Updated May 2018
Your privacy is very important to us and this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information. We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on this website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. If you have any queries about this policy, you may contact us at info@humewhitehead.co.uk.
We will only collect and/or process personally identifiable data in the following circumstances:
If you would like to view what data we hold on you or have your details removed from our database, please email us at info@humewhitehead.co.uk and we will do so within 14 days.
All data will be processed lawfully and securely and will be treated as confidential. It will not be sold or divulged to any third party without your consent except where we are required to do so by law.
We will not hold your personal information for longer than is necessary and will rely on you to advise us if your details change.
This website uses cookies. This section explains what cookies are, how the website uses cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the website, your choices regarding cookies, and further information about cookies.
Cookies are small pieces of information generated by any website that you may visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the website or a third-party tool on a website to function as designed, and to recognise you, make your next visit easier and the website more useful to you. We use cookies for the following purposes:
Session cookies are stored in memory and are never written to disk, i.e., saved to your device (phone, tablet or computer). When the browser closes, the cookie is permanently lost from this point on.
If the cookie contains an expiration date, it is considered a persistent cookie. On the date specified in the expiration, the cookie will be removed from your device or computer.
When you visit our website, we collect two types of information about you.
“Non Personal Information” is information that doesn’t identify you personally. We automatically collect this sort of information when you access the website with a web browser via cookies and may include the country that you’re in when you access the website, time of access and so on.
“Personally Identifiable Information” is non-public information that identifies you personally, for example, your name, email address, IP address, and similar details that you may provide to us, or that we obtain from you. On our website, we collect Personally Identifiable Information when you contact us via the contact form.
If you choose to get in touch with us via the contact form, no cookies are stored, and your information is not stored on the website. Your enquiry goes through to us via email, and we only store this information so that we are able to respond to your query and get in touch.
The cookies in use on our website are described in the tables below.
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
| wordpress_ wordpress_logged_in_ wordpress_test_ wordpress_test_cookie wp-settings- wp-settings-time- PHPSESSID SESS __qca | Note: the majority of WordPress cookies only apply to users logging into the website or making comments on the site.
We use WordPress for our website and WordPress sets cookies for
logged in users, who are either working on the backend of the site or
who are leaving comments. WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. These cookies only apply to logged in users. WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface, to identify your unique session on the website, to ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered. These cookies only apply to logged in users. The _qca cookie may use your “computer’s IP address, pixel code, referring HTTP location, current HTTP location, search string, time of the access, browser’s time, any searches made on the applicable website, and other statistics” in order to “analyze Log Data from different websites and combine it with other non-Personally Identifiable Information to produce the reports that are made available on the Quantcast.com site, to enable web publishers and advertisers to deliver audience segments that are appropriate for their products or services.” | Most cookies are session cookies, but wp-settings cookies can last for up to a year and __qca for up to 5 years. |
| Cookie | Description | Duration |
| _ga _gid _gat AMP_TOKEN _gac_ | These cookies are used to store information, such as what time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to the site before, and what site referred you to the web page. These cookies contain no personally identifiable information but they will use your computer’s IP address to know from where in the world you are accessing the Internet. Google stores the information collected by these cookies on servers in the United States. Google may transfer this information to third-parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, see here. | 30 seconds to 2 years depending on the cookie. |
You can choose to delete cookies or set up your web browser to refuse or restrict the use of cookies. To do this, you need to visit the help pages of your browser listed below. Please be aware that if you refuse to accept cookies, some of the features on the website may be inactive and some of our pages might not display correctly.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies
Mozilla Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Blocking%20cookies
Apple Safari
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32467
Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website and to help us improve the site and user experience.
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site; they do not contain any personal information.
In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience.
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None
For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product is provided below for your convenience.
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Our website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.
We are committed to data security and will do our utmost through technical, physical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information, Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.