Who we are
This is the Privacy & Cookies Policy of Loxbear Advisory Limited, (10772773).
The company’s registered address is Fleming Court, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9PD and additional contact details are available on our website. Any Data Protection enquiries should be directed to dataprotection@loxbearadvisory.co.uk.
Your use of our website and our services indicates your agreement to the terms of use set out on our website, which you should consult.
We are committed to protecting any data that we collect concerning you and processing it only in ways which comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 (and any replacement legislation) (“the DPA”, for short) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“the GDPR”).
This notice explains what personal data we collect about you, how we will tell you about the data we collect and what we do with it, and explains the legal basis on which we process your personal data under the GDPR.
Privacy
Information collected
We collect two types of information from site users: statistical data (e.g. how many users use the site, and which pages they view); and personal data (including names and e-mail addresses).
Statistical data
The statistical data we capture includes your IP address as you browse the site. This is purely for website statistics, recording the number of users to the site and which pages they visit. This information does not tell us who you are, and we only use this to monitor the effectiveness of the site.
Personal data
Personal data is only captured online when you provide it, such as but not limited to when you fill in a contact form, subscribe to our email service, download a resource or enter a competition, for example.
We also obtain personal data through offline methods, either directly (for instance, over the telephone or when you formally instruct us) or indirectly (for instance, from your colleagues when they advise you’re the most appropriate contact.
To prevent and record any criminal activity to promote a safe working space Loxbear has CCTV installed on its premises.
How we will tell you what we are going to do with your information
Where we obtain information directly from you, we will provide you with a copy of the information in this notice upon our first point of contact with you or direct you to where this information is available on our website. If we require you to provide specific items of information, we will also explain the consequences if you do not provide these.
Where we obtain information from third parties, including your colleagues or other data controllers, with some exceptions we’ll provide you with a copy or link to this Privacy Notice within one month, when we first use it to communicate with you, or before we disclose your data to any other person or organisation – whichever comes first.
We don’t have to provide this information to you if we’re obliged by law to obtain or disclose your information, or if we have professional or legal obligations of secrecy under European or domestic law. Sometimes it may be impossible to provide this information, or it may involve disproportionate effort. In such cases, we’ll take measures which we think are appropriate in the circumstances to protect your interests, and we’ll always ensure that this Privacy Notice is publicly available.
This Privacy Notice (and copies of privacy information which we give to you in the circumstances above) explains the purposes for which we process your data. If we intend to process that data for a new purpose which is incompatible with the information we gave you previously, we’ll provide you with new and updated information.
How we use your information
Keeping you informed about our products and services
In order to pursue our legitimate interests in promoting our services and providing you with information which may be helpful to you, we will use your information to contact you via direct mail, email, SMS and/or telephone with selected material, tips and guides you may find useful and of interest, as well as relevant information about the products and services provided by Loxbear Advisory Limited until such a time as you object.
Where we hold your information for these purposes, we may also process it in order to deal with any enquiry about or objection to how we use it, to personalise our offers or the information we provide to you, and to ensure that our records are accurate and up-to-date. We may use third party service providers to help us check and verify information you have given to us.
We may also use your information to conduct market research and analysis, to enable us to better understand the needs of our customers and business contacts, and to tailor our services and communications to their needs and circumstances.
We may do this ourselves or may engage a third-party service provider to do so. Third party service providers may compare your data to publicly available information or to information they legitimately hold or obtain about you and may analyse or provide this data to us to help us in the conduct of our business. We will ensure that any service provider only processes your information in a way that complies with the law.
You have a right to tell us not to process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. We will give you the option to refuse marketing when we collect your details. You can also exercise this right at any time by contacting us at unsubscribe@loxbearadvisory.co.uk, or by updating your communication preferences in, or unsubscribing from, any marketing email which we send to you.
Performing contracts with you
We may use your information to take steps to enter into, or to perform, a contract with you. This might include responding to an enquiry you make about our products or services.
Complying with our legal obligations
We may use your information where necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Other services to which you have given consent
From time to time, we may offer the opportunity to receive other specific services or communications from third parties to persons who consent to our doing so. Where we ask for consent, we will explain how your data will be processed and ask for a clear expression of consent to each specific service or communication.
Telling us about your preferences
You may change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time using any of the following methods:
- By clicking the manage your preferences or unsubscribe links contained within any email we send you, and proceeding to complete the on-page form
- By emailing unsubscribe@loxbearadvisory.co.uk requesting to be removed from our mailing list
- By calling 023 8070 6637 and informing our team that you wish to be removed from our mailing list
Under the DPA and GDPR, you have a right of access to information we hold on our records about you. Please note that the DPA allows us to charge a fee for this service.
Should you wish to make a complaint over our use of your personal data at any time, you can do so by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Sharing of your data with third parties
Your email address and personal information will never be made available to another organisation for marketing purposes without your explicit consent. However, please note that under Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR, from 25 May 2018 we will have the right to contact you and pass your details to third parties where we have a genuine and legitimate reason to do so, unless this is outweighed by harm to your rights and interests. We also have the right to share your details in the event the sharing of such information is necessary for the performance of a contract.
We will always maintain control over the confidentiality of your information. However, we can disclose your information to authorised parties if we are required to by law.
Transferring your data outside the European Union
All data held by us is processed in the European Union.
How long we keep your data
Under the GDPR, we’re required to ensure any personal data we hold is accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date, but also that we keep it no longer than is necessary for the purposes we use it for. We may also be required by law to retain certain types of data for a longer period.
All telecommunications data is kept in line with the European Union’s Data Retention Directive, for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years. A copy is archived for the minimum period, after which time all archived data is purged and erased.
Additional information
We take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to ensure any information you provide to us is stored securely and confidentially and is not processed except in accordance with the GDPR and the DPA. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any information disclosed online, including the possibility that another person or organisation may monitor, intercept or obtain your information other than from us. By using this website, you accept the security implications of providing information over the internet and agree not to hold us responsible for any harm arising from those risks, unless we have been proved to be negligent.
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data under the GDPR, which can be exercised from 25 May 2018:
- The right to require us to correct any inaccurate personal data we hold on you or to supplement or complete any incomplete personal data.
- The right to object to any processing we undertake for our own legitimate interests on grounds related to your own personal situation.
- The right to have your personal data erased:
a. if it is no longer necessary for the purposes we have processed it;
b. where we have used it only by your consent and you have withdrawn your consent;
c. where we hold that data for direct marketing only;
d. where you have exercised a right under article 21(1) of the GDPR, we cannot meet the requirements of that article for continued use of your data, and there is no other legal basis for our use of it;
e. if we have unlawfully used your data;
f. if we have a separate legal obligation under European or domestic law to erase it; or
g. if you are a child under the law of your own EU member state.
Cookies
To assist your navigation of this website, make full use of the tools and aid our prevention of fraud, we may send ‘cookies’ from this website to your computer, mobile phone or tablet. However, we do not collect any personal data or personal information about you unless you provide information to our server.
Our Cookie Policy
For the best browsing experience when using our website and to ensure that we can continue to adapt the site to our visitors’ interests and expectations, your computer, mobile phone or tablet will need to accept cookies.
Below is a list of the main cookies we use on our site and what they are used for:
OriginalReferralURL, OriginalTargetURL, RecentReferralURL, RecentTargetURL
Description: These cookies show us how you found our website, which website you came from and which of our webpages you visited first. This helps us to review which of our online marketing channels is most effective. They also enable us to reward some external websites for directing you to us.
ASP.NET_SessionId, PHPSESSID
Description: This cookie allows some of the features on our website to function correctly. The website and these features wouldn’t work without it.
__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, _gat, utm_campaign, utm_content, utm_medium, utm_source, utm_term
Description: These cookies enable the function of Google Analytics software. This software helps us to collect and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, new visitor numbers, responses to marketing activity and other general website trends.
This information helps us to improve the website and to make our marketing campaigns more relevant. The data stored by these cookies can only be seen by the team at Loxbear Advisory Limited and Google, and never shows any confidential information.
Additional information: Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us to analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For more information, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html
X-LI-IDC, __qca, bcookie, X-LI-IDC, visit, NSC_MC_WT_FU_IUUQ)
Description: LinkedIn cookies are introduced by the LinkedIn share button. This is only present on our blog pages. They are used to track which pages you visit.
Additional information: For more information, visit https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy
pid, _twitter_sess, k, guest_id and original_referer
Description: This enables the Tweet button on our blog pages, which allows you to easily compose a Twitter message containing a link to the page. The cookies store anonymous session data and, if your computer is already logged in to Twitter, may contain session or other data identifying the logged in account.
Additional information: For more information, visit https://twitter.com/privacy
khcookie, NID, SNID and PREF
Description: We may use Google Maps on our website to provide detailed information on how to locate our facilities. We would use Google’s interactive maps because we believe they provide a helpful way for our visitors to identify how best to travel to us, and on the basis that Google adheres to its privacy policy.
Additional information: For more information, visit https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en-GB/policies/. For terms of service for Google Maps, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/help/terms_maps.html
Social media
Should you opt to ‘share’ content through social networks such as Twitter and LinkedIn directly from our website, you may be sent cookies from these websites. Loxbear Advisory has no control over the settings of these cookies, so we would advise you to check their individual websites for more information about the cookies they send and how to manage them.
Any site containing a social sharing button may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
Updates to this Policy
We reserve the right to update our Privacy & Cookies Policy at any time. We will take reasonable steps to draw your attention to any changes in our Policy. However, to be on the safe side, we suggest that you read this document each time you use the website to ensure that it still meets with your approval. Should you disagree with any changes made, you may withdraw your consent at any time using the methods outlined above.