This notice explains how Lead Engineering (“we”, “us”) collects and uses personal information when you visit leadeng.co.uk or contact us, and the choices you have.
Who we are
Lead Engineering, Victory Business Centre, Somers Road North, Portsmouth, England, PO1 1PJ. We are the controller of the personal information described in this notice.
You can contact us by email at hello@leadeng.co.uk.
Information we collect
- Enquiries through our website form: your name and email address, and anything else you choose to give us, such as your organisation, telephone number and message.
- Emails and calls: your contact details and what you tell us.
- Website visits: our hosting provider records technical information in server logs, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, to keep the website running and secure.
We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking tools on this website.
How we use it, and our lawful basis
- To reply to your enquiry and discuss possible work with you. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries or, where you ask us to, taking steps before entering into a contract with you.
- To operate and protect the website. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in keeping the website available and secure.
We will not sell your information or add you to a mailing list.
Who we share it with
- Formspree delivers messages sent through our enquiry form to us and stores them on our behalf. Formspree is based in the United States, so your message may be processed there. You can read Formspree’s privacy policy.
- IONOS hosts this website and processes server log information for us.
- Our email and IT providers, who store our correspondence.
- Google, only if you choose to show the interactive map (see Cookies).
- Professional advisers, or authorities where the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep enquiry correspondence for up to two years after our last contact with you. If your enquiry leads to work together, we keep relevant records for as long as needed for that work and to meet our legal and accounting obligations.
Cookies
This website does not set any cookies of its own and does not use analytics or advertising trackers.
The map on our contact section is provided by Google Maps. It loads only if you select “Show map”. Once loaded, Google receives your IP address and may set cookies. You can read Google’s privacy policy. If you prefer not to load the map, the address and a link to directions are shown on the page instead.
If we add analytics or other non-essential cookies in future, we will ask for your consent first and update this notice.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to ask for a copy of your personal information, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to how we use it, and in some cases to receive it in a portable format. To use any of these rights, contact us using the details above. We will respond within one month.
Complaints
If you have a concern about how we handle your information, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice from time to time. The date at the top of the page shows when it last changed.