About this privacy policy
This privacy policy explains how personal information may be handled when you visit BriefCover.co.uk, contact us, or follow a link from this website to a third-party insurance quotation or comparison service.
BriefCover.co.uk is an information website. You do not need to create an account or log in to read its editorial content.
This policy was last updated on 22 August 2026.
Who is responsible for the website
BriefCover.co.uk is maintained by Prudent Plus Limited, of Booths Hall, Booths Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8GS. Prudent Plus Limited is registered in England under company number 10104295.
Prudent Plus Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under reference ZB208127.
For personal information handled directly through BriefCover.co.uk, Prudent Plus Limited acts as the data controller unless another organisation is clearly identified as responsible for the information concerned.
Information we may collect when you visit
Our hosting and security systems may automatically record limited technical information when a page is requested. This can include your IP address, the date and time of the request, the page or file requested, browser and device information, referring-page information where supplied, and technical information used to identify errors, abuse or security threats.
This information is generally used to operate, protect and troubleshoot the website rather than to identify visitors by name.
Information you send to us
If you contact us by email, we may receive your email address, your name if you provide it, the contents of your message and any other information you choose to include.
Please do not send medical information, bank or card details, passwords or identity documents unless they are genuinely necessary for the reason you are contacting us.
Why we may use personal information
- to respond to enquiries;
- to operate, maintain and secure the website;
- to investigate technical problems or attempted misuse;
- to maintain records where reasonably necessary for legal, regulatory or business purposes;
- to understand whether referral links are working correctly; and
- to meet legal or regulatory obligations.
Our legal bases for processing
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more lawful bases under UK data-protection law.
Legitimate interests: where processing is reasonably necessary to operate and secure the website, respond to ordinary enquiries, prevent misuse and maintain appropriate business records, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Legal obligation: where information must be processed to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
Consent: where the law requires consent, including for certain non-essential cookies or similar technologies if they are used.
Contract: in limited circumstances where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform a contract with you.
Insurance quotation and comparison links
BriefCover.co.uk may contain links to third-party insurance quotation, comparison or other insurance-related services.
If you follow one of these links, you leave BriefCover.co.uk. Personal information entered on the third party's website is collected and handled by that organisation under its own privacy policy and terms.
We do not receive the full information you enter into an insurer's or comparison provider's quotation form merely because you reached that service from BriefCover.co.uk.
Referral and affiliate tracking
Some outbound insurance links may contain a referral or tracking identifier. This allows the receiving service to recognise that a visitor arrived from BriefCover.co.uk and may allow commission to be calculated if a policy is subsequently purchased.
Information returned to us may be limited to referral or transaction information rather than the detailed personal and insurance information entered into the quotation service.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files or identifiers that websites can store or access on a user's device.
BriefCover.co.uk may use cookies or similar technologies that are strictly necessary for the operation, security or functionality of the website. Where a cookie or similar technology is not strictly necessary and UK law requires consent, it should not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Third-party websites reached through our links may set their own cookies. Their cookie and privacy policies apply once you visit those services.
Website analytics
If analytics are used on BriefCover.co.uk, they may collect information about how visitors use the website, such as pages viewed, approximate device type, browser information and general traffic patterns.
Where an analytics technology requires consent under UK privacy and electronic communications rules, it should not be activated before the necessary consent has been given.
Who may receive personal information
Where necessary, information may be processed by organisations that provide services to us, such as website hosting, email, security, IT support or professional advisers.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent public authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
We do not sell lists of website visitors' personal information to advertisers.
International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where UK data-protection law applies to such a transfer, appropriate safeguards should be used where required.
Third-party quotation or comparison services are responsible for explaining any international transfers arising from information they collect directly from you.
How long information is kept
We aim to keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including any legal, regulatory, accounting, security or dispute-resolution requirements.
Routine technical logs may be retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting. Email correspondence may be kept for longer where it forms part of a business, regulatory or legal record.
Keeping information secure
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or misuse.
No website, email service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so avoid sending confidential information by ordinary email unless necessary.
Your data-protection rights
Depending on the circumstances and the legal basis being used, UK data-protection law may give you rights including:
- the right to be informed about how your personal information is used;
- the right to ask for access to personal information held about you;
- the right to ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
- the right to ask for information to be erased in certain circumstances;
- the right to ask for processing to be restricted in certain circumstances;
- the right to object to certain processing;
- the right to data portability where the legal requirements are met; and
- rights relating to certain solely automated decisions and profiling.
These rights are not absolute and exemptions can apply.
Withdrawing consent
Where we rely on your consent for a particular use of personal information, you may withdraw that consent. Withdrawal does not make processing carried out lawfully before withdrawal unlawful.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to investigate.
You also have the right to raise a data-protection complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data-protection regulator. Information about making a complaint is available at ico.org.uk.
Children
BriefCover.co.uk is aimed at people seeking information about motor insurance and is not directed at children. We do not intentionally invite children to submit personal information to us.
External websites
Our pages may link to insurers, comparison services, regulators, government websites or other third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those independent websites. Read their privacy information before providing personal details.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this policy when the website, the services we use or applicable law changes. The current version will be published on this page and the update date shown above.
Contact us about privacy
If you have a question about this privacy policy or want to exercise a data-protection right, contact Prudent Plus Limited using the address below.
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