Compear.co.uk – Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 01/10/2025

This policy explains how Compear Ltd (referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses and protects your information when you use our comparison website, Compear.co.uk. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with UK data protection law.

1. What Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you provide to us directly so we can generate comparisons and quotes. This typically includes:

  • Identity & Contact Data: Your name, email address, telephone number, and postal address.
  • Comparison Data: Information specific to the product or service you are comparing (e.g., your vehicle details for car insurance, or your current energy usage for utility comparisons).
  • Technical Data: Information about how you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited (collected via cookies and analytics).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following main purposes:

  • To provide the comparisons and quotes you request: This is our core service.
  • To share your data with partners: We send your comparison data to our panel of providers so they can generate a personalised price for you.
  • To communicate with you: To confirm quotes, provide follow-up information, or if you start a quote but don’t finish it.
  • To improve our website: Using technical data to analyse and enhance your experience on Compear.co.uk.
  • For security and fraud prevention.

3. Who We Share Your Information With

To deliver our comparison service, we must share your information with others:

  • Comparison Partners: The providers and brokers on our panel who supply the actual quotes. By submitting a quote request, you agree to us sending your data to them.
  • Service Providers: Third-party companies that help us run our website or perform essential business functions (e.g., IT support, data analytics, or anti-fraud checks).

4. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your data, including:

  • The right to be informed about how we use your data (this policy).
  • The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
  • The right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate.
  • The right to ask for your data to be deleted (the ‘right to be forgotten’).
  • The right to object to us processing your data in certain circumstances.

5. Cookies

Compear.co.uk uses ‘cookies’ to help the website work and understand how users browse. We have a separate Cookie Policy [or link to your Cookie Policy section] that explains this in more detail, and it shows you how you can manage or opt-out of cookies.

6. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

7. Complaints

You have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), if you believe we have not handled your data correctly.