Vanguard Building Compliance Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit vanguardbc.co.uk or contact us.
Who we are:
Vanguard Building Compliance Limited Company number: 16094440 Registered address: Eldon Court, Eldon Street, Walsall, England, WS1 2JP
Email: info@vanguardbc.co.uk Phone: 01922 218522
We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.
Information we collect:
We may collect the following personal information:
Contact form enquiries — when you submit an enquiry through our website, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, phone number and the content of your message.
Job applications — if you apply for a vacancy advertised on our Current Vacancies page, we collect the information you submit, which may include your name, contact details, CV, covering letter and any other information you choose to share with us.
Technical information — like most websites, our site may automatically collect some technical information about your visit, such as your IP address, browser type and pages viewed, generally through cookies or similar technologies. See the Cookies section below.
We do not knowingly collect any special category data (such as health or financial information) unless you choose to include it in a job application or enquiry.
How we use your information:
We use your personal information to:
respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
assess and process job applications
manage our relationship with you if you become a client, contact or employee
keep our website secure and improve how it works
comply with our legal obligations
Our legal basis for processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
Legitimate interests — to respond to your enquiries and operate our business effectively
Consent — where you have actively submitted information to us, such as a job application
Legal obligation — where we need to process information to comply with the law (for example, employment law once someone is hired)
How we collect your information
Contact form: our website contact form is built using Elementor Forms. When you submit the form, the information is sent to us by email at info@vanguardbc.co.uk.
Job applications: applications submitted via the Current Vacancies page are sent to us by email at info@vanguardbc.co.uk.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
Who we share your information with:
We do not share your information with any other organisations for marketing purposes.
Cookies:
Our site uses cookies for basic analytics. You can disable these in your browser settings at any time. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions.
How long we keep your information:
Enquiries: we keep contact form submissions for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, and no longer than is reasonably necessary afterwards.
Job applications: we keep applications for the duration of the recruitment process and for a reasonable period afterwards, in case of a related query or as required by law. Unsuccessful applications are deleted after this period unless you ask us to keep your details on file for future vacancies.
Your rights:
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
ask us for a copy of the personal information we hold about you
ask us to correct inaccurate information
ask us to delete your information, in certain circumstances
ask us to restrict or object to how we use your information
ask us to transfer your information to another organisation, in certain circumstances
withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent to process your information
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@vanguardbc.co.uk or 01922 218522.
Keeping your information secure:
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
