{"id":42,"date":"2026-06-12T06:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securicoguards.co.uk\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-06-12T06:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T06:36:31","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/securicoguards.co.uk\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;color:#0F1F33;line-height:1.7;\">\n<h1 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color:#5B6878;\">Last updated: 11 June 2026<\/p>\n\n<p>SECURICO Guard Services Ltd (&#8220;SECURICO&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;) is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Who we are<\/h2>\n<p>SECURICO Guard Services Ltd, registered in England and Wales, Company No. 16796038.<br>\nContact: <a href=\"mailto:admin@securicoguards.co.uk\">admin@securicoguards.co.uk<\/a> \u00b7 029 2002 7527<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">What we collect and why<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Quote and tender requests.<\/strong> When you request a quote or submit a tender, we collect your name, company, email address, phone number, the site address you need security for, your cover requirements, and any message or documents you provide. We use this to prepare your quote, respond to your enquiry, and arrange services you request. Our lawful basis is taking steps at your request prior to entering a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) and our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries (Art. 6(1)(f)).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correspondence.<\/strong> If you email or call us, we keep a record of the correspondence to handle your enquiry.<\/p>\n<p>We do not use your data for automated decision-making with legal effects, and we do not sell your data.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">AI-assisted features<\/h2>\n<p>Our quote form offers optional AI assistance (for example, building a cover schedule from a written description). Text you enter into these features is processed by Anthropic (Claude API) to generate the result. Please don&#8217;t include sensitive personal information in these fields.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Who we share data with<\/h2>\n<p>We use trusted service providers to operate our website and communications, acting as processors on our behalf:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kinsta<\/strong> \u2014 website hosting (London, UK data centre)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloudflare<\/strong> \u2014 network services, email routing and form processing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twilio SendGrid<\/strong> \u2014 sending quote and notification emails<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google<\/strong> \u2014 address autocomplete (Google Maps Platform) on our quote form<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropic<\/strong> \u2014 optional AI-assisted features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some providers may process data outside the UK; where they do, transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or UK Addendum to EU Standard Contractual Clauses.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">How long we keep your data<\/h2>\n<p>Enquiry and quote data is kept for up to 24 months from last contact so we can follow up and honour quoted terms, unless you become a client (in which case data is retained for the duration of the engagement and as required by law) or ask us to delete it sooner.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Your rights<\/h2>\n<p>You have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to processing based on legitimate interests, and to data portability. To exercise any right, email <a href=\"mailto:admin@securicoguards.co.uk\">admin@securicoguards.co.uk<\/a>. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (<a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener\">ico.org.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>We keep cookies to a minimum. Our website does not use advertising or analytics cookies. Strictly necessary items (such as remembering your cookie choice) are used without consent as permitted by law. Our quote form&#8217;s address search uses Google Maps Platform, which may set functional cookies when you use it \u2014 see the cookie banner to manage your preference.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'Inter Tight',sans-serif;\">Changes<\/h2>\n<p>We may update this policy from time to time; the latest version will always be on this page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy Last updated: 11 June 2026 SECURICO Guard Services Ltd (&#8220;SECURICO&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;) is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. 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