Buy and sell locally with Bee-Market – simple, fast, and made for your community.
Buy and sell locally with Bee-Market – simple, fast, and made for your community.
Effective date: 1 October 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use Bee-Market. It forms part of our Terms & Conditions and is incorporated into them alongside all other policies.
Bee-Market Ltd (“Bee-Market”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is the controller of your personal data when you use our website and services in the UK.
Company number: 15483631 (England & Wales). This Privacy Policy applies to bee-market.co.uk and related services. It should be read together with our Policies and Terms & Conditions.
The types of personal data we collect depend on how you use Bee-Market:
We collect data directly from you, automatically via your device, and from third parties where lawful (e.g., payment providers).
We process personal data under the UK GDPR using one or more of:
We use cookies/SDKs to run core features (authentication, basket, checkout), measure performance, and (with consent) support marketing/attribution. For details and controls, see our Cookie Policy.
We share limited personal data with trusted providers to operate Bee-Market, for example:
We require recipients to protect your data and only process it for specified purposes.
If personal data is transferred outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., UK IDTA/UK Addendum to the EU SCCs or adequacy decisions) to protect it.
We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes set out above, including to comply with legal, tax, and accounting requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. We apply category-based retention rules and then securely delete or anonymise data.
You have rights over your personal data, including:
To exercise your rights, use the contact details below. We may need to verify your identity.
Bee-Market is not intended for children under 13. Users aged 13–17 should use the service only with parental or guardian consent and supervision, where permitted by law.
We implement technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risk, including encryption in transit, access controls, and monitoring. No online service can be 100% secure, but we work to protect your data and investigate suspected incidents.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post changes on this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or in-product notice. Please review it regularly.
For privacy queries or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@bee-market.co.uk or via our Contact page.
You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
