Privacy policy

Last updated: 18 July 2026

Who we are

BreakerHQ is a Digital Waste Tracking compliance service for UK vehicle dismantlers, and is a trading name of 1Z Digital Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company no. 17346613). 1Z Digital Ltd is the data controller for the personal data described on this page, and is registered with the ICO.

Contact for anything in this policy: support@breakerhq.co.uk

What we collect

• Your account email address and display name.
• Your yard's details: name, site address, environmental permit / authorisation number, and Defra registration codes.
• The operational records your yard creates: vehicles (registration marks and DVLA lookup results), waste receipts, depollution logs, Certificate of Destruction records, Defra submissions and their responses, and audit trails of who did what.
• Supplier and carrier details entered at the gate (names, registration numbers, delivery vehicle registrations).
• Photos you choose to capture against a vehicle.

Why we collect it

To provide the service, and to help your yard meet its legal duties: the duty of care under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, and the digital waste receipt reporting required by Defra's Digital Waste Tracking service from 1 October 2026.

Our lawful bases under UK GDPR: performance of a contract (running the service for your yard), legal obligation (the waste-tracking records themselves), and legitimate interests (keeping the service secure and reliable).

Where your data lives

Data is stored on Google Cloud / Firebase in the London region (europe-west2). Records are backed up and access is restricted to your yard's members according to the roles you assign.

Who we share it with

• Defra: waste receipts are submitted to the government's Digital Waste Tracking service under your yard's registration. That is the point of the product. The exact submission and Defra's response are kept in your evidence trail.
• DVLA / DVSA: vehicle lookups send only the vehicle registration mark to the government's vehicle enquiry services.
• Stripe: if your yard takes a paid plan, Stripe processes the payment. Your billing email and card details go to Stripe, not to us. We never see or store card numbers.
• eBay: if your yard connects its eBay account, listing details (part, price, photos, donor vehicle details) are sent to eBay under your own seller account.
• No advertising or analytics third parties. We do not sell data.

How long we keep it

Waste tracking records are legal records: they are retained for the record-keeping periods required by waste legislation, even if your account closes. Account data is kept until you ask us to delete it.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask for access to your data, correction, deletion (where the legal retention duties allow), restriction, portability, and to object to processing. Email support@breakerhq.co.uk and we will respond within one month. You can also complain to the ICO (ico.org.uk).

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