Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy – Diamond Core Drill UK

Who We Are

Diamond Core Drill UK operates the website diamondcoredrill.co.uk. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to that data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Data We Collect

Contact Form Submissions

When you submit the contact form on this site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is used only to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties. We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months, after which they are deleted.

Analytics Data

We may use analytics tools including Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. Analytics tools collect anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, browser type, and approximate geographic location (country or region level). No personally identifiable information is collected by analytics tools without your consent.

Advertising

We may display third-party advertisements on this site, including through Google AdSense. Third-party advertisers may use cookies to serve relevant advertisements based on your previous visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors use the site. Set only with your consent.
Advertising cookies: Set by third-party advertising networks. Set only with your consent.

When you first visit this site, you will be asked to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's cookie storage and revisiting the site.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party services used on this site that may set cookies include:

Google Analytics (analytics)
Google AdSense (advertising)
Amazon Associates (affiliate tracking — set only when you click an affiliate link)

Affiliate Links

This site contains affiliate links to products on third-party retailers. When you click an affiliate link, the retailer may set a tracking cookie on your device to attribute your purchase to this site. This tracking is governed by the retailer's own privacy policy. See our affiliate disclosure for more information.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to personal data we hold about you:

Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to erasure: You can request that we delete personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate personal data.
Right to object: You can object to our processing of your data for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, use the contact form. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. Contact form data is retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained in accordance with the analytics provider's standard retention periods.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in law, our services, or our data practices. Material changes will be noted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of this site after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, use the contact form. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

Last updated: May 2025