Privacy Policy

We at Geo Scan take your privacy seriously and want to be transparent about the data we collect, how we use it, and your choices.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use your personal information when you visit our website and your rights.

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our website, we may collect certain personal information about you. This may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other information you provide to us.

We may also collect certain non-personal information when you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, and other information about how you use our website.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information to:

-Provide you with information, products, or services you request from us
-Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
-Communicate with you about our products and services
-Analyse how you use our website and improve our website and services
-Protect our rights and the rights of others

How We Share Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information with:

-Third-party service providers who help us provide our products and services
-Other companies within our corporate family
-Law enforcement or government authorities if we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to protect our rights or the rights of others
-We will never sell your data to Data Brokers or Advertisers

Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information. These include the right to:

-Access the personal information we hold about you
-Request that we correct any errors or inaccuracies in your personal information
-Request that we delete your personal information
-Object to the processing of your personal information
-Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

Cookies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to track your use of our website and improve your experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect the functionality of our website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on our website and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our use of your personal information, please get in touch.

Thank you for visiting our website.

Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Geo Scan (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies on our website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners. Cookies help us improve your experience on our website by remembering your preferences and enabling certain functionalities.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services cannot be provided.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are most visited. This information is aggregated and anonymised, meaning it does not identify you personally. We use this information to improve our website’s performance.
  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website.

5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most browsers allow you to:

  • See what cookies you have and delete them on an individual basis.
  • Block third-party cookies.
  • Block cookies from particular sites.
  • Block all cookies from being set.
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser.

To learn more about how to manage cookies on your browser, please follow the instructions provided by your browser (typically located within the “Help,” “Tools,” or “Edit” settings).

For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.

6. Consent to Use Cookies

By continuing to use our website without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not wish to accept cookies from our website, please disable them using the instructions provided above or refrain from using our website.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us.

Terms & Conditions of Contract

Geo Scan Terms and Conditions of Contract

1. Definitions and interpretation

In these Terms and Conditions, the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings:

  • The ‘Client’ means the person or organisation awarding the Contract. An Agent acting for a Third Party shall be deemed to be the Client unless otherwise designated in writing by the Third Party.
  • The ‘Contract Price’ means the agreed fee or scale of charges for the Work, subject to such alterations as may be made under the provisions hereinafter contained.
  • The ‘Contract’ means the agreement concluded between the Client and the Surveyor, including these Terms and Conditions, all Specifications and other documents which are relevant to the Contract.
  • The ‘Surveyor’ means the business whose quotation for the Work is accepted by and on behalf of the Client and includes the Surveyor’s successors and permitted assigns.
  • The ‘Work’ means the surveying, mapping, setting out or any other service to be executed and all supporting Plans to be produced and supplied by the Surveyor in accordance with the Specification and includes any additional work requested by the Client under clause 6.
  • The ‘Purpose’ means the use for the Work as stated in the Contract.
  • The ‘Quotation Period’ means the period of time between the Surveyor receiving an invitation from the Client to provide a quotation for the work and the date by which the Surveyor must submit his quotation.
  • The ‘Plans’ means the drawings, digital data, photographs, listings, reports or any other supporting documentation.

2. Sufficiency of quotation

In so far as is reasonably possible during the Quotation Period, the Surveyor shall be deemed to be satisfied before submitting the quotation as to the nature and requirements of the Work, the conditions under which the Work will be completed, and the correctness and sufficiency of the quotation.

The several documents forming the Contract are to be taken as mutually explanatory of each other and in cases of discrepancy the Specification shall prevail. The Client warrants that all relevant information has been provided regarding the nature and scope of the Work and any unusual conditions which may apply.

3. Commencement of Work

The Surveyor shall not be obliged to commence Work until a written request has been received from the Client.

Once a survey date has been confirmed, a time slot will be reserved for the Client. If the survey is cancelled or rescheduled within 72 working hours of the scheduled survey time or date, a cancellation fee of £500.00 + VAT will apply, in addition to any reasonable expenses incurred.

If the Work has commenced, the Client shall not cancel the Contract without compensating the Surveyor in full for the Work completed up to the date of cancellation, together with an additional 20% of the remaining Contract Price.

All cancellation requests must be made in writing no later than 3 days before the agreed project start date. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation fee and any associated expenses becoming payable by the Client.

4. Execution and completion of Work

The Surveyor shall execute and complete the Work in conformity with the Specification and the delivery dates agreed.

The Surveyor shall supply and provide for all matters necessary for the completion of the Work at the expense of the Surveyor except as specifically provided for in this Contract. Effective delivery shall be delivery to the Client or, by instruction, to a Third Party.

Where delivery is refused or where the Surveyor is unable to deliver due to circumstances beyond his control, the Surveyor is entitled to treat the Contract as being fulfilled and invoice the Client accordingly.

Work which the Client reasonably considers fails to meet the standards contained in the Specification shall be returned to the Surveyor within 60 days of receipt for correction at the Surveyor’s own expense. If such Work is found, on being checked by the Surveyor, to be within the standards specified then the costs incurred by the Surveyor in checking shall be payable by the Client.

5. Extension of time for completion of Work

The Work shall be completed in accordance with the agreed programme and dates or within such time as may be agreed with the Client. Any request by the Surveyor for extension of time shall be made in writing to the Client within 5 working days of the Surveyor being aware of such need arising.

6. Power to vary Work

The Client may vary the Work either in form, quality, or quantity provided that the total cost of the Contract is not affected by more than 10% for Contract Prices up to £1,000 and 5% for Contract Prices over £1,000. Such variations shall be valued at the rates set out in the Contract where applicable, or failing this, at new rates to be agreed between the parties. Where variations to the Work would affect the total cost by more than the appropriate percentage, the Contract Price shall be renegotiated at the request of the Surveyor.

7. Assignment or sub-contracting

The Surveyor may sub-contract part of the Work, whilst accepting full responsibility for the Work as if it had not been sub-contracted.

8. Entry on to private property

Where it is necessary for the Surveyor to have access on to private property, the Client will be responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions which must be arranged and agreed in advance.

The Client will also furnish the Surveyor with a list of the occupiers and any letters of identification which may be needed.

9. Access for inspection

The Client may at any reasonable time examine or test any part of the Work or materials intended for use therein, and the Surveyor shall give every reasonable facility and assistance necessary. The cost of making any test and/or facilities and assistance provided shall be borne by the Client.

10. Payments

Invoices may be submitted by the Surveyor to the Client at intervals of no less than weekly for completed stages of the Work. Payment is due upon the issuance of the invoice and must be settled within 30 days of the invoice date.

Interest will be charged on overdue payments at a rate of 20% above the Base Lending Rate, calculated daily, without further notice. In the UK, late payment terms are governed by the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1999.

For projects valued at £5,000 or less, a down payment of £500 is required prior to the commencement of the survey to secure the booking and cover initial costs. For projects exceeding £5,000, a down payment of 10% of the total project value is required.

Clients without a significant trading history, or those who have not undergone a credit check, are required to make full payment upon completion of the work. Geo Scan will provide proof of completion prior to payment, with final deliverables released only once full payment has been received.

The final payment does not constitute acceptance of the work. The Client may submit reasonable requests for amendments, provided these fall within the original scope of the project, after full payment has been received.

11. Insurance

The Surveyor shall hold or effect policies of insurance to cover Public Liability for not less than (£1M), Employer’s Liability for not less than (£10M), and Professional Indemnity Insurance with cover to be in compliance with the regulations laid down by RICS. The Surveyor shall insure the Plans against all risks whilst in transit, digital or hardcopy, until effective delivery to the Client. The Surveyor shall not be responsible for the insurance of Work installed in or on property under the control of the Client.

12. Liability

The Surveyor shall not be liable for any inaccuracy of the Plans beyond the specified scale or accuracy, or for any matters resulting from their use for purposes other than that stated in the Contract. No liability shall attach to the Surveyor in respect of any consequential loss or damage suffered by the Client.

13. Rights to terminate the Contract

Should the Surveyor be in breach of the Contract, the Client may serve written notice on the Surveyor specifying the breaches of Contract and requiring them to be remedied within 30 days. Failing such remedy, the Client may terminate the Contract by serving written notice to that effect on the Surveyor. The Client may decide to use only so much of the Work, upon payment to the Surveyor of such fees as they shall agree.

In the event of the Client failing to provide such matters as agreed in the Contract, the Surveyor shall be entitled to an extension of the Contract period for any consequent delay and to payment for any additional costs that the Surveyor may reasonably incur.

In the event of the Client failing to make payments by the due date, the Surveyor shall have the right to suspend the Work until receipt of such payments and to receive payment for any additional cost arising from such suspension. If such period of suspension shall exceed 7 days, the Surveyor may, on giving the Client 7 days’ notice, terminate the Contract without prejudice to any of his other rights under the Contract and be entitled to the compensation laid down in clause 3.

14. Bankruptcy or liquidation

If either party commits an act of bankruptcy or has a Receiving Order made against them, the Work may be suspended and the Contract terminated upon written notice being served.

15. Force majeure

The Surveyor shall not be liable for any failure to perform the Work either at all or within any particular time if performance is delayed, hindered, or prevented by any circumstances beyond the Surveyor’s control. After a period of seven days from the start of such circumstances, either party may give notice to determine the Contract forthwith. The Client shall pay the Surveyor for the Work undertaken together with such additional costs to which the Surveyor has been committed or might reasonably have incurred.

16. Copyright

The copyright and any other Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the Plans shall remain vested in Geo Scan, who will grant an irrevocable royalty-free licence for use by the Client for any purpose related to the Purpose once payment has been received in full. Such licence may not be transferred to a Third Party without the written agreement of the Surveyor. The Surveyor may provide Plans prior to the issue of an invoice, under a temporary licence arrangement. The Client shall not remove any markings identifying the Surveyor as the owner of the Copyright.

17. Confidentiality

The Surveyor shall respect any confidential documentation or information relating to the Work and make no unauthorised disclosure or use thereof.

18. Contract governance

The Contract shall be governed by and construed according to the law of the Country of Domicile of the party introducing these Conditions into the Contract.

19. Complaints handling and disputes resolution

Complaints will be considered by a senior member of the firm or a designated complaints handler; if the complaint cannot be resolved it will be referred to an independent redress scheme such as the ombudsman. There are a number of redress schemes and the firm’s complaints handling procedure must give details of the redress scheme to which it refers complaints. Surveyors who are members of other professional bodies will be required to operate such procedures as may be laid down by those bodies.

Terms of Website Use

Terms of Use of Website

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Geo Scan website (“Site”). By accessing and using this Site, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Site. Geo Scan reserves the right to modify these terms at any time, so please review them regularly.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on this Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, videos, logos, and software, is the property of Geo Scan or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any content on this Site without express written permission from Geo Scan.

3. Use of the Site

You agree to use the Site for lawful purposes only and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Site. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within the Site.

4. Privacy and Data Protection

Geo Scan is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal data. By using our Site, you consent to the processing of your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies

Our Site uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. By using our Site, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of the Site.

6. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not controlled or operated by Geo Scan. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. You acknowledge and agree that Geo Scan is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources and does not endorse any advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such websites.

7. Limitation of Liability

Geo Scan will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this Site or any information provided on the Site. This includes, but is not limited to, damages for errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, or delays in transmission.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

This Site and its content are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Geo Scan makes no representations or warranties in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information found on this Site.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Geo Scan, its directors, employees, and affiliates from and against any claims, actions, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your use of the Site or your breach of these Terms of Use.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

11. Changes to These Terms

Geo Scan may update these Terms of Use from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the Site after any changes are made will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us.