Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 August 2025
Who We Are
This website, AFORS (afors.com), is owned and operated by Alex Paterson and Nick Paterson, trading as Click UK. We are the data controller for the personal information we process, unless otherwise stated. Our principal place of business is at Strathaven Airfield, Strathaven, ML10 6RW, Scotland.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at contact@afors.com.
The Personal Data We Collect
Identity Data
First name, last name, username, and a unique user identifier (UUID).
Contact Data
Email address, telephone numbers, and postal address.
Transaction Data
Details about payments to and from you, and details of products and services you have purchased from us.
Technical Data
Your IP address, browser type and version, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Usage Data
Information about how you use our website, products, and services — including analytics data and advert impressions and clicks linked to your UUID or IP address.
User-Generated Content
Information you voluntarily provide when posting an advert, including text, images, videos, and keywords.
How We Use Your Personal Data
Under UK GDPR, we must have a valid lawful basis for using your personal data.
| Purpose | Data Used | Lawful Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Register you as a new user and manage your account | Identity, Contact | Performance of a contract |
| Process and deliver your orders and adverts | Identity, Contact, Transaction | Performance of a contract |
| Manage our relationship with you — notifying you of changes, asking for feedback | Identity, Contact | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interest |
| Deliver relevant website content and adverts, and measure their effectiveness | Identity (UUID), Usage, Technical | Legitimate interest |
| Use data analytics to improve our website, products, and user experience | Usage, Technical | Legitimate interest |
Who We Share Your Data With
Service Providers
Such as payment processors and IT support services who assist us in operating the platform.
Analytics Providers
Such as Google Analytics, to help us understand our website traffic and improve the site.
Third-Party Advertisers
Such as Google AdSense, who may use cookies to serve relevant adverts across the web.
Professional Advisers
Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
Regulatory Authorities
HM Revenue & Customs, regulators, and other UK authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
Our Commitment
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. By law, we are required to keep basic information about our customers — including Contact, Identity, Financial, and Transaction Data — for six years after they cease being customers, for tax purposes.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under data protection law, you have the following rights. You are not required to pay any charge for exercising them. If you make a request, we have one month to respond. Please contact us at contact@afors.com to make a request.
Right of Access
You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to ask us to correct personal information you think is inaccurate.
Right to Erasure
You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to ask that we transfer your personal information to another organisation, or directly to you, in certain circumstances.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please see our Cookie Policy. You can manage your preferences at any time via our Cookie Preferences page.
How to Complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, please contact us first at contact@afors.com and we will do our best to resolve the matter.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Helpline: 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk.
Questions About Your Data?
Get in touch and we'll be happy to help.