Privacy Policy
Last updated: 21 October 2026
This policy explains how Charles Linton Carpentry and Construction Ltd (trading as Charles Linton Carpentry & Construction) uses personal information collected through https://charleslinton.co.uk.
1. Who we are
Charles Linton Carpentry and Construction Ltd is the controller of the personal information described here.
- Address: 21A More House Farm, Wivelsfield, RH17 7RE
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 01444 471384
2. What we collect and why
| What happens | Information | Why | Lawful basis | How long we keep it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contacting us by the email address or phone number shown on the website | Your name, email address or phone number, and whatever you tell us in your message or call | To reply to you and, if you want work done, to arrange it | Steps you asked us to take before any contract / Legitimate interests | As long as we need to deal with your enquiry and any follow-up. If you become a customer, for as long as we work together, and afterwards for as long as we need for our business records (for example, tax records). |
| Measuring how the website is used, if you agree | Pages visited, how you arrived, device and browser type, approximate location (town or region), and Google Analytics identifiers | To see which pages help people find and contact us | Your consent | No more than 14 months |
| Running the website securely | IP address, browser details, pages requested and the time | To keep the website available and secure | Legitimate interests | As long as we need them to keep the website running securely |
Where we rely on legitimate interests, the interest is:
- Contacting us: Replying to general questions from people who contact us
- Running the website securely: Protecting the website and its visitors from attack
3. Who receives it
| Recipient | What they do | Where the information is processed |
|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs Digital Ltd | Hosts and maintains the website | UK, Germany (backups) |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Delivers the website and filters malicious traffic | Worldwide, including the USA |
| Google Ireland Limited (Google Workspace) | Our email service, where your email arrives | UK, EEA, USA and elsewhere |
| Google Ireland Limited | Website statistics (Google Analytics 4) | EEA, USA |
Where information is processed outside the UK, the transfer is covered as follows:
- Bulldogs Digital Ltd: UK adequacy regulations for the EEA
- Cloudflare, Inc.: UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
- Google Ireland Limited (Google Workspace): UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Google LLC)
- Google Ireland Limited: UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Google LLC)
You can ask us for a copy of these safeguards.
4. Your rights
You have the right to ask us for access to your information, to correct it, to delete it, to restrict how we use it, and, where we rely on consent or a contract, to receive it in a portable format. Some of these rights apply only in certain circumstances. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time; for cookies, see our cookie policy.
Right to object: where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object to our use of your information.
To use any of these rights, contact us using the details in section 1.
5. Complaints
If you want to complain about how we have used your personal information, contact us by:
- email [email protected]
- post to 21A More House Farm, Wivelsfield, RH17 7RE
You can also complain to the Information Commission (ICO): ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or 0303 123 1113.
Policy version 1.1 / reviewed 21 October 2026