Privacy Policy.

AEW Architects & Designers Ltd (AEW) is incorporated in England in 1992, we provide architectural and design services nationwide. Maintaining the security of your data is important to AEW and we are committed to respecting your privacy rights. This privacy notice sets out how AEW use any personal information we collect about you, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will supersede the previous version of our Policy. We will take reasonable steps to draw your attention to any changes in our policy. This privacy notice was produced on 10 August 2022 and was last reviewed in September 2023.

Our contact details

Jenny Bosworth / Sam Farrar
Trinity Court,
16 John Dalton Street
Manchester M2 6HY
(0161) 214 4370
main@aewarchitects.com
aewarchitects.com

The type of information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information: Name, Job Title, Organisation Name, Organisation Address, Organisation Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Email Address, Job applicant CVs, Social Media Profiles, Website user stats, WiFi Activity (IP Address / Device / Usage / Websites).

Our website uses cookies which we use to gather information about your computer for our services and to provide statistical information regarding the use of our website. Such information will not identify you personally – it is statistical data about our visitors and their use of our website.

How and why we get the personal information

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you during:
(1) The course of normal business activities,
(2) The Job application process,
(3) Sign-up for practice newsletter,
(4) Sign-up for AEW sponsored events,
(5) Use of our office Wi-Fi.

We use the information that you have given us in order to:
(1) Ensure regular project communication and the smooth delivery of architectural and associated services,
(2) Obtain client feedback,
(3) Process job applications and recruitment,
(4) Share regular, mutually relevant corporate updates and news.

We do not share or trade email lists with other organisations and businesses. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
(1) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by emailing main@aewarchitects.com or by writing to AEW Architects, Trinity Court, 16 John Dalton Street, Manchester, M2 6HY,
(2) We have a contractual obligation,
(3) We have a legal obligation,
(4) We have a legitimate interest.

How we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored. We utilise third parties to process some information, including Rapport 3, Zoho, Survey Monkey and MailChimp. Please click the company name to access their Privacy policies.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:
(1) Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
(2) Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
(3) Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
(4) Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
(5) Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
(6) Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at main@aewarchitects.com or by writing to AEW Architects, Trinity Court, 16 John Dalton Street, Manchester, M2 6HY if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at main@aewarchitects.com or by writing to AEW Architects, Trinity Court, 16 John Dalton Street, Manchester, M2 6HY

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

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