This privacy policy covers this website and all sites (together, the “Websites“) produced by CSY Architects Ltd (“CSY Architects Ltd“, “we“, “us“).
It is your responsibility to read and understand this privacy policy. If you do not agree to all of this privacy policy and do not wish to be bound by it, you are not authorised to access or otherwise use the website. In reviewing this privacy policy, please also read our Terms and Conditions.
CSY Architects Ltd are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We appreciate that you do not want any personal information you provide to us distributed indiscriminately and here we explain how we collect information, what we do with it and what controls you have. This privacy policy may change from time to time so please check back here frequently.
This privacy policy explains the following:
1. What personal information we collect about you;
2. How we store your personal information;
3. How your personal information is used;
4. Whether we will disclose your personal information to anyone else;
5. Any age restrictions on supplying personal information to us;
6. How long may we may keep your personal information;
7. Our use of cookies and web beacons on the Websites and your right to be informed about and consent to these cookies; and
8. How to contact us.
1. Personal Information we collect about you
1.1 Your personal information is collected when you register or fill in a form on a Website, or you send an email to CSY Architects Ltd. Personal information that is provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which it is provided, unless you are informed otherwise at the time of giving the information. You may inform CSY Architects Ltd at any time if you wish CSY Architects Ltd to cease using your personal information.
1.2 CSY Architects Ltd will from time to time collect information from you for purpose of creating de-personalised data that does not reveal your identity. CSY Architects Ltd uses this information to improve our products and occasionally for other internal purposes. This information is only used in de-personalised form and is not connected to any name, address or other personal identifying information.
1.3 There are links on the Websites to third party websites over which CSY Architects Ltd has no control. CSY Architects Ltd accepts no responsibility or liability for any third party practices on third party websites. CSY Architects Ltd advises you to carefully read third party privacy statements prior to the use of any third party website.
2. Storage of Personal Information
2.1 The website has appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to protect against unauthorised or unlawful use of your personal information as well as the accidental loss, destruction or damage of your personal information whilst under our control. However no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
3. Use of Personal Information
3.1 CSY Architects Ltd processes personal information for the purpose of:
- Monitoring, developing and improving the website, our services and your experience
- Processing and dealing with any complaints or enquiries made by you
4. Disclosures
4.1 CSY Architects Ltd may disclose depersonalised data (such as aggregated statistics) about the users of our website in order to describe our sales, customers, traffic patterns and other site information to prospective partners, advertisers, investors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.
4.2 Under certain circumstances CSY Architects Ltd may occasionally be required by law, court order or governmental authority to disclose certain types of personal information and we reserve the right to comply with any such legally binding request. Examples of the type of situation where this would occur would be:
- in the administration of justice
- where we have to defend ourselves legally
- in complying with the mandatory requirements of a government department collecting information on employee benefits.
5. Age Restrictions
5.1 If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to the Websites. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information. If we become aware that you are under [16] and are attempting to or have submitted personal information via the Websites without your parent/guardian’s permission, we will not accept such information and we will take steps to remove such information from our records. This may involve us having to access and verify your age and other relevant details.
6. How long will we keep your Personal Information?
6.1 CSY Architects Ltd will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary to provide you with the goods and/or services you have requested.
7. Use of Cookies
7.1 We may collect information about your computer including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration as part of our audit trail process. ”Cookies” are pieces of information that a website transfers to your hard drive to store and sometimes track information about you. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that. You are not obliged to accept cookies and you can adjust your browser’s setting to prevent it from accepting cookies on your computer – go to www.cookiecentral.com for instructions on how to disable cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our Websites if you do so. Cookies are specific to the server that created them and cannot be accessed by other servers, which means they cannot be used to track your movements around the web. Although they can be used to store information, which may identify a user’s computer, cookies do not personally identify users and passwords and credit card information are not stored in cookies.
7.2 The following cookies are set automatically when you visit a CSY Architects Ltd website:
Google Analytics
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. Click this link for or more information on: Google Analytic’s privacy policy
Google Maps
These are Google Maps third party cookies, which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps.
8. Contact Details
8.1 If you do not understand or accept this privacy policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to your personal information then please email info@csyarchitects.com or write to us at:
CSY Architects Ltd
1 Wilderhaugh
Galashiels
TD1 1QJ
Policy Review
We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in September 2024.
Terms and Conditions & User Agreement:
1: ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Your access to and use of www.csyarchitects.com (“the website”) is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.
2: ADVICE
The contents of the website do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision.
3: CHANGES TO WEBSITE
CSY Architects Ltd reserves the right to:
3.1 change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that CSY Architects Ltd shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal; and
3.2 change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.
4: LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
The website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
5: COPYRIGHT
5.1 All copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to CSY Architects Ltd or otherwise used by CSY Architects Ltd as permitted by law.
5.2 In accessing the website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the website for personal, non-commercial home use only.
6: DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
6.1 The Website is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
6.2 To the extent permitted by law, CSY Architects Ltd will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.
6.3 CSY Architects Ltd makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
6.4 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of CSY Architects Ltd for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of CSY Architects Ltd or that of its employees or agents.
7: INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold CSY Architects Ltd and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against CSY Architects Ltd arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.
8: SEVERANCE
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
9: GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Scotland and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.
GDPR Policy
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information from individuals who live in the European Union (EU). Camerons Strachan Yuill Architects are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. This Privacy Statement explains how we retain and use personal information about you.