Your personal data and how we collect it

We do not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, email, or address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily by entering information via our site, our social media platforms or corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise. We may also automatically collect technical information, including anonymous data collected by the hosting server for statistical purposes, the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer or device to the internet, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform. We may also collect any personal information which you allow to be shared that is part of your public profile or third party social network, type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform. By choosing to provide us with your Personal Information, you are consenting to its use in accordance with the principles outlined in this Privacy Policy and as outlined at the time you are asked to provide any Personal Information.

How we use your personal data

Your information may be converted into statistical or aggregated data to understand who our visitors are, detect errors, how they use our services, and how we may improve their experience of our website in future. Aggregated data cannot be linked back to you as a natural person. It is used for organizational, administrative, and internal reasons, and we do not disclose the specifics of this information publicly, but may share aggregated and anonymised versions of this information, for example, for analytical and research purposes. We do not track information about individuals and their visit. We will not identify users or their browsing activities, except as required by a law.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that they may have their own privacy policies and we do not accept responsibility or liability for these policies. Please note that the presence of a link to another website on our website does not imply any kind of endorsement or recommendation of that site.

Cookies

When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where our services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. Cookies cannot be used to identify you personally and cant harm your computer. These pieces of information are used to improve services for you by, for example, enabling a service to recognise your device so you aren't given the same information several times, and by measuring how many people are accessing certain pages so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure the pages are delivered quickly. We will not use cookies to collect or store personally identifiable information about you, but there is always the option to restrict or block the cookies set by our website, or indeed any other website through your browser. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of this website.

Where we store your data

We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorized access to it. We only retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide a service, or to improve our services in future. While we retain this data, and protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. That said, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and cannot guarantee absolute data security. If you request your personal information be deleted, or where your personal information becomes no longer relevant to our operations, we will erase it from our system within a reasonable timeframe.

Security of your data

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, only employees, agents, contractors, or any other third party who has a business need to know, will have limited access to your personal data. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Privacy Rights

As a user, you have the right to be informed about how your data is collected and used. You are entitled to know what data we collect about you, and how it is processed. You are entitled to correct and update any personal information about you, and to request this information be deleted. You are entitled to restrict or object to our use of your data, while retaining the right to use your personal information for your own purposes. You have the right to opt out of data about you being used in decisions based solely on automated processing.

Photography

We regularly photograph our projects and activities as a practice, and can sometimes include members of the public. We use our photos on various platforms including our website, social media and print publications. We share photos with the press, where they may appear in print or online publications and on social media. We also share photos with clients and third parties, such as suppliers, for use in their own marketing. We store our photography indefinitely in a secure cloud service library. If you would like us to remove a photograph of you that we hold, please use the contact details at the top of the page to get in touch with us.

Intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise indicated, we own the licensee and all intellectual property rights on our website, and the material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws. All such rights are reserved.

Changes to this policy

If our privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.