Privacy Policy

Last updated: 09 February 2026

1. Who We Are

Dead Simple Computing Ltd ("we", "our", "us") operates the DSC Shop website at https://shop.deadsimplecomputing.co.uk. We are a company registered in England and Wales.

For data protection enquiries, contact us at: shop@deadsimplecomputing.co.uk

2. What Data We Collect

When you place an order, we collect:

  • Contact information — name, email address, phone number
  • Delivery address — street address, town, postcode
  • Payment information — processed securely by PayPal (we do not store your card details)
  • Order details — products ordered, quantities, prices

We also automatically collect:

  • Technical data — IP address, browser type, pages visited
  • Session data — shopping basket contents (stored via cookies)

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information to:

  • Process and fulfil your orders
  • Send order confirmation and tracking emails
  • Respond to your enquiries
  • Comply with our legal obligations (e.g., VAT reporting)

We do not use your data for marketing, nor do we sell it to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your data on the following bases:

  • Contract — processing is necessary to fulfil your order
  • Legal obligation — we are required to retain order data for tax purposes
  • Legitimate interests — improving our website and preventing fraud

5. Who We Share Data With

We share your data with:

  • Target Components Ltd — our wholesale supplier, to fulfil and deliver your order
  • PayPal — to process your payment securely
  • Royal Mail / Courier services — to deliver your order

We do not share your data with any other third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain order data for 6 years from the date of purchase, as required by HMRC for VAT and accounting purposes. After this period, data is securely deleted.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Rectification — correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure — request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements)
  • Portability — receive your data in a portable format
  • Object — object to processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at shop@deadsimplecomputing.co.uk .

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies to enable your shopping basket and maintain your session. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. See our Cookie Policy for more details.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.