At GC Builders LTD, we take your privacy seriously. As part of our wider business operations, we are committed to handling your personal information with care, transparency, and in line with the applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Some of our associated businesses may operate their own websites and services, but they refer back to this core privacy policy to explain how your personal data is collected, used, and protected. These businesses may also provide additional privacy details on their individual sites. This policy should be read alongside any such notices and the terms and conditions of the relevant website.
Throughout this policy, the terms “GC Builders LTD,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to the company responsible for managing your personal data. Please take the time to read through this document to understand how we handle your information.
Information We Collect
We may gather and process the following types of information:
1. Information You Provide to Us
This includes personal details you share when filling in forms on our website, contacting us via phone or email, signing up for services, or reporting issues. The data may include your name, address, contact information, and any other details you provide.
2. Information We Collect Automatically
When you browse our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address and technical data such as browser type, operating system, and device details.
- Information on your website activity, including pages visited, time spent, interactions (like clicks or scrolling), and referring websites.
- Details used to ensure our website performs efficiently and securely.
How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect for various legitimate business purposes:
Information You Provide:
- To fulfil contracts or service agreements between you and GC Builders LTD.
- To verify account details and send confirmation or service-related emails.
- To send updates, promotional materials (where consent is given), and notify you of any changes to our services.
Information We Collect Automatically:
- For internal analysis, website maintenance, and performance improvements.
- To enhance your browsing experience and ensure the website content is properly displayed.
- To ensure site security and track advertising performance.
- To recommend relevant services or features.
Information from Other Sources:
We may combine this data with what you’ve provided or what we’ve collected to better understand your needs and tailor our services accordingly.
Lawful Basis for Using Your Information
We follow data protection principles and only use your data when we have a legal reason to do so, such as:
- Consent: When you give us permission to contact you with marketing or promotional offers.
- Legitimate Interests: When it helps us deliver services efficiently, improve our offering, or communicate necessary information. We always weigh our interests against your rights and privacy expectations.
You’re not obliged to provide your data, but without it, certain services may be limited.
Data Retention
We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected. Unless legally required otherwise, we aim to delete it within 15 years.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal data with:
- Business partners, subcontractors, and service providers necessary to deliver services to you.
- Professional advisers, law enforcement, and regulatory bodies where legally required.
- Analytics or search engine providers who help us improve our website.
- Trusted third parties where you have expressly consented.
If we sell, merge, or transfer any part of our business, your data may be part of that transaction.
Where Your Data Is Stored
Your data may be stored or processed outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA). When this happens, we take appropriate measures to ensure your data remains secure and protected.
If you’re given a password to access parts of our site, it’s your responsibility to keep it safe. Unfortunately, no internet transmission is completely secure, so while we take steps to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee complete protection.
Your Rights
Under data protection laws, you have rights regarding the use of your personal data:
- Access – You can ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction – You can request updates to any incorrect or outdated information.
- Erasure – You can ask us to delete your data when it’s no longer needed.
- Restriction – You can ask us to limit how we use your data in certain situations.
- Data Portability – You can request to receive your data in a transferable format.
- Objection – You can object to us processing your data, especially for marketing.
- Withdraw Consent – You can withdraw consent at any time where it has been previously given.
To exercise any of these rights, or to raise a concern, please get in touch with us via the contact form on our website or at:
https://gcbuildersltd.co.uk/