Privacy Policy
Last updated: 7 August 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Kinara International collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit or use the Connected Sourcing website at:
https://connectedsourcing.com/
Kinara International is the organisation responsible for handling personal information collected through this website.
1. Who We Are
Kinara International Ltd,
Churchill House 137–139
Brent Street HendonLondon NW4 4DJ,
United Kingdom
For privacy-related questions, contact:
Email: info@kinaraexports.com
Telephone: +44 7869 892460
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information.
Information You Provide
When you contact us through a website form, request information, register your interest or speak to our team, we may collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your telephone number
- Your company name
- Your job title
- Your country or location
- Details about your sourcing, manufacturing or logistics requirements
- Any other information you include in your message
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information through our contact forms unless it is necessary.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries and contact requests
- Understand your sourcing, manufacturing or supply chain requirements
- Prepare quotations, proposals or service information
- Arrange calls, meetings or consultations
- Provide requested services
- Manage our business relationship with you
- Improve the website and user experience
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure the performance of our marketing and content
- Protect the website against fraud, misuse and security threats
- Maintain business and legal records
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
We will not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this Privacy Policy unless required or permitted by law.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable under the UK GDPR, EU GDPR or similar data protection laws, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases.
Consent
We may rely on your consent when:
- You accept non-essential cookies
- You agree to receive marketing communications
- You voluntarily provide information through a form where consent is requested
You may withdraw consent at any time.
Legitimate Interests
We may process information where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, including:
- Responding to business enquiries
- Developing customer relationships
- Improving our services and website
- Measuring website performance
- Protecting our systems and business
We consider whether our interests are balanced against your privacy rights before relying on this basis.
Contract
We may process personal information when necessary to:
- Provide a quotation
- Take steps before entering into a contract
- Deliver agreed services
- Manage an existing customer or supplier relationship
Legal Obligation
We may process and retain information where required to comply with legal, tax, accounting, regulatory or law-enforcement obligations.
5. Cookies and Analytics
The website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device. They help the website function correctly, remember preferences and provide information about how visitors use the website.
We may use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly. They may support security, page navigation, form submission and cookie consent settings.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand:
- How many people visit the website
- Which pages are viewed
- How visitors move through the website
- Which marketing sources bring visitors to the website
- Whether users experience errors or performance issues
Analytics providers may collect information such as your IP address, browser, device and website activity.
Where required by law, analytics cookies will only be used after you provide consent.
Functional Cookies
These cookies may remember preferences or improve website functionality.
Marketing Cookies
If enabled, marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising campaigns or show more relevant advertisements.
You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or consent tool on the website. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.
6. Contact Forms
When you submit a contact form, we use the information you provide to:
- Review your enquiry
- Contact you
- Understand your business needs
- Provide relevant information, quotations or services
- Keep a record of our communication
Submitting a contact form does not automatically add you to a marketing list unless the form clearly states this and you provide consent.
7. Marketing Communications
We may send business-related marketing communications where:
- You have provided consent
- You are an existing business contact and the communication is relevant to our relationship
- Applicable law allows us to contact you based on legitimate interests
- Clicking the unsubscribe link in an email
- Contacting us at info@kinaraexports.com
We may retain a limited record of your email address to ensure that we respect your opt-out request.
8. How We Share Information
We may share personal information with trusted organisations that help us operate the website and provide our services, including:
- Website hosting providers
- Website developers and technical support providers
- Analytics providers
- Customer relationship management providers
- Email and communication platforms
- Cloud storage providers
- Professional advisers, including accountants and lawyers
- Suppliers, manufacturers or logistics partners where necessary to handle your enquiry or provide a requested service
- Government authorities or regulators where required by law
These organisations may only use personal information for the purposes agreed with us and must protect it appropriately.
We do not sell personal information.
9. International Data Transfers
Because Connected Sourcing works internationally, personal information may be processed or accessed outside your country.
Some service providers, suppliers or business partners may be located outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are used. These may include:
- Adequacy regulations or adequacy decisions
- Standard contractual clauses
- The UK International Data Transfer Agreement
- Contractual, technical and organisational safeguards
10. How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary.
Retention periods depend on:
- The reason the information was collected
- Whether an enquiry becomes a customer relationship
- Legal, accounting or tax requirements
- Contractual obligations
- The need to resolve disputes
- Security and fraud-prevention requirements
As a general guide:
- Contact form enquiries may be kept for up to 36 months
- Customer and contract records may be kept for up to 7 years after the relationship ends
- Analytics information is retained according to the settings of the relevant analytics platform
- Marketing information may be retained until you unsubscribe or object
Information may be deleted earlier when it is no longer needed.
11. How We Protect Your Information
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information.
These may include:
- Secure website connections
- Access controls
- Password protection
- Software updates
- Security monitoring
- Data backups
- Limited access to personal information
- Contracts with service providers
- Staff awareness and internal procedures
No website or online system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to reduce risk.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw consent
- Request transfer of your information
- Complain to a data protection authority
Some rights are subject to legal limits and exemptions.
To exercise your rights, contact:
Email: info@kinaraexports.com
We may need to verify your identity before responding.
13. Complaints
Please contact us first if you have concerns about how we handle personal information.
You may also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
For users in the United Kingdom, the relevant authority is:
Information Commissioner’s Office
https://ico.org.uk/
For users in the European Economic Area, you may contact the data protection authority in your country.
14. Third-Party Websites
The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
15. Children's Privacy
The Connected Sourcing website and services are intended for businesses and professional users.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, contact us so that we can review and delete it where appropriate.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:
- Changes to the website
- New technologies or service providers
- Changes to our business
- Changes to legal or regulatory requirements
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
17. Contact Us
Kinara International Ltd.
Churchill House 137–139
Brent Street Hendon
London NW4 4DJ,
United Kingdom
Email: info@kinaraexports.com
Telephone: +44 7869 892460