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0759 894 9410

Privacy Policy for AK17 Construction Ltd

Last updated: 29 July 2025

Who We Are

AK17 Construction Ltd is a building company based in Canterbury, serving clients across Kent. Our website address is: https://ak17construction.co.uk.
Company Details:
  • Company Name: AK17 Construction Ltd
  • Registered in England and Wales
  • Services: Construction, refurbishments, extensions, loft conversions, and new builds
For any privacy-related queries, please contact us at [INSERT CONTACT EMAIL] or [INSERT PHONE NUMBER].

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Contact Forms and Enquiries

When you submit an enquiry through our website contact forms, we collect:
  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Project details and requirements
  • Any additional information you provide
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, provide quotes, and communicate about potential construction projects.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Login Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Editing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

Service Providers

We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in:
  • Website hosting and maintenance
  • Email communications
  • Project management
  • Payment processing (if applicable)

Legal Requirements

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may also disclose your personal information if required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients or others.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and User Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Enquiry Data

We retain enquiry and contact form data for up to 7 years for business and legal purposes, including potential future projects and warranty obligations.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
  • Right of Access: Request copies of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we use your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organisation
  • Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided above.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your personal data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside the UK. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with UK data protection laws.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact:
AK17 Construction Ltd
  • Email: info@ak17construction.co.uk
  • Phone: 0759 894 9410
This privacy policy complies with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 requirements.