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Thanks to GDPR law, you can tell any company to delete all of the information that they have about you, and they have to delete it within 30 days.
Personal data that many companies collect:
- Name
- Contact details
- Cookies & IP address
- Debit and credit card details
- Economic, social and cultural information
Supermarkets
Personal data that supermarkets typically store:
- Contact details
- Credit and debit card details
- Name and address
- Cookies & IP address
- Tastes and habits
- Economic, social and cultural information
Supermarkets also often supplement this with data from elsewhere, such as the electoral roll and credit reports.
Find out moreData brokers
A data broker is a company that collects and sells personal information about you, in the form of detailed 'profiles'.
They do this by getting permission from website owners to monitor your browsing and also collate data from elsewhere.
Profiles can include:
- Tastes, habits and political opinions
- Cookies, IP address and GPS information
- Sexual orientation
- Medical information
Gambling sites
Personal data that gambling websites typically store:
- Name and date of birth
- Recent changes of address
- Tastes and habits
- Contact details
- Cookies & IP address
- Credit and debit card details
- Economic, social and cultural information
Social media
Social media companies often collect, and sell on:
- Name and address
- Tastes and habits
- Cookies & IP address
- Relationship status
- Facial recognition data
- Behaviour on other apps
- Economic, social and cultural information
British political parties
Political parties create detailed 'profiles' by collecting:
- Name, gender, address
- Family structure
- Occupation and employment status
- Income
- Political leaning
- Economic, social and cultural information
- Level of educational achievement
- Debt profile
- Information gleaned from social media profiles
Recruitment agencies
Personal data that recruitment agencies typically store:
- Name and address
- Contact details
- Your CV
- Cookies & IP address
- Economic, social and cultural information
Hotels
Hotels typically store:
- Contact details
- Credit and debit card details
- Cookies & IP address
- Tastes and habits
- Passport details and nationality
- Important dates: birthdays, anniversaries & special occasions
Hotels also often supplement their customer data with data collected from elsewhere, such as credit reports and social media accounts.
Find out moreHomeware stores
Personal data that homeware and furniture companies typically store:
- Contact details
- Credit and debit card details
- Name and address
- Cookies & IP address
- Tastes and habits
- Economic, social and cultural information
Estate Agents
Personal data that estate agents typically store:
- Name and address
- Contact details
- Likely income bracket
- Cookies & IP address
- Economic, social and cultural information
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