Privacy Policy
Last updated July 2026
Who is responsible for your data
Signpost is a trading name of ABOB GROUP LTD, is the data controller for the personal information you provide to Signpost. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 15156597, with our registered office at 61 Charlotte Street, Birmingham, England, B3 1PX. We handle personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
What we collect
Account information such as your name, email address and the type of user you are. Profile and enquiry details you choose to provide, which for residents may include the area you are looking in and the support you need, and for providers includes organisation and listing information. Technical information such as device and usage data that helps us keep the platform secure and working. We only ask for what we need to run the service.
Special category data
Because Signpost is about supported housing, the information you share in an enquiry may reveal sensitive details, for example about your health or your circumstances. You choose what to include. Where you provide this, we process it to pass your enquiry to the provider you selected and to operate the service, and we treat it with extra care.
Why we use it and our lawful bases
To provide the service and perform our agreement with you, including creating your account and passing your enquiry to a provider. To pursue our legitimate interests in keeping the platform secure, preventing misuse and improving it. To meet legal obligations. Where the law requires it, or where you share sensitive information, we rely on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Who we share it with
When you send an enquiry, the details you include are shared with the provider of that listing so they can respond to you. We use trusted service providers to run the platform, including hosting and database infrastructure, who process data on our behalf under contract. We may disclose information where the law requires it or to protect the safety of a person. We never sell your personal data.
Where your data is stored
Our core database and authentication are hosted within the UK or the European Union. Where any transfer outside the UK is needed, we put appropriate safeguards in place as required by data protection law.
How long we keep it
We keep personal data only for as long as we need it for the purposes described here, to meet legal obligations, and to resolve disputes. When it is no longer needed we delete it or make it anonymous.
Your rights
You have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to or restrict certain processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent where we rely on it. To exercise any of these, email us using the details below. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.
Cookies
We use essential cookies to run the site. With your consent we also use a first party analytics cookie to understand how the site is used, and the Meta advertising pixel to measure our advertising and reach people who may need supported housing. Analytics and advertising are separate choices you make on the cookie banner, and you can change either one at any time. For the pixel we send Meta only a listing reference and a location, never a listing title or your search filters. See our Cookie Policy for the full detail.
Security
We use technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including access controls and encryption in transit. No system is completely secure, so we also ask you to keep your login details private.
Children
Signpost is intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us so we can remove it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is always shown here with the date it was last updated.
How to contact us
ABOB GROUP LTD trading as Signpost
61 Charlotte Street, Birmingham, England, B3 1PX
Email: info@signpostportal.com
Registration with the Information Commissioner's Office has been applied for. This page will show the registration number once it is issued.