Last updated: October 30, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how SF Garden Services & Ground Maintenance (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, https://sfgardenservices.com/ (the “Website”), or use our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. By using our Website or services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Who We Are
SF Garden Services & Ground Maintenance is a family-run business providing a range of gardening and grounds maintenance services in Fareham, Hampshire, and the surrounding areas.
Our contact details are:
•Address: Fareham, Hampshire
•Phone: 01895 541164
•Email: info@sfgardenservices.com
3. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
•Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postcode.
•Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit.
•Cookies: Data collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy section for more details.
4. How We Collect Your Information
We collect your personal information in the following ways:
•Directly from you: When you fill out the contact form on our Website, call us, or email us directly.
•Automatically: When you browse our Website, we collect usage data and information through cookies.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
•To provide and maintain our services: To respond to your inquiries, provide quotes, and deliver our gardening services.
•To improve our Website: To understand how our visitors use our Website and to improve its functionality and user experience.
•To communicate with you: To send you information about our services, special offers, and other updates, but only where we have your consent to do so.
•To comply with legal obligations: To meet our legal and regulatory requirements.
6. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), we rely on the following lawful bases for processing your personal data:
•Consent: We may process your data for marketing communications if you have given us your explicit consent.
•Contract: We will process your data when it is necessary to fulfill a contract with you (e.g., to provide gardening services you have requested).
•Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is in our legitimate interests to do so, such as for improving our services or for administrative purposes, and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
7. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
8. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:
•The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
•The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
•The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
•The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
•The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
•The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: info@sfgardenservices.com.
10. Cookie Policy
Our Website uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us understand your preferences and improve our site. We use necessary, functional, analytics, performance, and advertisement cookies. You can control your cookie preferences through the banner on our website.
11. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
13. How to Complain
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
•By email: info@sfgardenservices.com
•By phone: 01895 541164
