Registered name: Stone Ecology Limited

Place of registration: England and Wales

Company number: 17236680

Registered office: 30 Upper High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EZ

VAT status: Not currently registered for VAT

ICO registration number: ZC154941

Complaints

Stone Ecology Limited has a complaints procedure as part of its quality management system. A copy is available on request from harry@stoneecology.co.uk

Complaints relating to professional conduct may also be referred to CIEEM at cieem.net/membership/professional-conduct

Complaints about personal data can be referred to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk

Copyright

All content on this website, including text, images, illustrations, reports, and design elements, is the property of Stone Ecology Limited unless otherwise stated. Short excerpts may be used for educational, editorial or non-commercial purposes with attribution. Commercial reuse needs prior written consent.

Privacy Policy

Stone Ecology Limited processes personal data in line with with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and PECR.

What we collect and why

  • Contact form submissions, such as your name, email address, and message, so we can reply to your enquiry.

  • Client engagement details, such as contact details, project information, and site information, so we can deliver our consultancy services.

  • Financial records, so we can meet tax and accounting obligations.

  • Business contact details, so we can communicate with prospective and existing clients.

  • Species records gathered during surveys, which may be submitted to Local Environmental Records Centres and, where required, to Natural England.

Who we share data with

  • Service providers who support our business under contract.

  • Subcontractors engaged for specialist survey work under written agreement.

  • Recording schemes and regulatory bodies (Local Environmental Records Centres, Natural England) for species records.

  • Insurers if needed for a claim.

  • Legal or regulatory bodies where the law requires it.

We do not sell personal data or share it for marketing.

International transfers

Some data handled by by Google and Squarespace may be processed outside the UK. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are used.

Retention

  • Client engagement records: 7 years after the end of the engagement.

  • Financial records: 6 years.

  • Enquiries that do not lead to an engagement: up to 2 years.

  • Business contact details: until you ask us to remove them.

  • Species records: retained as part of best practice.

Your rights

You can ask to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the use of your personal data. You can also ask for a copy in a portable format. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw consent at any time.

You may also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or 0303 123 1113.

Last updated: Wednesday 17th June 2026