Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2025
Who We Are
Hewitt Stone Group (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is a global solutions company operating across Trade & Supply, Professional Services, and Property Services.
Our website address is: https://www.hewittstone.com.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled securely and responsibly.
Our website address is: https://www.hewittstone.com.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled securely and responsibly.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images posted publicly.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we use cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences:
• Login cookies last for two days.
• Screen options cookies last for one year.
• Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
If you log out, login cookies are removed. When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (containing no personal data) is stored to record the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after one day.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we use cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences:
• Login cookies last for two days.
• Screen options cookies last for one year.
• Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
If you log out, login cookies are removed. When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (containing no personal data) is stored to record the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after one day.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also access and update this information as needed.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also access and update this information as needed.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service and may be processed through secure, GDPR-compliant tools hosted globally.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has directly visited the other website.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your behavior if you are logged into those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any linked or embedded third-party sites.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your behavior if you are logged into those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any linked or embedded third-party sites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.
We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties. Data may only be shared with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website, conducting business, or serving users—under strict confidentiality agreements.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request to:
• Receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request the erasure of your personal data.
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
To make a data request, please contact us at [email protected]
• Receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request the erasure of your personal data.
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
To make a data request, please contact us at [email protected]
Data Security
We use industry-standard encryption, firewalls, and access controls to protect your information. While no online platform can guarantee complete security, we take every reasonable step to safeguard your data.
Contact Information
For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us:
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://www.hewittstone.com/contact
📍 Hewitt Stone Group – Global Offices
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://www.hewittstone.com/contact
📍 Hewitt Stone Group – Global Offices
