Squiders Privacy Policy
The following statement explains my policy regarding the personal information I collect about you.
Introduction
This policy covers the my use of personal information that I collect when you use www.squiders.com. The policy also gives you information about cookies; Squiders and third parties' use of cookies; and how you may reject such cookies.
From time to time, you may be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name and email address) in order to receive or use services on my website. Such services include newsletters and updates.
By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable the Squiders website and its service providers (if applicable) to provide you with the services you select. Whenever you provide such personal information, I will treat that information in accordance with this policy. When using your personal information Squiders will act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice.
Visitor Information
During the course of any visit to squiders.com, the pages you see, along with a short text file called a 'cookie', maybe downloaded to your computer. Many websites do this, because cookies enable website publishers to do useful things like find out whether the computer (and probably its user) has visited the website before. This is done on a repeat visit by checking to see, and finding, the cookie left there on the last visit.
Information supplied by cookies can help us to provide you with a better online user experience and assist me analysing the profile of my visitors. For example: if on a previous visit you went to my portfolio pages, I might find this out from your cookie and highlight new case studies on your second and subsequent visits.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a website's computer and stored on your computer's hard drive. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.
Many sites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows.
Cookies record information about your online preferences. Users have the opportunity to set their computers to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last of these, of course, means that certain personalised services cannot then be provided to that user and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the Squiders website features. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
If you have set your computer to reject cookies you can still browse the Squiders website anonymously until such time as you wish to register for Squiders website extended services. For further information on cookies please visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Use and Storage of your Personal Information
When you supply any personal information to Squiders (e.g. for registering for email newsletters or updates) I have legal obligations towards you in the way I use those data. I must collect the information fairly, that is, I must explain how I will use it (see the notices on particular webpages that let you know why I are requesting the information) and tell you if I want to pass the information on to anyone else.
In general, any information you provide to Squiders will only be used by us unless clearly stated otherwise. your information will be disclosed where I am obliged or permitted by law. Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to Squiders website or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on squiders.com, I can use whatever information that is available to us about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing relevant third parties such as your employer, school e-mail/Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
I will hold your personal information on my systems for as long as you use the service you have requested, and remove it in the event that the purpose has been met, or, until you no longer wish to continue your usage of said service. For safety reasons, however, I may store messaging transcript data (including message content, member names, times and dates) arising from the use of my site (if applicable) for a period of six months. I will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information I hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. (I charge £15 for information requests.) Please address requests to Kris Jeary, Squiders Web Design, 15 Willington Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8JW or email kris@squiders.com.
Users 16 and Under
If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to my website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide me with personal information.
How to find and control your cookies
Please visit www.aboutcookies.org for up to date information about controlling cookies.
List of Cookies used on Squiders.com
I use statcounter to monitor my website usage and track returning visitors. To do this statcounter place a cookie on your computer. This cookie can be denied using your browser's settings and will not affect your browsing of the www.squiders.com website.
Accurate as of 01/01/2012
I regularly monitor this website and will update this list of cookies when necessary.