Privacy Policy

Mortgage Advice Supermarket UK LTD customer privacy notice

Contact details

Post 

Mortgage Advice Supermarket UK LTD, 18 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff CF23 8PU

Telephone 

07306887898

Email 

enquiries@mortgageadvicesupermarket.co.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients: 

  • Names and contact details 
  • Addresses 
  • Gender 
  • Pronoun preferences 
  • Occupation 
  • Date of birth 
  • Marital status 
  • Third party information (such as family members or other relevant parties) 
  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits) 
  • Financial data (including income and expenditure) 
  • Transaction data (including details about payments to and from you and details of products and services you have purchased) 
  • Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services) 
  • Employment details (including salary, sick pay and length of service) 
  • Credit history and credit reference information 
  • Health information (such as medical records or health conditions)
  • Criminal records data (including driving or other convictions)
  • Telematics data and connected car information
  • Information relating to compliments or complaints
  • Audio recordings (eg calls)
  • Records of meetings and decisions
  • Account access information
  • Website user information
We also collect or use the following special category information to provide and improve products and services for clients. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts: 

  • Names and contact details 
  • Addresses
  • Purchase or service history
  • Account information, including registration details
  • Information used for security purposes
  • Marketing preferences
  • Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems

We also collect or use the following special category information for the operation of client or customer accounts. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes:

  • Names and contact information
  • Client accounts and records
  • Audio recordings of public areas
  • Call recordings
  • Financial information eg for fraud prevention or detection
  • Location data

We also collect or use the following special category information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Profile information
  • Marketing preferences
  • Purchase or account history
  • Website and app user journey information 

We also collect or use the following special category information for information updates or marketing purposes. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information for scientific or historical research purposes, for statistical purposes or for archiving in the public interest:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Purchase or client account history
  • Website and app user journey information
  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Name
  • Contact information
  • Identification documents
  • Client account information
  • Health and safety information
  • Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
  • Safeguarding information
  • Criminal offence data 

We also collect or use the following special category information to comply with legal requirements. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information to protect client welfare:

  • Names and contact information
  • Client account information
  • Health and wellbeing information
  • Emergency contact details

We also collect or use the following special category information to protect client welfare. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Payment details
  • Account information
  • Purchase or service history
  • Audio recordings of public areas
  • Audio recordings of private or staff only areas
  • Call recordings
  • Photographs
  • Relevant information from previous investigations
  • Customer or client accounts and records
  • Financial transaction information
  • Information relating to health and safety (including incident investigation details and reports and accident book records)
  • Correspondence
  • Telematics data and connected car information
  • Location data

We also collect or use the following special category information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:

  • Health information

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. 

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crimes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to protect client welfare are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

  • Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

Who we share information with

Others we share personal information with

  • Debt collection agencies
  • Other financial or fraud investigation authorities
  • Insurance companies, brokers or other intermediaries
  • Professional or legal advisors
  • Emergency services
  • Insolvency practitioners
  • Regulatory authorities
  • External auditors
  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
  • Professional consultants

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a data protection complaint to us:

Email: enquiries@mortgageadvicesupermarket.co.uk

Telephone: 07306887898

Post: Mortgage Advice Supermarket UK LTD, 18 Cork Drive, Pontprennau, Cardiff CF23 8PU

How to complain continued

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

29 June 2026