Privacy Policy
Please note: This document was last updated/published on Monday 02 August 2010.
Thank you for visiting one of our Websites. SWF Holdings Limited and its group companies take the privacy of your information very seriously. We aim to meet current Internet best practice. Our services are designed to give you the information that you want to receive. Our privacy policy below explains how we will collect and use the information you give us.
This privacy policy is published by SWF Holdings Ltd ("SWF" or "we" or "us"). SWF Holdings Ltd is a company, registered in England under number 06634229 at 147 London Road South, Poynton, Cheshire. SK12 1LG.
Our approach
SWF takes the privacy of its users seriously. Generally, you can browse through our Websites without giving us any information about yourself (including your email address). When we do need your personal information to provide services that you request or when you choose to provide us with your personal information, this policy describes how we collect and use your personal information. If we decide to change our privacy policy for our Websites, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
Information collection
We collect personal information (such as your name, email address and any other details you provide to us that identifies you as an individual) from you when you submit a request for information or when you submit your details for any other reason. Personal information will only be collected with your consent through our online form.When you browse our Website, we may also log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our Website you visit and how long you spend here. We do not link your IP address to any other personal information that you send to us. Like many other websites, we may use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the Website (see Cookies). Save for the use of cookies, we do not automatically log data or collect data apart from information you specifically provide to us.
Use of information we collect
We (and other SWF group companies) will use your information for several general purposes including: fulfilling any requests for information or services placed by you, processing any other transactions authorised by you, keeping you up to date with news about SWF, our products and services, and providing other information to you which we think you may find of interest. Your personal information shall not be used for any other purposes.
Who may process data
Your personal information may be processed both by us and by other companies within our group in accordance with this privacy policy. We take all reasonable care to prevent any unauthorised access to your personal data. Personal information will not be sold or transferred to unaffiliated third parties without your prior consent. Where any personal information is processed by us, we will comply with relevant Data Protection legislation at all times.
Security measures
We are serious about guarding the security of your personal information that we have under our control from unauthorised access, improper use and disclosure, unauthorised destruction or accidental loss. However we cannot guarantee the protection of your personal data as due to the nature of the Internet, the Website is theoretically accessible by any user of the World Wide Web. You should be aware that when you disclose personal information on the Website it may be collected by another user and may result in unsolicited messages from other Internet users.
Cookies
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file that may be placed on your computers hard-drive when you visit a website so that the site can remember who you are. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. The only personal information a cookie can contain is the information that you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data from your hard disk or read any other cookie files created by other websites. You can find more information on cookies, their use and your rights, if you visit www.allaboutcookies.org
How we use cookies
We use cookies which are generated by a third party to enable us to track user trends to ensure the website is structured in a user friendly manner. The cookies that are issued merely contain a unique number and therefore contain no personal data. They have a lifetime of 5 years. Data collected by cookies will not otherwise be passed to any third party, the data is kept for internal use only. Our cookies will not be used to analyse your visits to other sites. You have options with regards to cookies. By changing the settings of your browser, you may opt to accept cookies, to be informed when a cookie is being placed on your PC or to reject all cookies.
Access and changes to your personal information
At your request, we will use reasonable efforts to update / correct personal information previously submitted by you. You may also request that we cease processing the personal information we have about you and that we delete your personal information from our database or records. Please visit www.swfconsultants.co.uk or www.swf.uk.com and fill out a form.
We will only perform the activities outlined above to the extent that such activities will not compromise privacy or security interests. If you do not receive a response to your inquiry - or if you feel you inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, please contact:
The Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545700 - Fax: 01625 524510
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
Changes to this policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When such a change is made we will post a revised version on the Website. It is your responsibility to view this privacy policy from time to time to be aware of any such change. Your continued use of the Website will indicate your agreement to any such change.
Enquiries
If you have any further enquiries or concerns about our privacy policy please fill out a form.