Privacy policy

Who we are

AcceptCard is published by Best Business Loans Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 16833937), registered office Cust Hall, Toppesfield, Halstead, Essex CO9 4EB. For UK GDPR we are the data controller.

What we collect

• Business data. Trading name, sector, monthly card volume, average transaction value, current acquirer (if any).
• Contact data. Name, email, phone.
• High-risk vertical declarations. Where applicable (CBD, vape, adult, firearms, gambling) so we route only to acquirers that accept the category.
• Server logs. IP, user agent, URL, timestamp. Retained 30 days.
• Cookies. Essential (form session, consent state). Analytics and marketing cookies only with consent.

Why we collect it

• To match you to acquirers, brokers or direct partners that fit your sector and volume.
• To pass your enquiry to the partner(s) you select.
• To improve match quality over time.

Lawful bases

Quote-form submissions and partner introductions: contract performance and legitimate interest. Marketing: consent (opt in). Server logs and essential cookies: legitimate interest (running the site).

Who we share with

• Acquirers, brokers and direct partners you select. They become independent data controllers from that point.
• Hosting and infrastructure (Cloudflare).
• Email and CRM providers used to operate the site.
• Awin (where you click an Awin-tagged sign-up link), limited to a referral identifier.

We do not sell personal data. We do not pass data to advertisers or data brokers.

Retention

• Quote requests that did not progress: 90 days.
• Partner introductions made: 6 years (commercial record-keeping).
• Email correspondence: 3 years.
• Marketing opt-outs: indefinitely.

Your rights

Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability. Email privacy@acceptcard.co.uk to exercise any of these. Or complain to the ICO at ico.org.uk.