Privacy Notice

1. Who we are

Bartholomew Consulting is a construction planning and project controls consultancy registered in England and Wales (Company No. 17349285), based in Essex, United Kingdom.

We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website. If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us at [email protected].

2. What personal data we collect

We collect personal data only when you voluntarily submit our contact form. The data collected includes:

• Full name — to address you correctly in our response.
• Company name — to understand the context of your enquiry.
• Email address — to respond to your enquiry.
• Project type — to route your enquiry to the relevant service area.
• Message content — the details of your enquiry.

We do not collect sensitive personal data (special category data) and we do not knowingly collect data from individuals under the age of 18.

3. Why we collect your data and our lawful basis

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

4. How we use and share your data

Your data is used solely to respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, to progress a business relationship. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party.

Contact form submissions are transmitted via a secure email gateway operated by GoDaddy Inc. as part of our website hosting infrastructure. GoDaddy acts as a data processor on our behalf and is bound by appropriate data processing terms. No other third parties receive your personal data unless we are required to disclose it by law or a court order.

5. How long we keep your data

We retain enquiry correspondence (including your contact form submission) for up to 3 years from the date of last contact. This period reflects the typical duration of construction project relationships and our legitimate interest in maintaining records of professional communications.

Where an enquiry leads to a formal engagement or contract, we retain relevant records for 7 years from the end of that engagement in accordance with our legal and accounting obligations.

After the applicable retention period, personal data is securely deleted or anonymised.

6. Cookies and website analytics

This website does not currently use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics). We do not place any non-essential cookies on your device without your consent.

Our hosting infrastructure may set strictly necessary session or security cookies required for the website to function. These do not identify you personally and do not require your consent under the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

If we introduce analytics or marketing cookies in the future, we will update this notice and implement an appropriate consent mechanism before doing so.

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access— You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification— You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure— You can ask us to delete your data where there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it.
• Right to restrict processing— You can ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability— Where processing is based on consent or contract, you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object— You can object to processing based on legitimate interests. We will stop unless we have compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

8. Right to complain to the ICO

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO, so please reach out to us first.

9. Changes to this notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always show when the notice was most recently revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.