Cookies and Privacy policy

What information do we collect?

At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally this information is requested when you want us to provide you with information. We may gather the following information about you when you use this website:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other device)
• Mobile device ID
• Information provided by you in relation to submitting a job application to us (this may include sensitive personal information e.g. ethnic origin)

How do we use it?

We will use your personal information in the following ways for the following reasons.

We will use your personal information to:

• Provide you with information that you have requested e.g. a newsletter, bulletins.
• Respond to specific queries you may raise regarding DesignStudio.
• To deliver the best online experience by understanding how you use our website to provide you with better ways of accessing information
• Process and consider your job application.

We use that information to ensure:

• Consent - we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
• Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to help us to deliver the best online experience to you and other website users.
• Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to assess your job application, and to keep you updated throughout the application process.

We do not pass your information to third parties.

We are a global company and therefore we may transfer your personal information to countries around the world including the US and other countries outside Europe.

What are cookies?

We may use information obtained from cookies or similar technology. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which we download onto your computer or device when you visit our website. Therefore, when we refer to “you” in this section we mean your computer. We can recognise these cookies on subsequent visits and they allow us to remember you. Cookies come in many forms. We have set out below the main types and categories of cookies that are used. This section refers to all types and categories of cookies and not just those we use on our website. First and third-party cookies - whether a cookie is first-party or third-party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user, the website displayed in the URL window e.g. design.studio. Third-Party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website this would be a third-party cookie. Persistent cookies – these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie. Session cookie – these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.