Privacy Policy
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.
Your privacy
BFG Automotive is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy when using our website, following all legal requirements to do so. We recognise user privacy and data protection as a human right and we have a duty of care to those whose data we handle. We promise that data will only be collected and processed when absolutely necessary to do so and we will never rent, sell or otherwise distribute or make public your personal data.
Legislation
Together with our internal computer systems, BFG Automotive is designed to comply with the following national and international legislation with respect to data protection and user privacy:
- UK Data Protection Act 2018
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
To our knowledge we comply with the above legislation. If you are unsure about whether BFG Automotive is compliant with your own country of residence’s specific data protection and user privacy legislation you should contact us for clarification.
Personal information we collect
In today’s technological age, we know that you care about how information about you is collected and used. We promise therefore that any information you provide to us is used only for the specific purposes it was collected for, for which consent was given. We only hold information in order to fulfil our contractual obligations to you and our legal and statutory obligations.
In order to provide estimates or to carry out a service for you we will collect a minimal amount of personal data, which is safely stored and processed on our internal systems in order for us to contact you.
Cookie policy
What are cookies? As with almost all other websites we use cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience when browsing our website. This page describes what information they collect, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored. However, this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of our website’s functionality.
How we use cookies. The cookies that we use ensure our website works the way you expect it to. They are not personally identifiable to you, but they can be used to give you a more personalised experience when browsing our website. If you want to learn more about the general uses of cookies, please visit Cookiepedia.
Disabling cookies. You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.
The cookies we set.
- Forms related cookies: When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
- Site preferences cookies: In order to provide you with a great experience on this website we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how our website runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
Website contact forms & email links
Should you choose to contact us using any of the contact forms on our website or via email, none of the information you provide will be stored on our website or processed by any third-party data processor.
If contacting us via a contact form or via email the data will be sent using email over SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our website is protected by SSL meaning that any communication sent from the website is encrypted before being delivered across the Internet. The email content is then decrypted by our local computers and devices.
Data breaches
We will report any unlawful data breach to all relevant persons and authorities within 72 hours of the breach if it is apparent that personal data stored in an identifiable manner has been stolen.
Data controller
The data controller of this website is Mr Ben Fitz-Gerald.
Tel: 07702 341414
Email: info@bfgautomotive.co.uk
Changes to our privacy policy
This privacy policy may change from time to time in line with legislation or industry developments. We will not explicitly inform our website visitors or clients of these changes. We therefore recommend that you check this page occasionally for privacy policy changes.
Last updated: October 2026