Privacy Policy - StartinUK

StartinUK (a trading name of SKYDOME LTD)

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Who We Are

This website, www.startinuk.com (the “Site”), is operated by SKYDOME LTD, trading as StartinUK (“StartinUK”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), a company registered in England and Wales.

Registered office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom.

Contact: info@startinuk.com | +44 7585 288834

[Confirm Companies House registration number and add it here — required for a compliant privacy notice for a UK limited company.]

What This Policy Covers

This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit the Site, apply for our company formation packages, create an account, make a payment, or otherwise contact us, and what we do with that data. It applies to visitors and customers worldwide, as StartinUK serves international entrepreneurs.

Data We Collect

3.1 Information you give us directly

Contact details: first name, last name, email address, phone number.
Application details: proposed company name, selected service package, and any notes you provide in the application form.
Identity documents: passport or government-issued ID, submitted as part of the company formation process.
Account information: if you register for the customer portal, your login credentials and any files or pages associated with your account.
Payment information: when you purchase a package, payment is processed by [Stripe / PayPal / payment provider — confirm], who collect card or bank details directly. We do not store full card numbers ourselves.
Correspondence: any information you provide when you contact us by email, phone, or WhatsApp.

3.2 Information collected automatically

Usage data: pages visited, time spent on the Site, browser type, device type, and referring website, collected via [analytics tool — confirm, e.g. none / Google Analytics / Site Kit].
Cookies: see Section 8 below.
Technical data: IP address and browser user-agent string, used for basic security and spam prevention on forms.

How We Use Your Data

To process your UK company formation application and submit information to Companies House on your behalf.
To set up and manage services you purchase, such as registered office address, secretary address, mail forwarding, and ongoing compliance support.
To create and administer your customer account, including showing you the status of your application.
To process payments and send invoices or receipts.
To respond to enquiries and provide customer support, including via WhatsApp and email.
To send service-related communications (for example, updates about your application or account).
With your consent, to send marketing communications. You can opt out at any time.
To comply with our own legal and regulatory obligations, including UK anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) requirements where applicable.

Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, we rely on the following legal bases depending on the activity:

Contract: processing necessary to perform the services you have purchased (e.g. forming your company).
Legal obligation: processing required to meet Companies House, HMRC, AML/KYC, or other regulatory requirements.
Legitimate interests: for example, basic security logging, fraud prevention, and improving the Site.
Consent: for marketing communications and non-essential cookies, which you can withdraw at any time.

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share personal data with the following categories of recipient, only as necessary to provide our services:

Companies House and other UK government bodies, as required to register and maintain your company.
Payment processors (e.g. [Stripe / PayPal — confirm]), to process payments.
Our software providers, including our website host (Hostinger), form provider (Fluent Forms), and customer portal provider (WP Customer Area), who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements.
Banking partners, where you have asked us to support you in opening a business bank account.
Professional advisors (e.g. accountants, solicitors), where necessary for compliance or dispute resolution.
Law enforcement or regulators, where required by law.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

International Data Transfers

Because StartinUK serves clients worldwide, your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK or the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this happens, we use appropriate safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) or Standard Contractual Clauses, or transfer only to countries recognised as providing adequate protection.

[Confirm: do any service providers (hosting, forms, payments) store or process data outside the UK/EEA? This section should list them specifically once confirmed.]

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: required for the Site and customer portal to function (e.g. keeping you logged in).
Functional cookies: to remember your preferences, such as comment details if you leave a comment.
Analytics cookies: to understand how visitors use the Site [confirm which tool, if any, is in use].

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect the functioning of the customer portal.

Data Retention

Application and company formation records: retained for as long as required by UK company law and HMRC record-keeping obligations (generally a minimum of 6 years after the relevant company is dissolved or the engagement ends).
Identity documents: retained only as long as necessary for AML/KYC compliance, then securely deleted.
Account data: retained while your account is active, and for a reasonable period afterwards in case you wish to reactivate it.
Marketing data: retained until you opt out or withdraw consent.

Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, you have rights over your personal data, which may include the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request erasure of your data, subject to our legal retention obligations.
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority — in the UK, the Information Commissioner\’s Office (ICO), ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@startinuk.com.

Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including secure hosting, restricted access to identity documents, and encrypted transmission of form submissions. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children\’s Privacy

Our services are intended for use by individuals who are at least 18 years old and capable of forming a company. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date below will reflect the most recent revision. Significant changes will be communicated to active customers where appropriate.

If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at:

StartinUK (SKYDOME LTD) 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom Email: info@startinuk.com Phone: +44 7585 288834

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