Privacy Policy – Bare Truth Ltd

Last updated: December 2025

At Bare Truth Ltd we believe honesty should apply to your snacks and your data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, your rights, and how to contact us.

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

The UK GDPR defines a controller as: “the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.”

Bare Truth Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”)
Registered in England and Wales
Company Number: 16422173
Registered address: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ
Data Controller: Bare Truth Ltd
ICO Registration: ZB973399
Email: contact@baretruthfoods.com

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you visit our website (www.baretruthfoods.com), contact us, or make a purchase:

Information you provide directly may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Delivery address
  • Phone number
  • Order details

By accessing our website or purchasing our products or services you agree to this Privacy Policy in addition to any other agreements we might have with you. This Privacy Policy does not govern the practices of entities that our Company does not own or control, entities that do not own or control our Company, or people that our Company does not employ or manage.

Payment information:

Payment data is processed securely by our chosen payment partners.
We never store or have access to your full card details.

Automatically collected information:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on site

This is collected via cookies and analytics tools.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process and ship your orders
  • Send order confirmations and delivery updates
  • Respond to your messages or support queries
  • Improve website performance and user experience
  • Send marketing emails (only if you have opted in)

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Data (UK GDPR)

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Contract: To fulfil your order and deliver our products
  • Consent: For email marketing and cookie preferences
  • Legitimate interest: Analysing website activity to improve services
  • Legal obligation: Keeping records for tax, accounting, and regulatory purposes
  • Law Enforcement: As required by law enforcements, regulatory bodies, government officials, or other third parties pursuant to a court order, other legal processes or requirements applicable to our Company

5. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary:

  • Order and tax records: up to 6 years (legal requirement)
  • Marketing information: until you unsubscribe

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or until you request that the data be deleted.

6. Sharing Your Information (Third Parties)

We share limited data with trusted service providers who help us run our business. These currently include:

  • Stripe — payment processing
  • Royal Mail / Evri — delivery and shipping
  • Google Analytics — website analytics

These providers only use your information as instructed by us and comply with UK GDPR.

The third parties we share data with, including payment processors, delivery partners & analytics tools, may change without prior notice as our business needs evolve.

7. International Data Transfers

Some third-party providers may process data outside the UK (for example, Google and Stripe).

Where this occurs, we ensure adequate safeguards, including:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
  • Data Processing Agreements

We only work with providers that meet UK data protection standards.

8. Cookies (Digital Cookies, sadly not edible)

We use cookies to:

  • Improve website functionality
  • Understand visitor behaviour
  • Track performance and marketing campaigns

You can control cookies through your browser settings and choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie banner.

9. Your Rights – UK GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Request a copy of your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Withdraw consent to marketing
  • Object to processing
  • Request personal data portability

To exercise any of these rights, email contact@baretruthfoods.com.

We will respond within one month.

In some cases, where you make a request concerning your personal information we may not be required or able to carry out your request as this may result in us not being able to fulfill our legal and regulatory obligations under the lawful processing conditions in which we hold your personal data or because there is a minimum statutory period of time for which we have to keep your information. In such cases, we will inform you of our reasons.

10. Data Security

We use:

  • SSL encryption
  • Secure servers
  • Restricted access policies

However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

11. Children’s Data

Our website and products are not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

12. External Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Additionally, many other sites that are not associated with or authorised by our Company may have links leading to our site. Our Company cannot control these links and we are not responsible for any content appearing on these sites. Since our website does not control the privacy policies of third parties, you are subject to the privacy practices of that third party. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose any personal information to others.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be posted on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, data access requests, or complaints, please contact us:

Bare Truth Ltd
Email: contact@baretruthfoods.com
Address: 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ



Cookie Policy — Bare Truth Ltd

Last updated: December 2025

Bare Truth uses cookies (sadly, not the crunchy kind). This Cookie Policy explains what they are, why we use them, and how you can control them.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember preferences, improve functionality, and understand how visitors use the site.

They can be:

  • Session cookies (temporary)
  • Persistent cookies (stored until deleted)
  • First-party cookies (placed by our domain)
  • Third-party cookies (placed by other companies)

2. How We Use Cookies

We may use cookies for:

  • Operating our website
  • Remembering your preferences
  • Improving site performance
  • Analysing traffic and visitor behaviour

We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information.

 

3. Types of Cookies We Use

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are required for our website to function. You cannot switch them off via our cookie banner.

Examples include:

  • Adding products to cart
  • Checkout and payment processing
  • Security and fraud prevention

B. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These help us understand how visitors use our website.

We use:

  • Google Analytics

Information collected may include:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on site
  • Browser type
  • Device type

All data is aggregated and not personally identifiable.

 

C. Functionality Cookies

These remember your:

  • Preferences
  • Settings
  • Language choices

D. Marketing Cookies (if ever added later)

We currently do not run marketing or advertising cookies, but may in the future.

If we do, we will:

  • Request consent before activation

The third parties we work with, including payment processors, delivery partners & analytics tools, may change without prior notice as our business needs evolve.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our site may use cookies from:

  • Google (Analytics)

These providers may transfer data outside the UK.

We only work with companies that comply with UK GDPR and use Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) where necessary.

 

5. Your Cookie Choices & Control

You can:

  • Accept or reject cookies on our cookie banner
  • Change your browser settings at any time – Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default but all major browsers allow you to block, disable, or delete cookies.

Note: Disabling certain cookies may affect website performance.

6. Consent

By clicking “Accept” on our cookie banner, you consent to non-essential cookies (such as Google Analytics).

You can withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect technology, legal, or business changes.

The most recent version will always be available on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about cookies or privacy, contact:

Bare Truth Ltd
Email: contact@baretruthfoods.com
71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ