Privacy Notice
Last updated September 2026
AW Louis & Company Ltd is committed to protecting your personal information. This notice explains how we use it in connection with our executive search and M&A advisory services.
Who we are
AW Louis & Company Ltd is responsible for your personal information.
Address: 152–160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
Email: info@awlouis.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7993 8714
Information we collect
We may collect:
- Names, job titles and contact details
- CVs, employment history and qualifications
- Remuneration, career preferences and professional experience
- Information relating to clients, business contacts and potential transactions
- Correspondence and information provided to us
- Relevant information from publicly available sources
Where information comes from
Information may be obtained directly from you or through LinkedIn, company websites, professional networks, referrals, clients and other publicly available sources.
How we use information
We use personal information to:
- Identify, assess and contact candidates about relevant opportunities
- Provide executive search and M&A advisory services
- Manage candidate, client and business relationships
- Communicate with relevant professional and transaction contacts
- Meet our legal and contractual obligations
Lawful basis
We generally process personal information where necessary for our legitimate business interests in providing executive search and advisory services.
We may also process information to perform a contract, comply with a legal obligation or where you have given consent.
Sharing information
We may share relevant information with:
- Clients in connection with executive searches
- Parties involved in potential advisory or M&A transactions
- Professional advisers and service providers
- Regulators or public authorities where legally required
We do not normally submit an identifiable candidate profile or CV to a client without the candidate’s knowledge.
International transfers
Our work is international. Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to protect it as required by law.
Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for our business, legal and regulatory purposes.
Your rights
You may have the right to request access to, correction or deletion of your information, restrict or object to its use, or withdraw consent where applicable.
To exercise your rights or ask us to stop contacting you, email info@awlouis.com.
You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk.
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice periodically. The latest version will be available on our website.