Privacy Policy

Last updated: 9 February 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Gill Civil Engineering Limited (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit gillcivi.com (the “Website”).

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data transparently and securely, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who we are

Gill Civil Engineering Limited is based in the United Kingdom. If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us using the details at the end of this document.

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Contact information: such as your name and email address when you submit a message through our contact form.
• Usage data: information about how you use the Website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites.
• Technical data: such as IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system.

We do not knowingly collect special category (sensitive) personal data.

3. How we collect your data

We collect data in the following ways:

• When you contact us via the Website’s contact form
• Automatically through cookies and similar technologies
• Through Google Analytics, which helps us understand how visitors use our Website
• Through server logs maintained by our hosting provider

4. How we use your data

We use your personal data to:

• Respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
• Operate, maintain, and improve the Website
• Monitor and analyse usage and performance
• Maintain Website security and prevent abuse

5. Legal basis for processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases to process your personal data:

• Consent: where you have contacted us or accepted non-essential cookies
• Legitimate interests: to operate and improve our Website and ensure its security
• Legal obligations: where required by law

6. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to ensure it functions properly and to analyse Website traffic.

We use Google Analytics cookies to collect anonymised information about how visitors use the Website. This helps us improve content and user experience.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

7. Third-party services

We use trusted third-party services to operate our Website, including:

• Website hosting and infrastructure providers
• Google Analytics (analytics and performance monitoring)
• WordPress plugins necessary for Website functionality

These third parties may process personal data on our behalf only as necessary to provide their services.

8. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary:

• Contact form submissions are kept only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping
• Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics’ standard retention settings

9. Your data protection rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

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

10. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:

Email: mail@gillcivil.com