Cookie Policy
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.
Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit.
Currently across our website we make use of cookies to help manage our website, make our website easier to use and support the provision of relevant information and functionality to you to improve your visitor experience, as well as provide us with information about how our website is used so that we can make sure it is as up-to-date, relevant and as error free as we can.
Cookies set across our website (whether set by our 3rd party partners or us), can be in the form of session cookies (lasting only as long as your visit to our website) or persistent cookies, and may use different technologies, such as JavaScript or Flash.
You can choose to manage the cookies we use on our website through your internet browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/
Certain cookies may be set as soon as you visit our website, but you can remove them using your internet browser settings.
WE MAY USE COOKIES TO:
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Google’s own privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
- Analyse our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions.
- Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
- Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content.
- Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
- To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.
- Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
CONTROLLING COOKIES
You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies. Visit https://cookies.insites.com/disable-cookies for help on how to do this.
Please note that preventing cookies will impact on the functionality or performance of our website and will prevent you from using certain services provided through it. If you choose to do so, we cannot guarantee access to the services provided through our website or be sure how our website will perform during your visit. Doing so will also affect our ability to update our website to cater for user preferences and improve its performance.
Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit it.
LINKS FROM OUR SITE
Our website may contain links to other websites.
Please note that we have no control of websites outside the www.futurenetworx.co.uk domain.
If you provide information to a website to which we link, we are not responsible for its protection and privacy.
HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
We do not share your data with any other company unless a project that we are undertaking for you requires third party support and you have given us permission to disclose your details (a photographer, for example).
In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain data held by us, which may include your personal information, for example, where we are involved in legal proceedings, where we are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. We do not require any further consent from you in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of us.
CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998 at no expense. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to us at the address below.
CONTROLLING INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
When you fill in a form or provide your details on our website, you will see one or more tick boxes allowing you to:
Opt-in to receive marketing communications from us by email, telephone, text message or post.
If you have agreed that we can use your information for marketing purposes, you can change your mind easily, via one of these methods:
Send an email to hello@futurenetworx.co.uk
We will never lease, distribute or sell your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or the law requires us to.
Any personal information we hold about you is stored and processed under our data protection policy, in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.
SECURITY
We will always hold your information securely.
To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, we have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards.
We also follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.
HOW DO WE EDIT SENSITIVE DATA?
Upon request, we will update the necessary databases and store the request as a hard copy in a locked filing cabinet.
HOW DO WE ERASE A DATA SUBJECT’S PERSONAL DATA?
We will supply a request form for the erasure of personal data that doesn’t need to be maintained for legal obligations or exercise of official authority (i.e HMRC). In order to erase this data, we will delete all soft copies off of our server and hard copies will be shredded and disposed of safely.
IN WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE REPORT A DATA BREACH?
A loss of personal data does not result in a data breach unless, the breach results in a risk to the rights and freedoms of an individual. Such as, the breach may have detrimental effects on their reputation, financial loss, loss of confidentiality, discrimination or any significant economic or social disadvantage.
Should a data breach occur, depending on the severity, we will:
Report internally to the directors,
Report back directly to the individual exposed if there is a high risk to rights & freedoms,
Report to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s office with 72 hours).
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.