Privacy & Cookies Policy
Last updated: 7 August 2026
Gordon Mitchell Contractors Limited (“GMC”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us or submit an enquiry through our website.
Who We Are
Gordon Mitchell Contractors Limited is the data controller responsible for personal information collected through this website.
Our website is operated to provide information about our construction, timber frame, haulage and associated services and to allow potential clients, suppliers, job applicants and other visitors to contact us.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us when you contact us or complete an enquiry form.
This may include:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Company name, where applicable
- Project or enquiry location
- Type of enquiry
- Information you provide about your project or enquiry
- Any other information you choose to provide when contacting us
We may also collect limited technical information about how visitors use our website, including device and browser information, pages visited, approximate location, referral source and interactions with the website.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to enquiries and requests for information
- Discuss potential construction, timber frame, haulage or other projects
- Prepare quotations or proposals where requested
- Communicate with existing and prospective clients, suppliers and other contacts
- Respond to employment or career enquiries
- Provide and manage our services
- Improve the content, performance and usability of our website
- Monitor website usage and performance
- Maintain the security of our website and systems
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so.
Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK data protection law, we may process your personal information on one or more of the following grounds:
Contract – where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform an existing contract.
Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation of our business, responding to enquiries, managing client and supplier relationships or improving our services, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
Consent – where you have given us consent for a particular use of your information, including where consent is required for certain cookies or analytics technologies.
Legal obligation – where we are required to process or retain information to comply with the law.
Enquiry Forms
When you submit an enquiry through our website, the information you provide will be used to review and respond to your enquiry.
Information submitted may be shared internally with relevant members of the Gordon Mitchell Contractors team where necessary to respond to your enquiry, assess a potential project or provide the service you have requested.
Submitting an enquiry through the website does not create a contractual relationship between you and Gordon Mitchell Contractors Limited.
Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly. Other cookies may help us understand how visitors use our website so that we can improve its performance and content.
Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have provided your consent.
You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie controls provided on our website, where available. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation or functionality of some parts of the website.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics and associated website analytics tools to help us understand how visitors find and use our website.
Analytics information may include pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, how visitors arrived at the website and how they interact with its content.
This information helps us understand website performance and identify areas that can be improved.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics and other non-essential analytics technologies will only be activated after the appropriate consent has been provided.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may share information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate our website or business. These may include website hosting providers, IT support providers, professional advisers and providers of website analytics or other technical services.
Third parties processing personal information on our behalf are expected to handle that information securely and only for the purposes for which it has been provided.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
International Data Transfers
Some third-party technology and service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable UK data protection law.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet any legal, accounting, contractual or regulatory requirements.
The appropriate retention period will depend on the nature of the information and our relationship with you.
Information relating to an enquiry that develops into a project or contractual relationship may need to be retained for longer than an initial general enquiry.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
- Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
- Object to certain processing
- Request transfer of your information in certain circumstances
- Withdraw consent where we rely upon consent as the legal basis for processing
These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request concerning your personal information.
Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to address them.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data protection regulator.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, business practices, technology or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date amended accordingly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy & Cookies Policy or would like to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Gordon Mitchell Contractors Limited