How information is used and protected

Who controls your information

BMNC Ltd trading as GetCarFinance owns and operates GetCarFinance and is the data controller for personal information submitted directly through this website and the GetCarFinance application form. Company number 16714761; registered office Unit 21 Longfields Road, Barnsley, S71 3HT.

How the application form works

GetCarFinance uses embedded form technology supplied by a specialist lead-management SaaS provider operating for GetCarFinance. Submitted application information is routed into a CRM used by GetCarFinance. GetCarFinance receives, retains and manages that submitted information.

Lead-management and CRM suppliers support delivery of the GetCarFinance service. Relevant supplier privacy information should be reviewed as part of the application journey.

Information covered by this notice

Application information

The GetCarFinance form may request identity, contact, address, employment, income, expenditure, vehicle and finance information needed for the application journey.

Contact and enquiry information

If you contact us, we may handle your name, contact details, message, complaint information and related correspondence.

Technical and attribution information

Our website, hosting and supporting services may process IP address, device, browser, requested pages, timestamps and security logs. Approved campaign parameters may be forwarded into the GetCarFinance form journey. See our cookie policy.

Why information may be used

Purposes may include responding to enquiries, operating the website and application journey, introducing applicants to a limited panel of finance providers, assessing and progressing applications, meeting legal or regulatory obligations, preventing fraud, keeping services secure, managing complaints and understanding campaign attribution.

Depending on the activity, lawful bases may include taking steps at your request before a contract, legitimate interests, legal obligations and consent where required.

Sharing information

Relevant information may be shared where appropriate and lawful with the lead-management/form technology provider, CRM and other supporting service providers, lenders and finance providers, credit-reference agencies, fraud-prevention agencies, professional advisers, regulators, ombudsman services, courts or law-enforcement bodies.

Lenders, finance providers and other recipients may act as separate or independent controllers for their own assessments, decisions and legal obligations. Their own privacy notices may apply. Lenders make their own finance decisions.

International transfers

Where a technology or finance provider processes information outside the United Kingdom, appropriate transfer safeguards must be used as required by data-protection law.

How long information is kept

GetCarFinance keeps information only for as long as needed for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet applicable contractual, legal and regulatory requirements. Retention periods differ by record type.

Your data-protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to access, correct or erase information; restrict or object to processing; receive portable data; and withdraw consent. Some rights are qualified. Contact the controller responsible for the relevant processing.

You may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (opens in a new tab), although we encourage you to raise concerns with us first where appropriate.

Security, cookies and external recipients

Reasonable organisational and technical controls should protect information, but no internet transmission is completely secure. Service providers and external recipients may have their own security and privacy responsibilities. Review any relevant lender or recipient notice before proceeding.

Contact us about privacy

Email sales@getcarfinance.com, telephone 01226 898 285 or write to Unit 21 Longfields Road, Barnsley, S71 3HT.