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What is this Privacy Policy for?<\/h3>\n

This privacy policy governs the privacy of this website\u00a0www.findachimneysweep.co.uk\u00a0and it\u2019s users who choose to use it.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Website<\/h3>\n

This website and it\u2019s 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 comply\u2019s to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.<\/p>\n

Use of Cookies<\/h4>\n

This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website.<\/p>\n

Cookies are small files saved to the users computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the users interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through it\u2019s server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.
\nUsers are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and it\u2019s external serving vendors.<\/p>\n

This website uses tracking software to monitor it\u2019s visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computers hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google\u2019s privacy policy here for further information\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.com\/privacy.html\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.<\/p>\n

Contact & Communication<\/h3>\n

Users contacting this website and\/or it\u2019s owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk.<\/p>\n

This website and it\u2019s owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products \/ services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process.
\nYour details are not passed on to any third parties.<\/p>\n

External Links<\/h3>\n

Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links users should always adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.<\/p>\n

The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and it\u2019s owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.<\/p>\n

Adverts and Sponsored Links<\/h3>\n

This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve.<\/p>\n

Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will tracks the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and it\u2019s owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.<\/p>\n

Social Media Platforms<\/h3>\n

Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and it\u2019s owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.<\/p>\n

Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate \/ engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor it\u2019s owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.<\/p>\n

This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.<\/p>\n

Shortened Links in Social Media<\/h3>\n

This website and it\u2019s owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy url\u2019s [web addresses] (this is an example: https:\/\/bit.ly\/zyVUBo).<\/p>\n

Users are advised to take caution and good judgment before clicking any shortened url\u2019s published on social media platforms by this website and it\u2019s owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine url\u2019s are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and it\u2019s owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.<\/p>\n

Resources & Further Information<\/h3>\n