Greer & Taylor LLP : The Taxation People
This is a privacy statement disclosing our information gathering, use and dissemination practices for the Greer & Taylor LLP (trading as The Taxation People) web site. If you have any queries about this statement, you may contact the webmaster using the contact form here.
Greer & Taylor LLP are committed to respecting your privacy and we have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment.
To use this website do I have to submit personal information?
It is possible for you to visit our main marketing website (www.thetaxationpeople.com) without submitting and personal information about yourself.
This website does use “cookies” to store information on your computer or to track visits to our website. The use of cookies is optional.
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a web site; they can facilitate communication and interaction with the site. You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer by adjusting your web browser preferences, but this may interfere with some of the functionality of the site.
Cookies will be used for the following purposes:
- Research and development
- User targeting.
- This data will be used by ourselves.
Cookies are used to track visitors to our site.
As a result of the tracking it may be possible, in certain circumstances, to use the data from this log to obtain:
- Personal information about you, such as your name and address;
- Information about the computer systems and services that you use to access the internet;
- Information about your activities on our website.
However, it is not our business practice to use our webserver’s log to obtain any personal information or to personally identify any individual. We only use the information in our webserver’s log to assist with our website design and maintenance.
How do we obtain personal information?
All personal data is collected and stored in line with the Data Protection Act 1998. We only obtain, and store, personal information about you when:
- You send us an email;
- You register online to use our facility;
- Click-stream data (the type of computer and browsing software you use, the address of the web site from which you linked, etc)
- HTTP protocol elements (your server address and top level domain name (eg .com, .gov etc), date and time of visit, etc)
- Search terms
- You request any information from use, by any other means
What personal information may we obtain about you?
We may obtain, and store, all, or some of the following information about you:
- Your name (including email nicknames);
- Your address (personal);
- Your telephone number (personal, business and mobile);
- Your fax number (personal or business);
- Your email address (personal or business);
- Your bank details (personal);
- Your NI number;
- Information about the computer systems and services that you use to access the Internet;
- Information about your activities on our website;
- Information you have provided in emails that you have sent to us;
- Information you have provided in forms on our website that you have submitted to us;
- Physical contact information;
- Online contact information;
- Preference data;
- Details of any information requests that you have made to us in any other way.
How do we use your personal information?
Data is collected from all web users. Web access logs are used for statistical purposes only (eg to measure the use/performance of the site) except in the event of a security breach when they could be used for the purpose of tracing the breach. No information gathered from web logs is given or sold to any third party.
Any personal information that you provide to us will only be used for the purpose stated at the time we request it. This information will not be disclosed to a third party except where authorised by you or as otherwise permitted by the Data Protection Act.
Other potential uses of the information gathered:
- Answer any requests you may have for information;
- Answer any emails you may send us;
- Completion and support of the current activity;
- Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products;
- Web site and system administration;
- Research and development.
- Send any information about our products which you may have requested
- Process and compile any calculations which which may be relevant to the service requested by yourself.
In all cases information gathered will only be used for the stated purpose for which it was provided. A number of online forms are provided on this site. Each form is processed using standard mail techniques, and is not encrypted.
The data is collected so that we can send you news and other information which is relevant to your needs and interests.
How do we protect the information provided?
We protect your information in the following ways:
- Our webserver usses the SSL protocol (www.greer-taylor.com) and all personal information which you may submit using any registration or ongoing management forms on the webset is encrypted and secure during transmission to us.
- We store your personal information on Servers which are protected from unauthorised access by the use of passwords. These passwords are only available to personnel who require access to your personal information to complete the tasks described above.
- The Servers described above are connected to a secure data centre network, which is protected from direct connection to the Internet by a hardware firewall and other logical and physical security methods.
- We monitor our firewall and other security logs on a regular schedule for indications of unusual, or cracker related, activity.
- We assess our IT security procedures on a regular basis.
- Our webserves are protected from direct connection to the Internet by a hardware firewall and other security methods.
Do we pass any information provided to us by you on to anyone else?
Any personal information that you provide to us will only be used for the purpose stated at the time we request it. This information will not be disclosed to a third party except in the following circumstances:
- When we need to pass such information to one of our suppliers to fulfil your service request or to answer a request for information from you.
- When required to do so by law.
- When you request us to do so, in writing
What period of time do we keep your data?
In order to comply with the UK’s tax laws we are required to retain related information for seven years. The seven years begins at the end of the UK tax year in which the information was received. Non essential information will be deleted monthly.
What is the data protection act 1998?
The United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 requires that we notify the Information Commissioner that we are processing personal information so that our details can be included in the public register. We have done this and you can obtain more information about the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 and consult the Information Commissioner's public register at www.dataprotection.gov.uk.
What are the privacy policies of linked websites?
This website contains links to other websites. However, Greer & Taylor LLP (trading as The Taxation People) is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites.
Opting Out?
If you have any concerns regarding the data held about you by Greer & Taylor LLP (trading as The Taxation People), please contact using the contact form here.