Privacy notice.

Last reviewed: 17 August 2026

Who we are

Oxford Machine Guarding is an industrial machine-guarding and safety-systems business based in Oxfordshire and part of Oxford Science Group. This website is operated to provide information about perimeter guarding systems and receive business enquiries.

For privacy questions, email sales@oxfordmachineguards.co.uk with “Privacy request” in the subject line.

Information we collect

We may collect your name, business contact details, company, site location, project information, correspondence, technical drawings or photographs you send separately, and website technical data such as the page visited, browser type and approximate device information.

Do not send sensitive personal information through the project enquiry form. If project photographs include identifiable people, consider whether they are necessary before sending them.

How we use information

We use information to respond to enquiries, discuss and quote for projects, arrange surveys, deliver and support work, maintain business records, improve our website, protect against spam or misuse and meet legal, insurance, tax and regulatory obligations.

Our lawful basis

Business enquiry and project information is generally processed for legitimate business interests, to take steps you request before entering a contract, to perform a contract and to comply with legal obligations. Consent is used where it is specifically requested, including for optional website analytics.

Cookies and analytics

The website stores your cookie preference on your device. If you choose “Accept analytics”, Microsoft Clarity is loaded to help us understand how people use the website through interaction and performance information. Analytics is not loaded when you choose “Essential only”. You can reopen cookie settings from the footer.

Microsoft may process technical information under its own privacy terms. Avoid entering confidential information into free-text forms if screen-recording analytics is enabled; form fields are configured for normal website use but project-sensitive material should be sent through an agreed business channel.

Sharing and international processing

Information may be shared with relevant group companies, professional advisers, insurers, service providers and project supply-chain partners where necessary for the enquiry or work. Where a provider processes information outside the United Kingdom, appropriate contractual or other safeguards should be used where required.

Retention

Information is retained only as long as reasonably required for the enquiry, project, support, legal, tax, insurance, safety and record-keeping purposes. Retention periods vary by record type and the nature of the work.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to processing, and to receive certain information in a portable format. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information. No internet transmission or email system can be guaranteed completely secure. Contact us before sending confidential drawings, personal data or commercially sensitive files if you need an agreed transfer method.

Changes

This notice may be updated to reflect changes in the website, services, law or processing arrangements. The review date above shows the latest published version.