Our Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

The Colin Braid Stone Workshop
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
Email: info@thecolinbraidstoneworkshop.com

We respect your privacy and only collect the minimum information needed to respond to enquiries and carry out our memorial masonry services.

2. What data we collect

We only collect personal information when you contact us directly, for example through the website contact form or by email.

This may include:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Your phone number (if provided)

  • Details you choose to share about the work you are enquiring about

No other personal data is collected from you elsewhere on this website.

3. How we use your data

We use your information to:

  • Respond to your enquiry

  • Provide quotes and information

  • Carry out memorial masonry services if you decide to go ahead

  • Keep necessary business records (for example, for tax purposes)

We do not add you to any marketing lists and do not send marketing emails or newsletters.

4. Our lawful basis for processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your personal data on the following bases:

  • Contract – to provide information, quotes or services that you have requested

  • Legitimate interests – to run and manage the business and respond to genuine enquiries

5. Cookies

This website is built on Squarespace, which uses essential cookies to make the site function properly (for example, to keep the site secure and operating).

We do not use Google Analytics or any other analytics, advertising or tracking cookies.

You can learn more about managing cookies in your own browser if you wish to restrict or block them.

6. How long we keep your data

We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary:

  • Enquiries from people who do not go ahead: kept for up to 24 months

  • Customer records where work is carried out: kept for up to 6 years to meet legal and tax requirements

After this, information is deleted or securely disposed of.

7. Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We may share your data only with trusted service providers we use to run the business, such as:

  • Website hosting provider (Squarespace)

  • Email service provider

  • Accounting or record-keeping tools where necessary

These providers only process your data on our instructions and are not allowed to use it for their own purposes.

8. Where your data is stored

Your data may be stored and processed within the UK, the European Economic Area (EEA) or in other countries where our service providers operate. Where data is transferred outside the UK/EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards put in place by those providers in line with data protection laws.

9. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • Ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you

  • Ask us to correct any inaccurate information

  • Ask us to delete your personal data, where it is no longer needed

  • Object to or restrict the way we process your data in some circumstances

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
info@thecolinbraidstoneworkshop.com

10. How to complain

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you can contact us in the first instance.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with:

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
www.ico.org.uk

Last updated: January 2026