Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

The Mars Perspective Ltd is a UK-based payment solutions consultancy helping businesses find suitable payment processing services, card machines, EPOS systems and related business solutions.

Contact Details

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

• Name
• Business name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Business address
• Industry or business type
• Estimated or current card transaction volume
• Information about your existing payment provider (where applicable)
• Information you provide when contacting us
• Website usage data through cookies and analytics tools

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to your enquiries.
• Recommend suitable payment solutions.
• Arrange consultations and quotations.
• Introduce you to payment providers where appropriate.
• Provide customer support.
• Improve our website and services.
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
• Send relevant business communications where permitted by law.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

• Your consent.
• Performance of a contract or steps requested before entering into a contract.
• Our legitimate interests in providing payment solutions and improving our services.
• Compliance with legal obligations.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

Where necessary, we may share your information with trusted third parties, including:

• Payment providers and acquiring banks.
• Card machine and EPOS providers.
• Technology and software providers.
• Professional advisers.
• Regulatory authorities where required by law.

We only share information necessary to provide the services you request.

6. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or loss.

While no internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure, we continuously work to safeguard your information.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or to comply with legal, regulatory or accounting requirements.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your personal information where applicable.
• Restrict or object to processing in certain circumstances.
• Request transfer of your data where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyse website traffic and help us improve our services.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

10. Marketing Communications

If you enquire about our services, we may contact you by telephone, email or SMS regarding your enquiry.

Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before sending marketing communications. You may opt out at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe options provided.

11. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with the updated effective date.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:

If you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/.