This page contains the information gathering and use policies adopted by Smith & Williamson in connection with this web site ("the Site"). These policies are subject to periodic review and any changes will be included within this section of the site. References to Smith & Williamson shall include Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited and bodies corporate and partnerships controlled by it (directly or indirectly).
Collection of information
IP addresses of visitors are logged for administration purposes. The IP address indicates the location of your computer on the Internet. This information may be aggregated to provide statistical information about the users of our Site. No individual user will be identifiable from such information, which is used to ensure the Site reflects the needs of users. IP addresses are not used to track your session and are not linked to anything personally identifiable.
Cookies
Smith & Williamson use Google Analytics to monitor user activity which helps us to understand how our users interact and use the Site. This is done by using - both “session” and “persistent” cookies. Cookies do not contain any personal information about users. If you would prefer us not to use cookies, please turn cookies off through your browser settings. If you accept our cookies, please note that they will remain in your computer for five years unless you delete them. Please be aware that turning off cookies may limit your use of the Site.
Provision of information to third parties
Information is normally only provided to a third party if it is required to deal with any enquiry you may ask of us, but there may be other circumstances where Ian Burns or Smith & Williamson are required to provide information as a result of legal or regulatory process.
Smith & Williamson does not undertake marketing activities for third parties, nor does it provide information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Links
The Site contains links to other websites. Smith & Williamson is not responsible for the privacy policies of third party web sites to which links are provided. You should check the privacy policies on these sites before providing any personal information. This privacy statement relates only to information contained on, or gathered via, the Site.
Changes to Privacy statement
Any changes to our privacy statement will be posted on this page of the Site. We would encourage users to check the privacy statement each time they use the Site.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement please click here to email us.