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Privacy Policy

Structural Waterproofing respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit www.structuralwaterproofing.uk, contact us, request a quote, or use our services.

This policy is intended to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and your rights under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

Structural Waterproofing
Website: www.structuralwaterproofing.uk

Structural Waterproofing provides specialist waterproofing solutions for below-ground and critical structural areas across the UK, including investigation of water ingress, design support, and installation of suitable protection systems.

Data controller: Structural Waterproofing

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@structuralwaterproofing.uk
Contact page: https://www.structuralwaterproofing.uk/contact/us/

2. The Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer the following personal data:

Information you provide directly

When you contact us or submit an enquiry through our website, we may collect:

Technical and usage information

When you use our website, we may automatically collect certain information such as:

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, analyse traffic, and help us understand how visitors use the site. Please also refer to our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data to:

4. Our Lawful Bases for Processing

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal data. Depending on the circumstances, we rely on:

Contract

Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or to perform a contract with you, such as responding to a project enquiry or preparing a quotation.

Legitimate interests

Where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms. This may include:

Legal obligation

Where we need to comply with legal or regulatory requirements, including tax, accounting, insurance, and legal claims handling.

Consent

Where required, we will rely on your consent, for example for certain cookie-related processing or optional marketing communications. You can withdraw consent at any time.

5. How We Collect Personal Data

We collect personal data:

6. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share your information where reasonably necessary with:

We require third parties processing personal data on our behalf to handle it securely and lawfully.

7. International Transfers

We primarily aim to store and process personal data within the UK or countries offering appropriate levels of protection. If we use service providers outside the UK, we will take appropriate safeguards to protect personal data in line with applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We will only keep personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting, insurance, dispute-resolution, and record-keeping requirements.

As a general guide:

We may retain data for longer where there is an ongoing legal claim, complaint, insurance issue, or other legitimate need.

9. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. These measures may include:

However, no method of online transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Rights

Under the UK GDPR, individuals have rights including:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

11. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we use your personal data, please contact us first and we will try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. If you follow a link to another website, please note that those websites have their own privacy policies and we do not accept responsibility for their content, security, or data practices.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for business, property, and project-related enquiries and are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

14. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use your personal data to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, our services, or our data practices. Any updates will be posted on this page and will take effect from the revised effective date shown at the top.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact:

Structural Waterproofing
Website: www.structuralwaterproofing.uk
Email: privacy@structuralwaterproofing.uk