Privacy Policy | MacAli Group Scotland

Last updated: 7 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is handled when you use the MacAli Group Scotland website or contact us. We are committed to protecting your privacy and to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who we are

MacAli Group Scotland is the trading name of ALI & SONS HOLDING LIMITED, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC363948 (“we”, “us”). We operate this website and are the data controller for personal information collected through it.

Company: ALI & SONS HOLDING LIMITED, registered in Scotland, company number SC363948.
Registered office:
Email:
Telephone:
You can also contact us through the enquiry form on our website.

2. Information we collect

When you send an enquiry through our form we collect the details you choose to give us: your name, email address, business or property name, the service you are interested in, the type of venue, when you would like to start, and the content of your message. If you contact us by email or telephone we keep a record of that correspondence.

We do not ask for payment card details or for special category data through this website, and we ask that you do not include them in your message. Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically record technical information such as IP address, browser type and the pages requested, in server logs used for security and troubleshooting.

3. How and why we use your information

To respond to your enquiry and take steps before entering a contract. Lawful basis: it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or our legitimate interests in responding to business enquiries.
To provide our services and manage our relationship with you. Lawful basis: performance of a contract.
To keep our website secure and working properly. Lawful basis: our legitimate interests in protecting our systems and users.
To meet legal and accounting obligations. Lawful basis: legal obligation.
To contact you about our services in future. We will only send marketing messages where you have agreed to receive them or where the law otherwise allows, and you can opt out at any time.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Who we share information with

We share personal information only where necessary with organisations that help us run the website and our business, for example website hosting providers, form and email service providers, IT support, professional advisers such as accountants and lawyers, and public authorities where we are legally required to. These providers act on our instructions or have their own data protection duties. We may also share information with contractors or specialist advisers who help us deliver services to you, and only to the extent needed for that purpose.

5. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where that happens we take steps to ensure your information is protected, for example by using providers that are covered by UK adequacy regulations or by using approved contractual safeguards.

6. How long we keep information

We keep enquiry information for as long as is needed to deal with your request and for a reasonable period afterwards, normally no longer than three years from our last contact unless we are working together. Information relating to client engagements is kept for as long as required for contractual, tax and accounting purposes, which is usually six years. We then delete or anonymise it.

7. Your rights

Under data protection law you have the right to be informed, to access your personal information, to have inaccurate information corrected, to have information erased in certain circumstances, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent where we rely on it. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details above. We will respond within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please tell us first so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

8. Cookies and third-party content

Our use of cookies and similar technologies is explained in our Cookie Policy. Our website loads fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser makes a request to Google’s servers, including your IP address, when a page is viewed.

9. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections to the website. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children

Our services are directed at businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date it was last updated shown at the top.