This notice explains how MintMech Limited collects, uses and protects personal data in connection with our website and business activities. We take your privacy seriously and handle personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

MintMech Limited is the data controller for personal data collected through this website and our business activities.

• Company address: Unit 9, Kernick Industrial Estate, Parkengue, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EP
• Registered address (Companies House): Vivian House, Newham Road, Truro, England TR1 2DP
• Registered in England and Wales: No. 11544270
• Email: [email protected]

What personal data we collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Enquiry and contact data — name, job title, organisation, email address, telephone number and the content of any message you send us through our contact form or by email.
• Business card and direct contact data — contact details you share with us at events, in meetings or through LinkedIn.
• Website usage data — technical information such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Cookies section below).

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health, financial or identity data) through this website.

How we use your personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• Responding to enquiries — to reply to messages submitted through our contact form or sent to us directly, and to follow up on project discussions.
• Managing business relationships — to maintain records of clients, suppliers and professional contacts, and to manage ongoing projects and correspondence.
• Improving our website — to understand how visitors use our site and to make it work better.
• Legal and compliance obligations — where we are required to retain or process data by law.

Legal basis for processing

We rely on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

• Legitimate interests — responding to business enquiries, managing client and supplier relationships, and improving our website. We have assessed that these interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms, given the business-to-business context of our work.
• Legal obligation — where processing is required to comply with applicable law (for example, retaining financial records).
• Consent — where we ask for your explicit consent before any specific processing activity (for example, subscribing to communications). You may withdraw consent at any time.

How long we keep your data

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected:

• Enquiries that do not lead to a project — up to 12 months after the last contact, unless you ask us to remove it sooner.
• Client and supplier records — for the duration of the relationship and up to 7 years afterwards, to comply with legal and tax obligations.
• Website analytics data — in aggregate and anonymised form only, retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent personal data. We may share it with:

• Our hosting provider — Hiyield Ltd, who process data on our behalf under a data processing agreement and host this website on servers in the United Kingdom.
• Professional advisers — accountants, legal advisers and insurers, where necessary and under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
• Regulatory and legal authorities — where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of MintMech Limited or others.

We do not transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom.

Cookies

This website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device by your browser. We use:

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to function (for example, session management). These cannot be disabled.
• Performance cookies — anonymous analytics to help us understand how the site is used. No personally identifiable information is collected.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling performance cookies will not affect your use of this website.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data, subject to any legal obligations to retain it.
• Restriction — ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format where processing is based on consent or contract.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this notice

We may update this notice from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page. This notice was last updated in June 2026.