Our Principles
We are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy can be summarised in one sentence:
We WILL NOT share your information with others without your consent
We have established the following principles:
- We will not share any user details, including your email address, to any third party without your consent, except where they are specifically employed to help deliver our own services.
- We will respect your email privacy. You will only receive emails from Boustead in relation to areas you have expressly signed up for or as a confirmation of account updates you have actioned or as a responce to emails or contact us forms sent by you. We may send you email notifications regarding your service (such as invoices) or which you have specifically requested (such as newsletters or notifications when a report is completed). You have the ability to opt out of any of this communication at any time.
What Information Do We Collect?
When a user completes and submits a contact us form – the message and user details are collected and stored to facilitate the contact process.
Who Can Access Your Information?
Your information will NOT be visible to anyone else and will be solely used by Boustead & Co Limited in relation to areas you have expressly signed up for.
Use of Cookies on our site
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
The table below lists the cookies we use and are seen as essential to the running of the website.
| Name | Set by/for | Description |
|---|---|---|
wordpress_[hash] |
www.bousteadandco.com | On login, wordpress uses the wordpress_[hash] cookie to store your authentication details. |
wordpress_logged_in_[hash] |
www.bousteadandco.com | After login, wordpress sets the wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie, which indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use. |
wp-settings-{time}-[UID] |
www.bousteadandco.com | WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. |
cookie_notice_accepted |
www.bousteadandco.com | We store this cookie if you click to say you accept cookies, this then removes the cookie notifications from the entire website. |
The following table lists any cookies that are seen as non-essential to the workings of the website.
| Name | Expires After | Description |
|---|---|---|
| We use Google Analytics to allow us to analyse the traffic to our site and to review a number of statistics regarding our visitors. Overview of Google Analytics privacy | ||
_ga |
2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
_gat |
10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utma |
2 years from set/update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmt |
10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utmb |
30 mins from set/update | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc |
End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. |
__utmz |
6 months from set/update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmv |
2 years from set/update | Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. However, please note that if you choose to disable cookies, then parts of this website will not function correctly.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
What Else Should You Know About Privacy
Remember to log off and close your browser when you have finished your session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of, and access to, your own computer.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your usernames and passwords and any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are using the Internet.
Our pages may contain links to other websites, and you should be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices on other websites.
Also See the Copyright Statement.
Updates to this policy
Boustead may update this privacy policy from time-to-time, particularly as technology changes. You can always check this page for the latest version.
Any Questions?
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us.