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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

 

Ardour Living | Last updated: March 2026

 

Ardour Living is a trading name of Mectechdesign Ltd, registered in England and Wales.

 

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit ardourliving.com or contact us about our products and services.

 

1. Who We Are

 

Business name: Ardour Living (trading name of Mectechdesign Ltd)
Website: ardourliving.com
Contact email: hello@ardourliving.com
Registered address: 203 West Street, Fareham, England, PO16 0EN

 

2. What Information We Collect

 

When you submit an enquiry through our website, we collect:

 

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Postcode
  • Details about your project (product interest, timeframe)
  • How you heard about us

 

When you visit our website, we also automatically collect:

 

  • IP address
  • Browser type and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on site (via Google Analytics and Meta Pixel)
  • Referring website

 

3. How We Use Your Information

 

We use your personal information to:

 

  • Respond to your enquiry and provide you with a free design consultation
  • Send you a quote for products and services you have requested
  • Process payments for orders you place with us
  • Contact you about your order or installation
  • With your consent, send you updates about our products and services
  • Improve our website and marketing using anonymised analytics data

 

4. Our Legal Basis for Processing

 

Under UK GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:

 

  • Contract: To fulfil an enquiry or order you have placed with us
  • Legitimate interest: To respond to your enquiry and manage our business relationship
  • Consent: To send you marketing communications (you can withdraw consent at any time)

 

5. Who We Share Your Data With

 

We use the following trusted third-party services to operate our business. Each has their own privacy policy and processes your data only as necessary to provide their service:

 

 

 

Service
Purpose
Privacy Policy
HubSpot
Customer relationship management
hubspot.com/legal/privacy-policy
GoCardless
Payment processing
gocardless.com/privacy
Xero
Accounting and invoicing
xero.com/uk/legal/privacy
Google Analytics
Website analytics
policies.google.com/privacy
Meta (Facebook/Instagram)
Advertising and remarketing
facebook.com/privacy/policy
Shopify
Website platform
shopify.com/legal/privacy

 

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

 

6. Cookies and Tracking

 

Our website uses cookies to improve your experience and help us understand how visitors use the site. These include:

 

  • Essential cookies — required for the website to function
  • Analytics cookies — Google Analytics, to understand website traffic (anonymised)
  • Marketing cookies — Meta Pixel, to measure ad performance and show relevant ads

 

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

 

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

 

Data type

 

 

Retention period

 

 

Enquiry data (no purchase)

 

 

2 years from last contact

 

 

Customer order and payment data

 

 

7 years (legal requirement)

 

 

Marketing consent

 

 

Until you unsubscribe

 

 

Website analytics

 

 

26 months (Google Analytics default)

 

 


 

8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

 

You have the right to:

 

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct any inaccurate data
  • Delete your data (the "right to be forgotten")
  • Restrict how we process your data
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Withdraw consent for marketing at any time
  • Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

 

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@ardourliving.com. We will respond within 30 days.

 

9. Data Security

 

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. All data is transmitted using SSL encryption. Our third-party processors maintain their own security standards in accordance with UK GDPR.

 

10. Marketing Communications

 

If you have given us consent to send marketing communications, you can unsubscribe at any time by:

 

  • Clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send
  • Emailing us at hello@ardourliving.com

 

11. Changes to This Policy

 

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

 

12. Contact Us

 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data:

 

Email: hello@ardourliving.com
Website: ardourliving.com

 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
Website: ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113

 

Ardour Living is a trading name of Mectechdesign Ltd. Registered in England and Wales.