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Privacy Policy
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1. Who we are
Steshkin Limited (Company No. 12283849) is a registered electrical contractor operating in the United Kingdom. Our registered address is 8 George Street, Langdon Hills, Basildon, England, SS16 5NQ. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.
2. Data we collect
2.1 Information you provide directly
- Contact form: name, email address, phone number, and message content.
- Newsletter subscription: email address.
2.2 Information collected automatically
- Technical data: IP address (anonymised), browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, pages visited, and timestamps.
- Cookie data: see our Cookie Policy for full details.
3. Legal basis for processing
| Processing activity | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to contact form enquiries | Legitimate interest / Contract performance |
| Sending newsletters | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR) |
| Analytics and website improvement | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR) |
| Essential website cookies | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) UK GDPR) |
| Cookie consent audit records | Legal obligation / Legitimate interest |
4. How we use your data
- To respond to your enquiries and provide quotes.
- To send marketing communications where you have opted in.
- To improve the performance and content of our website.
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
- To prevent fraud and ensure the security of our systems.
5. Data sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
- Hosting and infrastructure providers (e.g. cloud VPS) — solely to provide our services.
- Analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics) — only if you have provided consent for analytics cookies.
- Legal authorities — where required by law or court order.
6. Data retention
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact enquiry records | 3 years from last contact |
| Cookie consent audit records | 3 years |
| Newsletter subscription data | Until you unsubscribe + 30 days |
| Server access logs | 90 days |
7. Your rights under UK GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw consent — at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please email info@steshkin.com. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Cookies
For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please read our Cookie Policy.
9. International transfers
Your data is stored on servers located within the United Kingdom or European Economic Area. Where any third-party service transfers data outside the UK/EEA, appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place.
10. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including HTTPS encryption, regular security reviews, and access controls. No transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
11. Complaints
If you believe we have not handled your data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
- Website: ico.org.uk
- Telephone: 0303 123 1113
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact
- Email: info@steshkin.com
- Post: Steshkin Limited (Co. No. 12283849), 8 George Street, Langdon Hills, Basildon, England, SS16 5NQ