Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1 June 2026
G Johns & Sons Ltd ("we", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. It applies to this website and our showroom and telephone services.
1. What we collect
- Contact & order details — name, email, phone, billing/delivery address, and order history when you buy or enquire.
- Account & trade details — company name, trade references and credit information where you apply for a trade account.
- Technical data — IP address, device and browser type, and approximate location (used to surface our nearest showroom).
- Usage data — pages visited and products viewed, to improve the site.
2. How we use your data
We use your information to process and deliver orders, provide quotations and scheduling, answer enquiries, manage trade accounts, prevent fraud, and — where you've agreed — send you news and offers. We do not sell your personal data.
3. Legal basis
We process data to perform our contract with you (orders and accounts), for our legitimate interests (improving and securing the site, fraud prevention), to comply with legal obligations, and on the basis of your consent for marketing — which you can withdraw at any time.
4. Sharing your data
We share data only with the providers needed to run the business — payment processors (including Klarna and Shop Pay), couriers for delivery, and IT/hosting providers — all bound to protect it. We may disclose data where required by law.
5. Cookies
We use essential cookies to run the basket and checkout, and analytics/marketing cookies (only with your consent) to understand usage and improve the site. You can manage cookies through your browser settings at any time.
6. Your rights
You have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to our processing of your data, and to data portability. To exercise any right, contact us using the details below. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
7. Contact us
For any privacy question or request, email sales@gjohns.co.uk, call 020 8360 7771, or write to G Johns & Sons Ltd, Winchmore Hill, London N21. See also our Terms & Conditions.