Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies between you, the user of this website and Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited, the owner and provider of this website. Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited, takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the website, external communication platforms as well as our internal processes.

Definitions and Interpretations

1.In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:
Data collectively all informationthat you submit to Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
Data Protection laws applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK;
GDPR the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited,we or us Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited, companiesincorporated in England and Wales with registered numbers 4572796 and 8291441 respectively and whose registered office is at Horley Green House, Horley Green Road, Claremount, Halifax, HX3 6AS
User or you any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedand acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedand accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services;
Website the Website that you are currently using www.marshdesign.co.uk,and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly exclude by their own terms and conditions.
2.In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
  1. the singularincludes the pluraland vice versa;
  2. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
  3. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
  4. "including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
  5. reference to any statutory provision includes any modifications or amendments of it;
  6. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this privacy policy

3. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedand Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Websiteincluding, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

4. For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedis the “Data Controller”. This means that Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limiteddetermines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your data is processed

Data Collected

5. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

  1. name;
  2. job title;
  3. profession;
  4. contact informationsuch as email addresses, postal addresses and telephone numbers;
  5. demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests;
  6. IP address (automatically collected);
  7. your company name;
  8. Industry your company operates within;
  9. the reason for your interest in the products and services of Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited;in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

How we collect Data

6. We collect Data in the following ways:

  1. Data is given to us by you
  2. Data is received from other sources: and
  3. Data is collected automatically

Data that is given to us by you

7. Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedwill collect your Data in a number of ways, for example:

  1. when you contact us through the website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;
  2. when you register with us and set up an account to receive our products and/or services;
  3. when you complete surveys that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them);
  4. when you enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel;
  5. when you make payments to us, through this Website or bank transfer or PayPalor any other means;
  6. when you elect to receive marketing communications from us;
  7. when you use our services; in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy

Data that is received from third parties

8. Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited may receive Data about you, but not limited to,from the following third parties;

  1. Recruiters, Payroll Providers, Pension Providers, Healthcare Cash Plan Providers, Employers, Architects, Building Control.

Data that is collected automatically

9. To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example;

  1. We automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.

Our use of Data

10.Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, data may be used by us forthe following reasons:

  1. internal record keeping;
  2. improvement of our products / services;in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

11. We may use your Data for the above purposes if we deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If you are not satisfied with this, you have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed “Your Rights” below)

12. When you appoint usto receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

Who we share Data with

13. We may share your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:

  1. any of the group companies or affiliates -to ensure the proper administration of our Website and business activities;
  2. our employees, agents and/or professional agents and advisors –to obtain relevant advice and services;
  3. third party service providers who provide services to us which require processing of personal data –to help third party service providers in receipt of any shared data to perform functions on our behalf to help ensure the Website and business activities run smoothly;
  4. third party payment providers who process payments made over the Website or by any other means –to enable third party payment providers to process user payments and refunds;
  5. relevant authorities –to facilitate the detection of crime or the collection of taxes or duties;in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Keeping Data Secure

14. We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example:

  1. access to your account is controlled by password and user name that is unique to you;
  2. we store your Data on secure servers;c.we use anti-virus and firewall software.

15.Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this email address: sarah@marshdesign.co.uk.

16. If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by the HM Government and leading businesses.

Data retention

17. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we only hold your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the data be deleted.

18. Even if we delete your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes

Your rights

19. You have the follwoing rights in relation to your Data:

  1. Right to access –the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the informationwe hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
  2. Right to correct–the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  3. Right to erase–the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
  4. Right to restrict our use of your Data –the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
  5. Right to data portability –the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
  6. Right to object –the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

20. To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this email address:sarah@marshdesign.co.uk.

21. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.

22. It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to other websites

23. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Changes of business ownership and control

24. Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedmay, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limited. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of the business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purpose for which it was originally supplied to us.

25.We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

26.In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

General

27.You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

28.If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

29.Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemeda waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

30.This agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts

Changes to this privacy policy

31.Marsh Design Limited and Marsh Design Engineers Limitedreserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

You may contact Sarah Haigh by email at sarah@marshdesign.co.uk