Last Updated: 14/10/2025

1. Introduction

APPSCERT (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://appscert.co.uk/

We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 .

2. The Personal Data We Collect and Use

We collect information to provide our services and improve your experience.

Information you provide directly:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number when you use our contact form or request our services.

  • Project Details: Information about your project you choose to share.

Information collected automatically:

  • Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, using cookies and similar technologies. We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic.

Cookies: Our website uses cookies. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the website’s basic functionality and do not require consent . We may also use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site; the DUAA allows for some of these to be used without consent for statistical purposes . You can control non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or your browser settings.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data (Our “Lawful Basis”)

We use your information only when the law allows us to. Our primary lawful bases are:

  • Contract: To perform the services you have requested from us .

  • Legitimate Interests: To operate and administer our business, such as replying to your enquiries sent through our website, and for website security . The DUAA clarifies that direct marketing can be a legitimate interest, but you have the right to object .

  • Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

  • Consent: Where we have asked for and you have given clear consent, for example, to send you marketing communications. You can withdraw consent at any time.

4. Data Sharing and Transfers

We will not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Trusted third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as IT and website hosting, under strict data processing agreements.

  • Legal Authorities: Where required by law.

5. Data Security and Retention

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed unlawfully .

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.

  • Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate.

  • Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.

  • Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

  • Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

  • Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at info@appscert.co.uk to make a request.

7. Complaints

The DUAA requires us to help people who wish to make a complaint . If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at info@appscert.co.uk.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We keep this privacy policy under regular review. This policy was last updated on the date shown at the top. We will proactively bring any significant changes to your attention .

9. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the data we hold on you, please contact us:

Email: info@appscert.co.uk
Post: APPSCERT, Minster House, 23 Flemingate, Beverley HU17 0LL