Legal

1. Who we are

MyHalalMoney is an independent information and comparison website for halal financial products in the UK, operating at myhalalmoney.co.uk. We are not a bank, lender, financial adviser, or FCA-regulated entity. We are an information service that earns referral fees from providers when users apply via our links.

For the purposes of UK GDPR, MyHalalMoney is the data controller for information you provide to us directly (such as when subscribing to our mailing list).

2. What data we collect

We collect limited personal data:
  • Email address — if you subscribe to our mailing list
  • Usage data — anonymous analytics data about pages visited and traffic sources
  • Cookie data — small files stored in your browser to remember your preferences
We do not collect financial data, payment information, or sensitive personal data. We do not require you to create an account.

3. How we use your data

We use data collected for:
  • Mailing list — to send updates about halal finance rates, new providers, and guides. Unsubscribe anytime.
  • Analytics — to understand how people use our site and improve its content
  • Preferences — to remember whether you have dismissed our popup (stored locally in your browser)
We do not sell your data to third parties. We do not use your data for targeted advertising. Under UK GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:
  • Consent — for email marketing. You tick a consent checkbox before subscribing and can withdraw consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests — for anonymous analytics to improve our service.

5. Email marketing

Our mailing list is managed by Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), a French email marketing platform operating under EU and UK GDPR. By subscribing, you consent to your email address being stored by Brevo and used to send updates from MyHalalMoney. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

6. Cookies and analytics

We use a small number of cookies and local storage:
  • mhm_popup_dismissed — stored in your browser's localStorage to remember if you've closed our mailing list popup. This data stays on your device and is not sent to our servers.
  • Analytics — we may use privacy-friendly analytics tools that do not require consent under UK GDPR.
You can clear your browser's localStorage and cookies at any time via your browser settings.

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
  • Right of access — to request a copy of personal data we hold about you
  • Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to rectification — to correct inaccurate data
  • Right to withdraw consent — at any time for email marketing
  • Right to complain — to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

8. Data retention

We retain email addresses on our mailing list until you unsubscribe. Anonymous analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics provider's standard retention periods. Browser-based preferences (localStorage) are retained until you clear them yourself.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us via the website. We aim to respond to all data-related requests within 30 days.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. We will not notify subscribers of minor updates, but material changes will be communicated via email where appropriate.