Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 11 July 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Cake Shed. This Privacy Policy explains how Betete Lise Limited ("we", "us", "our"), the operator of this website, collects, uses, and protects your personal data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.

For the purpose of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the data controller is Betete Lise Limited, company number 13168303, registered in England and Wales.

2. The Data We Collect

We collect and process personal data to provide and improve our services. The types of data we collect depend on your interaction with our site.

a) For Bakers:

When you register an account and create a shed, we collect:

  • Account Information: Your name and contact email address.
  • Shed Information: Your shed name, description, location, and photos.
  • Payment Information: When you purchase a subscription, you will be directed to our third-party payment processor. You provide your payment details directly to the processor through their secure payment form. We do not collect, store, or see your full payment card information.

b) For Subscribers:

  • Push Notifications: When you subscribe to shed alerts, your browser or device generates a subscription endpoint. We store this endpoint so we can send you notifications when a shed opens or closes.
  • Job Alerts: We do not currently collect email addresses for job alerts.

c) Data Collected Automatically:

We automatically collect certain technical information to ensure our website functions correctly and to perform internal analytics. This includes:

  • Your IP address.
  • Web browser type and version.
  • Page interaction information.

3. How We Use Your Data and Our Legal Basis

We only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your data in the following circumstances:

  • To Perform a Contract: We process your data to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, such as displaying your shed or managing your account. (Legal Basis: Performance of a Contract).
  • For Communication: To send you essential service-related emails, such as payment confirmations or shed notifications. (Legal Basis: Performance of a Contract).
  • For Push Notifications: To send you alerts you have subscribed to. (Legal Basis: Consent).
  • For Analytics and Security: To monitor and improve the performance and security of our website. (Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests).

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We only share it with trusted third parties necessary to provide our service:

  • Payment Processors: We use third-party services to process payments. When you pay for a subscription, your payment details are provided directly to the processor via their secure checkout environment. We do not handle or store this sensitive information on our servers.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. Data Storage, Security, and International Transfers

We are committed to protecting your data. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your information. This includes encrypting all data transmitted to and from our website using SSL/TLS technology (HTTPS).

Your data is stored on secure servers provided by reputable hosting partners. These servers may be located outside the United Kingdom. Where we transfer data internationally, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect it.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate or complete information you think is incomplete.
  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to processing if we are doing so under a legitimate interest basis.
  • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to withdraw consent - You can withdraw your consent at any time, for example, by unsubscribing from push notifications.

To exercise these rights, please contact us via contact form.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you close your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data. Please note that we are required to retain certain financial information (such as invoices) for a period of up to 6 years for legal and tax purposes.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to provide core functionality, improve your experience, and understand how our website is used. You can manage your preferences at any time through the cookie banner shown when you first visit our site.

a) Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include:

  • Session and authentication cookies that keep you signed in to your account.
  • Security cookies that help protect our site and users.
  • Your cookie consent preference itself.

b) Analytics Cookies

With your consent, we use analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use Cake Shed. This helps us understand which features are popular, diagnose technical issues, and improve our service. The information collected is aggregated and does not directly identify you. Analytics data may include:

  • Pages visited and interactions such as shed views and filter usage.
  • Technical information such as browser type, device type, and approximate location (country/region/city).
  • Masked IP addresses.

Analytics cookies are only set if you choose “Accept all” in the cookie banner. If you choose “Essential only”, analytics cookies will not be used.

c) Managing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing the cake_shed_cookie_consent cookie from your browser and refreshing the page; the cookie banner will appear again. You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

d) Third-Party Cookies

We do not use third-party advertising cookies. Any third-party cookies are limited to service providers necessary to operate Cake Shed (for example, payment processors during checkout).

9. Contact Us & Complaints

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at via a contact form.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). You can find their contact details on the ICO website at www.ico.org.uk.