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This privacy policy is for this website https://www.sheridanaccounting.co.uk and served by Sheridan Accounting Solutions Ltd and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.
The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore, the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.
This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
The Information we may collect from you
We gather and use certain information about individuals in order to deliver our services and to enable certain functions on this website. We also collect information to better understand how visitors use the website and to present relevant and timely information to them.
We will always hold your information securely. We follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
What data do we collect?
We may collect the following personal data from you:
We limit the information collected to only the minimum information required to complete a request from a website visitor.
We do not seek any ‘special categories of personal data’ through our website. Special category data includes data relating to race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or other similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life, or criminal record.
How we use the data collected?
We collect this data to enable us to better understand your needs and to deliver the services you require. We may use this data:
We will only use personal data collected from our website to distribute marketing communications in instances where you have explicitly given us consent to receive such communications.
The data we collect is not shared with others for unrelated purposes unless communicated to the visitor to the website.
We make every practical effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data. If a visitor believes the website has collected excessive information, please contact us at privacy@sheridanaccounting.co.uk
Cookies and IP Addresses
Like many other websites, we use "cookies" to help us gather and store information about visitors to our Site. We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our Site users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify you as an individual.
A "cookie" is a small text file that is downloaded on to your computer's hard disk when you access certain websites. Cookies allow the website to recognise your computer. A cookie can identify the pages that are being viewed and this can assist us to select the pages that the visitor sees.
"Session" cookies only exist whilst visitors are online on a particular occasion. These are temporary cookies that aid your journey around the site and remember the preferences you have selected during your "session".
"Persistent" cookies, which are not session-based, remain on a visitor's computer, so that you can be recognised as a previous visitor when you next visit our Site. This allows us to collect information about your browsing habits whilst on our site, and this can be useful in assisting us to monitor and improve our services.
We do not store sensitive information such as account numbers or passwords in "persistent" cookies, and cookies in themselves, do not contain enough information to identify you. You will only become personally identifiable in relation to your browsing habits after you have formally provided us with your personal data for the purposes outlined in the section above.
In addition to using cookies, we might also use GIFs and other web tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your browsing activities whilst on our site. In this respect the information that is provided is similar to the information supplied by cookies, and we use it for the same purposes. You can read Google’s privacy policy here for further information Google privacy
Any information that we acquire about you using cookies, GIFs, or other web tools is subject to the same restrictions and conditions as any other information we collect about you, as outlined in this Policy.
Some of our advertisers may also use cookies, GIFs, or other web tools that are set by other people such as advertising agencies, or the businesses to which the advertisements relate. We do not have access to any information that might be collected in this way, and, if you are concerned, you should contact the advertiser for more information.
Links to other websites
This Policy only covers this Site. If you follow a link from this Site to another website, you must refer to and read the privacy statement on that other website which you visit. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
INTERACTIVE AREAS OF OUR SITE/ BLOGS
Information that you post via social networking (including but not limited to Facebook and Twitter) is generally accessible to, and may be collected by, others and may result in unwelcome communications. For your own safety and security you should not provide information about yourself on the aforementioned areas of our Site or via social networking.
If you disclose any information via social networking, we do not accept any responsibility or liability for any breach of privacy, loss, damage, effect on your reputation or otherwise whatsoever.