Privacy Policy Notice

 

This privacy policy notice is for Blackfish Engineering Design Limited and governs the privacy of those who provide Blackfish with personal data. It explains how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information, including your rights under current laws and regulations. If you do not agree with this policy, you may wish to stop using our website, and get in touch with us directly if you have provided personal information such as a CV to Blackfish.

 

Policy key definitions

 

• "I", "our", "us" or "we" refer to the business, Blackfish Engineering Design Limited.

• "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) interacting with Blackfish.

• GDPR means General Data Protection Regulation.

• PECR means Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation.

• ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.

• Cookies mean small files stored on a user's computer or device.

 

Under the GDPR, we control and/or process any personal information about you electronically according to the following sections.

 

Applications to Blackfish

 

Personal information provided to Blackfish in the form of a CV, cover letter, design portfolio or similar is processed in the following way:

 

• Data is stored in the Microsoft Cloud in a secure private location, only accessible by the Directors of Blackfish Engineering Design Limited. Email data sent to info@blackfishengineering.com also flows through the Microsoft Cloud server and is only accessible to the Blackfish Engineering management team.

• We use this information to make informed decisions on the hiring of permanent and contract staff.

• Data retention period: we will continue to process your information under this basis until it is determined your consent no longer exists, or the recruitment process is closed.

• Sharing your information: we do not share your information with third parties without your consent. We will always ask for your permission before sharing any of your information.

 

Correspondence with Blackfish

 

Personal information provided to Blackfish in the form of an email or message via our website is processed in the following way:

 

• The only data we will retain is your name, email address and phone number (if provided).

• Data is stored in the Microsoft Cloud in a secure private location, only accessible by the Directors of Blackfish Engineering Design Limited.

• Data retention period: we will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent, or it is determined your consent no longer exists.

• Sharing your information: we do not share your information with third parties without your consent. We will always ask for your permission before sharing any of your information.

 

Your individual rights

 

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows:

 

• The right to be informed.

• The right of access.

• The right to rectification.

• The right to erasure.

• The right to restrict processing.

• The right to data portability.

• The right to object.

• The right not to be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling.

• You also have the right to complain to the ICO (www.ico.org.uk) if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

 

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR. You can use this right to:

 

• Request clarification on what personal data we hold for you.

• Update your information to keep it accurate and relevant.

• Request deletion of your personal data.

• Request a copy of your personal data be delivered to you or a third party.

 

Please get in touch via info@blackfishengineering.com and a response will be provided within 10 working days.

 

Website Privacy Policy

 

Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd ("Blackfish") operates blackfishengineering.com and may operate other websites. It is Blackfish's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

 

Website visitors

 

Like most website operators, Blackfish collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Our purpose in collecting this information is to better understand how visitors use our website. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, for example by publishing a report on trends in website usage.

 

Gathering of personally-identifying information

 

Certain visitors to Blackfish's websites choose to interact with us in ways that require us to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information we gather depends on the nature of the interaction, for example a sign-up or an enquiry. In each case, we collect such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the visitor's interaction with us. We do not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below, and visitors can always refuse to supply it, with the caveat that this may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

 

Aggregated statistics

 

Blackfish may collect statistics about the behaviour of visitors to its websites. We may display this information publicly or provide it to others, but we do not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described in this policy.

 

Protection of certain personally-identifying information

 

Blackfish discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organisations that need to know that information in order to process it on Blackfish's behalf, or to provide services available at Blackfish's websites, and that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organisations may be located outside of your home country; by using Blackfish's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Blackfish will not rent or sell your information to anyone.

 

Other than as described above, Blackfish discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Blackfish believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Blackfish, third parties or the public at large.

 

If you are a registered user of a Blackfish website and have supplied your email address, we may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or keep you up to date with Blackfish news. If you send us a request, for example via email or one of our feedback mechanisms, we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request, or to help support other users. Blackfish takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorised access, use, alteration or destruction of your information.

 

Cookies

 

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Blackfish uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of the website, and their access preferences. Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Blackfish's websites, with the drawback that certain features may not function properly without them.

 

Business transfers

 

If Blackfish, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets transferred or acquired by the third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Blackfish may continue to use your personal information as set out in this policy.

 

Ads

 

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognise your computer each time it sends an online advertisement, in order to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This allows ad networks to deliver targeted advertisements they believe will be of interest to you. This policy covers the use of cookies by Blackfish and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

 

Privacy policy changes

 

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Blackfish may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. We encourage visitors to check this page from time to time for any changes. If you have a blackfishengineering.com account, you may also receive an alert informing you of changes. Your continued use of this site after any change to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of that change.

 

Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd, Registered Company 10169509, 4 Unity Street, Bristol, BS1 5HH.

Document reference BFIMS-039, version 03. Last reviewed 2 September 2026.