Privacy and Cookies Policy
Introduction
This is the privacy and cookies notice for www.tyk.io (Site) and aims to inform you about how we collect and process any information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us. The Site is operated by Tyk Technologies Ltd trading as Tyk (we, us and our). For the purposes of the EU GDPR, we are the data controller.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy and cookies notice.
We reserve the right to change this privacy and cookies notice from time to time by changing it on the Site. This privacy and cookies notice was last updated on 20th November 2025.
Information we may collect, use, store and transfer, from you
We may collect, use, store and transfer the following information about you:
- information (such as your name, email address, postal address and telephone number) that you provide by completing forms on the Site, including if you register as a user of the Site, subscribe to any service, upload or submit any material via the Site, request any information, or enter into any competition or promotion we may sponsor;
- in connection with an account sign-in facility, your log-in and password details; details of any transactions made by you through the Site;
- communications you send to us, for example to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content;
- information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on the Site for research purposes, if you choose to respond to, or participate in, them; and
- information through the Site as to your approximate location (known as technical data) for internal marketing purposes (in particular to determine whether Tyk advertising campaigns have been effective).
You are under no obligation to provide any such information. However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with certain services.
When you visit the Site, we may, by means of cookies and/or other similar technologies, automatically collect additional information about you. See Cookies and other technologies section below for more information.
Cookies and other technologies
When you interact with the Site, we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. When you visit the Site, a web server sends a cookie or other similar technology to your computer or mobile device (as the case may be). Cookies are small pieces of information which are issued to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website and which store and sometimes track information. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the Site and will last for longer.
The cookies and/or other similar technologies we use collect information, such as the type of internet browser or mobile device you use, any website from which you have come to the Site, your IP address and/or the operating system of your computer or mobile device.
We use the following cookies:
Essential Cookies
Some of the cookies used by the Site are set by us, and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf. We use necessary cookies which are essential to make our Site usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. If you don’t accept those, the Site cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance Cookies
We use preference cookies to collect information about how you interact with our Site and to help us improve our Site and services.
Marketing Cookies
We and our advertising partners use marketing cookies to deliver advertisements, enhance your experience by delivering personalised content and track efficiency of our marketing campaigns.
We use marketing cookies to track visitors across devices and marketing channels to collect meaningful insights about user behaviour. Some of the landing pages of the Site capture user details for customer relationship management purposes.
We will ask for your consent for the use of such non-essential cookies.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to help us understand and improve our Site, the user experience and our services. We will ask for your consent for the use of such non-essential cookies.
We may also gather information about the pages on the Site that you visit, and also other information about other websites that you visit, so as to place you in a “market segment”. This information is then used to place interest-based advertisements on the Site which it is believed will be relevant to your market segment. For more information about this type of interest based advertising, and about how to turn this feature off please visit https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/.
Most web and mobile device browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn more about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser or mobile device. Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the Site, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Site.
Uses made of your information
We use your personal information which we collect to:
- enable us to process your orders and to provide you with the services and information offered through the Site and which you request;
- administer your account with us;
- audit the downloading of data from the Site;
- identify visitors to the Site;
- carry out research on our users’ demographics;
- send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us, including information about our products and services, provided you have indicated that you do not object to being contacted for these purposes;
- provide you with important service and security information, essential for the usage of the Tyk applications and services.
You can tell us not to contact you with information regarding our products and services, either at the point such information is collected on the Site (by checking or unchecking (as directed) the relevant box) or, where you do not wish us to continue to use your information in this way, by following the unsubscribe instructions on any communications sent to you. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us using the Contacting using details at the end of this privacy and cookies notice.
Information sharing
We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site in order to describe our services to prospective partners and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifiable information.
We may share your Personal Data with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
We may disclose your personal information to any of our affiliates, or to our agents or contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer through the Site, processing transactions, fulfilling requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing data, providing IT and other support services or in other tasks, from time to time. Our agents and contractors will only use your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.
In the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a third party, you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third party.
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent fraud or cyber crime or to protect the Site or the rights, property or personal safety of any person.
Public forums
The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when using these and never disclose your personal information.
External links
The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy notices or the content of such sites.
Payment processing
Payment details you provide will be encrypted using secure sockets layer (SSL) technology before they are submitted to us over the internet. Payments made on the Site are made through our payment gateway provider and are outside of our control. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to our payment provider which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorising payment.
Security
We place great importance on the security of all personal information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy notices are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.
It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.
Storage of your information
The Personal Data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA“). Such storage is necessary in order to process the information. Personal information submitted may be transferred by us to our other offices and/or to the third parties mentioned in the circumstances described above (see Information sharing section above), which may be situated outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and may be processed by staff operating outside the EEA. The countries concerned may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. Where we transfer your personal information we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. By using the Site, you agree to this storing, processing and/or transfer.
Your rights
You have a legal right to a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. On request, we will provide you with a copy of this information. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you have a right to prevent the use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
We retain Personal Data for as long as we provide the Services to you or your account remains open. However, we may keep some data after your account is closed or you cease using the Service, for the purposes set out below.
After you have closed your account we may retain Personal Data where reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, resolve disputes, enforce our Customer Terms, offer new features you may be interested in, or fulfil your request to “unsubscribe” from further messages from us. If none of these obligations are applicable we will delete Personal Data within 12 months of your account being closed.
We will retain de-personalised information after your account has been closed.
Contacting us
Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy and cookies notice or any requests concerning your personal data by email to the Data Protection Officer via [email protected] or write to us at 199 Bishopsgate, Broadgate, London Postcode: EC2M 3TY.
EU-REP.Global GmbH, Attn: Tyk
Hopfenstr. 1d, 24114 Kiel, Germany
If you have any complaints about our use of your information please contact us as set out above or contact the UK supervisory authority – The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”).