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If you think that the contents of any of the websites we have linked to is offensive, illegal or inappropriate, please let us know and we will review whether we should maintain that link.

PRIVACY & COOKIES

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Any details that you give to us via this website or in any other way may be added to our database.

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By using our website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out in this privacy policy. If we change or modify this privacy policy we shall post these changes on this page.

USE OF PERSONAL DETAILS

Our database of personal details (however we collect these details) is used by us, and third parties acting on our behalf, for administration and marketing related purposes.

We may occasionally send you mailings which you have requested or we feel may interest you and/or are relevant to your business. Such mailings may include details of services; newsletters; briefing notes and legal updates; and invitations to our various training seminars and other events.

We do not rent, sell or disclose your contact details to any other third party.

CONTACTING US ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

If you would like to see the information we hold about you or would like to be removed from our database and/or any mailing lists, please contact us using the contact page.

COOKIES

In common with most websites, we use analytic cookies to understand how our site is being used. This measures the number of visitors and tells us how they navigate the site.

We offer sharing tools (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pintrest) – if you use these the sharing tools those sites set a variety of cookies.

We seek to maintain compliance with the ICO regulations in force from 26-May 2012. It is widely accepted that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC’s) clear and concise guidance on cookie regulations, though not constituting legal advice, provides the best guidance in lieu of any official documentation from ICO, which is not yet available.

We therefore categorise cookie use as follows:

Strictly necessary: to fit this category, the cookie must be “related to a service provided on the website that has been explicitly requested by the user”. Obvious cases include shopping cart cookies and access to protected areas. We also include cookies which remember previously entered text so it is not lost if the page refreshes in this category. This is inline with ICC suggestion.

Performance based: the ICC guidelines includes analytics, advertising and Pay Per Click cookies in this category – provided they only store anonymous data and cannot therefore be used for behavioural targeting of ads.

Functionality based: these include cookies that remember user choices so that they have a more personalised experience. This may include detecting if the user has already seen a popup so that it isn’t shown again, submitting comments and remembering colours, text size, etc.

Targeting/ advertising based: primarily these are the cookies that the ICO regulations were originally aimed at. This is aimed at cookies such as those which serve up targeted ads. The ICC guidance on these cookies, advises website owners to get clear, explicit consent from users if a site employs such technology. We do not use any cookies of this type.

We do not ask user consent for category one, two & three cookies on our websites in accordance with ICC guidance that no opt-in is required for these types of cookies by the user. We do not use any category four cookies, and would always ask for permission if we did.

If you have further concerns or questions over our cookie usage, then we welcome and encourage you to get in touch.

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