Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Emergency Heat Treatments is a bed bug heat treatment company operating across England and Wales. The data controller is Emergency Heat Treatments. You can contact us at emergencyheattreatments@outlook.com or 0204 569 0701.

2. Information we collect

• Name, address, postcode, phone number and email when you request a quote or book a treatment.
• Property details (type, number of bedrooms, access) needed to quote and treat your property.
• Payment details — processed by our payment provider; we do not store full card numbers.
• Photographs and videos taken before and after treatment for quality assurance and guarantee claims.
• Basic analytics about your visit to this website (pages viewed, device type, country) — never used to identify you personally.

3. How we use your information

• To provide quotes and carry out bed bug heat treatments you have booked.
• To honour our written 100% kill guarantee, including verifying re-treatment claims.
• To send service updates such as booking confirmations and preparation instructions.
• To meet our legal, accounting and insurance obligations.
• To improve our service and website. We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.

4. Legal bases

We process personal data under the following lawful bases: contract (to deliver services you have booked), legitimate interests (to operate, secure and improve our business), legal obligation (tax and accounting), and consent where required (e.g. marketing emails).

5. Sharing your information

We share personal data only with: our technicians delivering the treatment, our payment processor, our accountants and insurers, and authorities where required by law. All third parties are bound by confidentiality and data protection obligations.

6. Data retention

We keep treatment records for up to seven years to comply with HMRC and insurance requirements. Quote enquiries that do not result in a booking are deleted within 24 months.

7. Your rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention obligations).
• Object to, or restrict, certain processing.
• Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Cookies

This website uses essential cookies needed for it to function, and a small amount of anonymous analytics. We do not run advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

9. Contact

To exercise any of your rights or ask a question about your data, email emergencyheattreatments@outlook.com or call 0204 569 0701.