Privacy Policy / Privacy Notice for Haus Design & Construction
Last updated: 01/10/25
Haus Design & Construction (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal data when you use our website hausdc.co.uk (the “Website”) and how you can exercise your privacy rights under applicable laws (including UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018).
1. Who we are & contact information
- Controller: Haus Design & Construction
- Contact email: hallo@hausdc.co.uk
- Address: 7 Bailbrook Grove, Bath, BA1 7AP, United Kingdom
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please contact us at the above.
2. What personal data we collect
We may collect the following types of personal data:
- Identity & contact data: name, email address, phone number (when you contact us)
- Usage data: information about your visits to our Website, pages viewed, time and date, IP address, browser type
- Technical data: device type, operating system, browser version
- Cookies and tracking data: as described in our Cookie Policy
We do not collect special category (sensitive) personal data unless explicitly provided by you (e.g. health, racial origin) — and only then with your express consent.
3. How data is collected
Data is obtained in various ways:
- You provide data directly (e.g. through contact forms, email)
- Automatically, via your interaction with the Website (cookies, analytics)
- Third parties, if you interact with plugins, social media, or services we use
4. Legal basis for processing
We rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent: when you agree to data processing (e.g. cookies, newsletters)
- Contractual necessity: for fulfilling services or responding to your inquiry
- Legitimate interests: our interests in operating, improving the Website, marketing (when balanced with your rights)
- Compliance with legal obligations: e.g. storing records, anti-fraud
5. How we use your data
We use your personal data for purposes including (but not limited to):
- Responding to your inquiries and communicating with you
- Processing any requests or services you ask for
- Improving, maintaining, and analysing the Website
- Personalizing content and experience
- Sending marketing communications (only when you consent)
- Security, fraud detection, and legal compliance
6. Data sharing & disclosures
We may share personal data with:
- Service providers & processors (e.g. email providers, analytics, hosting)
- Legal or regulatory authorities if required by law
- Third parties you authorize (e.g. when using third-party tools)
We ensure that those parties process your data securely and only for specified purposes.
7. International transfers
If we transfer data outside the UK / EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions) to protect your rights.
8. Data retention
We will keep your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined, unless a longer retention is required by law.
When data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
9. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have rights including:
- Access: request a copy of data we hold about you
- Correction: correct incomplete or inaccurate data
- Erasure: in certain circumstances, ask that your data be deleted
- Restriction: limit how we use your data
- Portability: receive your data in a usable format
- Objection: object to certain processing (e.g. marketing)
- Withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it
To exercise your rights, contact us at hallo@hausdc.co.uk. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling requests.
10. Security & data protection
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, such as encryption, access controls, regular security assessments. However, no transmission over the Internet or storage system is 100% secure.
11. Links to other sites
Our Website may contain links to other sites (e.g. social media, third-party services). This Privacy Policy does not cover those sites. You should review their privacy policies separately.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. When we do, we will post the updated version here with a new Last updated date. Your continued use of the Website after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Governing law
This Policy is governed by the laws of England & Wales (or Scotland / Northern Ireland, as appropriate). Any disputes will be subject to the courts of the UK.
Acknowledgement
By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and agree to our processing of your personal data as described.