Privacy Policy

Introduction

This privacy policy applies to the Competa Construction website ("we", "us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

Competa Construction is owned and operated by James Cole, based in Cómpeta, Málaga, Spain.

What Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, telephone number, and address when you fill out our contact form or communicate with us.
• Project Information: Details about your renovation or building project, property location, and specific service requirements.
• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including pages visited and links clicked.

How We Collect Your Data

We collect data in the following ways:

• Direct interactions: You provide data when you fill in forms on our website, request information about our services, or contact us via phone, email, or WhatsApp.
• Automated technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns through cookies and similar technologies.

How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it:

• To respond to your enquiries about our building and renovation services
• To provide you with quotations for requested services
• To communicate with you about ongoing projects
• To improve our website and services
• To send you information about our services (only if you have consented)
• To comply with legal obligations

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to access it.

However, please be aware that the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website.

How Long We Keep Your Data

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

For enquiries that do not lead to a project, we typically retain contact information for 12 months. For completed projects, we retain client information for 7 years to comply with legal and professional requirements.

Your Legal Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Right to access: Request access to your personal data
• Right to correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to object: Object to processing of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing: Request restriction of processing your personal data
• Right to data portability: Request transfer of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

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

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device.

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.

Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party websites (such as WhatsApp for direct messaging). Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically.

Contact Us

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

GDPR Compliance

As a business operating in Spain and serving EU residents, we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We process your personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently, and only collect data that is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purposes stated in this policy.