PRIVACY POLICYUSE OF INFORMATION, DATA PROTECTION AND INTERNET PRIVACYHowes Percival LLP is concerned for the privacy of visitors to its web sites; protection of privacy is extremely important to us. However, please remember that the security of information transmitted over the Internet cannot be assured. The following sections generally describe the types of information collected at Howes Percival LLP’s website and the uses made of it. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION Howes Percival LLP collects data and personally identifiable information such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or other information only when it is voluntarily submitted to us on this site. We may use the information to improve our level of service and the content of our web site; seek your views on our services and for our own internal purposes. Any of the information submitted to us (including personal data) may be used to provide that individual with marketing information about Howes Percival LLP and its services. Please note that by submitting data and personally identifiable information you are, unless you have otherwise indicated, consenting to such information being processed for the above listed purposes. Further, you agree that unless otherwise stated Howes Percival LLP shall have the unrestricted right to use and store on its internal systems, whether in or outside the EU, any such information provided by you. In this context please note that your information may cross national borders during processing. Under relevant data protection legislation (the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK) you are entitled to obtain from Howes Percival LLP (the Data Controller for the purposes of the data protection legislation) a printout of the data held concerning you and to have any inaccuracies in this data rectified. NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION Howes Percival LLP also collects non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form to track data such as the total number of visits to our web sites, the number of visitors to each page of our web sites, and the domain names of our visitors' internet service providers. We use this information, which remains in aggregate form, to understand how our visitors use our web sites so that we may improve them. NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROCESS. USE OF IP ADDRESSES An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you log on to your internet service provider or through your organisation's local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). Web servers automatically identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it during your session online. Howes Percival LLP may collect IP addresses for the purposes of systems administration and to audit the use of our site. We do not ordinarily link a user's IP address to personally identifiable information of that user, which means each user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. However, we may use IP addresses to identify users of our site when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with the site's terms of use, or to protect our service, site or other users. LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES Howes Percival LLP’s website provide links to other third party web sites as a service to our users. The privacy policy described here does not apply to those sites. Any visits to a third party website using these links is entirely at the users own risk and Howes Percival will not be held responsible for the content on any third party website. Please ensure you check the legal and privacy section of any site you link to. COOKIES Howes Percival LLP may place a "cookie" in your computer's browser. Cookies are small text files which provide us with information about how often someone visits our site, and what they do during those visits. Cookies do not themselves contain any personally identifiable information but if you provide such information to us, for example by registering with us, it may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. SECURITY Howes Percival LLP operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection. Howes Percival LLP has security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control. Except as outlined below, only authorised employees have access to the information you provide us. Further, we impose strict rules on Howes Percival LLP employees who have access either to the databases that store user information or to the servers that host our services. Whilst we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, we make every effort to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. BINDING NATURE By submitting personal data you agree to be bound by our privacy policy and agree that Howes Percival LLP may, in its sole discretion, disclose information about you in the circumstances and to the extent set out in this policy. CONTACT US You can request a copy of the information we hold concerning you or revoke your consent to our using your information for the above listed purposes at any time by contacting us at Howes Percival LLP, No. 1 Bede Island Road, Bede Island Business Park, Leicester, LE2 7EA. CHANGES Any changes to this privacy policy will be communicated promptly on this page. |
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