Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

1. Who We Are

Cornerstone System Engineering is a systems engineering consultancy. For the purposes of UK data protection law, we are the data controller in respect of any personal information you provide to us.

You can contact us at: info@cornerstonesystemengineering.com

2. What Information We Collect

We collect personal information only when you actively provide it to us, such as when you use the contact form on our website. This may include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your organisation (if provided)
  • The content of your message

We do not collect any sensitive personal data and we do not ask for financial information through this website.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use it for marketing, profiling, or any automated decision-making.

Our lawful basis for processing this information is our legitimate interest in responding to business enquiries directed to us.

4. Contact Form — Third-Party Processing

Our contact form is powered by Formspree (Formspree, Inc.), which processes form submissions on our behalf and forwards them to us by email. Formspree stores submitted data on servers in the United States. Formspree is compliant with applicable data protection regulations. You can review their privacy policy at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

By submitting the contact form, you acknowledge that your submission will be processed by Formspree as described above.

5. Cookies and Tracking

This website does not use cookies for tracking or analytics purposes.

Web fonts (Inter) are self-hosted on this website. No font files are loaded from Google Fonts or any other external CDN, and no data is sent to third parties as a result of visiting our pages.

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other tracking technology. No cookie consent banner is displayed on this website because no non-essential cookies are set.

6. How Long We Keep Your Data

Enquiry emails are retained only for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry and any follow-up communication. We do not maintain long-term databases of website enquiries.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request erasure of your data
  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@cornerstonesystemengineering.com. We will respond within one calendar month.

8. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk — 0303 123 1113.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page. This policy was last updated in June 2026.