Privacy

Privacy Policy

Date:               12 May 2024

Review:          11 May 2025

 Harris Associates Ltd (Harris Associates) is a limited company with a sole director: Eur Ing Paul Harris B.Eng (Hons), C.Eng, FIHEEM, MIEE, MCIBSE

 This privacy policy explains how we store and use any information we collect about you when you use this website or engage with Harris Associates.

 What information do we collect

We collect information about you when you register with the company for further information or place an order for a service.

We collect your business contact details where you have made these available through business to business contacts with Harris Associates.

We do not collect any sensitive information.  Information collected and stored on individual people will be limited to your name, business address and job role, business email address and business telephone number, including mobile number. An IP address will be collected through contact with the secure website but will not be used for any other purpose by Harris Associates.

Harris Associates trades only on a business to business basis. Bank and payment details will be stored on invoices as required. 

 How we will use information about you

We collect information about you in order to provide you with the information you requested or the service you ordered.

We collect business contact information about you in order to contact you about potential services that may be of interest to you.

We will not share your information with any other party without your specific permission.

How is information stored

Harris Associates uses an encrypted website to ensure we provide a secure access site.

Business sensitive and personally identifiable information is stored securely both electronically or where appropriate, on paper file.  It is retained only for as long as we need it.  We will review our information data base annually.

Where individuals are named within commissioned reports these will be transmitted securely and not disclosed to any other party in line with the Harris Associates Ltd Non-disclosure Policy.

 Marketing

Harris Associates does not use generic mail shots and will not share your information for marketing purposes with any other party.  However, we would like to send you information that may be of specific interest to you.  If you have consented to receive such information, you may opt out at a later date.

You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes.  Please send an email to paul@harrisassociates.ltd.uk with ‘STOP’ in the subject box and we will remove your contact details from our marketing information.  Your details may be retained as appropriate for accounts and legal requirements.  We will advise you within 28 days if this is the case.

 Access to your information and correction

You have a right to request the information we hold about you.  If you would like a copy of some or all of the information we hold about you, please email paul@harrisassociates.ltd.uk We may make a small charge for this service.

We want to make sure that your information is accurate and up to date.  You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information.  This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.

For further information please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser.  However, some website features may not function as a result.

 Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites.  This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.

 Changes to privacy policy

We keep this policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page.  This policy was last updated on 12 May 2023.

 How to contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you by email on paul@harrisassociates.ltd.uk or through the contact us section on our secure website at www.harrisassociates.ltd.uk