CarBee

Who we are

Our website address is https://www.carbeecars.com.

CarBee is a used car dealership based in Olney, Buckinghamshire. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will only process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This privacy policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what rights you have.

About us

CarBee is a used car dealer specialising in hand-selected, quality vehicles.

Our showroom is located at:

CarBee
15-19 High St South
Olney, Bucks
MK46 4AA

You can contact us by post at the above address, by email at sales@carbeecars.com, or by telephone on 01234 924801.

What data we collect

We collect the minimum amount of data necessary to respond to your enquiries and provide our services. This may include:

Contact form submissions: first name, last name, email address, phone number (optional), and your message
Newsletter subscriptions: email address
Website usage data: anonymised analytics data collected via Google Analytics (only with your consent)

Why we use your data

We use your data for the following purposes:

To respond to enquiries you submit through our contact form
To send you email updates and offers if you have subscribed to our newsletter
To protect our website from spam and abuse using Google reCAPTCHA
To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services (via Google Analytics, with your consent)

How we use your data

All personal data held by CarBee is stored securely and treated as confidential. We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data.

We will never sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. We will not share your data for marketing or insurance purposes.

We may share data with the following third-party services that help us operate the website:

SendGrid — to send emails (contact confirmations, newsletter updates)
Google Analytics — to analyse website traffic (only with your consent)
Google reCAPTCHA — to protect forms from spam
Google Maps — to display our showroom location on the contact page

Your data will not be transferred outside of the United Kingdom or European Economic Area (EEA) except where our third-party service providers (such as Google) process data in accordance with appropriate safeguards.

Vehicle finance

If you use our finance calculator or apply for vehicle finance through our website, your data may be shared with our finance partners (Evolution Funding and their panel of lenders) to process your application. This processing is subject to their own privacy policies. We act as a credit broker, not a lender, and do not make lending decisions.

How long we keep your data

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for our legitimate business records. Newsletter subscriber email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe or request removal.

Your rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

The right to access the personal data we hold about you
The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
The right to request deletion of your personal data
The right to object to or restrict the processing of your data
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sales@carbeecars.com or write to us at the address above. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to function correctly and, with your consent, to analyse website traffic. For full details on the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

Contact and communication

Users contacting this website do so at their own discretion and provide any personal details at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until it is no longer required. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form submission process, but we advise users that they submit information at their own risk.

We use the information you submit to respond to your enquiry or, where you have given consent, to subscribe you to our email newsletter. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.

Email newsletter

This website operates an email newsletter to inform subscribers about offers and services from CarBee. You can subscribe through our website, and all subscriptions are taken in compliance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 and the UK GDPR.

All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely. No personal details are passed to third parties. To unsubscribe, please contact us at sales@carbeecars.com.

External links

This website may contain links to external websites. We cannot guarantee the contents of any externally linked website. Users should note they click on external links at their own risk, and CarBee cannot be held liable for any damages caused by visiting external links.

Social media

CarBee participates on social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Communication and actions taken through these platforms are subject to the terms and privacy policies of each platform. We will never ask for personal or sensitive information through social media and encourage users to contact us directly by telephone or email for any sensitive matters.

Copyright

All content on this website is © CarBee. Unauthorised use or duplication of this material without written permission is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to CarBee with appropriate direction to the original content.

Complaints

CarBee aims to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal data. If you think our collection or use of data is unfair, misleading, or inappropriate, please contact us at sales@carbeecars.com in the first instance.

If you wish to raise a concern directly with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), you can contact them at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. This policy was last updated on 24 March 2026.