{"id":49,"date":"2026-11-11T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T17:04:34","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Privacy Policy<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>How Sparks Electrical Contractors collects, uses and protects your personal information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Who we are<\/h2>\n<p>This website is run by Sparks Electrical Contractors, Unit 1, Your Street, Yourtown, YT1 2AB. We are the data controller for any personal information you provide through this website. If you have any questions about this policy, email <a href=\"mailto:hello@sparkselectrical.co.uk\">hello@sparkselectrical.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What information we collect<\/h2>\n<p>When you use the contact form, call or email us, we collect the details you provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, address and details of the work you need.<\/p>\n<p>Like most websites, this site may also collect basic technical information such as your IP address and browser type to keep the site secure and working properly.<\/p>\n<h2>How we use your information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To respond to your enquiry and provide a quote<\/li>\n<li>To carry out and certify electrical work you have booked<\/li>\n<li>To send certificates, invoices and reminders about future testing<\/li>\n<li>To meet legal, insurance and regulatory obligations, including NICEIC and Building Control notifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lawful basis<\/h2>\n<p>We process your information to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, to perform a contract with you, to comply with legal obligations, and for our legitimate interests in running our business.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharing your information<\/h2>\n<p>We never sell your data. We only share it where necessary with our registration body, Building Control, our accountant, insurers and IT providers who help run this website, all of whom must keep it secure.<\/p>\n<h2>How long we keep it<\/h2>\n<p>Enquiries that do not lead to work are deleted after 12 months. Records of completed work and certificates are kept for as long as required by law and industry guidance.<\/p>\n<h2>Your rights<\/h2>\n<p>Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to processing, and to data portability. To use any of these rights, email us. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.<\/p>\n<h2>Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>This website uses only the cookies needed for it to work. If analytics or other cookies are added in future, this policy will be updated.<\/p>\n<p><em>This policy is a template. Please review it and update it to reflect how your business handles personal data.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennineit-demo.co.uk\/sparks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}