Privacy policy
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit our website, Marinell.co.uk (the “Site”).
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy.
The Site is operated by:
Company name: Marinell Limited
Registered address: c/o TWP Accounting LLP, The Old Rectory, Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8DE
Website: marinell.co.uk
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Marinell Limited is the data controller for personal data collected through the Site.
2. Data we collect
We may collect and process the following types of information when you use the Site:
Information you provide directly:
Name, email address, phone number and any other details you include when you contact us via forms, email or other channels.
Technical and usage data:
IP address, browser type and version, device information, time zone setting, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites, collected via server logs and analytics tools.
Cookies and similar technologies:
Information about how you interact with the Site, stored in cookies or similar technologies, to help us run and improve the Site.
3. How we use your data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
To operate, administer and protect the Site (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing and system maintenance).
To respond to enquiries and communicate with you about our services.
To understand how visitors use the Site and to improve its content, layout and performance.
To comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
Our legal bases for processing personal data include: our legitimate interests in running and improving the Site and responding to enquiries, your consent where required (for example, for certain cookies or marketing), and compliance with legal obligations.
4. Cookies and analytics
The Site may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Enable key site functions and security.
Remember certain user preferences.
Measure and analyse traffic and usage (for example, through analytics services).
Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before setting non‑essential cookies, and you can manage cookies via your browser settings and/or any cookie banner we provide.
5. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with:
Service providers who help us operate the Site and deliver our services (for example, hosting providers, IT support, analytics providers, email service providers), under contracts that require them to protect your data.
Professional advisers including accountants, insurers and legal advisers where necessary for our business or to protect our legal rights.
Public authorities where required by law, regulation or court order, or where disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property or safety or that of others.
If we transfer personal data outside the UK/EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (for example, standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision) as required by data protection law.
6. Data retention
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy or to meet legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.
Typical retention periods may include:
Enquiry and correspondence data: kept for up to [X months/years] after our last contact, unless a longer period is required by law or is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Technical and analytics data: retained for a shorter period in identifiable form, after which it may be aggregated or anonymised.
We periodically review the data we hold and securely delete or anonymise it when it is no longer needed.
7. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right of access – to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification – to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to restriction – to ask us to restrict how we use your data in certain situations.
Right to object – to object to processing based on our legitimate interests, and to direct marketing.
Right to data portability – in some cases, to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format and have it transmitted to another controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in the “Contact us” section below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) or another relevant supervisory authority if you are concerned about how we handle your personal data.
9. Third‑party links
The Site may contain links to third‑party websites, plug‑ins or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal data.
10. Children
The Site is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete it.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in law, guidance or how we use personal data.
The “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly, and the new Policy will take effect when posted on the Site.
12. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our use of your personal data, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at mail@marinell.co.uk.
Last updated 21st April 2026.