privacy policy
Who We Are
Independent Quantity Surveyors Limited trading as IQS, Head Office: 158-162 The Old Red King, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6AD. Registered in England and Wales No: 3431811.
What type of information we have
We currently collect and process the following information:
Personal identifiers, contacts, location.
How we get the information and why we have it
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
• To carry out property surveys and for invoicing purposes.
We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:
• From our clients to carry out surveys on their behalf.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us on 0161 767 9862
(b) We have a contractual obligation.
(c) We have a legitimate interest.
What we do with the information we have
We use the information that you have given us in order to send through the report you have commissioned and for invoicing purposes.
We may use the information for SMS marketing, reminders, and informational messages, regarding a service you have requested. You can unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP. Standard message and data rates may apply.
We do not share this information with any other organisations or individuals
How we store your information
Your information is securely stored within the EU, all data is encrypted at rest.
We keep personal identifiers, contact info and location only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at info@iqs.co.uk or on 0161 767 9862 if you wish to make a request.
