Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

Publication Date: 1 August 2025

Our Privacy Policy

Your privacy is extremely important to us. This policy explains what personal information we have, how we use it and how you can check and update any of your personal information. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, when we refer to:

  • “you”: the person/s who use, contract for, or show interest in O2 products and services or events.
  • “we” or “us”: Telefonica UK Limited (“O2”).
  • “VMED O2 UK Limited”: the joint venture company (registered number 12580944) which owns O2 and Virgin Media.

Why do we collect your information?

  • Contractual Necessity: To manage your account and deliver services.
  • Consent: For competitions, direct marketing, and perks.
  • Legitimate Interest: To improve products, manage network, and prevent fraud.
  • Legal Obligations: Monitoring usage for spend caps and regulatory compliance.

Quick Navigation

→ The type of Information we have

→ Where do we get your information?

→ How we share your information

→ Why we keep hold of your information

The type of information we have

CategoryExamples
Who you areName, phone, address, gender, age, payment details, driving license.
Usage DataCall, text, surfing records, billing history, app usage times.
LocationNetwork location (phone masts) and GPS location (satellites).

* Note: We don't look at message content or listen to calls unless you are talking to our advisors.

Involvement with UTIQ

We work with Utiq SA/NV to provide online identifiers (Network Signals) to support digital advertising. This is off by default and only works if you provide explicit consent.

Your Legal Rights

Access

Request details of info we hold.

Withdrawal

Stop consent for marketing anytime.

Correction

Ask us to update inaccurate info.

Erasure

Request deletion in certain cases.

Restriction

Restrict how we process data.

Portability

Receive info in usable formats.

How long we keep info

Generally kept for 1 to 7 years after you leave us, depending on legal requirements, fraud prevention, or police evidence needs.

Contact Us

For data queries or to exercise your rights:

Email: datarightsteam@o2.com

DPO: DPO@o2.com

Telefonica UK Limited | Registered Office: 260 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 4DX