PRIVACY POLICY
(the "Site") is under the ownership and management of The Women’s Engineering Society.
Contact us at:
info@wes.org.uk
01438 765506
Futures Place, Kings Way, Stevenage, SG1 2UA
Effective date: 15/06/2026
Purpose
The purpose of this Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") is to provide users with information regarding:
The personal data collected.
Use of the data collected.
Who is authorised to access the data collected.
The Site user's rights.
The Site's cookie policy.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Site's terms and conditions.
GDPR
Users in the European Union must know we adhere to the Regulation (EU)
2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.
Consent
By using our Site, you consent to:
a. The conditions established in this Privacy Policy.
If you provided consent for us to process your personal data, you may revoke that consent at any time. Such revocation does not have a retroactive effect and will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal of consent.
You can withdraw your consent by: contacting the main office at info@wes.org.uk.
Legal Basis for Processing
Following Article 6 of the GDPR, we exclusively process personal data of EU users when we have a lawful basis.
The legal grounds on which we base our collection and processing of personal data from EU users are as follows:
a. Users consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect necessary data that directly supports the goals of this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any data without your awareness.
Data Collected Automatically
We may automatically collect the following data when you use our Site:
Location.
Clicked links.
Content viewed.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may collect the following data based on your site actions:
First and last name.
Email address.
We use the following techniques for this data collection:
a. When users sign up for newsletter or submit questions via Contact Us form.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for that directly supports the goals of this Privacy Policy. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
We use automatically collected data for the following purposes:
a. internal understanding of how website is used by members.
We collect the data based on your site actions for the following purposes:
a. to send newsletter updates and respond to questions submitted via Contact Us form.
Who Receives Your Data
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organisation who needs it for their work.
Additional Disclosures
Your data will not be sold or shared, except in the following cases:
If it is required by law.
If any legal proceeding requires it.
To prove or protect our legal rights.
To buyers or potential buyers of this company if we want to sell the company.
We are not responsible for and cannot control their privacy policies and practices if you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site.
Data Retention Policy
User data will be stored until the intended use of the data has been completed.
If your data is kept for a longer period, you will be notified.
Data Protection Policy
To protect data we utilise encryption and adhere to all GDPR regulations..
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is safe and secure, there is always a risk of damage. The Internet as a whole may be insecure at times and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
User Rights
Your rights under the GDPR are:
Right to be informed
Right of access.
Right to rectification.
Right to erasure.
Right to restrict processing.
Right to data portability.
Right to object.
Children
We are committed to protecting children's privacy and we do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. In case we did it, we will delete it as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our data protection officer.
Data Access, Modification, Deletion, and Challenge
If you would like to learn about our data collection and usage practices, or to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please contact our data protection officer:
Candi Colburn
candi.colburn@wes.org.uk
Futures Place, Kings Way, Stevenage, SG1 2UA
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
We collect user data through the following types of cookies:
a. Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to gather anonymous data about your website usage, ensuring your privacy while improving our services.
b. Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to save your selections on our Site for the next visits.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy will be updated occasionally to comply with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process and we will update the
"Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend periodically reviewing our Privacy Policy to ensure you are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email about changes to this Privacy Policy.
Complaints
For complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can resolve the issue when possible. If you believe that we have not addressed your concern satisfactorily, you have the right to file a complaint directly to a supervisory authority by contacting The Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom.
Contact Information
For any questions, concerns or complaints, contact our data protection officer, Candi Colburn, at:
candi.colburn@wes.org.uk
Futures Place, Kings Way, Stevenage, SG1 2UA