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Privacy Policy

Hawkes Demolition Ltd - Privacy Policy

 

This Privacy Policy applies between you, the User of this Website, and Hawkes Demolition Ltd, the owner and provider of this Website. Hawkes Demolition Ltd takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This Privacy Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.​ Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

Definitions and Interpretation

In this Privacy Policy, the following definitions are used:
 

Data

Collectively all information that you submit to Hawkes Demolition Ltd via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
 

Cookies

A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
 

Data Protection Laws

Any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the GDPR, and any national implementing and supplementary laws, regulations and secondary legislation; 

 

GDPR

The UK General Data Protection Regulation;

 

Hawkes Demolition Ltd, we or us

Hawkes Demolition Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 9599203 whose registered office is at Blackbridge Farm, Cranford Road, Burton Latimer, Northanthamptionshire, NN15 5JJ; 
 

UK and EU Cookie Law

the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 & the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2018;

User or you

Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Hawkes Demolition Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Hawkes Demolition Ltd and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and

Website

The website that you are currently using, https://www.hawkesgroup.co.uk/, and any sub-domains of this site

unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

 

  1. In this Privacy Policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

  2. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

  3. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this Privacy Policy;

  4. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;

  5. "including" is understood to mean "including without limitation";

  6. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;

  7. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this Privacy Policy.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

  1. This Privacy Policy applies only to the actions of Hawkes Demolition Ltd and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

  2. For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Hawkes Demolition Ltd is the "data controller". This means that Hawkes Demolition Ltd determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

Data Collected

  1. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

  2. name;

  3. job title;

  4. profession;

  5. contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;

  6. demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests;

  7. IP address (automatically collected);

  8. web browser type and version (automatically collected);

  9. operating system (automatically collected);

  10. in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How We Collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

  1. data is given to us by you; and

  2. data is collected automatically.
     

Data That is Given to Us by You

Hawkes Demolition Ltd will collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

  1. when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;

  2. when you register with us and set up an account to receive our products/services;

  3. when you use our services;

  4. in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


Data That is Collected Automatically

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for

example:

  1. We automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.

  2. We will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed "Cookies".

Our Use of Data

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you

with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data

may be used by us for the following reasons:

  1. Internal record keeping;

  2. Improvement of our products / services;

  3. Transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of interest to you;

  4. In each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

  5. We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed "Your rights" below).

  6. For the delivery of direct marketing to you via e-mail, we'll need your consent, whether via an

  7. opt-in or soft-opt-in:

  8. Soft opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies when you have previously engaged with us (for example, you contact us to ask us for more details about a particular product/service, and we are marketing similar products/services). Under "soft opt-in" consent, we will take your consent as given unless you opt-out.

  9. For other types of e-marketing, we are required to obtain your explicit consent; that is, you need to take positive and affirmative action when consenting by, for example, checking a tick box that we'll provide.

  10. If you are not satisfied with our approach to marketing, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw your consent, see the section headed "Your rights" below.

  11. When you register with us and set up an account to receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

Who We Share Data With

We may share your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:

  1. Our employees, agents and/or professional advisors - employees only;

  2. In each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Keeping Data Secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:

  1. Access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you. 

  2. We store your Data on secure servers.

  3. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: marketting@hawkesgroup.co.uk.

  4. If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.
     

Data Retention

  1. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or until you request that the Data be deleted.

  2. Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

 

Your Rights

You have the following rights in relation to your Data:

  1. Right to access - the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is "manifestly unfounded or excessive." Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.

  2. Right to correct - the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

  3. Right to erase - the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.

  4. Right to restrict our use of your Data - the right to "block" us from using your Data or limit

  5. the way in which we can use it.

  6. Right to data portability - the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.

  7. Right to object - the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

  8. To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: marketting@hawkesgroup.co.uk.

  9. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO's contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.

  10. It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This Privacy Policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the Privacy Policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Changes of Business Ownership and Control

  1. Hawkes Demolition Ltd may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Hawkes Demolition Ltd. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

  2. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

  3. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.
     

General

  1. You may not transfer any of your rights under this Privacy Policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this Privacy Policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

  2. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this Privacy Policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this Privacy Policy will not be affected.

  3. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

  4. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

  1. Hawkes Demolition Ltd reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

  2. You may contact Hawkes Demolition Ltd by email at marketting@hawkesgroup.co.uk.

 

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 14 April 2026.

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 23rd February 2026

Applies to: Hawkes Group

Website: https://www.hawkesgroup.co.uk/

 

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Hawkes Group (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.

We operate in the United Kingdom and comply with:
 

  • UK GDPR

  • Data Protection Act 2018

  • Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
     

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

 

2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar technologies including:
 

  • Pixels

  • Web beacons

  • Tags

  • Software development kits (SDKs)

  • Server-side tracking technologies
     

We deploy certain technologies through Google Tag Manager, including server-side tagging infrastructure. Some cookies are placed by us (first-party cookies), and others are placed by third-party partners (third-party cookies).

 

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
 

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable:
 

  • Page navigation

  • Security and fraud prevention

  • Load balancing

  • Storage of your cookie preferences
     

Legal basis: Legitimate Interests.

These cookies do not require consent.

B. Analytics Cookies

We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website.
 

These may collect:

  • IP address (which may be truncated or anonymised where configured)

  • Device and browser information

  • Pages viewed

  • Time spent on pages

  • Referring URLs

  • Interaction events
     

Analytics cookies are only placed after you provide consent.

Legal basis: Consent.

 

C. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

We use advertising technologies to measure campaign performance and deliver personalised advertising.

These cookies and tracking technologies are provided by:

  • Google Ads

  • Meta (Facebook, Instagram and Threads)

  • TikTok

  • Mailchimp
     

These technologies may:

  • Track pages you visit on our website

  • Record conversions (e.g., purchases, enquiries, form submissions)

  • Show you advertisements after you leave our website (remarketing)

  • Measure ad performance

  • Enable cross-device tracking

  • Combine website activity with your account on third-party platforms
     

Marketing cookies are only placed after you provide consent.

Legal basis: Consent.

 

4. Specific Advertising Technologies We Use

Google Ads & Remarketing

We use Google Ads to:

  • Display search advertisements

  • Measure conversions

  • Deliver remarketing campaigns
     

Google may use cookies and similar technologies to show you ads on other websites based on your prior visits to our website.

 

Google Enhanced Conversions

We use Google Enhanced Conversions to improve the accuracy of conversion measurement.

This may involve securely transmitting hashed first-party data (such as email addresses provided in forms) to Google for matching purposes.

This data is:

  • Hashed before transmission

  • Used for conversion attribution

  • Processed in accordance with Google’s data processing terms
     

Enhanced Conversions only operate where marketing consent has been provided.

 

Customer Match & CRM Uploads

We may upload customer information (such as email addresses collected through lawful means) to advertising platforms including Google and Meta for:
 

  • Customer Match campaigns

  • Suppression of existing customers from advertising

  • Creation of similar or lookalike audiences
     

Uploaded data is:

  • Hashed prior to upload (where applicable)

  • Used for advertising purposes

  • Processed in accordance with platform data processing terms
     

We only use this data where we have a lawful basis to do so.

Lookalike/Similar Audiences

We may use data collected through advertising technologies to create Lookalike or Similar Audiences via:

  • Meta

  • Google Ads
     

These tools allow advertising platforms to identify users with similar characteristics to our existing customers.

This constitutes profiling for advertising purposes.

Meta Pixel & Meta Conversions API

We use the Meta Pixel and Meta Conversions API provided by Meta.

The Meta Pixel collects information via browser-based tracking technologies.

The Meta Conversions API may send certain data directly from our server to Meta using server-side tagging infrastructure.


This may include:

  • Page visits

  • Conversion events

  • Hashed identifiers (such as email addresses)

  • Device information
     

These technologies improve advertising performance and measurement.

They only operate after marketing consent is provided.

 

Server-Side Tagging

We use server-side tagging via Google Tag Manager.

This means certain tracking data may be processed through our secure server environment before being transmitted to advertising partners.

Server-side tagging does not remove the requirement for consent under UK law. Marketing tracking only activates after you provide consent.

TikTok Pixel

We use the TikTok Pixel provided by TikTok to:

  • Measure ad performance

  • Track conversions

  • Deliver remarketing campaigns
     

This technology may combine your browsing activity with your TikTok account.

Mailchimp Tracking

We use Mailchimp for email marketing.
 

Emails may contain tracking pixels that allow us to measure:

  • Email opens

  • Link clicks

  • Engagement behaviour
     

This helps us improve and tailor our communications.

 

5. International Data Transfers

Some of our third-party providers process personal data outside the United Kingdom.
 

Where data is transferred internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs)

  • The UK Addendum to Standard Contractual Clauses

  • Other legally approved safeguards

 

6. Data Retention

Cookie duration varies:

  • Session cookies expire when you close your browser

  • Persistent cookies may remain for up to 24 months (depending on provider)

  • Advertising platform retention periods are governed by their respective policies
     

We retain uploaded CRM and advertising audience data only as long as necessary for the purposes described.

7. Profiling and Automated Decision-Making

Marketing technologies may involve automated processing of your personal data to:

  • Analyse behaviour

  • Predict preferences

  • Deliver personalised advertisements
     

You have rights under UK GDPR in relation to such processing.

 

8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can:

  • Accept or reject non-essential cookies via our cookie banner

  • Withdraw consent at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link on our website

  • Adjust browser settings to block cookies

  • Manage advertising preferences via your Google, Meta or TikTok account settings
     

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

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Blackbridge Farm, Cranford Road, Kettering, NN15 5JJ

For any enquiries, questions or commendations, please call: 0330 165 4882 or email

hiredesk@hawkesgroup.co.uk

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