Last updated: 26 September 2026
Who we are
This website is run by Cal Hodges, trading as Smiki Records ("we", "us"), who is the data controller for the personal information described here.
Cal Hodges trading as Smiki Records
32/3 Coltbridge Gardens
Edinburgh
EH12 6AQ
United Kingdom
Email: smikirecords@gmail.com
What we collect and why
Newsletter
If you sign up to our newsletter we collect your email address, the date and time you signed up and confirmed, and the IP address used. We use it only to send you Smiki Records news and new arrivals. Our legal basis is your consent. We use double opt-in: you only join the list once you click the link in our confirmation email.
Subscriber addresses are held by our email provider MailerLite (MailerLite Limited), which sends the newsletter on our behalf. You can unsubscribe at any time with the link in every email, or by emailing us. When you unsubscribe we stop emailing you and delete or suppress your address.
Contact form and emails
When you use the contact form or email us, we receive your name, email address and message. We use them to reply and, if you're buying or selling records, to arrange that with you. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in answering enquiries, or taking steps you've asked for before a contract. Messages are delivered to our Gmail inbox (Google) through Cloudflare. We keep enquiries for up to 2 years, or longer if they relate to a sale we need records of.
Buying records
At the moment all purchases are made through Discogs. Discogs is responsible for the personal information you give it; see the Discogs privacy policy. Discogs shares your name and delivery address with us so we can post your order. We keep order records for 6 years because tax law requires it.
Website visits
Our website is hosted by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes your IP address and basic technical details (such as browser type) to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. Our forms use Cloudflare Turnstile, a spam check that looks at technical signals from your browser instead of asking you to solve puzzles. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits; it does not use cookies or track you across sites. Our legal basis is our legitimate interest in running a secure website. We don't use advertising or tracking cookies. See our cookies page.
Who we share it with
Only the service providers named above (MailerLite, Cloudflare, Google, Discogs, and Royal Mail for deliveries), who handle it on our behalf or as needed to deliver your order. We never sell your information. Some of these providers process data outside the UK. Where they do, they use safeguards recognised under UK data protection law, such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or the UK–US data bridge.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask us for a copy of your information, ask us to correct or delete it, object to or restrict how we use it, and withdraw consent at any time (for example by unsubscribing). Email smikirecords@gmail.com and we'll reply within one month.
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, please tell us first. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
Changes
If we change this notice we'll update the date at the top of this page.