Lifeline Movers & Packers Ltd (“Company“, “we“, “our” or “us“) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of every individual who uses our website, requests a quotation, books our services or otherwise communicates with us.
We recognise that your personal information is important and we are committed to processing it fairly, lawfully and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains:
This Privacy Policy applies whenever you:
This Privacy Policy has been prepared in accordance with:
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following expressions shall have the meanings set out below.
Booking
Any enquiry, quotation request, booking request, confirmed booking or service purchased from the Company.
Customer
Any individual requesting or receiving services from the Company.
Personal Data
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Processing
Any operation carried out on personal data including:
Services
Any removal, furniture removal, packing, storage arrangement, delivery or related services supplied by the Company.
Website
The Company’s website together with any quotation platform, booking portal or online customer account operated by us.
UK GDPR
The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation.
Data Controller
The organisation responsible for deciding how and why personal information is processed.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Lifeline Movers & Packers Ltd is the Data Controller.
Processor
Any third party processing personal information on our behalf.
Special Category Data
Personal information requiring additional legal protection under Article 9 UK GDPR.
The Company does not intentionally collect Special Category Data unless required by law or voluntarily provided by the individual.
Lifeline Movers & Packers Ltd is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales.
Company Registration Number: 14509116
Website: https://www.lifelinemovers.co.uk
Email: enquiries@lifelinemovers.co.uk
Telephone: 0333 335 6184
Registered Office:
47 Bale Road LE4 9 BF Leicester U.K
Correspondence Address:
3 Oswin Road,LE3 1HR Leicester
Information Commissioner’s Office Registration Number: ZC083012
We are the Data Controller responsible for the processing of personal information described within this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services that operate independently of the Company.
The Company is committed to ensuring that personal information is processed:
We regularly review our internal procedures to ensure continued compliance with applicable data protection legislation.
Whenever we process personal information, we seek to comply with the following principles.
Personal information shall be:
(a) Lawfulness, Fairness and Transparency
Processed only where there is a lawful basis.
(b) Purpose Limitation
Collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes.
(c) Data Minimisation
Limited to the information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
(d) Accuracy
Kept accurate and updated where necessary.
(e) Storage Limitation
Retained only for as long as reasonably necessary.
(f) Integrity and Confidentiality
Protected against unauthorised access, accidental loss, destruction or damage.
(g) Accountability
The Company remains responsible for demonstrating compliance with applicable data protection legislation.
Depending upon the services requested, we may collect one or more of the following categories of information.
Identity Information
Including:
Contact Information
Including:
Property Information
Including:
Moving Information
Including:
Booking Information
Including:
Financial Information
Including:
We do not store full payment card details.
Technical Information
Including:
Communications
Including:
Images and Recordings
Including photographs or videos of:
We obtain personal information from a variety of lawful sources including:
Directly from you
Including when you:
Automatically through our website
Including:
Third-party service providers
Including:
Publicly available information
Where reasonably necessary for identity verification, fraud prevention or business administration.
Under UK GDPR, we only process personal information where a lawful basis exists.
Our lawful bases include:
Performance of a Contract
Processing necessary to:
Taking Steps Prior to Entering a Contract
Including:
Compliance with Legal Obligations
Including compliance with:
Legitimate Interests
We process certain information where necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
These interests include:
Consent
Where required by law, we rely upon your consent for activities such as:
You may withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing already carried out lawfully before its withdrawal.
We process your personal data only where necessary and for legitimate business purposes. The manner in which we use your information depends upon the services you request and your interactions with us.
We may process your personal data for one or more of the following purposes:
We shall only use your personal information for purposes compatible with those for which it was originally collected unless otherwise permitted by law.
Our website provides an automated quotation system designed to produce estimated removal costs based upon the information supplied by the customer.
When you request an online quotation, we may process information including:
This information enables our systems to calculate an estimated quotation using our pricing rules.
Submission of a quotation request does not create a legally binding contract.
Online quotations remain estimates until:
To improve efficiency and customer service, our booking platform may automatically generate communications throughout the booking process.
These communications may include:
These communications are generated using the information provided by you and are intended solely to support your enquiry or booking.
They do not constitute automated decision-making producing legal or similarly significant effects within the meaning of Article 22 UK GDPR.
Where appropriate, automated communications may subsequently be reviewed or supplemented by our employees.
Where available, customers may choose our Book Now, Pay Later option.
When this option is selected, we may process personal information in order to:
The availability of Book Now, Pay Later does not guarantee acceptance of a booking.
Bookings remain subject to:
Payments may be processed using secure third-party payment providers including Stripe or other authorised payment processors.
We may process information relating to:
For security reasons:
Payment providers process personal information in accordance with their own privacy notices and applicable data protection legislation.
We may use personal information to verify:
Verification helps us reduce fraudulent bookings and operational errors.
We have a legitimate interest in protecting our customers, employees and business from fraudulent activity.
Accordingly, we may process personal information for purposes including:
Where necessary, information may be shared with payment providers, insurers, legal advisers or law enforcement authorities where permitted or required by law.
We may communicate with customers by:
These communications may relate to:
We will not use these service communications as a substitute for marketing communications requiring consent where consent is legally required.
Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded for purposes including:
Where calls are recorded, they shall be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary in accordance with our retention policy.
Where customers choose to communicate with us using WhatsApp Business, we may process:
WhatsApp communications are used primarily for operational matters including:
Customers should be aware that WhatsApp operates as an independent service provider and processes personal information in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Emails sent to or received from the Company may be retained for purposes including:
Business emails may be processed using secure cloud-based business communication services such as Google Workspace.
Information submitted through our website may include:
This information is used solely for the purposes relevant to the customer’s enquiry.
To improve quotation accuracy and operational planning, we may use third-party address lookup and mapping services.
These services may process:
Address information is used to:
During the course of providing our Services, we may take photographs or video recordings of:
Photographs and recordings may be used for:
Where reasonably practicable, photographs will avoid capturing unnecessary personal information.
Some Company vehicles may be equipped with dashboard cameras or other vehicle safety recording systems.
These recordings may be used for:
Vehicle recordings are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary unless required for an ongoing investigation or legal proceedings.
Where customers submit complaints or claims, we may process personal information including:
This information enables us to investigate complaints fairly, assess liability and comply with our contractual and legal obligations.
We may contact you regarding our services where permitted by applicable law.
Marketing communications may include information relating to:
We will only send marketing communications:
Service-related communications concerning your quotation, booking or contract are not considered marketing communications.
You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.
You can do so by:
Opting out of marketing will not affect our ability to contact you regarding:
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security and user experience.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our Website.
Cookies help us:
Our Website may use the following categories of cookies.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of the Website.
Without these cookies certain Website functions may not operate correctly.
Examples include:
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website.
This information enables us to improve:
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand:
Analytics information is generally aggregated and does not directly identify individual users.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies help us:
Advertising cookies will only be used where legally required consent has been obtained.
Our Website may use Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistical information concerning Website usage.
Google Analytics may collect information including:
This information assists us in:
Google processes this information in accordance with its own Privacy Policy.
Our Website may use Google Ads Conversion Tracking or similar advertising technologies.
These technologies enable us to understand:
Conversion tracking does not provide us with access to your full browsing history.
Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be placed after you have provided your consent through our cookie consent mechanism.
You may:
Browser settings may also enable you to manage or disable cookies.
Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.
We engage carefully selected third-party service providers to assist us in operating our business.
Examples may include:
These organisations process personal data only where necessary for the services they provide.
Where required, appropriate contractual safeguards are implemented.
Depending upon operational requirements, the Company may use service providers including (or providers performing similar functions):
The identity of service providers may change from time to time as our business develops.
We will only disclose personal information where necessary and proportionate.
Personal information may be shared with:
We do not sell, rent or trade customer personal information.
Where part of the Services is performed by authorised subcontractors, limited personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary for:
All subcontractors are expected to process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
We do not routinely transfer personal information outside the United Kingdom.
However, certain technology providers may process limited information outside the UK.
Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards will be implemented including, where applicable:
We recognise the importance of protecting personal information against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.
Accordingly, we implement appropriate technical and organisational measures including:
Despite these safeguards, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Employees, contractors and authorised service providers who process personal information are required to maintain appropriate standards of confidentiality.
Access to personal information is restricted to those requiring it for legitimate business purposes.
Where a personal data breach occurs, we will:
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
Retention periods may vary depending upon the nature of the information.
Unless legal obligations require otherwise, we generally retain records as follows:
| Record Type | Typical Retention Period |
| Booking records | Up to 6 years |
| Quotations | Up to 24 months |
| Customer enquiries | Up to 24 months |
| Payment records | Up to 6 years |
| Accounting records | Up to 6 years or longer where legally required |
| Complaint records | Up to 6 years |
| Insurance claims | Up to 6 years after conclusion |
| Telephone recordings | Only as long as reasonably necessary |
| Vehicle camera footage | Normally a short operational period unless required for investigation |
| Website logs | As reasonably necessary for security and analytics |
| Marketing preferences | Until consent is withdrawn or no longer required |
These periods may be extended where reasonably necessary to:
When personal information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted, anonymised or destroyed using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
Where physical documents are retained, secure confidential disposal procedures will be followed.
Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data.
44.1 Right of Access
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we process your personal data and, where applicable, obtain a copy of that information together with details of how it is processed.
44.2 Right to Rectification
You may request that inaccurate or incomplete personal information is corrected without undue delay.
Where reasonably possible, please notify us promptly if your contact details or other personal information changes.
44.3 Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)
You may request that we erase your personal information where:
This right is not absolute and may be restricted where we are legally required to retain information.
44.4 Right to Restrict Processing
You may request that we temporarily restrict the processing of your personal information in circumstances permitted by UK GDPR.
44.5 Right to Data Portability
Where processing is based upon consent or contract and carried out by automated means, you may request that certain personal information is provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
44.6 Right to Object
You may object to processing carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests.
Where you object, we shall consider your request carefully and cease processing unless compelling legitimate grounds exist or the processing is necessary for legal claims.
44.7 Rights Relating to Marketing
You have the right to object at any time to direct marketing communications.
Once an objection has been received, we will cease sending marketing communications as soon as reasonably practicable.
44.8 Rights Relating to Automated Decision-Making
Our automated quotation and booking systems assist in generating quotations and communications.
These systems do not make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects without appropriate human oversight.
If you believe an automated process has affected your enquiry unfairly, you may request that your booking or quotation is reviewed by a member of our team.
Requests relating to your personal information should be submitted using the contact details contained within this Privacy Policy.
To protect personal information, we may request reasonable evidence of identity before responding.
We will normally respond within one calendar month unless a lawful extension applies.
No fee will normally be charged unless the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive or repetitive.
A Subject Access Request (“SAR”) enables you to obtain copies of personal information we hold about you.
Where appropriate, we may provide information including:
Certain exemptions under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 may apply.
Customers are responsible for ensuring that information supplied to the Company is accurate and up to date.
Please notify us promptly if:
Failure to provide accurate information may affect the services we are able to provide.
Our Website and Services are intended primarily for adults.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children.
Where we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected without appropriate authority, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information where legally appropriate.
Our Website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties.
We do not control those websites and are not responsible for:
Users should read the privacy policies of those third-party websites before providing personal information.
Should the Company:
personal information may be transferred to the acquiring organisation where permitted by law.
Any successor organisation will be required to process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
We may disclose personal information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to:
If you have any concerns regarding how we process your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first.
We will investigate all complaints fairly and aim to respond as soon as reasonably practicable.
If you remain dissatisfied after contacting us, or you believe we have processed your personal information unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Address:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
We recommend contacting us first so that we have the opportunity to resolve your concerns wherever possible.
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:
The latest version will always be published on our Website.
The “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was most recently revised.
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Lifeline Movers & Packers Ltd
Website: https://www.lifelinemovers.co.uk
Email: enquiries@lifelinemovers.co.uk
Telephone: 0333 335 6184
Registered Office: (Insert Registered Office Address before publication.)
ICO Registration Number: (Insert once available.)
APPENDIX A
Lawful Basis Summary
| Purpose | Lawful Basis |
| Online quotations | Pre-contractual steps |
| Booking administration | Contract |
| Removal services | Contract |
| Payment processing | Contract / Legitimate Interests |
| Fraud prevention | Legitimate Interests |
| Insurance claims | Legitimate Interests / Legal Claims |
| Complaint handling | Legitimate Interests |
| Legal compliance | Legal Obligation |
| Accounting | Legal Obligation |
| Marketing | Consent or PECR where applicable |
| Website analytics | Consent where required |
| Security | Legitimate Interests |
APPENDIX B
Categories of Personal Data
The Company may process:
APPENDIX C
Typical Third-Party Processors
Depending on our operational requirements, we may use carefully selected providers for:
We review these providers periodically and require appropriate contractual commitments regarding data protection where applicable.
APPENDIX D
Typical Data Retention Schedule
| Record Type | Typical Retention Period |
| Quotations | Up to 24 months |
| Customer enquiries | Up to 24 months |
| Confirmed bookings | Up to 6 years |
| Payment records | Up to 6 years |
| Accounting records | Up to 6 years or longer where legally required |
| Insurance claims | Up to 6 years after conclusion |
| Complaint files | Up to 6 years |
| Photographs | As reasonably necessary |
| Vehicle camera footage | Short operational period unless required for investigation |
| Telephone recordings | As reasonably necessary |
| Marketing preferences | Until consent is withdrawn or no longer required |
These FAQs are provided for guidance only. All services are subject to availability and confirmation in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.
Start with an instant quote or request a callback from our team. We’ll confirm the
details and guide you through the next steps.
Lifeline Movers & Packers Ltd.
Typically replies within minutes
Do you have any questions related to your Relocations?
WhatsApp Us
🟢 Online | Privacy policy
Click to Chat