Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

Drain Division Ltd (“we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, request or receive our services, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with Drain Division Ltd.

This policy applies to personal data collected through our website, telephone, email, SMS, RCS messaging and other methods of communication.


 

1. Who we are

Drain Division Ltd

Drain Division Ltd, Duck Island Ln, Ringwood BH24 3AA
Info@draindivision.co.uk
0333 200 1623

For the purposes of UK data protection legislation, Drain Division Ltd is the data controller responsible for your personal data.


 

2. Information we may collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect some or all of the following information:

Information you provide to us

  • Your name
  • Home, business or service address
  • Telephone and mobile numbers
  • Email address
  • Details of your enquiry
  • Details of the services you require
  • Information relating to appointments and bookings
  • Payment and invoicing information
  • Information you provide when communicating with us
  • Feedback, reviews or other information you choose to provide

Information collected through our website

When you use our website, we may collect information such as:

  • Your IP address
  • Browser and device information
  • Pages you visit
  • How you interact with our website
  • Information submitted through enquiry or contact forms
  • Cookie and similar technology information

We may also receive information from third-party services we use to operate our website and business.


 

3. How we collect your information

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Submit an enquiry through our website
  • Request a quotation
  • Book or request a service
  • Contact us by telephone
  • Contact us by email
  • Communicate with us by SMS or RCS
  • Communicate with one of our engineers or employees
  • Make a payment
  • Provide feedback or leave a review
  • Use or browse our website
  • Otherwise interact with Drain Division Ltd

We may also receive information from third parties where this is necessary to provide our services or operate our business.


 

4. How we use your information

We use personal information where necessary to operate our business and provide our services.

This may include using your information to:

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Provide quotations
  • Arrange and manage appointments
  • Schedule engineers and work
  • Provide requested services
  • Communicate with you about your job
  • Send appointment confirmations and reminders
  • Provide job and service updates
  • Request additional information where required
  • Process payments and invoices
  • Handle customer service enquiries
  • Manage complaints
  • Obtain customer feedback
  • Maintain accurate business records
  • Improve our services and customer experience
  • Manage and maintain our website and IT systems
  • Detect and prevent fraud, misuse or other unlawful activity
  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so.


 

5. Our lawful basis for processing your information

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following:

Contract

Where processing is necessary to provide a service you have requested, arrange an appointment, provide a quotation or fulfil our contractual obligations.

Legitimate interests

Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.

This may include managing customer relationships, maintaining business records, improving our services and communicating with existing customers.

Legal obligation

Where we are required to process or retain information to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.

Consent

Where we ask for your consent to use your information for a particular purpose, you may withdraw that consent at any time.


 

6. Telephone, email, SMS and RCS communications

We may communicate with you using telephone calls, email, SMS or RCS messaging where appropriate for the provision and management of our services.

This may include:

  • Appointment confirmations
  • Appointment reminders
  • Job updates
  • Engineer arrival or scheduling information
  • Requests for information
  • Quotation or service updates
  • Customer service communications
  • Other communications relating to services you have requested

SMS and RCS messaging

Where we communicate with you by SMS or RCS, your mobile number and relevant message information may be processed by our messaging service provider on our behalf.

RCS may provide additional features such as delivery confirmations, read receipts and enhanced messaging functionality. Availability of these features depends on your device, mobile network and messaging application.

You can opt out of SMS and RCS communications at any time by replying STOP to one of our messages.

If you require assistance with our messaging service, reply HELP for customer assistance.

Message frequency will vary depending on your relationship with us and the services you use.

Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile network provider and mobile phone contract.

Opting out of SMS or RCS communications will not prevent us from contacting you where communication is necessary in relation to an existing service, appointment, payment, legal obligation or other important matter.

You may also contact us directly if you wish to discuss your communication preferences.


 

7. Sharing your personal information

We may share personal information with trusted third parties where this is necessary to operate our business or provide our services.

This may include providers of:

  • IT and software systems
  • Job management and scheduling systems
  • SMS and RCS messaging services
  • Email and communications services
  • Payment processing services
  • Website hosting and maintenance
  • Customer relationship management systems
  • Accounting and financial services
  • Professional advisers
  • Other contractors or service providers involved in providing our services

Where we use third-party service providers to process personal information on our behalf, we expect them to handle that information securely and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or another lawful request.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.


 

8. Your information and our engineers

Where necessary to provide a service, relevant customer information may be made available to our engineers or contractors.

This may include information such as:

  • Customer name
  • Service address
  • Contact telephone number
  • Job details
  • Appointment information
  • Relevant notes relating to the work

Only information reasonably necessary to carry out the service will be provided.


 

9. Payments and financial information

Where you make a payment to Drain Division Ltd, your payment information may be processed by our payment provider.

We may retain information relating to payments and invoices where necessary for accounting, legal, tax and business-record purposes.

Where payment information is processed directly by a third-party payment provider, that provider may also have its own privacy policy governing the processing of your information.


 

10. Cookies and website technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly, understand how visitors use our website and, where applicable, improve our services and online experience.

Cookies may collect information such as your browser, device, pages visited and interactions with our website.

Where required, we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect how our website functions.

For further information, please see our Cookie Policy.


 

11. Website enquiries and forms

If you submit an enquiry through our website, the information you provide may be used to contact you regarding your enquiry and, where applicable, arrange or provide the requested service.

We may retain enquiry information as part of our business records where there is a legitimate business or legal reason to do so.


 

12. How we protect your information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Accidental loss
  • Destruction
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Unauthorised disclosure

Access to personal information is limited to employees, contractors and service providers who reasonably require it for legitimate business purposes.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.


 

13. How long we keep your information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

The length of time information is retained will depend on factors including:

  • The type of information
  • The reason it was collected
  • Whether you remain a customer
  • Legal, accounting or regulatory requirements
  • Our legitimate business requirements
  • The resolution of any disputes or complaints

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.


 

14. Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances
  • Restrict processing in certain circumstances
  • Object to certain types of processing
  • Request data portability where applicable
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

These rights are subject to certain legal exceptions and may not apply in every circumstance.

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


 

15. Marketing communications

Where we send marketing communications, we will do so in accordance with applicable data protection and electronic marketing laws.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the communication or by contacting us directly.

Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent us from sending essential service-related communications where these are necessary to provide a service or manage your account or booking.


 

16. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.


 

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, services, technology or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on our website with the relevant “Last updated” date.


 

18. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use your personal information, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Drain Division Ltd
Drain Division Ltd, Duck Island Ln, Ringwood BH24 3AA
Info@draindivision.co.uk
0333 200 1623


 

19. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, please contact us in the first instance so that we can investigate your concerns.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent supervisory authority for data protection.

SMS & RCS quick reference

STOP — Reply STOP at any time to opt out of SMS/RCS communications.

HELP — Reply HELP for customer assistance.

Message frequency varies depending on the services and communications required.

Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile network provider and contract.

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