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Privacy Policy

How Better Websites collects, uses and protects personal information, and the rights you have over it.

Last updated

12 November 2026

1. Who we are

Better Websites is a trading name of Mulitek Limited (company number 07543737), c/o The Chartwell Partnership Ltd, 47 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 9JY. We are the controller of the personal information described in this policy.

If you have any questions about this policy or your information, email [email protected] or call 0161 211 7568.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Contact details such as your name, email address, phone number, business name and website, when you fill in a form, email, call or message us on WhatsApp.
  • Account and billing details, such as your address and invoices, when you become a client. Card and PayPal payments are handled by our payment providers; we do not see or store your full card number.
  • Content and access details you share with us to deliver a project, such as text, images and login details for your website or hosting.

Information collected automatically

  • Technical information such as your IP address, browser and device, recorded in server logs and used to keep our website and hosting secure.
  • Spam-protection checks on our forms, provided by Google reCAPTCHA.
  • How you use our website, through Google Analytics and Google Ads, but only if you agree to these cookies. See our Cookie Policy.

3. How we use it and why

What we use it forOur lawful basis
Replying to your enquiry and preparing quotesLegitimate interests (responding to people who contact us), or steps before entering a contract
Delivering websites, hosting, domains, support and Google Ads managementContract
Invoicing, payments and keeping accountsContract and legal obligation (tax and accounting records)
Keeping our website, portal and hosting secure and preventing spam or fraudLegitimate interests
Occasional emails about our servicesLegitimate interests for existing clients (about similar services), or consent. You can unsubscribe at any time
Measuring how our website and adverts performConsent, through our cookie banner

4. Who we share it with

We never sell your personal information. We share it only with trusted providers who help us run our business, and only as needed:

  • Hosting and infrastructure providers, including 20i (UK) and Hetzner (Germany), who host our website, client portal and client websites.
  • Payment providers Stripe and PayPal, to take payments.
  • Xero, our accounting software.
  • Our email providers, to send and receive emails.
  • Google, for reCAPTCHA spam protection and, if you consent, Google Analytics and Google Ads.
  • Domain registries and registrars, which need registrant details to register a domain in your name.
  • Our professional advisers, such as accountants, and authorities where the law requires it.

5. International transfers

Some of our providers, such as Google, Stripe, PayPal and Xero, may process information outside the UK. Where they do, the transfer is protected by UK adequacy regulations or approved contractual safeguards, such as the International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum.

6. How long we keep it

  • Enquiries that do not lead to work: up to 2 years.
  • Client and billing records: 6 years after our relationship ends, as required for tax and accounting.
  • Website and hosting data: deleted within 30 days of a hosting service being cancelled.
  • Marketing preferences: until you unsubscribe.
  • Analytics data: up to 14 months.

7. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • access the personal information we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
  • ask us to delete your information;
  • ask us to restrict how we use it, or object to us using it, including for marketing;
  • ask for a copy of your information in a portable format; and
  • withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent.

To use any of these rights, email [email protected]. There is no charge, and we will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

8. Data on client websites

When we host or manage a client’s website, we process the personal information collected by that website, such as form enquiries, on the client’s behalf. In that case the client is the controller and we act as their processor, as set out in our Terms & Conditions. If you have a question about information collected by one of our clients’ websites, please contact that business directly.

9. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information, including encrypted connections, access controls, regular updates and backups. No system is completely secure, but we work to keep the risk as low as possible.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.