LK Engineering UK Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website https://lkengineeringuk.co.uk/, contact us, or use our steel fabrication, engineering, and welding services.

We act as the Data Controller for the personal data collected through this website.

1. The Data We Collect About You
Personal data means any information that can identify an individual. We may collect, use, and store the following types of personal data:

  • Identity Data: First name and last name.
  • Contact Data: Email address, telephone numbers, and business or postal address.
  • Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, time zone setting, operating system, and platform used to access this website.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with and navigate our website.

2. How We Collect Your Data
We use different methods to collect data from and about you:

  • Direct Interactions: You provide your Identity and Contact data by filling out forms on our website (such as our contact or quote request forms), or by corresponding with us via phone (01246 912133) or email (info@lkengineeringuk.co.uk).
  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical and Usage Data through cookies and similar tracking server technologies. [1, 2]

3. How and Why We Use Your Personal Data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data under the following lawful bases:

Purpose/ActivityType of DataLawful Basis for Processing
To process and respond to your service inquiries or quote requests.Identity & ContactPerformance of a contract or to take steps prior to entering a contract.
To manage our ongoing relationship with you (e.g., billing, service updates).Identity, Contact & FinancialPerformance of a contract or compliance with a legal obligation.
To administer, protect, and optimize our website (including troubleshooting and system analysis).Technical & UsageLegitimate Interests (for running our business, provisioning IT services, and network security).

4. Data Sharing and International Transfers
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers (such as IT hosting, website analytics, or cloud storage providers) strictly to help operate our business. All third parties are contractually required to respect the security of your data and treat it in accordance with UK law.

5. Data Security & Retention
We have implemented strict technical and organizational security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, or accessed without authorization.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. For standard engineering project inquiries, data is typically kept for the duration of our business relationship plus statutory tax reporting periods where applicable.

6. Your Legal Rights
Under UK data protection laws, you have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict or Object: Object to or restrict the processing of your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: Request the transfer of your data to another organization.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@lkengineeringuk.co.uk.

7. Contact Details
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Full Company Name: LK Engineering UK Ltd
Email Address: info@lkengineeringuk.co.uk
Telephone Number: 01246 912133
Business Address: 52 Shaw Street, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 9AY
Registered Company Number: 14519575