Who We Are
ALD Design Ltd is a specialist civil engineering design consultancy based in Wigan, England. We provide drainage, highways, and infrastructure design services to housebuilders and developers across the UK.
This website, alddesign.co.uk, is used to showcase our services and allow potential clients to get in touch with us about their projects.
What Data We Collect
We collect a limited amount of information, and only what is needed to respond to your enquiry or improve the website.
Contact form submissions: When you fill in our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), company name (if provided), and project details. All required fields are clearly marked on the form.
Website analytics: We use Fathom Analytics to understand how people use our website. Fathom is a privacy-focused analytics tool that does not use cookies, does not track individuals, and does not collect personal data. It gives us simple, anonymous data like page views and referral sources.
How We Use Your Data
We use the information you provide through our contact form to:
- Respond to your enquiry
- Provide a quote or scope of work for your project
- Deliver our engineering design services if you become a client
- Follow up on your enquiry where appropriate
We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Your information is used solely for the purposes described above.
How We Store Your Data
Form submissions are stored securely and access is limited to authorised personnel within ALD Design Ltd. We retain your data only for as long as it is needed to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law.
If your enquiry does not lead to a project, we will delete your data within 12 months unless you ask us to keep it on file.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
- Delete your personal data
- Object to how we process your data
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
To exercise any of these rights, email us at ant@alddesign.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.
Cookies
We keep cookie use to an absolute minimum. Fathom Analytics, our analytics provider, is completely cookie-free, meaning no tracking cookies are placed on your device when you visit our site.
Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) may use essential cookies for security and performance purposes, such as protecting against malicious traffic. These are strictly necessary cookies and do not track you for advertising or marketing purposes.
Third-Party Services
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to run this website:
- Cloudflare Pages — hosts this website. Cloudflare may process some technical data (such as IP addresses) for security and performance. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
- Fathom Analytics — provides privacy-focused, cookie-free website analytics. No personal data is collected. See Fathom's privacy policy.
- Web3Forms — processes contact form submissions. When you submit our contact form, your name, email, phone number, and message are sent via Web3Forms for delivery to us. See Web3Forms' privacy policy.
No data is sold to any third party. We do not use tracking pixels, retargeting, or social media tracking tools.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to check this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, get in touch:
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