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This policy explains what happens to your information when you use this website. It is written to be read, not to be waded through. Last updated 14 November 2026.
This website belongs to CIQU Construction, Los Altos. When this policy says "we" or "us", that is who it means. We decide what happens to the information collected here, so we are the ones responsible for it.
The enquiry form keeps what you put into it: your name, your email address, your phone number if you give one, and your message. We use it for one thing — to reply to you and to quote for the work you are asking about.
We keep it because you asked us to get in touch, and because we need it to do the job you are enquiring about. If you would rather we did not keep it once we are done, tell us and we will remove it.
We count visits so we can tell whether the site is doing its job. This is done without cookies: nothing is stored on your device, and nothing follows you to other websites.
What we record for each visit is the page you looked at, the website or search engine you arrived from, roughly where in the country you were, and whether you were on a phone or a computer. Visits are told apart using a code rebuilt from scratch every day, which means that after a day has passed there is no way to link a visit back to you.
We do not know your name, and we cannot identify you from any of this.
This site sets no advertising cookies and no tracking cookies. If you see a notice about cookies, the only thing it remembers is that you have already seen the notice, so it does not keep appearing.
We do not sell your information. We do not rent it, trade it, or hand it to advertisers or data brokers. The only people who see your enquiry are the people working on it, and anyone we are legally required to give it to — for example if a court orders it.
Enquiries are kept while we are dealing with them, and for a reasonable period afterwards in case you come back to us or a question comes up about the work. Visit counts are kept as totals, which are not tied to any person and are not deleted because there is nothing personal left in them.
Your enquiry travels to us over an encrypted connection and is stored on servers that need a password to reach. Only the people who need to see it can. No website can promise that nothing will ever go wrong, but if something happened that put your information at risk, we would tell you.
You can ask us to:
Just ask, by email at dave@ciquconstruction.com. We will not charge you for it and we will not make it difficult. If we ever cannot do what you have asked, we will tell you why.
This site is meant for adults enquiring about our work. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you think a child has sent us something, tell us and we will delete it.
Where this site links somewhere else, that website has its own privacy policy and we are not responsible for what they do. It is worth a look before you give them anything.
If we change how any of this works, the new version appears on this page with a new date at the top. We will not quietly start doing something with your information that this policy says we do not do.
If you have a question about any of this, or you want something done about your information, reach us by email at dave@ciquconstruction.com. A real person will answer.
This policy explains what happens to your information when you use this website. It is written to be read, not to be waded through. Last updated 14 November 2026.
This website belongs to CIQU Construction, Los Altos. When this policy says "we" or "us", that is who it means. We decide what happens to the information collected here, so we are the ones responsible for it.
The enquiry form keeps what you put into it: your name, your email address, your phone number if you give one, and your message. We use it for one thing — to reply to you and to quote for the work you are asking about.
We keep it because you asked us to get in touch, and because we need it to do the job you are enquiring about. If you would rather we did not keep it once we are done, tell us and we will remove it.
We count visits so we can tell whether the site is doing its job. This is done without cookies: nothing is stored on your device, and nothing follows you to other websites.
What we record for each visit is the page you looked at, the website or search engine you arrived from, roughly where in the country you were, and whether you were on a phone or a computer. Visits are told apart using a code rebuilt from scratch every day, which means that after a day has passed there is no way to link a visit back to you.
We do not know your name, and we cannot identify you from any of this.
This site sets no advertising cookies and no tracking cookies. If you see a notice about cookies, the only thing it remembers is that you have already seen the notice, so it does not keep appearing.
We do not sell your information. We do not rent it, trade it, or hand it to advertisers or data brokers. The only people who see your enquiry are the people working on it, and anyone we are legally required to give it to — for example if a court orders it.
Enquiries are kept while we are dealing with them, and for a reasonable period afterwards in case you come back to us or a question comes up about the work. Visit counts are kept as totals, which are not tied to any person and are not deleted because there is nothing personal left in them.
Your enquiry travels to us over an encrypted connection and is stored on servers that need a password to reach. Only the people who need to see it can. No website can promise that nothing will ever go wrong, but if something happened that put your information at risk, we would tell you.
You can ask us to:
Just ask, by email at dave@ciquconstruction.com. We will not charge you for it and we will not make it difficult. If we ever cannot do what you have asked, we will tell you why.
This site is meant for adults enquiring about our work. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you think a child has sent us something, tell us and we will delete it.
Where this site links somewhere else, that website has its own privacy policy and we are not responsible for what they do. It is worth a look before you give them anything.
If we change how any of this works, the new version appears on this page with a new date at the top. We will not quietly start doing something with your information that this policy says we do not do.
If you have a question about any of this, or you want something done about your information, reach us by email at dave@ciquconstruction.com. A real person will answer.
Legal
These terms explain the rules for using this website. They are written to be read, not waded through. Last updated November 2026.
This website belongs to CIQU Construction. When these terms say "we" or "us", that is who they mean. By using the site you agree to these terms; if you do not agree, please do not use it.
We work to keep what is here accurate and up to date, but it is general information, not advice for your particular situation. Prices, availability and details can change, so please check with us before relying on anything for a decision.
Sending an enquiry through this site does not create a contract. Any work, sale or booking is agreed separately with you - for example in a quote, an order confirmation or a written agreement - and those terms apply to it.
The words, pictures, logos and design on this site belong to us or to the people who let us use them. You may not copy, sell or reuse them for business purposes without our written permission.
Where we link to another website, it is for your convenience. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for what is on them or how they treat your information.
We provide this website "as is". As far as the law allows, we are not liable for any loss that comes from using it or from relying on what is on it, or for the site being unavailable from time to time. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have that the law does not allow us to limit.
How we handle your information is set out in our Privacy policy.
We may update these terms. The new version appears on this page with a new date at the top, and applies from then on.
These terms are governed by the laws of the country where CIQU Construction is based, and its courts deal with any dispute about them.
If you have a question about these terms, reach us by email at dave@ciquconstruction.com.
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