Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Mason & Evans. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

• Personal identifiers, such as name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out contact forms.
• Technical data, including IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage data, including information about how you use our website and services.

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information through:

• Direct interactions: Information you provide when filling out forms, subscribing to services, or corresponding with us.
• Automated technologies: As you navigate our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns using cookies and similar technologies.
• Third parties: We receive information from various third-party service providers as described below.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information about you:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Formspree

We use Formspree to process form submissions on our website. When you submit a form, Formspree collects the data you input and your IP address. Their privacy policy is available at: https://formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy/

GoDaddy

Our website is hosted by GoDaddy, which may collect personal information including log files and visitor IP addresses for security and service optimization purposes. GoDaddy's privacy policy is available at: https://uk.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/privacy-policy

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

6. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Process transactions
• Find and prevent fraud

7. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal information with:

• Service providers who provide IT and system administration services.
• Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers based in Kent, England who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
• Regulatory authorities and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

8. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

9. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

10. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to request correction of your personal data
• The right to request erasure of your personal data
• The right to object to processing of your personal data
• The right to request restriction of processing your personal data
• The right to request transfer of your personal data
• The right to withdraw consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

11. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For more information about your California privacy rights, please refer to our separate California Privacy Notice.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

13. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Mason & Evans Marketing
Email: info@masonandevansmarketing.com
Phone: 07719 247784

15. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Kent, England.