Simply HIP Limited ("Simply HIP") is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit and use the Simply HIP website. This Privacy Policy outlines the processes we use on our website with regard to collecting personal information, and your options concerning the ways in which it is used. By using our website you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you have any queries about the below information, please email us at info@simplyhip.co.uk

What information is collected?

When you use the services of Simply HIP you may be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name, the address of property you are selling, your email address and other contact details). The request for information may come from us, your estate agent or a solicitor you choose. Irrespective of who asks for the information please note that all three parties are Data Controllers under the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act") (please see below) which means that they can each (jointly or alone) decide what happens to your information.

Some of the information we obtain may be classed as sensitive personal data under the Act (please see below).

For what purpose is this information used?

Simply HIP will use your personal information to provide you and all relevant parties to your transaction (including the professional advisors) with access to details of your transaction via a secure internet connection. We may also process and store your personal information and share it with reputable third parties, for the purposes of contacting you by telephone, email or in writing in the future to conduct market research surveys, for statistical analysis and to determine site usage.

Your estate agent and solicitor will inform you of any additional purposes for which they use your information.

We have no control over the location of a party to your transaction when he/she accesses your personal information. It may be that your personal details are transferred outside the EEA (i.e. accessed and/or processed by a party to the transaction (or a professional advisor) while that person is outside the EEA).

Data Protection

We are registered under the Act and ensure that we comply with all protection the Act affords to you. Further information on the Act is on the internet at www.dataprotection.gov.uk

We will hold your personal information securely and will only keep it for as long as your transaction continues, unless you have provided us with your consent to use the data for any additional purposes.

Scope of this Policy

This policy only covers the Simply HIP website at www.simplyhip.co.uk. Links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.