Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 3, 2026

At Bodie’s Wholesale Balloons Ltd, accessible from bodies-balloons.co.uk, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by our website and how we use it securely and responsibly under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

When you register a wholesale account, place an order, or contact us through our website, we may collect the following personal details from you:

Identity Data: First name, last name, and business name.
Contact Data: Billing address, shipping address, email address, and telephone numbers.
Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you, and other details of products you have purchased from us.
Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, and cookie data used to manage your shopping cart.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information in various ways, including to:

Process, fulfill, and deliver your wholesale balloon orders.
Understand and analyze how you use our website to improve our user experience.
Communicate with you regarding order updates, customer service inquiries, and general announcements.
Manage and prevent fraudulent transactions on our checkout system.
Comply with our legal, accounting, and tax obligations under UK law.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Bodie’s Wholesale Balloons Ltd uses standard 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and active shopping cart session.

4. Sharing Your Data with Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification data to third parties. We only share necessary data with trusted service providers who help us run our business, including:

Courier Services: Sharing your name and shipping address to deliver your physical balloon shipments.
Payment Gateways: Your payment information is securely processed directly by our merchant gateways (such as Stripe or PayPal) and is never stored on our servers.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK Data Protection Act, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data stored on our system.
The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: You can object to us processing your personal data for marketing purposes.