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PRIVACY POLICY

BACKGROUND:

We understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, tekfab.co.uk (“our Site”) and only collect and use your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. Any personal data We collect will only be used as permitted by law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.

1. Information About us

Our Site is owned and operated by TEKFABRICATIONS LIMITED, a limited company registered in England under company number 17263290.

2. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

3. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

4. What Are My Rights?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which We will always work to uphold:

  • a) The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 10.
  • b) The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 9 will tell you how to do this.
  • c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact us using the details in Part 10 to find out more.
  • d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that We hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 10 to find out more.
  • e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
  • f) The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
  • g) The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
  • h) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
  • i) Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 10.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data We hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as We have that data.

Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us first, using the details in Part 10.

5. What Personal Data Do You Collect and How?

We collect personal data from you when you submit online forms, request a quotation, contact us via email, or complete a transaction on shop.tekfab.co.uk.

Our Site collects certain information automatically, including your IP address, the type of browser you are using, and certain other non-personal data about your computer or device such as your operating system type or version, and display resolution.

If you send us an email or submit an online form, We may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give us. For the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, we are the data controller responsible for such personal data.

The lawful basis under the Data Protection Legislation that allows us to use such information is article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR which allows us to process personal data when it is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, in this case, the proper operation and functionality of our Site. We also process personal data under article 6(1)(b) where it is necessary for the performance of a contract or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.

E-Commerce Transaction Data: When you purchase products from shop.tekfab.co.uk, we collect your billing address, delivery address, phone number, and order details. We do not store credit or debit card numbers on our servers; all payment details are securely captured and encrypted directly by our third-party payment gateways.

6. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Where We collect any personal data, it will be processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the Data Protection Legislation at all times. For more details on security see Part 7, below.

We use your personal data to respond to your enquiries, provide quotations, manage your accounts, and fulfill contracts. Any and all emails containing your personal data will be deleted no later than 5 years after they were initially provided to us.

To Fulfill Orders (Online and Offline): We process your personal data to manage, manufacture, and deliver products and services you purchase through our website or via written quotations, including sending you automated order confirmations, general updates, shipping updates, and tracking details[cite: 1].

7. How and Where Do You Store My Data?

We will only store your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.

Personal data security is essential to us, and to protect personal data, We take the following measures:

  • Limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they are subject to duties of confidentiality;
  • Procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your personal data) including notifying you and/or the Information Commissioner’s Office where we are legally required to do so.

8. Do You Share My Personal Data?

We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, except for the operational third parties required to fulfill your contract as listed below, or under the following exceptions:

  • Business Asset Transfers: If We sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way that We have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy (i.e. to communicate with you).
  • Legal Obligations: In some limited circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
  • Payment Processors: We share your transactional data with our secure payment gateway providers (e.g., Stripe / PayPal) to authorize and complete your payment.
  • National Logistics and Courier Networks: We share your name, delivery address, email, and telephone number with our designated third-party suppliers and freight and courier services to facilitate the nationwide delivery of your goods.
  • Regulatory and Building Bodies: For local installation works, we may share relevant site and contact details with local authority building control departments or competent person schemes to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and certification for the works[cite: 1].

9. How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data We have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.

All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 10.

There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.

We will respond to your subject access request without undue delay and at the latest within one calendar month of receipt. Normally, We aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date We receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.

10. How Do I Contact You?

To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if We change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.

This Privacy Policy was last updated in July 2026.