Privacy Policy
Important Information & Who We Are
Founded in 2014 by Paul Whitby, the Ecology Co-op has grown into a trusted and reputable organisation in the field of ecology
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Who we are
Our website address is: http://www.ecologyco-op.co.uk.
Your rights and how to contact us
The Ecology Co-op asks for personal data to carry out the services you require and for financial purposes. This personal data will include your name, company name, address, phone number, email, site address. This information is stored in our Quickbooks accountancy software. We also save this data in your allocated project folder (saved on our encrypted server and password protected one drive) where we also save important email correspondence and any other information provided to us to undertake the work. We do not supply your information to third parties unless required to do so by law. Data will be kept indefinitely for The Ecology Co-op to carry out any future work you may need completing. If you would like us to change, update, delete, access your data, please write your request to info@ecologyco-op.co.uk.
Contact forms
The Ecology Co-op will ask for your name, your telephone number, your email address and your postcode, we will also collect information from the comments box should you choose to include a message. We use this information in order to obtain a quote for you and to carry out our services should you opt in to our quote. We keep data indefinitely in order to carry out any future services. We do not use personal data for marketing purposes.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Data collected from the contact form is shared with employees of The Ecology Co-op and any subcontractors we employ to carry out services. Personal data is stored on our password protected Server which is backed up by one drive. Our estimates are generated by our accountancy software Quickbooks.
Contact information
Please contact paul@ecologyco-op.co.uk if you have any privacy specific concerns.
How we protect your data
Data is saved in The Ecology Co-op’s email system, and in our accountancy software quickbooks both of which are password protected. Should your quote accelerate into a project upon your acceptance, your data will also be stored on our server in a designated project folder and backed up by one drive which are both password protected. We have followed GDPR principles as outlined in recent training.
Data breach procedures
Any concerns over data protection breaches should be directed to paul@ecologyco-op.co.uk and we will follow our internal reporting procedures.
Registered Address
Our registered address is Unit 4, Langham Stables, Langham Lane, Lodsworth, GU28 9BU.