Last updated: May 2026
Data Controller
The data controller for this website is Sixteens Consultancy Services, a structural engineering consultancy registered in India and operating from Office no. 13, 2nd Floor, Landmark Meritus Commercial Building, Thiruvannur, Calicut, Kerala 673029, India.
For all privacy-related enquiries, contact us at [email protected].
Data We Collect
We collect a limited and purposeful set of information through two mechanisms:
- Contact form submissions: When you use the contact form on this website, we collect your name, email address, and the message content you submit. This information is transmitted to us via Formspree (see Third Parties below) and stored in our email inbox.
- Server logs: Our hosting provider Vercel automatically records standard server access log data — IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, and timestamps — as a routine part of operating web infrastructure. This data is retained by Vercel in accordance with their privacy policy.
We do not collect payment information, sensitive personal data, or any information beyond what is necessary to respond to your enquiry and operate this website.
Purpose of Collection
We use the information we collect for two purposes only:
- Responding to enquiries: Name, email, and message content submitted through the contact form are used solely to respond to your enquiry about structural engineering services. We do not use this information for marketing, we do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent, and we do not share your contact details with third parties for marketing purposes.
- Improving the site: Aggregate, anonymised server log data may be reviewed to understand how the website is being used — which pages are visited, where users come from, and whether there are technical errors. This review is conducted by Sixteens Consultancy Services personnel only and is not shared with analytics platforms or advertising networks.
Third Parties
We work with two third-party service providers who may process data in connection with this website:
- Formspree: Our contact form is processed by Formspree (formspree.io), a form handling service. When you submit the contact form, your name, email address, and message are transmitted to Formspree's servers and forwarded to our email. Formspree's privacy policy is available at formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.
- Vercel: This website is hosted on Vercel (vercel.com). Vercel processes server log data as described above. Vercel's privacy policy is available at vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.
We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other advertising or behavioural tracking technology on this website.
Cookies
This website does not use tracking cookies or advertising cookies. We do not deploy any first-party cookies for analytics or personalisation.
Cloudflare, which provides network security services for this website, may set security-related cookies as part of its bot protection and DDoS mitigation functions. These cookies are technical in nature and are not used for tracking, advertising, or profiling. Cloudflare's cookie policy is described in their privacy documentation at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
Data Retention
Enquiry data (name, email address, and message content) submitted through the contact form is retained in our email inbox for a period of 12 months from the date of submission. After that period, enquiry records are deleted unless an ongoing client engagement requires their retention for contractual or legal purposes, in which case they are retained only for the duration of that requirement.
Server log data is retained by Vercel in accordance with their standard data retention policy.
Your Rights
You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold about you. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected] with the subject line "Privacy Request". We will respond within 30 days.
- Access: You may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: If any information we hold is inaccurate, you may request that it be corrected.
- Deletion: You may request that we delete personal data we hold about you. We will comply unless retention is required for legal or contractual reasons.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal data we hold from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS. Contact form data is transmitted to Formspree over encrypted connections. We do not store personal data in databases accessible from the public internet beyond what is inherent in standard email storage.
International Data Transfers
Sixteens Consultancy Services is based in India. If you contact us from the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, or any other jurisdiction with data protection laws, please be aware that your personal data will be transferred to and processed in India. We handle all personal data with care and in accordance with the principles set out in this policy regardless of the data subject's location.
Policy Updates
This privacy policy may be updated if our data practices change or if legal requirements necessitate revision. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We will not retroactively apply material changes to data already collected without notification where that is practicable. Continued use of this website after any policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact
For any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, contact Sixteens Consultancy Services at [email protected].