Effective date: November 2025

This comprehensive privacy policy explains in detail how OctopusBonus.com (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses and protects any information collected when you utilize this website. We deeply respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding and protecting your personal data in accordance with relevant UK data protection laws, including the GDPR. This document outlines our data processing activities, your rights, and our relationship with third parties.

1: Data We Collect, Lawful Basis, and How We Use It

Our lawful basis for processing information is rooted in either legitimate interest (for website security and functionality) or consent (for direct communication). We are committed to minimizing the collection of personal data.

Information You Provide (Contact Form)

When you submit a message via our Contact Us form, we collect the name and email address you provide. This limited data is processed through a necessary third-party service (Formspree). The sole purpose of collecting this information is to respond directly to your query and address your specific referral or content questions. We explicitly state that we do not use this information for marketing purposes, nor do we share it with Octopus Energy or any other third party. Furthermore, we do not store this correspondence data on our server.

Affiliate Links and Cookies (Tracking & Anonymity)

OctopusBonus.com operates exclusively as a referral and marketing affiliate for Octopus Energy. This means our site functions as an introductory service only.

• Tracking Mechanism: When you click our referral link (e.g., “Get Your £50 Bonus Now!”), you are automatically redirected to the official Octopus Energy website. Octopus Energy uses cookies to track that you originated from our referral link. This is essential technical tracking used to ensure that both you, the new customer, and we, the referrer, successfully receive the $\textsterling$50 bonus.
• Data We See: We only receive highly anonymized reporting from Octopus Energy. This report merely confirms that a successful switch occurred via our unique referral code. Crucially, we DO NOT receive any personal identifying information about you, such as your full name, home address, specific tariff details, or billing information, from Octopus Energy.

Automated Technical Data (Analytics)

To optimize our website’s performance and usability, we automatically collect non-personal, generalized traffic data. This data includes:

• Browser Type and Device Information (e.g., operating system, mobile or desktop)
• Time and Date of Visit
• Pages Viewed and time spent per page (to understand content performance)
• IP Address (used solely for generalized geographic analysis and security, not for personal identification)

This data is processed under the lawful basis of legitimate interest to maintain and continually improve the site’s performance and security.

2. External Links and Third-Party Policies

This website contains links to external, third-party sites, most notably the official Octopus Energy website. Once you click a link and leave OctopusBonus.com, we have absolutely no control over the privacy practices, tracking mechanisms, data security, or content of that external site. The management of your data then falls under their respective privacy policies. We strongly encourage you to always review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit before submitting personal information or navigating their site.

3. Data Security and Retention

We take all reasonable and standard preventative steps to protect against unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction of the minimal data we collect, particularly regarding your contact form submissions. We adhere to all local laws, regulations, and industry guidelines to keep your data safe.

Data Retention: We retain non-personal, anonymized analytical data only as long as necessary to maintain website functionality and identify traffic trends (typically 12 months). Contact form correspondence is retained only long enough to address your query fully.

Security Measures: We utilize industry-standard security protocols, including SSL encryption, on our web hosting platform.

4. Your Legal Rights (UK and GDPR)

Under UK and EU GDPR rules, you possess several essential rights concerning your personal data:

• Right of Access: You have the right to request copies of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
• Right to Restriction of Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us immediately using the email address below.

5. Contacting Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your rights under GDPR, please contact us at:

Email: help@octopusbonus.com

If you have further questions about how we handle data, that you believe haven’t been covered here, please reach out.
To view the Octopus.Energy privacy policy: Click here