VistaConnect Cookie Notice
Version: 1.0 Effective date: 2026-04-22 Owner: Data HQ Limited
This notice explains how VistaConnect uses cookies and similar technologies. It sits alongside the VistaConnect Privacy Notice at vista.datahq.co.uk/legal/privacy and applies to vista.datahq.co.uk and any subdomain.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by websites you visit. We also use "local storage" — similar, but stored in your browser rather than sent with each request. For convenience we refer to both as "cookies" below.
What we use and why
Strictly necessary (always on)
These keep the service working. They are exempt from the consent requirement of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). The underlying processing of personal data carried out by these cookies has the following UK GDPR Article 6 lawful bases: contract performance (Article 6(1)(b)) for session, authentication and UI-preference cookies that are necessary to deliver the Services you have signed up for; and legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) for security and anti-abuse cookies that protect the platform from fraud and attack.
| Purpose | What it does | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Keeps you signed in to VistaConnect after login | Session, plus up to 30 days for "remember me" |
| Security | Protects against cross-site request forgery and session tampering | Session |
| UI preferences | Remembers your light / dark theme, sidebar state, and similar | Up to 12 months |
| Cookie preferences | Remembers the choice you made on the cookie banner | Up to 12 months |
Analytics (requires consent)
When we add analytics, we'll use it to understand which marketing pages are useful and where people drop off. Individual user profiles are not built. Data is aggregated.
- Today: none. The analytics category is a placeholder so that consent is already captured before we ever ship a tracker.
- If that changes, the specific tool used (e.g. a privacy-respecting product like Plausible, or a consent-gated GA4 deployment) will be listed here and you will be asked again for consent if the tool changes materially.
Marketing (requires consent)
Optional cookies for measuring advertising effectiveness and tailoring landing-page experiences across marketing platforms. Today: none. Same position as analytics.
Cookies the logged-in portal doesn't use
The signed-in portal (everything behind /dashboard, /bulk-enrichment, /list-builder, etc.) uses only the "strictly necessary" category listed above. It does not load third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
How to change your mind
Use the Cookie preferences link in the footer of any public marketing page. You can toggle analytics and marketing on or off at any time; your preference is stored on your device.
You can also clear cookies using your browser's settings; we will re-ask you on your next visit.
How we respect "Do Not Track" and Global Privacy Control
Where your browser signals Global Privacy Control, we treat the optional categories above as rejected. The ICO currently recognises GPC; we follow that position.
Contact
- Data-protection queries: legal@datahq.co.uk
- Postal: Data HQ Limited, Saxon House, 27 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1HT
- ICO registration: Z5561873
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-04-22 | Initial cookie notice published alongside the v2 legal document set |