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Privacy policy

This policy explains what data we collect, why, how we store it, and your rights under UK GDPR.

Last updated · 20 May 2026

Who we are

Satphone.co.uk is a trading name of Callmonitor Limited, registered in England, company number 03844878, with registered office at 207 Regent Street, London W1B 4ND. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this site.

What we collect

When you contact us, place an order or activate a service, we may collect:

  • Contact details — name, email, phone, postal address, organisation
  • Billing details — payment card last-four, billing address, invoice details
  • Order and service data — devices, SIMs, plans, support tickets
  • Communications — emails, call recordings, support transcripts
  • Website data — anonymised analytics, cookie preferences

We do not buy personal data from third parties.

Why we collect it

  • To fulfil your orders and provide ongoing service
  • To bill you and meet our legal accounting obligations
  • To provide support and resolve issues
  • To send transactional emails and required service notifications
  • To send occasional product updates if you’ve opted in

Lawful basis

We process personal data on the basis of:

  • Contract — to fulfil orders and provide service
  • Legitimate interest — for transactional and security communications, and basic analytics
  • Consent — for any marketing, where applicable
  • Legal obligation — for accounting, tax and regulatory records

How long we keep it

  • Order and account data: for the duration of the service, plus seven years for accounting and tax records
  • Marketing consent: until you withdraw it
  • Support tickets: typically three years for warranty and reference

Who we share it with

  • Operators (Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya, Globalstar) — to provision airtime
  • Couriers (DHL, UPS, Royal Mail) — to ship orders
  • Payment processors (Stripe and similar) — to process payments
  • Cloud providers for hosting and email
  • HMRC and other regulators where legally required

We do not sell, rent or otherwise commercialise personal data.

International transfers

Our suppliers may process data outside the UK and EEA. Where we transfer data internationally, we use UK GDPR-approved safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold on you
  • Rectify inaccuracies
  • Erase data (subject to legal retention)
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Receive your data in a portable format
  • Withdraw consent

To exercise any of these, email privacy@satphone.co.uk.

You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk) at any time.

Cookies

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Changes

We update this page when our processing changes. The “updated” date at the top reflects the most recent change.