Privacy Policy & Cookie Preferences

How Rocket Accounting uses your personal data and which cookies this website sets.

Last updated: 3 November 2026

Who is responsible for your data

Rocket Accounting, 7A Bowring Park Rd, Liverpool L14 3ND, is the controller of your personal data. Contact us at contact@rocketaccounting.uk.

What we collect and why

OrdersName, billing address, email, telephone if given, the edition bought and order history. Used to supply your order and meet legal and tax obligations. Lawful basis: contract and legal obligation.
PaymentsHandled by PayPal, which receives your payment details directly. We receive confirmation of payment, your PayPal email and the transaction ID, not your card or bank details. Lawful basis: contract.
EnquiriesName, email, order number and your message, used to reply. Lawful basis: legitimate interests in answering customers, or contract.
AccountsIf you create an account: email, password (encrypted) and saved details. Lawful basis: contract.
WebsiteTechnical data such as IP address in server logs, for security. Lawful basis: legitimate interests.

Who we share it with

  • PayPal, to process payments
  • Our website hosting and email providers: our website host, Namecheap, and our email provider
  • Professional advisers and authorities where the law requires

We do not sell your data. Where a provider processes data outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards required by UK data protection law.

How long we keep it

Order and payment records are kept for six years for tax and accounting purposes. Enquiries are kept for up to two years. You can close your account at any time.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask to access, correct or delete your data, restrict or object to its use, and receive a copy in a portable format. Email us to make a request. You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).

Cookies and your preferences

This website currently uses only cookies that are strictly necessary for the shop to work, so no consent banner is needed:

woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cartRemember what is in your basket.
wp_woocommerce_session_*Keeps your basket and checkout session.
wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*Keep you signed in to your account.
Payment provider cookiesSet by PayPal on its own website when you pay there.

We do not use analytics or advertising cookies, and our fonts are served from our own website. If we add any non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent first and add a preference control to this page. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although the basket and checkout will not work without the necessary cookies.