Introduction and General Terms

Ferrier Pearce is committed to protecting you and your business information when you are using our services. This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any information you provide to us through the Ferrier Pearce website. In order to provide you with the full range of services, we may be required to collect information about you. This privacy policy explains:

1. What information Ferrier Pearce may collect about you.
2. How Ferrier Pearce will use the information we collect.
3. When Ferrier Pearce may use your details to contact you.
4. Whether Ferrier Pearce will disclose your details to anyone else.
5. Your choices regarding the personal information you have provided to us.

Whenever you provide such information, Ferrier Pearce is legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998.

The website contains hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own Privacy Policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information submitted or collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. Ferrier Pearce does not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites. Your use of such websites is at your own risk.

The information Ferrier Pearce will collect about you

When you sign up to participate in or receive services from Ferrier Pearce (eg newsletters, general enquiries or to offer feedback), we may ask for personal information. This might be your name, email or postal address, telephone or mobile number. Different web pages may ask for different personal information. By providing us with these details, you enable Ferrier Pearce to provide you with the services you select.

How will Ferrier Pearce use information collected about me?

Ferrier Pearce will use personal information for a number of purposes, including the following:

1. For "service administration purposes", which means that Ferrier Pearce may contact you for reasons related to a service you have signed up for.
2. To contact you about any feedback you have made to the website, including any content you provide.
3. To personalise the way Ferrier Pearce content is presented
4. IP addresses are used to identify the location of users, the number of visits from different countries and also to block disruptive use; and to analyse and improve the services offered on www.ferrierpearce.com, eg to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience.

When will Ferrier Pearce contact me?

Ferrier Pearce may contact you:

1. In relation to the functioning of any service for which you have registered
2. Where you have opted to receive further correspondence
3. In relation to any contribution you have made, eg via the feedback link
4. To invite you to participate in voluntary surveys about Ferrier Pearce
5. For marketing purposes where you have specifically agreed (see below).

Local pages will give you detailed information about how Ferrier Pearce will contact you in relation to specific services.

Will I be contacted for marketing purposes?

Ferrier Pearce will only contact you for marketing purposes or to promote new services, if you specifically agree to be contacted for these purposes.

Will Ferrier Pearce share my personal information?

Ferrier Pearce will keep your information confidential except where disclosure is required or permitted by law (for example to government bodies and law enforcement agencies) or as described below. Generally, we will only use your information within Ferrier Pearce.

Offensive or inappropriate content

If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content to Ferrier Pearce, or otherwise engage in disruptive behaviour on www.ferrierpearce.com, Ferrier Pearce may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.

Where Ferrier Pearce reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any of the laws of England or Wales (eg because content you have posted may be defamatory), Ferrier Pearce may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, email/internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content.

Can I find out what information Ferrier Pearce has about me?

Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of the personal information Ferrier Pearce holds about you, and to have inaccuracies corrected. (You will be required to prove your identity with two pieces of approved photographic identification.) We will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you on our files.

Changes to Ferrier Pearce's privacy policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You may wish to check it each time you submit personal information to www.ferrierpearce.com. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page.

If you have any questions in relation to this policy, please email info@ferrier-pearce.co.uk

Published April 2009.