Effective Date: 27th January 2026

1. Introduction

Harold Engineering Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data when you visit HaroldEng.ie or otherwise interact with us. Personal data will be handled in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Irish law.

2. What We Collect

We may collect personal data when you:

• Submit contact forms (e.g., name, company, email, phone).
  
• Subscribe to newsletters or request quotes.
  
• Communicate with us by email.
  

This may include:

• Contact information (name, email, phone).
  
• Company details.
  
• Technical data (IP address, browser type).
  
  

3. How We Use Your Data

We use data to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide services.
  
• Improve our Website and customer experience.
  
• Comply with legal requirements.
  
  

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the legal bases of:

• Contract performance (to fulfil requests).
  
• Legitimate interests (improving services and communications).
  
• Consent (where required by law).
  
  

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell or lease your personal data. We may share data with:

• Service providers supporting our operations (e.g., hosting, analytics).
  

All third parties must meet appropriate privacy standards.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as reasonably necessary. When no longer required, data will be securely deleted.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR you may:

• Access your personal data.
  
• Correct inaccurate information.
  
• Request erasure (“right to be forgotten”).
  
• Restrict processing or object to use.
  
• Request data portability.
  
  

To exercise rights, contact: sales@haroldeng.ie.

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data, though no system is 100% secure.

9. Children

The Website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect their personal data.

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this policy; changes apply when posted.

11. Enquiry Forms

When you send us an enquiry through a form on this website, we use the details you give us (such as your name, email address, phone number and message) to reply and deal with your request. We keep enquiries for up to 24 months unless you become a customer, and you can ask us to delete yours at any time.

12. Website Analytics and Cookies

We use Google Analytics, provided by Google Ireland Limited, to understand how visitors use this website, for example which pages are viewed, roughly where visitors are (town or region), what device they use and how they found us. Google Analytics does not store your IP address and we don’t use it to identify you. Analytics cookies are only set if you accept them in our cookie banner, and you can change your choice at any time using the cookie button at the bottom of every page. Google may process this data outside the EEA under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and standard contractual clauses. Analytics data is kept for no more than 14 months. See our Cookie Policy for the full list of cookies.

Contact Information

If you have questions about any of our policies or your personal data please contact us via Email: sales@haroldeng.ie