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Privacy & GDPR Policy

Privacy & GDPR Policy

Version 1 | 27 February 2026

1. Who We Are

Send It is operated by Send It App LTD, registered in England and Wales (company number 16849069). We are the data controller for personal data processed through the Send It platform. All founding directors take joint responsibility for data protection.

2. What Data We Collect

Account data: Name, email address, phone number, and password (stored securely via Firebase Auth). Couriers also provide company name.

Courier documents: Driving licence, insurance certificates (images). These are reviewed by our admin team and then automatically wiped from our systems. Only document metadata is retained: approval status, expiry date, and upload date.

Job data: Item descriptions, photographs, pickup and delivery addresses and postcodes, bid amounts, job status, and completion records.

Communications: In-app messages between senders and couriers.

Financial data: Payment is processed by Stripe — we do not store card details. We retain transaction references and amounts.

Ratings: Star ratings, written reviews, and timestamps.

Usage data: Device information, browser type, operating system, IP address, approximate location (derived from postcode, not GPS), and app version. We do not use GPS or precise location tracking.

3. How We Use Your Data

Account creation & authentication — Legal basis: Contract performance — Name, email, phone, password

Courier verification — Legal basis: Contract performance — Documents, expiry dates

Facilitating deliveries — Legal basis: Contract performance — Job details, addresses, messages

Collecting Platform Fees — Legal basis: Contract performance — Transaction references via Stripe

Content moderation — Legal basis: Legitimate interest — Messages, reviews, descriptions

Platform safety & security — Legal basis: Legitimate interest — Usage data, IP, login activity

Transactional emails — Legal basis: Contract performance — Email, name, job details

Wind-down notifications — Legal basis: Legitimate interest — Email, name

4. Who We Share Data With

Senders see Courier usernames, ratings, and company names when reviewing bids. Couriers see Sender usernames and job details. Neither party sees the other's email, phone, or full address until a bid is accepted.

We use: Firebase (Google) for authentication, database, storage, and hosting; Stripe for Platform Fee collection; EmailJS for transactional emails.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may disclose data if required by law.

5. Document Handling

Courier documents (driving licence, insurance certificates) are uploaded for verification purposes only. Document files are automatically wiped from our systems after admin review. Only document metadata is retained: approval status, expiry date, and upload date.

6. Item Photos

Photos uploaded by senders as part of job listings are automatically wiped when a job is marked as delivered, completed, or deleted.

7. Data Retention

Active account data: Retained while your account is active

Courier document files: Wiped automatically after admin review

Item photos: Until job completion or deletion

Job & transaction records: 6 years after completion (HMRC requirements)

Messages: Job completion + 12 months (dispute resolution)

Ratings and reviews: Account lifetime + 12 months

Deleted accounts: Anonymised after 30 days

Archive mode data: Minimum 6 years from last transaction (legal obligation)

If the Platform enters Archive Mode, all data is retained in read-only form. Your rights under this policy continue to apply in full.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

Access — Request a copy of your personal data
Rectification — Correct inaccurate data
Erasure — Request deletion (subject to legal retention obligations)
Restriction — Restrict how we process your data
Portability — Receive your data in a portable format
Objection — Object to processing based on legitimate interest

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at send.it.app.uk@gmail.com. We will respond within one month.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Your rights continue to apply in full during Wind-Down and Archive Mode.

9. Data Security

All data is transmitted over HTTPS (encrypted in transit). User authentication is handled by Firebase Auth with rate limiting on login attempts. Firestore security rules restrict data access based on authentication and role. Stripe is PCI-DSS compliant and handles all card data. Admin actions are logged to an audit trail. In Archive Mode, all write operations are disabled, reducing the attack surface.

10. Cookies & Local Storage

The Platform uses essential cookies and local storage only, required for functionality (authentication tokens, session data, offline caching). Firebase uses local storage for account authentication. We do not use advertising, tracking, or analytics cookies. As we use only strictly necessary cookies, separate cookie consent is not required under UK law.

11. International Data Transfers

Firebase and Stripe may process data outside the UK. Both operate under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards to ensure adequate data protection.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the app or email. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

For data protection enquiries, all founding directors take joint responsibility.

Email: send.it.app.uk@gmail.com

Address: 69 Bridge Street, Coton, Nuneaton, CV11 5UE