Birch & Sons General Building Ltd

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Birch & Sons General Building Ltd (“The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”) uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience on our website.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website recognize your device and remember your preferences.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the functioning of the website.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website to help us improve it.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enable additional features, such as remembering your preferences.
Targeting Cookies: These cookies track your online activities to deliver personalized advertisements.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

Provide essential website functionality.
Analyze website traffic and performance.
Remember your preferences and settings.
Deliver targeted advertising and marketing.

4. Managing Cookies

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

5. Third-Party Cookies

We may allow third-party services to place cookies on your device for analytics, advertising, or other purposes. Please review their respective cookie policies for more information.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Email: admin@birchandsons.com
Phone: 07484 775590
Address: Corner House, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY11 4HB

Effective Date: 1 January 2025

Introduction

Birch & Sons General Building Ltd (“The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

Birch & Sons General Building Ltd is a company providing building and maintenance services, as well as equipment hire. Our registered address is [Your Address]. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: admin@birchandsons.com
Phone: 07484 775590
Address: Corner House, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY11 4HB

2. What Data We Collect

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

Identity Data: Name, title, and company name.
Contact Data: Address, email address, and phone number.
Transaction Data: Details of the services and equipment you have hired or inquired about.
Communication Data: Any correspondence with us, including enquiries.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and usage data collected when you use our website.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through:

Enquiries submitted via our website, phone, email, or in person.
Contracts and agreements for services or equipment hire.
Communication with us, including customer service interactions.
Cookies and website analytics tools.

4. How We Use Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

To respond to your enquiries and provide our services.
To manage and process transactions, including equipment hire agreements.
To maintain records for accounting and tax purposes.
To communicate updates, including changes to our services or policies.
To improve our website and services.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

Contractual necessity: To fulfill our contract with you.
Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Legitimate interests: To run and improve our business.
Consent: Where you have given explicit consent (e.g., for marketing communications).

6. How We Protect Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data, including:

Secure storage systems.
Restricted access to personal data.
Regular security assessments.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share your data with:

Service providers and contractors who assist in delivering our services.
Legal or regulatory authorities, if required by law.
Professional advisors such as accountants or legal counsel.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Typically:

Enquiry data is retained for 1 year.
Data may be retained longer for research purposes and customer analysis
Transaction data is retained for 7 years to comply with tax and accounting requirements.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
Restriction: Request limited processing of your data.
Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider.
Objection: Object to data processing based on legitimate interests.
Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time for processing based on consent.

To exercise your rights, contact us at admin@birchandsons.com. We may require proof of identity.

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. For more details, refer to our Cookie Policy.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. The latest version will be posted on our website. Please check regularly for updates.

12. Complaints

If you believe we have breached your data protection rights, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

Website: https://ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113

Effective Date: 1 January 2025

Terms and Conditions for Use of the Website

Welcome to the Website of
Birch & Sons General Building Ltd.

By using our Website you agree to abide by our terms and conditions.
If you do not accept these terms, please stop using the Website immediately.

Key Terms:

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements

“Client”, “You”, “Your”

Refers to the user of this Website.

“The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”

Refers to “Birch & Sons General Building Ltd”

“Party”, “Parties”, “Us”

Refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or Ourselves

All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of England and Wales. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Use of Our Website:

By using Our Website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with Our privacy policy. Most of the modern day interactive Websites use cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate / advertising partners may also use cookies. License Unless otherwise stated, The Company and/or it’s licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on our Website. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from Our web pages for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions. You must not:

Republish materials
Sell, rent or sub-license materials
Reproduce, duplicate or copy materials
Redistribute content from Birch and Sons General Building Ltd (unless content is specifically made for redistribution)

Hyperlinking to our Content:

The following organisations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

Government agencies
Search engines
News organisations
Our Website management entity
Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and Systemwide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organisations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Website

These organisations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link:

is not in any way misleading;
does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services;
fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

We may consider and approve in our sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organisations: commonly known consumer and/or business information sources such as Chambers of Commerce, AARP and Consumers Union; dot.com community sites; associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites, online directory distributors; internet portals; accounting, law and consulting firms whose primary clients are businesses; and educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organisations if we determine that:

the link would not reflect unfavourably on us or our accredited businesses (for example, trade associations or other organisations representing inherently suspect types of business, such as work-at-home opportunities, shall not be allowed to link);
The organisation does not have an unsatisfactory record with us;
The benefit to us from the visibility associated with the hyperlink outweighs the absence of ;
Where the link is in the context of general resource information or is otherwise consistent with editorial content in a newsletter or similar product furthering the mission of the organisation.

If you are among the organisations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our Website, you must notify us by sending an e-mail to admin@birchandsons.com. Please include your name, your organisation name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or e-mail address) as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URL(s) on our site to which you would like to link. Allow 3-4 weeks for a response.

Approved organisations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

By use of our corporate name;
By use of the uniform resource locator (Web address) being linked to;
By use of any other description of our Website or material being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.
No use of Birch and Sons General Building Ltd logo or our Website managment entity or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

Iframes

Without prior approval and express written permission, you may not create frames around our Web pages or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Website upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our Website, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions. Removal of links from our Website If you find any link on our Website or any linked Website objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this Website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the Website remains available or that the material on the Website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties relating to the Website’s content, accuracy, and availability. We are not liable for any loss or damage, except in cases of negligence causing death or personal injury or other liabilities that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

Registered Office

Corner House, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire, United Kingdom, SY11 4HB