Privacy notice
This is how Fylde Sparks Electrical Ltd ("we") uses personal information. It's short because we don't do much with it.
What we collect
When you ask for a quote or book work we take your name, phone number, email address and the address of the property. If you tell us about the job, we keep that too. We don't buy data about you and we don't track you around the internet.
Why we use it
- To answer your enquiry, quote and carry out the work (our contract with you).
- To issue certificates, which must carry the property address and the name of the person we did the work for (a legal obligation under the Wiring Regulations and Building Regulations).
- To remind you when a certificate is due for renewal, which you can tell us to stop at any time (our legitimate interest in keeping customers compliant).
- To keep accounts for HMRC (a legal obligation).
Who sees it
Our staff, our accountant, and NICEIC and building control where work is notifiable. Our email and quoting software is hosted in the UK or EU. We never sell or pass your details on for marketing.
How long we keep it
Certificates and the job records behind them for 15 years, because that's how long questions about electrical work tend to come back. Accounts records for 6 years. Enquiries that don't turn into a job are deleted after 12 months.
Job applicants
If you apply for a job, we collect what you put on the form: contact details, date of birth (apprenticeship funding depends on it), qualifications and certificate numbers, ECS card details, driving licence status, right-to-work status, DBS status, whether you have unspent convictions, employment history, referees and your CV. We use it to decide whether to interview you and, if we shortlist you, to verify your qualifications with the awarding body, your ECS card on the ECS register, your licence with the DVLA, and to take up references. We don't contact referees before interview. We see right-to-work documents in person and don't keep copies until you're offered a job. Applications are emailed to the owner and office manager only, kept for six months if unsuccessful (twelve if you ask us to keep you on file), and for the length of your employment plus six years if you join.
This website
The site sets no cookies and runs no analytics or advertising scripts. The server keeps standard access logs (IP address, page, time) for 90 days for security. The enquiry and application forms send your message to our office email over an encrypted connection, and use Cloudflare Turnstile to block spam, which sets no tracking cookies.
Your rights
You can ask to see what we hold about you, have it corrected or deleted, or object to us using it. Email hello@fyldesparks.co.uk or write to us at Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. If you're not happy with our answer you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Last updated January 2026.