Legal
Privacy &
cookie policy
Last updated: July 2026
Who we are
This website is operated by R Wilkes Painting & Decorating, a sole trader based in Colchester, Essex. You can contact us at info@rwilkesdecorating.co.uk or on 07940 547479.
What information we collect
When you use the contact form, the details you enter (including your name, contact details, location, selected services, job description and any attachments) are securely processed by Formspree and delivered to us. Formspree also stores submissions in the account inbox. We use this information only to respond to your enquiry, arrange a visit and prepare a quote; we do not use it for marketing.
Formspree acts as a service provider that processes form submissions on our behalf. You can read Formspree's privacy policy for more information. We keep enquiry details for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry and any work that follows, after which they are deleted.
Cookies
When you first visit, a notice explains the site's current cookie use. You can reopen that notice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| rw-cookie-consent | Essential | Remembers that you have acknowledged the cookie notice, so it is not shown on every visit. | Stays until you clear your browser data. |
No advertising or analytics cookies are currently used.
Third-party services
This site loads its fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser requests font files from Google's servers and your IP address is visible to Google in that request. See Google's privacy policy for details.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) you have the right to ask what personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, and to object to how it is used. To exercise any of these rights, email info@rwilkesdecorating.co.uk. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Changes to this policy
If anything about how this website handles data changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top revised.