Privacy Policy — ABS Shop Online
Accounts & Business Services Limited Company Number: 11133232 Registered Address: 1145 Oldham Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, England, M40 2FU Email: sales@accountsandbusinessesservices.com Website: shop.accountsandbusinessesservices.com
Last Updated: May 2026
1. Introduction
Accounts & Business Services Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in a transparent, lawful and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have over it.
This policy applies to all visitors and users of shop.accountsandbusinessesservices.com (the “Website”) and has been prepared in accordance with:
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR)
- Google Ads Privacy Requirements
- Microsoft Advertising Privacy Requirements
- Mailchimp’s Data Processing Addendum
- Amazon Associates Programme Operating Agreement
By using the Website, you confirm that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
2. Who We Are
Accounts & Business Services Limited is the Data Controller responsible for personal data collected through this Website.
- Company Name: Accounts & Business Services Limited
- Company Number: 11133232
- Registered Address: 1145 Oldham Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, England, M40 2FU
- Email: sales@accountsandbusinessesservices.com
- Website: shop.accountsandbusinessesservices.com
3. Our Business Model
We operate as an independent online platform and participate in the Amazon Associates Programme. We curate, review and recommend office supplies, printers, ink and paper products to our visitors. We do not directly sell products, process payments, or fulfil orders ourselves.
When you select a product and click through, you are redirected to Amazon (or another linked retailer), where the transaction — payment, order fulfilment, delivery, returns and refunds — is handled entirely by Amazon under Amazon’s own terms and Privacy Notice. The sales contract is formed between you and Amazon and/or the relevant third-party seller, not with us.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this Website, at no additional cost to you. See our Affiliate Disclosure for more detail.
4. What Personal Data We Collect
4.1 Data you provide directly
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number (if provided)
- Any information you submit via our Contact form or newsletter sign-up
4.2 Data collected automatically
When you browse the Website, we automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system
- Pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on the site
- Referring website or search terms
- Date and time of visit
- Approximate location (country/city level, derived from IP address)
4.3 Data we do not collect
We never collect or store:
- Payment card or banking details
- Amazon account credentials
- Amazon order history or purchase details
All transaction data is collected and processed exclusively by Amazon under Amazon’s own Privacy Notice.
5. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use personal data to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Website
- Respond to enquiries submitted via our Contact form
- Send newsletter emails via Mailchimp to subscribers who have opted in (early discounts, new product updates)
- Measure and improve advertising performance via Google Ads and the Microsoft Advertising UET (Universal Event Tracking) tag
- Analyse website traffic and on-site behaviour using Google Analytics
- Track affiliate referrals and commissions through the Amazon Associates Programme
- Comply with our legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations under UK law
6. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:
| Basis | Used for |
|---|---|
| Consent | Non-essential cookies, advertising personalisation, and newsletter/marketing emails. You may withdraw consent at any time. |
| Legitimate Interests | Website analytics, fraud prevention, security monitoring, and improving content — only where this doesn’t override your rights. |
| Legal Obligation | Tax, accounting, and other UK regulatory record-keeping. |
| Contract / Pre-contract steps | Responding to your enquiries and requests for assistance. |
7. Cookies and Consent
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies. On your first visit, a cookie banner is shown giving you clear information and full control over your preferences:
- Accept All — enables all cookie categories, including analytics and advertising
- Reject Non-Essential — only strictly necessary cookies are set
- Manage Preferences — choose categories individually
No non-essential cookie is set before you give consent. You can change or withdraw your preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the website footer.
Categories of cookies used:
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Required for core site functionality (e.g. session handling, security). Cannot be disabled. | No |
| Analytics | Understand how visitors use the site, via Google Analytics. | Yes |
| Advertising | Used by Google Ads and the Microsoft Advertising UET tag to measure ad performance and enable remarketing. | Yes |
| Preferences | Remember your cookie choices and site settings. | Yes (set on interaction) |
7A. Personalised Advertising and Profiling
We work with Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising to show you adverts that are relevant to your interests, both on this Website and as you browse elsewhere. This is known as personalised (or interest-based) advertising.
This involves a form of profiling: Google and Microsoft use cookies, pixels and tags (including the Microsoft Advertising UET tag) to build a picture of your browsing behaviour — such as the pages you visit, products you view, and how you interact with adverts — in order to predict what may interest you and measure how well our adverts perform.
Data sources. Personal data used for advertising on this Website comes from two sources:
- Directly from you, via cookies set when you visit this Website (with your consent); and
- From our advertising partners themselves (Google and Microsoft), who may combine information collected through their tracking technology on this site with other data they already hold about you from their own services, in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We do not control how Google or Microsoft use data once it is collected through their tags, beyond the purposes we have configured (advertising measurement and remarketing). Their use of your data is governed by their own privacy policies, linked in Section 8 below.
7B. Opting Out of Personalised Advertising
You can withdraw consent to advertising cookies on this Website at any time using our Cookie Settings link in the footer. However, this only stops our site from setting advertising cookies — it does not opt you out of personalised advertising across the wider internet.
To control personalised advertising more broadly, you can use:
- Google Ads Settings — manage how Google personalises ads for you: https://adssettings.google.com
- Microsoft Advertising opt-out — opt out of personalised ads from Microsoft: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/opt-out
- Your Online Choices (EU/UK industry opt-out tool covering many ad networks): https://www.youronlinechoices.com
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out: https://optout.networkadvertising.org
Opting out through these tools means you may still see adverts, but they will be less tailored to your interests.
8. Third Parties We Work With
| Third Party | Purpose | Data flows | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Advertising, analytics, and conversion tracking (Google Ads, Google Analytics) | Collects data directly via cookies/tags on this site; may combine with data Google already holds about you | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Microsoft Corporation | Advertising and conversion tracking (Microsoft Advertising / UET tag) | Collects data directly via the UET tag on this site; may combine with data Microsoft already holds about you | https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement |
| Amazon EU S.à r.l. / Amazon Associates Programme | Affiliate referral tracking and order fulfilment once you leave our site | Collects data once you click through to Amazon; we do not receive your Amazon account or order data back | https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ |
| Cookie Consent Management Platform | Recording and managing your cookie consent choices | Records your consent choice only | — |
| Website Hosting Provider | Hosting and server logs | Processes data on our behalf only | — |
| Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group LLC) | Sending opted-in newsletter communications | Processes your email address and engagement data on our behalf | https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/ |
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any third party for that third party’s own independent marketing purposes. Where Google or Microsoft act as independent controllers of data collected through their advertising tags (rather than as our processors), their use of that data is governed by their own privacy policies linked above, not by this policy.
9. Data Retention
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact form enquiries | 12 months |
| Newsletter subscriber data | Until you unsubscribe, plus a short period to process the request |
| Website analytics data | 26 months |
| Cookie consent records | 36 months |
| Advertising performance data | 26 months |
| Legal/financial/tax records | 7 years |
10. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure — request deletion where we have no lawful basis to keep it
- Restriction — limit how we process your data in certain circumstances
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing
- Withdraw consent — at any time, where processing relies on consent
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at sales@accountsandbusinessesservices.com or write to the address above. We will respond within 30 days.
11. Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including:
- HTTPS encryption across the Website
- Consent-gated activation of non-essential cookies and tracking
- Restricted internal access to personal data
- Periodic review of our security practices and third-party processors
12. International Data Transfers
Some processors (e.g. Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon) may transfer data outside the UK. Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or an equivalent mechanism recognised by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
13. Children’s Privacy
This Website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be reflected by an updated “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
15. Complaints
If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, please contact us first at sales@accountsandbusinessesservices.com. You also have the right to complain to the UK’s supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Web: www.ico.org.uk Tel: 0303 123 1113
16. Contact Us
Accounts & Business Services Limited 1145 Oldham Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, England, M40 2FU Email: sales@accountsandbusinessesservices.com Website: shop.accountsandbusinessesservices.com Company Number: 11133232