Privacy policy

Last updated: 12 May 2026.

This privacy policy explains how SEO Dons Ltd (trading as Solar Panel Grants For Businesses) collects, uses and protects personal data when you use this website or our advisory service. We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

What we collect

When you submit the eligibility check form or contact us via email or phone, we collect:

Your name, business name, role / job title
Business contact details: phone, email, postcode
Business profile: sector, property type, annual electricity spend
Any free-text message you include

When you visit this website, we automatically collect (via standard server logs):

IP address, browser type, operating system, referrer URL
Pages visited and time on site

We do not use third-party advertising cookies. We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads remarketing or similar tracking.

Lawful basis for processing

We process your data under the following lawful bases:

Contract: To provide the eligibility check service you have requested.
Legitimate interest: To respond to phone or email enquiries, to keep our website secure, and to improve our service.
Consent: Where we ask explicitly (e.g. before introducing you to an installer partner).

How we use your data

To prepare and email your eligibility shortlist
To respond to your phone or email enquiries
To improve our service and update our scheme directory
To make installer introductions only with your explicit consent

We do not sell your data. We share it only with:

Installer partners — only with your explicit consent, and only the specific partners you have agreed to be introduced to.
Service providers — our website host (Netlify), email provider (Google Workspace), CRM (HubSpot Free Tier). Each operates under their own GDPR-compliant agreement with us.
Legal authorities — where required by law (HMRC, ICO, police).

How long we keep data

Active enquiry data: 12 months from last contact
Customer data (if you proceed with an installer introduction): 7 years (for legal/audit purposes)
Server logs: 90 days

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold on you
Correct any inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict our processing
Data portability (receive your data in a structured format)
Withdraw consent at any time
Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@solarpanelgrantsforbusinesses.co.uk. We respond within one calendar month.

Cookies

We use only essential cookies necessary for the website to function (session, form anti-spam). We do not use analytics, advertising or social media tracking cookies. No cookie consent banner is therefore required.

Contact us

SEO Dons Ltd, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. Email: hello@solarpanelgrantsforbusinesses.co.uk. Phone: 0800 246 1132.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes are notified to users on file.