Privacy Policy

How VAPTA Systems Ltd collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information.

Last updated: 13 September 2025

Privacy Policy

This privacy notice explains how VAPTA Systems Ltd (“VAPTA”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, stores, uses and shares personal information when you use our websites, software, services or otherwise interact with us.

This includes when you visit vapta.co.uk , use any VAPTA website or service that links to this privacy notice, or interact with us through sales, marketing, demonstrations, events or other business activities.

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we process your information, please contact us at hello@vapta.co.uk.


Summary of key points

What personal information do we process?

The personal information we process depends on how you interact with VAPTA, the services you use and the information you choose to provide.

Do we process sensitive personal information?

We do not intentionally process sensitive personal information through our public website.

Do we receive information from third parties?

Our existing website privacy policy states that we do not receive personal information from third parties.

How do we use your information?

We may process information to provide and administer our services, communicate with you, improve our products, protect our systems, prevent fraud and comply with applicable legal obligations.

How do we protect your information?

We use appropriate organisational and technical measures designed to safeguard personal information. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.


Contents

  1. What information do we collect?
  2. How do we process your information?
  3. What legal bases do we rely on?
  4. When and with whom do we share information?
  5. Cookies and tracking technologies
  6. How long do we keep information?
  7. How do we keep information safe?
  8. Information relating to minors
  9. Your privacy rights
  10. Do Not Track controls
  11. California privacy rights
  12. Updates to this notice
  13. How to contact us
  14. Accessing, updating or deleting your information

1. What information do we collect?

Personal information you provide

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, request information about VAPTA, enquire about our products or services, attend an event, request a demonstration or otherwise communicate with us.

This information may include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Information contained within enquiries or correspondence

You are responsible for ensuring that personal information supplied to us is accurate and up to date.

Information collected automatically

When you visit or use our websites and services, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

  • IP address or proxy address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Device and application identifiers
  • Internet service provider or mobile carrier
  • Referring website or URL
  • Country and approximate location
  • Information about how and when our services are used

This information may be used to operate and secure our services and for internal analytics and reporting.

Location data

Depending on the VAPTA service being used and the settings of your device, location information may be processed. This may range from approximate location based on an IP address to more precise geolocation information where a service requires it and appropriate permissions have been granted.

You can normally disable location permissions through your browser or device settings. Some functionality may not operate correctly if required permissions are disabled.


2. How do we process your information?

We process personal information where necessary to operate, provide and improve our services, communicate with customers and prospective customers, maintain security, prevent fraud and comply with applicable laws.

We may also process information where necessary to protect an individual's vital interests or prevent serious harm.


UK GDPR and other applicable data protection legislation require us to have a lawful basis for processing personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, our lawful basis may include:

  • Consent – where you have given us permission to process information for a specific purpose.
  • Contractual requirements – where processing is required to provide services you have requested or fulfil our contractual obligations.
  • Legal obligations – where processing is required for us to comply with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, court proceedings or lawful requests.
  • Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation, administration, development or protection of our business and those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Vital interests – where processing is necessary to protect somebody's life or safety.

4. When and with whom do we share your information?

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary for the operation of our business, provision of our services or compliance with legal requirements.

Business transfers

Information may be transferred or disclosed in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing arrangement, sale of company assets or similar corporate transaction involving all or part of VAPTA Systems Ltd.


5. Cookies and other tracking technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies, such as pixels or web beacons, to operate our websites, understand how they are used and store certain preferences.

More information is available in our Cookie Policy.


6. How long do we keep your information?

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

This can include requirements relating to taxation, accounting, contractual obligations, legal claims and regulatory compliance.

Where we no longer have a legitimate reason to retain personal information, we will delete or anonymise it where reasonably practicable.

Where immediate deletion is not technically possible, for example because information exists within secure backups, it may be securely retained and isolated from normal processing until deletion becomes possible.


7. How do we keep your information safe?

VAPTA implements technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.

No electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Although we take appropriate precautions to protect information, the transmission of information over the internet carries inherent risks.

Users should access VAPTA services using secure devices, networks and appropriate account security measures.


8. Do we collect information from minors?

Our services are not intended to collect personal information from or market directly to children under the age of 18.

If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected contrary to this policy, we will take reasonable steps to remove that information.

If you believe we may hold such information, please contact hello@vapta.co.uk.


9. What are your privacy rights?

Depending on where you are located and the applicable data protection legislation, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Request restriction of processing
  • Object to certain types of processing
  • Request data portability where applicable
  • Exercise applicable rights relating to automated decision-making
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Withdrawing consent

Where we rely on consent as our lawful basis, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us.

Withdrawal will not affect processing that was lawful before consent was withdrawn or processing carried out under another lawful basis.

Complaints

If you are located in the United Kingdom and believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) .


10. Controls for Do Not Track features

Some browsers, operating systems and applications provide a “Do Not Track” setting that allows users to express a preference regarding online tracking.

Because there is currently no universally adopted technical standard governing these signals, our services may not automatically respond to every Do Not Track request.

If a recognised standard becomes mandatory in the future, we will update this privacy notice as appropriate.


11. California residents

California residents may have additional rights under applicable California privacy legislation.

Where applicable, California residents may request information about categories of personal information disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and exercise other rights provided by California law.

Requests can be made using the contact information provided below.


12. Do we make updates to this privacy notice?

Yes. We may update this privacy notice from time to time to reflect changes to our services, business practices or applicable laws and regulations.

The latest version will be identified by the updated date displayed at the top of this page.

Where a change is significant, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.


13. How can you contact us?

If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this privacy notice or the way VAPTA processes personal information, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Data Protection Officer
Zak Perry

VAPTA Systems Ltd
The Elms
Moor Farm Road
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1HD
England

Email: hello@vapta.co.uk
Telephone: 01335 216 050


14. How can you review, update or delete your information?

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to personal information that VAPTA holds about you and ask us to correct, update or delete that information.

To make a data protection request, please contact: hello@vapta.co.uk.

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