Privacy

General
I am committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected about users of this website and describes how it will be used. Use of this website constitutes acceptance by you of this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to accept this Privacy Policy, please leave this website immediately.

Information collected from this website
Information collected from this website:

- details you provide when you use the 'get in touch' form. The basic personal information about you which is collected includes your name and email address and information gathered from you from your use of the website.

What the information is used for
Your use of the website is monitored in order to identify customer preferences and to monitor the volume of traffic on the website and on particular pages.

Marketing
Your information may be used to notify you about changes to the functionality of thewebsite. You may be sent offers or information by email from time to time which I think you may be interested in. If at any time you decide you no longer want to be contacted by me or to receive offers or information from me, please send an email to info@helenparkins.co.uk

Disclosure of your information
I do not at present foward the information collected about you to any third parties unless requested to do so by law. However, I reserve the right to change this position at any time.

I will never sell, trade, or rent information about you to others.

Transferring information overseas
Your information will not be transferred outside the European Economic Area.

Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser. A cookie is a very small text file that is placed on your hard drive when accessing a website. It works like an identification card - it is uniquely yours, and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.

A cookie lets a website provider know when you return to their website and what pages or services you use when you're there. Cookies are not used to store or collect any personal information. They only let website providers know that someone with your unique cookie has returned to the website. A cookie cannot be used to deliver computer viruses.

I make use of cookies so that I can see how the website is being used. This allows me to identify the most popular areas of the website and to decide how it can be improved to best suit my clients' needs.

The cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.

Most browsers allow you to turn off the cookie function. To learn how to do this, use the help menu on your browser. Please note that if you do this, you may be unable to use some of our website pages.

Security
I comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. As required by the Act, appropriate and up-to-date measures are taken to ensure that the information about you is not damaged or destroyed, or disclosed to a third party without your permission, and to prevent unauthorised access to it.

Data access rights
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that is held about you. To request a copy of your personal data, please send an email to info@helenparkins.co.uk. A small fee may be charged for providing this data.

Changes to Privacy Policy
Data privacy best practice is constantly evolving. I therefore reserve the right to revise this Policy at any time. If this Policy changes in any way, an updated version will be placed on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information I collect, how it ise used, and under what circumstances, if any, it may be shared  with others.

Consent
By using this website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out above.

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