Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18th January 2026

Hychor Ltd (“Hychor”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data when you visit our website, https://hychor.com (the “Website”), in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who we are

Hychor Ltd is the data controller for personal data processed through this Website.

Registered address:
ABVenture Zone, MacRobert Building, King Street, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB24 5UA

Email contact:
info@hychor.com

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, you can contact us using the details above.

2. Personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

a) Information you provide voluntarily

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Company or organisation
  • Any information you choose to include in messages or enquiries

This data is collected when you contact us via the Website’s contact form or choose to participate in surveys linked from the Website.

b) Website usage data

When you visit the Website, we may automatically collect limited technical information, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device and operating system information
  • Pages visited and interactions with the Website

This information is collected through analytics and security tools to help us understand how the Website is used and to protect it from misuse.

3. How we use your personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to enquiries and communications
  • To administer and improve the Website
  • To monitor Website performance and usage
  • To protect the Website from spam, abuse, and security threats
  • To analyse engagement with surveys or research activities where applicable

4. Lawful bases for processing

We process personal data under the following lawful bases:

  • Consent – where you voluntarily submit information (for example, via surveys or where required for analytics cookies)
  • Legitimate interests – to operate, secure, and improve the Website and respond to enquiries
  • Pre-contractual steps – where communications relate to potential partnerships or services

You may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the applicable lawful basis.

5. Contact forms and communications

When you submit an enquiry via the Website’s contact form:

  • Your information is sent by email only
  • Submissions are not stored on the Website
  • Messages are received and processed via Microsoft 365

We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry.

The Website may include links to surveys hosted by Typeform. If you choose to participate:

  • Personal data you submit (such as name, email, or company) is processed on Typeform’s platform
  • Hychor determines the purpose of the survey
  • Typeform acts as a data processor on our behalf

Participation is entirely voluntary. Typeform’s own privacy practices also apply.

The Website also contains links to external websites (including LinkedIn). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

7. Analytics and security services

UnWe use third-party services to help operate and secure the Website, including:

  • Google Analytics – to understand how visitors use the Website
  • Google reCAPTCHA – to protect forms from spam and abuse

These services may process technical data such as IP addresses and device information. Analytics and non-essential services are subject to your cookie preferences.

Further details about cookies and consent are provided in our Cookie Policy.

8. Data sharing

We do not sell personal data.

We may share personal data with trusted service providers who support the operation of the Website, including:

  • Email and communications providers
  • Website hosting and infrastructure providers
  • Analytics and security service providers

All such providers are required to process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

9. International data transfers

Some of our service providers are based outside the UK or European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are used, such as standard contractual clauses approved under UK data protection law.

10. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Enquiry communications are retained only as long as needed to respond and manage follow-up
  • Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics configuration
  • Survey responses are retained for the duration required for research or business purposes

Data may be retained longer where required to meet legal or regulatory obligations.

11. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to object
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to withdraw consent (where consent is the lawful basis)
  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

You can exercise your rights by contacting us using the details in section 1.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.