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SEMCO Privacy Policy.What We Collect and Why.

This policy explains how South East Modular Ltd, trading as SEMCO, collects and uses personal information when you use this website, contact us, visit our factory or apply to work with us.

Last updated: October 2026
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Who We Are

South East Modular Ltd is the controller of the personal information described in this policy. We are a company registered in England and Wales, company number 16770156.

Company
South East Modular Ltd (SEMCO)
Address
33 Avis Way, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 0ED
Telephone

Questions about this policy or about your information can be sent to the email address above, marked for the attention of the data protection lead.

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What We Collect

Information you give us

  • Enquiries and visit bookings. Your name, job title, organisation, email address, phone number, and the details of your project or visit, when you complete a form on this website, email or call us.
  • Job applications. Your CV, covering note, employment history and contact details, when you apply for a role or send a speculative application.
  • Business relationships. Contact details for people at clients, suppliers, consultants and framework partners we work with.
  • Factory visits. Your name and organisation, and a record of your visit, kept for health and safety on site.

Information collected automatically

  • Website use. Your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you view and how you arrived at the site, collected through cookies and similar technologies. See Cookies.

We do not ask for special category information, such as health details, through this website. Please do not send it to us unless we ask for it for a specific reason, such as making arrangements for a factory visit.

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How We Use It

UK data protection law requires a lawful basis for each use of personal information. These are ours.

PurposeLawful basis
Responding to enquiries and arranging factory visitsLegitimate interests in responding to people who contact us, or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract
Preparing proposals and delivering contractsPerformance of a contract, or steps taken before entering into one
Assessing job applicationsSteps taken at your request before entering into an employment contract, and our legitimate interests in recruiting
Sending news and updates about our workYour consent, or for existing business contacts our legitimate interests. Every email includes an unsubscribe link
Running, securing and improving this websiteLegitimate interests, and your consent for non-essential cookies
Health and safety records, accounting and legal complianceLegal obligation

We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for automated decision-making that has a legal or similarly significant effect on you.

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Who We Share It With

We share personal information only where it is needed for the purposes above:

  • HubSpot, which hosts this website and our forms, contact records and email.
  • Microsoft, which provides our email and business software.
  • Professional advisers, such as our accountants, lawyers and insurers, where they need it to advise us.
  • Project partners, such as consultants and subcontractors, where they need it to deliver a project you are involved in.
  • Regulators, law enforcement or courts, where the law requires it.

This website also loads fonts from Google Fonts and, on the Contact page, a map from Google Maps. When those load, Google receives your IP address. Links to LinkedIn take you to LinkedIn’s own site, which has its own privacy policy.

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Transfers Outside the UK

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the UK. Where they do, the transfer is covered by UK adequacy regulations or by contractual safeguards approved under UK data protection law. You can ask us for details of the safeguards that apply.

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Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. This website uses:

  • Essential cookies, which are needed for the site and its forms to work, and to remember your cookie choice.
  • Analytics cookies, set by HubSpot, which tell us how visitors use the site so we can improve it. These are only set if you accept them.

You can accept or decline non-essential cookies through the banner when you first visit, and you can change your choice at any time by clearing cookies in your browser settings.

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How Long We Keep It

We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purpose it was collected:

  • Enquiries and contact records are kept while we are in contact with you, and reviewed and deleted when they are no longer needed.
  • Job applications are kept for the duration of the recruitment process. If you are unsuccessful, we delete them unless you agree to us keeping them for future roles.
  • Contract, financial and health and safety records are kept for the periods required by law and by our contracts.
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Security

Our systems are certified to the government-backed Cyber Essentials scheme. Access to personal information is limited to the people who need it for their work, and our service providers are bound by contract to keep it secure.

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Your Rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

  • ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
  • ask us to delete your information;
  • ask us to restrict how we use it;
  • object to our use of it, including for direct marketing;
  • ask us to transfer it to you or another organisation; and
  • withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on consent.

To use any of these rights, email info@semco.systems. We will respond within one month. Some rights apply only in certain circumstances; if one does not apply, we will tell you why.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

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Changes to This Policy

We will update this policy when the way we use personal information changes. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised.