Privacy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 October 2026
Almar Civils respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you contact us or use this website, why we collect it, and how we look after it, in line with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
Who we are
Almar Civils is a civil engineering and construction contractor based in Somerset West, 7130, Western Cape, South Africa. We are the "responsible party" for the personal information described in this policy.
What we collect
This website has no forms, accounts or online payments. We only receive personal information that you choose to send us when you phone, WhatsApp or email us. That may include:
- your name and, if relevant, your company name
- your phone number and email address
- the location of your project and details of the work you need
- any drawings, photos or documents you send us
Why we use it
We use your information only to:
- reply to your enquiry and prepare quotes
- plan, carry out and invoice the work you ask us to do
- keep records we are required to keep by law, for example for tax purposes
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it to send you marketing you have not asked for.
Who we share it with
We only share your information when it is needed to deliver your project, for example with the consulting engineers or suppliers working on the same job, or when the law requires it. Anyone we share it with must keep it confidential.
Third-party services
- WhatsApp and Facebook: if you contact us through WhatsApp or visit our Facebook page, Meta handles that information under its own privacy policy.
- Google Fonts: this website loads its fonts from Google, which means your browser shares your IP address with Google when the page loads.
- Google Maps: our address link opens Google Maps, which has its own privacy policy.
This website does not use advertising or tracking cookies.
How long we keep it
We keep your information only for as long as we need it for the purposes above, or for as long as the law requires, and then delete or destroy it securely.
How we protect it
We take reasonable steps to keep your information safe from loss, misuse and unauthorised access, and we limit access to the people who need it to do their work.
Your rights
Under POPIA you have the right to:
- ask what personal information we hold about you, and get a copy of it
- ask us to correct or update it
- ask us to delete it, where we are not required to keep it
- object to us using it
- lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator
Contact us about privacy
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your request, you can contact the Information Regulator of South Africa at inforegulator.org.za.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.