Privacy

Last updated: 20th October 2026

Who we are

This website is run by Ian Whitehead Contract Furnishing Limited, trading as Whitehead Commercial Interiors, Unit 2, Bankside Works, Darnall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S9 5AH. Registered in England and Wales, company no. 02858285.

We are the data controller for personal information collected through ianwhitehead.co.uk. If you have any questions about this policy or how we use your data, contact us at sales@ianwhitehead.co.uk or on 0114 249 0050.

We process personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

What information we collect

• Enquiry details: your name, company, email address, phone number and message, when you contact us by phone, email or the form on our website.
• Customer details: if you go on to work with us, the contact, site and invoicing details needed to plan, supply and install your project.
• Website usage data: such as pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location and how you arrived at our site. Analytics data is collected only if you consent through our cookie banner. See our Cookie Policy.

How we use your information, and our lawful basis

Who we share your information with

We don’t sell your personal data. We share it only with trusted service providers who help us run our business, and only as needed:

• Website hosting and security: WP Engine and Cloudflare, to host, run and protect our website
• Spam protection: Google reCAPTCHA, on our contact form
• Analytics: Google Analytics, only if you accept analytics cookies
• Business systems: e.g. email and accounting providers, to manage enquiries, quotations and invoices

We may also disclose information where required by law, or as part of a sale or restructure of our business.

Some of these providers, including Google, may process data outside the UK. Where they do, appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Agreement.

How long we keep your information

• Enquiries that don’t lead to business: 2 years from our last contact
• Customer, project and financial records: 6 years, to meet tax and accounting requirements
• Website analytics data: 14 months, in line with our Google Analytics settings

How we protect your information

Our website uses encrypted (HTTPS) connections, and access to personal information is limited to staff who need it to deal with enquiries and projects.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• ask us to correct inaccurate information
• ask us to delete your data, where we don’t need to keep it for legal reasons
• object to, or ask us to restrict, how we use your data
• ask us to transfer your data to another organisation
• withdraw consent at any time, for example by changing your cookie settings

To exercise any of these rights, email sales@ianwhitehead.co.uk. We’ll respond within one month.

If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We’d appreciate the chance to resolve your concern first.

Cookies

We use cookies that are needed for our website to work and stay secure and, with your consent, cookies for analytics. You can change your cookie choices at any time. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Links to other websites

Our website links to other sites, including our clients’ and partners’ websites and our social media pages. We’re not responsible for their content or privacy practices, so please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.