PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 27/8/2026

This privacy policy explains how Pender Landscaping (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you use our website at https://penderlandscaping.co.uk or get in touch with us about our landscaping and groundworks services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Pender Landscaping provides landscaping, groundworks, fencing and grounds maintenance services across Midlothian, Edinburgh and the wider Scotland area.

For the purposes of data protection law, the data controller is:

  • Pender Landscaping Limited, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC422191
  • Registered office: Sawmill House, Roseberry, Temple, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, EH23 4SN
  • Email: mpender@btconnect.com
  • Phone: 01875 830264 / 07860 217395

If you have any questions about this policy or about how we handle your data, please contact us using the details above.

The information we collect

We only collect information that we need to respond to your enquiry and carry out our work. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

  • Contact details such as your name, email address and phone number
  • The address of the property or site where you would like work carried out
  • Details of your enquiry, including the type of work you are interested in and any information you share when we discuss your project or carry out a site visit
  • Correspondence if you contact us by phone, email or social media
  • Records relating to quotations and completed work
  • Technical and usage information collected automatically by our website, such as your IP address, browser type and how you use the site (see the Cookies section below)

We do not knowingly collect any special category data (such as health, ethnicity or religious beliefs), and we ask that you do not send us this kind of information.

How we collect your information

Because our website does not have an online enquiry form, most of the information we hold is given to us directly by you when you:

  • Call us or send us an email to ask about our services
  • Discuss your project with us or arrange a site visit
  • Contact or message us through our social media pages
  • Browse our website (technical information via cookies)

How we use your information and our lawful basis

Under UK GDPR we must have a lawful basis for using your personal information. We use your data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiry and provide a free, no-obligation quotation. Lawful basis: legitimate interests (responding to a request you have made) or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract.
  • To arrange and carry out a site visit and the agreed landscaping or groundworks. Lawful basis: performance of a contract.
  • To manage our relationship with you, including invoicing and aftercare. Lawful basis: performance of a contract or legitimate interests.
  • To keep records for accounting, tax and legal purposes. Lawful basis: legal obligation.
  • To improve our website and understand how it is used. Lawful basis: legitimate interests or consent, depending on the cookies involved.

We will not use your information for marketing without your consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time.

Who we share your information with

We do not sell your personal information to anyone. We may share it with:

  • Suppliers, subcontractors and tradespeople where this is necessary to prepare a quotation or carry out your project. They only receive the information they need to do the work.
  • Service providers who help us run our business, such as our website host, email provider and IT support. These providers only process your data on our instructions and are bound by appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.
  • Professional advisers such as our accountant, where necessary.
  • Regulators or authorities where we are required to do so by law.

International transfers

Where any of our service providers process data outside the UK, we take steps to ensure your information is protected to a standard equivalent to that required under UK data protection law, for example by relying on adequacy regulations or standard contractual clauses (the International Data Transfer Agreement).

How long we keep your information

We keep your personal information only for as long as we need it:

  • Enquiries and quotations that do not lead to work: typically kept for up to 12 months, then deleted.
  • Customer and project records: kept for the duration of our work and for up to 6 years afterwards to meet accounting, tax, warranty and legal requirements.

We will securely delete or anonymise information once we no longer need it.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • Be informed about how we use your data
  • Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances
  • Restrict or object to how we process your data
  • Data portability, in certain circumstances
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at mpender@btconnect.com. We will respond within one month. There is normally no charge for making a request.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to help it function correctly and to improve your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies, which are needed for the website to work properly and to remember your cookie preferences. These are always active.
  • Functional, performance or analytics cookies, where enabled, which help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. These are only set where you have given your consent.

You can accept or manage cookies at any time using the cookie settings banner on our website, and you can change your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling some cookies may affect how the website works.

Third-party links and social media

Our website and social media profiles may link to external sites, including Facebook. This privacy policy does not cover those websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend you read the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

How we keep your information secure

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date. Please check back regularly to stay informed.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to put things right.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection:

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact:

Pender Landscaping Limited Email: mpender@btconnect.com Phone: 01875 830264 / 07860 217395