Ecrebo Limited
Last updated: 03 June 2026
1. Who We Are
Ecrebo Limited (“Ecrebo”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a data controller responsible for your personal data. Our details are:
Company name | Ecrebo Limited |
Registered address | The Dog House, 150 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1HE, United Kingdom |
Company Registration Number | 07013775 |
Data Protection Officer | Oliver Crowley |
DPO email | oliver.crowley@ecrebo.com |
General privacy queries | oliver.crowley@ecrebo.com |
This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal data. It applies to clients, potential clients, suppliers, website visitors, shareholders, job applicants, advisers, and other stakeholders. It does not apply to our current or former employees, workers, or contractors (who receive a separate employee privacy notice), or to data we process as a data processor on behalf of our clients.
2. The Law That Applies
We are committed to handling your personal data in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. These laws set out principles we must follow when processing personal data:
Process data lawfully, fairly, and transparently
Collect data only for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes
Limit data to what is necessary for those purposes
Keep data accurate and up to date
Not keep data longer than necessary
Keep data secure against unauthorized access, loss, or damage
3. Personal Data We Collect and Why
3.1 Clients and Potential Clients
We collect contact details including name, email address, telephone number, job title, and organization details. We use this information to communicate with you about your account, deliver our services, and — where you have not opted out — to send relevant updates about our products and services. Our legal basis is legitimate interests (delivering and developing our business) and, where relevant, the performance of a contract with you.
3.2 Website Visitors
When you visit ecrebo.com, we may collect information about your visit through cookies and analytics tools. This includes your approximate location, browser type, pages viewed, and time spent on site. We use this to understand how our website is used and to improve it. Our legal basis is legitimate interests (improving our website and understanding our audience). Please see Section 9 (Cookies) for full details.
3.3 Shareholders
We use shareholder contact details and shareholding information to send business updates, circulate agreements and resolutions, and to meet our legal obligations. We share director information (name, home address, service address, date of birth, occupation, and nationality) with Companies House as required by law. Our legal basis is compliance with a legal obligation and legitimate interests.
3.4 Job Applicants
If you apply for a role at Ecrebo, we collect your name, contact details, current salary, and CV. We use this to assess your application and contact you about suitable roles. Our legal basis is legitimate interests (finding suitable candidates) and, where an offer is made, steps to enter into a contract.
3.5 Suppliers and Advisers
We collect contact and payment details of suppliers, accountants, auditors, insurers, banks, and professional advisers. We use this to manage our working relationships and meet our legal and contractual obligations. Our legal basis is the performance of a contract and compliance with legal obligations.
3.6 Business Sale or Restructuring
In the event of a possible sale, transfer, or restructuring of Ecrebo’s business, we may share personal data with prospective buyers and their advisers. We will use anonymized data where possible before any transaction completes, and share personal data only to the extent required by the terms of the transaction or by law. Our legal basis is legitimate interests.
4. Legal Basis Summary
The table below summarizes the legal bases we rely on:
Processing activity | Legal basis |
Delivering services to clients | Contract performance / Legitimate interests |
Marketing to existing contacts | Legitimate interests (with opt-out) |
Marketing to new contacts who opt in | Consent |
Website analytics | Legitimate interests |
Shareholder communications | Legitimate interests / Legal obligation |
Filing director information with Companies House | Legal obligation |
Processing job applications | Legitimate interests / Pre-contract steps |
Working with suppliers and advisers | Contract performance / Legal obligation |
Business sale or restructuring | Legitimate interests |
Responding to legal claims | Legitimate interests / Legal obligation |
5. Sensitive Personal Data
Some categories of personal data require extra protection under the UK GDPR — for example, health information, racial or ethnic origin, or criminal conviction data.
We do not routinely collect sensitive personal data. If you disclose a disability to us, we may retain that information solely to make appropriate adjustments for meetings at our premises and to ensure your health and safety. We will not retain or use criminal conviction information unless you have given explicit written consent. We will not use sensitive data for any purpose other than that for which it was collected, and we will only process it where we have a lawful basis to do so.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
We only share your personal data where there is a legitimate reason to do so. We require all third parties to handle your data securely and only for specified purposes. The processors and recipients we currently use include:
Recipient | Purpose | Location |
Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Meet) | Email and document collaboration | USA (IDTA / SCCs in place) |
Ecrebo Inc (US subsidiary) | Group reporting, know-how sharing, system support | USA (Intra-group data transfer agreement in place) |
WP Engine | Website hosting and infrastructure | USA (IDTA in place) |
NitroPack | Website performance and caching | Bulgaria / EU |
Brands with Soul | Website Design | UAE |
Google Analytics/Site Kit | Website traffic analytics | USA (IDTA / SCCs in place) |
WPConsent | Cookie consent management | EU |
HubSpot | CRM and marketing automation | USA (IDTA in place) |
Companies House | Statutory director filing obligations | UK |
Banks, accountants, auditors, insurers | Financial and legal compliance | UK / as applicable |
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
7. International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers are based outside the UK. Where we transfer personal data to countries that do not have an equivalent level of data protection law, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. For transfers to the USA and other third countries, we rely on:
The ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), or
UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as approved by the UK Secretary of State
You may request a copy of the relevant transfer mechanism by contacting our DPO at oliver.crowley@ecrebo.com.
8. How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Our standard retention periods are:
Data category | Retention period |
Client and prospect contact data | Duration of relationship + 3 years |
Contractual records | Duration of contract + 7 years (legal obligation) |
Supplier and adviser records | Duration of relationship + 7 years |
Shareholder records | Duration of shareholding + 7 years |
Job applicant data (unsuccessful) | Up to 3 years from application date |
Job applicant data (successful) | Transferred to employee records |
Website analytics data | 26 months (Google Analytics default) |
Cookie consent records | 30 days (refreshed on each visit) |
Financial and accounting records | 7 years (legal obligation) |
Correspondence relevant to legal claims | 6 years from the date of the claim or potential claim |
Where data is no longer required, we delete or anonymize it securely. Anonymized data (which cannot identify you) may be retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.
9. Cookies
Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help us operate the site and understand how it is used.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as setting your cookie preferences.
Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
Cookie Preferences | Stores your cookie consent choices | 30 days |
Statistics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and understand how visitors use our site, so we can improve it. All information is aggregated and anonymous. These cookies are only set with your consent.
Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
_ga | Google Analytics — identifies unique users | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics — session state | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics — identifies users for 24 hours | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics — limits request rate | 1 minute |
_gali | Google Analytics — tracks link clicks | 30 seconds |
_gac_* | Google Analytics — campaign information shared with Google Ads | 90 days |
Note: We are in the process of reviewing our cookie configuration to ensure only active cookies are listed. If you have questions about specific cookies on our site, please contact our DPO.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner. You can accept all cookies, or manage your preferences to allow only essential cookies. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link in our website footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website. For more information about cookies generally, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
10. Marketing Communications
We only send marketing communications to people who have opted in to receive them, or where we have a legitimate interest in contacting you about our services and you have not opted out.
If you would like to opt out of marketing communications at any time, please contact our Head of Marketing, Sarah Todd, at sarah.todd@ecrebo.com.
11. Automated Decision-Making
We do not use automated decision-making (including profiling) that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you. If this changes, we will notify you and ensure a lawful basis is in place.
12. Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
These include:
Restricting access to personal data to those with a business need
Requiring all staff and contractors who access personal data to do so under a duty of confidentiality
Using encrypted connections (HTTPS) on our website
Maintaining data breach response procedures
In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) within 72 hours and will notify you where required.
13. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right | What it means |
Right of access | Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you (Subject Access Request) |
Right to rectification | Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data |
Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) | Ask us to delete your data where there is no legitimate reason to keep it |
Right to restriction | Ask us to pause processing your data in certain circumstances |
Right to data portability | Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format, or have it transferred to another controller |
Right to object | Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes |
Right not to be subject to automated decision-making | Not be subject to decisions made solely by automated means that significantly affect you |
Right to withdraw consent | Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent — without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal |
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exemptions in certain circumstances. To exercise any of these rights, please contact our DPO, Oliver Crowley, at oliver.crowley@ecrebo.com. You will not be charged a fee for making a request unless it is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
14. Keeping Your Data Accurate
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please notify us if your information changes so we can update our records.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect when the policy was last revised. If we make material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you — for example, by email or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
16. How to Raise a Concern or Complaint
If you have any concerns about how we handle your personal data, we ask that you contact our DPO in the first instance so we can try to resolve the matter:
Name | Oliver Crowley, Data Protection Officer |
oliver.crowley@ecrebo.com |
If you remain dissatisfied after raising a concern with us, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection:
Authority | Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) |
Website | www.ico.org.uk |
Telephone | 0303 123 1113 |
Post | Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF |