain information for longer where required by law or reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

10. Security

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

However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Your Data-Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

Request access to your personal information;
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
Request deletion of your information;
Ask us to restrict the use of your information;
Object to certain processing;
Receive certain information in a portable format;
Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent; and
Complain to a data-protection regulator.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exemptions.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request. We will normally respond within one month.

12. Your Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.

You may also object to processing based on our legitimate interests. If you object, we will stop that processing unless we have compelling legitimate grounds to continue or the processing is required for legal claims.

To exercise your rights, contact [PRIVACY EMAIL].

13. Children

This website is intended for professional and commercial audiences and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

14. Complaints

Please contact us first if you have concerns about how we use your information.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:

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

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

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

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our business, website, service providers or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be published on this page with a revised “last updated” date.

16. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Hector Corey trading as Corey Technical