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Who we are.
[Content TBC: Fort Engineering Ltd legal entity. Registered office address. Company number. ICO registration number. Identify the data controller and how to contact us about data protection.]
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Summary.
[Content TBC: One short paragraph in plain English. We collect the minimum information needed to respond to enquiries. We don’t share it for marketing. We don’t use cookies. We don’t track you.]
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Information we collect.
[Content TBC: The fields collected via the contact / enquiry form. Name, work email, company, phone if applicable, and the message itself. State explicitly that nothing else is collected.]
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How we collect it.
[Content TBC: Confirm the only collection point is the contact form, submitted voluntarily by the visitor. No passive collection. No tracking pixels. No analytics. No third-party embedded forms.]
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Why we collect it.
[Content TBC: Lawful basis under UK GDPR Article 6. For B2B specifier enquiries this is typically legitimate interests – responding to enquiries about manufacturing capability is a core business activity. State the basis chosen and the reasoning.]
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How we use your information.
[Content TBC: Specifics. Used solely to respond to the enquiry. Not used to send marketing. Not used to build profiles. Not used for automated decision-making. Not sold, ever.]
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How long we keep it.
[Content TBC: Retention period for enquiry data. Typical range 12-24 months. Longer where an active commercial relationship exists, per HMRC and statutory record-keeping requirements (usually 6 years).]
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Where your data is stored.
[Content TBC: Storage location. UK and / or EU. If any processor stores data outside the UK / EEA, declare it and state the safeguard (adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, etc.).]
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Security.
[Content TBC: How data is protected in transit and at rest. HTTPS / TLS. Access controls. Limited internal access. Backup and incident response practices at a high level.]
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Your rights under UK GDPR.
[Content TBC: List the rights – access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection. How to exercise each (email us). Statutory response time of one calendar month.]
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Cookies.
Fort Engineering Ltd does not use cookies on this website. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, no marketing pixels, and nothing third-party that would set them either. That’s why you won’t see a cookie banner here.
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Links to other websites.
[Content TBC: The site links out to sibling customer brands (Fort Premium Doors, Magnificent Security, Sash Vault, Fort Security Doors) and to external organisations such as certification bodies. Each has its own privacy policy. Fort Engineering is not responsible for the practices of any external site.]
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Changes to this policy.
[Content TBC: How updates are handled. Date the policy was last reviewed at the top of the page. Material changes will be flagged. Previous versions available on request.]
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How to contact us.
[Content TBC: Contact details for data protection enquiries. Email address (rendered via the email shortcode below). Postal address. Whether there’s a named Data Protection Officer or a general contact for data matters.]
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How to complain.
[Content TBC: Right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. ICO website (ico.org.uk) and helpline. Encourage contacting Fort Engineering first to try to resolve any issue before escalating.]