Privacy notice



Kraken Investigations customer privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

Post

PO Box 126, Norwich, NR28 8BR, GB

Telephone

07760 212460

Email

enquiries@krakeninvestigations.com

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Date of birth

  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)

  • Photographs or video recordings

  • Records of meetings and decisions

  • Information relating to compliments or complaints

We collect or use the following information to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute crimes:

  • Names and contact information

  • Video and CCTV recordings of public areas (including indoor and outdoor spaces)

  • Audio recordings of public areas (including indoor and outdoor spaces)

  • Dashcam footage - inside vehicle - without audio

  • Dashcam footage - inside vehicle - with audio

  • Body worn video footage - without audio

  • Body worn video footage - with audio

We collect or use the following information for research or archiving purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Addresses

  • Personal information used for administration of research

  • Personal information used for the purpose of research

  • Records of consent, where appropriate

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details

  • Address

  • Payment details

  • Video recordings of public areas

  • Audio recordings of public areas

  • Dashcam footage - inside vehicle

  • Witness statements and contact details

  • Relevant information from previous investigations

  • Customer or client accounts and records

  • Financial transaction information

  • Correspondence

Lawful bases and data protection rights


Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.


  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.


  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to prevent, detect, investigate or prosecute crimes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

  • CCTV footage or other recordings

  • Legal and judicial sector organisations

  • Publicly available sources

How long we keep information

Personal information will be retained only for as long as it is required to complete the delivery of services. After this time, all data will be promptly, appropriately and irretrievably destroyed unless its retention is required by law.

Who we share information with

Others we share personal information with

  • Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons

  • Professional or legal advisors

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

3 January 2025