Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 29 May 2026
1. Introduction
Gas Certify Ltd respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information when you visit our website, book a service, join HomeCare Club, contact us, use our online booking system, or interact with Gas Certify services.
This policy applies to:
- Our website: www.gascertify.com
- Our booking pages and online forms
- Our HomeCare Club area
- Our customer communication channels
- Our service, certificate, quote, and payment processes
For the purpose of UK data protection law, the data controller is:
Gas Certify Ltd
Company number: 15507668
Registered office: 174 South Ealing Road, London, England, W5 4QL
Email: info@gascertify.com
Telephone: 020 8037 6391
If any contact details change, the latest contact details shown on our website will apply.
2. Who We Are
Gas Certify Ltd provides property compliance, gas, boiler, electrical, landlord, and home maintenance services. Our services may include:
- Gas Safety Certificates / CP12
- Boiler servicing
- EICR certificates
- Landlord compliance bundles
- Carbon monoxide alarm supply and fitting
- Smoke alarm supply and fitting
- Heat alarm supply and fitting
- Emergency service requests
- Boiler repair and installation enquiries
- Power flushing enquiries
- HomeCare Club membership and scheduled annual maintenance plans
We may also provide customer dashboards, reminders, booking support, certificates, digital records, and service-related communications.
3. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data.
3.1 Identity and Contact Details
This may include:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Billing address
- Service property address
- Postcode
- Company or landlord name, if applicable
- Letting agent or property manager details, if applicable
3.2 Booking and Service Details
This may include:
- Selected service
- Property type
- Number of bedrooms
- Number of gas appliances
- Appointment date and time
- Access instructions
- Tenant or occupier contact details, if provided
- Property notes
- Photos, documents, or information you upload
- Certificate details
- Service history
- Engineer notes
- Inspection outcomes
- Quote requests
- Remedial work requirements
3.3 Payment and Transaction Details
This may include:
- Product or service purchased
- Price paid
- Add-ons selected
- Payment status
- Invoice and receipt details
- Subscription or membership plan details
- Refund or cancellation records
We do not normally store full card details ourselves. Payment processing is usually handled by third-party payment providers.
3.4 Account and Membership Data
If you create an account, join HomeCare Club, or access a member area, we may collect:
- Login details
- Membership status
- Plan type
- Renewal dates
- Reminder preferences
- Community activity
- Support requests
- Dashboard activity
- Referral activity, where applicable
3.5 Communication Data
This may include:
- Emails you send to us
- Messages through contact forms
- Support requests
- Phone call notes
- Chat messages
- Feedback, complaints, or reviews
- Marketing preferences
3.6 Website and Technical Data
When you use our website, we may collect:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Referring website
- Cookie preferences
- Analytics data
- Security logs
4. How We Collect Your Data
We collect personal data when you:
- Visit our website
- Complete a booking form
- Request a quote
- Buy a product or service
- Join HomeCare Club
- Create or use an account
- Contact us by email, phone, form, chat, or message
- Provide access or tenant details
- Upload documents or photos
- Accept or reject cookies
- Interact with our marketing or referral programme
We may also receive information from:
- Payment processors
- Booking platforms
- Calendar and scheduling tools
- Engineers, contractors, or service providers
- Letting agents, landlords, tenants, or property managers
- Website analytics and security tools
5. Why We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes.
5.1 To Provide Services
We use your data to:
- Process bookings
- Arrange appointments
- Confirm property details
- Allocate engineers
- Carry out gas, boiler, electrical, and compliance services
- Produce certificates, reports, records, and job sheets
- Contact you about your booking
- Provide access instructions to engineers
- Manage cancellations, rescheduling, and support
5.2 To Manage Payments and Orders
We use your data to:
- Process orders
- Take payment
- Issue invoices and receipts
- Manage refunds
- Manage subscription or membership billing
- Keep financial records
5.3 To Manage HomeCare Club
We use your data to:
- Set up and manage your HomeCare Club membership
- Send service reminders
- Provide dashboard access
- Manage membership benefits
- Track booked and completed services
- Provide member-only updates, resources, and support
- Manage recurring billing, if applicable
HomeCare Club is a scheduled annual maintenance plan and member benefit area. It is not an insurance product.
5.4 To Communicate With You
We may contact you to:
- Confirm bookings
- Send appointment reminders
- Request missing information
- Send certificates or reports
- Provide quotes
- Respond to enquiries
- Notify you about service changes
- Handle complaints or disputes
- Send important account or legal updates
5.5 To Improve Our Website and Services
We use website and customer data to:
- Improve user experience
- Improve booking flow
- Understand service demand
- Fix technical issues
- Monitor performance
- Improve customer support
- Develop better services and offers
5.6 For Marketing
Where allowed by law, we may use your contact details to send:
- Service reminders
- Relevant offers
- HomeCare Club updates
- Property compliance updates
- Referral programme information
- Gas Certify news and promotions
You can opt out of marketing emails at any time.
We will still send essential service, booking, payment, certificate, and account-related communications even if you opt out of marketing.
6. Lawful Bases for Processing
We rely on different lawful bases depending on the reason we use your personal data.
6.1 Contract
We use your data where necessary to provide a service you have booked or requested, including bookings, payments, certificates, and customer support.
6.2 Legal Obligation
We may use and retain data where required for tax, accounting, consumer protection, safety, certification, compliance, or regulatory reasons.
6.3 Legitimate Interests
We may use your data where necessary for our legitimate business interests, including service improvement, fraud prevention, customer support, record keeping, internal administration, and business development.
6.4 Consent
We rely on consent for certain activities, such as non-essential cookies and some types of marketing communication.
You can withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis.
7. Tenant, Occupier, and Third-Party Details
If you provide details for a tenant, occupier, letting agent, property manager, or another third party, you must make sure you have the right to share that information with us.
We may use those details only for service-related purposes, such as arranging access, confirming appointments, sending certificates, or dealing with property compliance matters.
8. Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your data with trusted third parties where necessary.
This may include:
- Gas engineers
- Electrical engineers
- Heating engineers
- Contractors or subcontractors
- Booking and calendar providers
- Payment processors
- CRM and customer management platforms
- Email and communication providers
- Website hosting providers
- Analytics providers
- Accountants, insurers, legal advisers, or professional consultants
- Regulators, law enforcement, or public authorities where required by law
We only share data where necessary and appropriate.
9. International Transfers
Some of our service providers may store or process data outside the United Kingdom.
Where this happens, we will take steps to make sure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as recognised contractual protections or equivalent legal safeguards.
10. How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary.
The retention period depends on the type of data and the reason we hold it.
We may keep:
- Booking records for service history and customer support
- Certificates and compliance records where needed for legal, safety, and customer reference purposes
- Payment and invoice records for accounting and tax purposes
- Membership records for as long as your account or plan remains active
- Communication records for complaint handling and service improvement
- Website logs for security and performance monitoring
Where data is no longer needed, we will delete, anonymise, or securely archive it.
11. How We Protect Your Data
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data.
These may include:
- Secure systems and access controls
- Password-protected accounts
- Limited staff and contractor access
- Secure payment processing
- System monitoring
- Backup and recovery processes
- Staff and contractor confidentiality obligations
No online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
12. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have the following rights:
- The right to be informed about how we use your data
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to correct inaccurate data
- The right to request deletion of your data
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to object to processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent where we rely on consent
- The right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office
Some rights may be limited where we need to keep information for legal, safety, accounting, certification, or contractual reasons.
13. Marketing Preferences
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us.
If you unsubscribe from marketing, we may still contact you about active bookings, certificates, payments, membership, safety matters, or legal updates.
14. Cookies and Tracking
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are essential for the website and booking system to work. Others help us improve performance, understand visitor behaviour, or provide marketing and analytics.
Please read our separate Cookie Policy for more details.
15. Third-Party Links
Our website may link to third-party websites, platforms, payment pages, calendars, or tools.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. You should read their privacy policies before using them.
16. Children’s Privacy
Our services are intended for adults, landlords, homeowners, property managers, letting agents, and businesses.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data to us, please contact us.
17. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we use your personal data, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.
You can contact us at:
Gas Certify Ltd
174 South Ealing Road, London, England, W5 4QL
Email: info@gascertify.com
Telephone: 020 8037 6391
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
ICO website: www.ico.org.uk
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will be published on our website with the updated date shown at the top of the page.
Continued use of our website or services after updates means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
