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Privacy Policy

A LEGAL DISCLAIMER

UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and Data Protection Act 2018


Fair Processing Notice
Evoke Architecture Limited’s Fair Processing Notice describes the categories of personal data we process and for what purposes. We are committed to collecting and using such data fairly and in accordance with the requirements of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.


This Fair Processing Notice will become effective from 1 Feb 2021.


1. Introduction
We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. This notice applies to all personal data collected by Evoke Architecture Limited and explains how we gather, use, and share your personal information—whether it is collected directly from you or from a third party. How we use your personal information will depend on the services we provide to you.
At Evoke Architecture Limited, we ensure that we apply the best standards to protecting your personal information. If you have any questions about how we use your personal information, we can be reached by email at info@evokearchitecture.com or by post at Evoke Architecture Limited, 16 Bridge Street Row West, Chester, CH1 1NN.
See Your Privacy Rights below for more information about your rights and how we can help you.
This Privacy Notice provides up-to-date information about how we use your personal information and will update any previous information we have given you about using your personal information (also referred to as personal data). We will update this Privacy Notice if we make any significant changes affecting how we use your personal information, and if so, we will contact you to let you know about the change.


2. About Us
We are what is known as the ‘controller’ of the personal information we gather and use. When we say ‘we’ or ‘us’ in this Privacy Notice, we mean Evoke Architecture Limited.


3. Your Privacy Rights
You have several rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to object to how we use your personal information.

  • The right to see what personal information we hold about you.

  • The right to request the correction of inaccuracies, deletion, or restriction of your personal information.

  • The right to request the transfer of some of your personal information to another service provider (data portability).

  • The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on your consent.

You can make a complaint to us by emailing info@evokearchitecture.com or by writing to Evoke Architecture Limited, 16 Bridge Street Row West, Chester, CH1 1NN.
You can also make a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office, at https://ico.org.uk.
To make enquiries or request further information about exercising any of your rights in this Privacy Notice, please contact us by emailing info@evokearchitecture.com or by writing to Evoke Architecture Limited, 16 Bridge Street Row West, Chester, CH1 1NN.


4. What Kinds of Personal Information We Use
We use a variety of personal information depending on the services we deliver to you. For all services, we need to use your name, address, and contact details, to allow us to locate you and visit your land/property. For some services, we might need additional information, for example:

  • Bank details for payments.

  • Information to allow us to check your identity and information about your credit history.

  • Proof of identity for anti-money laundering purposes.

  • Information required for fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, and to meet legal obligations.

  • Any other information that is relevant to provide the contracted services to you, meet or enforce a legal obligation, or where it is fair and reasonable for us to do so.

Sometimes, where we ask for your personal information needed to enter into a contract with you or to meet a legal obligation (such as a credit check), we will not be able to provide some services without that personal information.
5. How We Gather Your Personal Information
We obtain personal information directly from you, for example, when you fill out an application or contract, in person, or over the telephone.
6. How We Use Your Personal Information
To provide you with any services, we need to know your name, address, and contact details. We sometimes need to gather, use, and share additional personal information for specific purposes, which are set out in more detail below.

  • To operate and administer our services, including dealing with your complaints and rectifying problems, we will use your contact details.

    • We use your information in this way because it is necessary to perform our contract with you and to meet our legal obligations.

  • To administer payments from you, we will use your contact details and the payment details that you have provided to us.

  • For financial management and debt recovery purposes, we will use your contact details.

    • We will give information to and receive information from third parties where that is necessary to recover debts due by you to us, for example, other banks, debt recovery agents, our accountants, our solicitors, credit reference agencies, and sheriff officer or bailiff services. This might include passing personal information about you to a third party to whom we have transferred your debt, and who will then contact you directly to collect that debt. If your debt is transferred to a third party, you will be advised of the identity of that third party.

    • We use your information in this way because it is necessary to perform our contract with you, to exercise our legal rights, and because it is fair and reasonable for us to do so.

  • To carry out market research and analysis to develop and improve our products and services, we will use information about how you have used our services, such as which services and RIBA Stages.

  • To market products and services to you from us, we will use the contact details you have provided to us and information we have gathered from your use of our other products and services to form a profile of you which we will use to assess what other services would be most beneficial for you.

Personal Information Requirements for Business Customers
For business customers, we will use personal information about key individuals in the business so we can operate and administer the services which we provide to the business. To do this, we will use:

  • (a) Personal information about key individuals who are either a sole trader of the business or are a proprietor, director, company secretary, shareholder, partner, member, committee member, trustee, controller, beneficial owner, or authorised signatory to the account of the business.

  • (b) The personal information we use about key individuals is as set out in section 6, and we may use it for any of the purposes described in section 6. We may hold personal information on key individuals for the purposes of operating and administering services that we provide to the business, as well as for the purposes of debt recovery and to make credit decisions about the business.

Personal information on key individuals is obtained directly from the key individual, from the business to which the key individual is linked, and from the key individual’s dealings with any member of Evoke Architecture.


7. Our Legal Basis for Using Your Personal Information
We only use your personal information where that is permitted by the laws that protect your privacy rights. We only use personal information where:

  • We have your consent (if consent is needed).

  • We need to use the information to comply with our legal obligations.

  • We need to use the information to perform a contract with you.

  • It is fair to use the personal information either in our interests or someone else’s interests, where there is no disadvantage to you. This can include where it is in our interests to contact you about services, market to you, collaborate with others on a project, or improve our services.

Where we have your consent, you have the right to withdraw it. We will let you know how to do that at the time we gather your consent. See section 10, Keeping You Up to Date, clause 10.2 for details about how to withdraw your consent to marketing.


8. Sharing Your Personal Information With or Getting Your Personal Information From Others
We will share the necessary elements of your personal information with members of your project team to allow them to be able to provide the contracted services to you, meet or enforce a legal obligation, or where it is fair and reasonable for us to do so. See section 6, How We Use Your Personal Information, for more information about how we do this. We will only share your personal information to the extent needed for those purposes.
Where we share your personal information with third parties, we ensure they have appropriate measures in place to comply with GDPR requirements.
Who we share your personal information with depends on the services we provide to you and the purposes we use your personal information for. The personal information we have about you is information you have given to us or gathered by us in the course of providing services to you.


9. How Long We Keep Your Personal Information For
How long we keep your personal information depends on the products and services we deliver to you. We will never retain your personal information for any longer than is necessary for the purposes we need to use it for.
We keep the personal information we use for up to twelve years after the completion of a project. In some circumstances, we will hold personal information for longer where necessary for active or potential legal proceedings, to resolve or defend claims, and for the purpose of making remediation payments. We regularly review our retention periods to ensure that we do not keep your data longer than is necessary, taking into account any legal, regulatory, or business requirements.


10. Keeping You Up to Date
We will communicate with you about services we are delivering using any contact details you have given us—for example, by post, email, text message, social media, and notifications on our website.


10.1 Marketing
We may use your personal information to send you direct marketing and to tell you about relevant services and offers. We may do this by post, email, text, or phone.


10.2 Withdrawing Consent or Objecting to Direct Marketing
You can withdraw your consent or object to receiving direct marketing information at any time. If you withdraw your consent, we will stop using your personal information for marketing purposes. To withdraw your consent or object to direct marketing, please contact us by emailing info@evokearchitecture.com or by writing to Evoke Architecture Limited, 16 Bridge Street Row West, Chester, CH1 1NN.


11. Online Activities
We use cookies to track your use of our website, improve our services, and deliver tailored marketing messages, subject to your consent. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

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