NomHQ App Privacy Policy
Last updated 28 October 2022
NomHQ respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. Under data protection laws, we are required to provide you with certain information about who we are, how we process your personal data and for what purposes, and your rights in relation to your personal data. This information is provided in this policy, and it is important that you read this information before installation of this App
Consent to installation of the App
By installing the App or using our Services you agree to us using your personal information as set out in this privacy policy.
How you can withdraw consent
Once you provide consent by downloading the App, you may change your mind and withdraw consent at any time by contacting us but that will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent.
Introduction
This policy (together with our end-user licence agreement as set out here (EULA) and any additional terms of use incorporated by reference into the EULA applies to your use of:
This policy is provided in a layered format so you can click through to the specific areas set out below.
1. Important Information and Who We Are
UKAUS Group Ltd (“UKAUS Group”) is made up of different legal entities. When we mention "NomHQ", we are referring to the relevant company in the UKAUS Group responsible for processing your data which will be clear to you when you use our App. NomHQ Ltd is the controller responsible for this App (collectively referred to as "NomHQ", "we", "us" or "our" in this policy).
We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO). If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact them using the details set out below.
Contact details
Our full details are:
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
Changes to the privacy policy and your duty to inform us of changes
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on the date stated at the top of this page. It may change and if it does, these changes will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you when you next start the App or log onto one of the Services Sites. The new policy may be displayed on-screen and you may be required to read and accept the changes to continue your use of the App or the Services.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during our relationship with you.
Third party links
Our Sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. Please note that these websites and any services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or for any personal data that may be collected through these websites or services, such as Contact Data. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites or use these services.
2. The Data We Collect About You
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you as follows:
We explain these categories of data here.
We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
3. How Is Your Personal Data Collected?
We will collect and process the following data about you:
Cookies
We use cookies and/or other tracking technologies to distinguish you from other users of the App, App Site, the distribution platform (Appstore) or Services Sites and to remember your preferences. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use the App or browse any of Our Sites and also allows us to improve the App and Our Sites. For detailed information on the cookies we use, the purposes for which we use them and how you can exercise your choices regarding our use of your cookies, see our Cookie Policy.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to do so. Most commonly we will use your personal data in the following circumstances: Click here to find out more about the types of lawful basis that we will rely on to process your personal data.
We will only send you direct marketing communications by email or text if we have your consent. You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us.
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.
Purposes for which we will use your personal data
Purpose/activity Type of data Lawful basis for processing
To install the App and register you as a new App user Identity
Contact
Financial
Device
(a) Your consent
To process purchases and deliver Services including managing payments and collecting money owed to us Identity
Contact
Financial
Transaction
Device
Marketing and Communications
Location
(a) Your consent
(b) Performance of a contract with you
(c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to recover debts due to us)
To manage our relationship with you including notifying you of changes to the App or any Services Identity
Contact
Financial
Profile
Marketing and Communications
(a) Your consent
(b) Performance of a contract with you
(c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to keep records updated and to analyse how customers use our products/ Services)
(d) Necessary to comply with legal obligations (to inform you of any changes to our terms and conditions)
To enable you to participate in a prize draw, competition or complete a survey Identity
Contact
Device
Profile
Marketing and Communications
(a) Your consent
(b) Performance of a contract with you
(c) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to analyse how customers use our products/Services and to develop them and grow our business)
To administer and protect our business and this App including troubleshooting, data analysis and system testing Identity
Contact
Device
Necessary for our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security)
(a) To deliver content and advertisements to you
(b) To make recommendations to you about goods or services which may interest you
(c) To measure and analyse the effectiveness of the advertising we serve you
(d) To monitor trends so we can improve the App Identity
Contact
Device
Content
Profile
Usage
Marketing and Communications
Location
(a) Your consent
(b) Necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our products/Services and grow our business)
5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data
When you consent to providing us with your personal data, we will also ask you for your consent to share your personal data with the third parties set out below for the purposes set out in the table Purposes for which we will use your personal data:
6. International Transfers
We ensure your personal data is protected by requiring all our group companies to follow the same rules when processing your personal data. Some of our external third parties are based outside the UK so their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the UK. Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:
  • We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.
  • Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the UK which give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.
  • Please contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data out of the UK.
    7. Data Security
    All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions carried out by us or our chosen third-party provider of payment processing services will be encrypted using Secured Sockets Layer technology or an alternative encryption technology. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that enables you to access certain parts of Our Sites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We will collect and store personal data on your Device using application data caches and browser web storage and other technology. Certain Services may include social networking, chat room or forum features. Ensure when these features that you do not submit any personal data that you do not want to be seen, collected or used by other users. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator when we are legally required to do so.
    8. Data Retention
    Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal data are available in our retention policy which you can request by contacting us. By law we have to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they cease being customers for tax purposes. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see Your legal rights below for further information. In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. In the event that you do not use the App for a period of 12 months then we will treat the account as expired and your personal data may be deleted.
    9. Your Legal Rights
    Under certain circumstances you have the following rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. Please click on the links below to find out more about these rights: You also have the right to ask us not to continue to process your personal data for marketing purposes. You can exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us at dpo@nomhq.com
    10. Glossary
    Lawful basis
    Consent means processing your personal data where you have signified your agreement by a statement or clear opt-in to processing for a specific purpose. Consent will only be valid if it is a freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of what you want. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

    Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us.

    Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

    Comply with a legal obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that we are subject to.
    Third parties
    Internal Third Parties

    Other companies in the UKAUS Group acting as joint controllers or processors and who are based in the UK and Australia and provide IT and system administration services and undertake leadership reporting.

    External Third Parties

    Service providers acting as processors based in the UK who provide IT and system administration services.

    Professional advisers acting as processors or joint controllers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers based in the UK who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services.

    HM Revenue and Customs, regulators and other authorities acting as processors or joint controllers based in the UK who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.

    Named Third Parties

    Name of Third Party Function Links to Privacy & Cookies Policies
    Stripe Payments UK Ltd Process payment information. cookies policy
    privacy policy
    Shanghai Sunmi Technology Co., Ltd Provide hardware for receipt printing. cookies policy
    device privacy policy
    website privacy policy
    Your legal rights
    You have the right to:
    11. Description of Categories of Personal Data