Privacy and Cookie Policy
This policy relates to the website with the domain name
'http://www.echarris.com' (the "Website")
belonging to EC Harris LLP ("EC Harris") and its affiliated
companies and organisations .
1. EC Harris LLP ("We" or "Us") are
committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
2. This policy (together with our terms and conditions of
use (Our terms and conditions) (the
"Terms") and any other documents referred to on
it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from
you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us and how we
use "cookies" as a result of the Privacy and Electronic
Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI
2011/1208). Please read the following carefully to understand our
views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will
treat it.
3. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the
"Act"), the data controller is EC Harris LLP, of
ECHQ, 34 York Way, London N1 9AB.
4. We may collect and process the data about you including
information that you provide by filling in any forms on the
Website. This includes (without limitation) information provided at
the time of registering to use the Website; subscribing to any
service on the Website; posting material or enquires requesting
further services, enquires relating to employment vacancies;
details of your visits to the Website and the resources that you
access. We may also ask you for information when you report a
problem with the Website.
5. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that
correspondence.
6. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for
research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
7. Our Website uses 'cookies' to distinguish you from
other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience
when you browse our Website (and also allows us to improve it). A
cookie is simply a small file that is stored on your computer when
you visit any website (unfortunately, there are no chocolate chips
in our cookies). If you visit a website again, it is recognised as
a repeat visit by means of the cookie. The cookie contains a unique
number (and therefore no personal data). We use "session" cookies
for analytical purposes (to measure the number of hits and visits
etc.), but will not use the cookie to identify you personally (nor
can it be used to identify you on websites belonging to third
parties). You can configure your web browser to refuse cookies, to
delete cookies, or to be informed if a cookie is set. You can find
out how to do this by clicking "help" on your browser menu, however
it may lead to reduced functionality and you may not be able to
enjoy our Website to its full extent.
8. The data that we collect from you may be transferred
to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area
("EEA"). It may also be processed
by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of
our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this
transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably
necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in
accordance with this privacy policy.
9. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a
password which enables you to access certain parts of the Website,
you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask
you not to share a password with anyone.
10. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the
internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to
protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of
your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your
own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use
strict procedures and security features to try to prevent
unauthorised access.
11. We use information held about you to ensure that
content from the Website is presented in the most effective manner
for you and for your computer, and to allow you to participate in
interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
12. We may disclose your personal information to:
- 12.1 any affiliated companies and organisations, including
EC Harris (BAC) Limited and its subsidiaries, as defined in section
1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006;
- 12.2 third parties in the event that we buy the whole (or
any part) of any business or assets, in which case we may disclose
your personal data to the prospective seller of such business or
assets; or in the event that the business or assets of EC Harris
LLP (or any part it) is acquired by a third party, in which case
personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the
transferred assets;
- 12.3 if we are under a duty to disclose or share your
personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in
order to enforce or apply the terms and conditions of the Website
and other agreements.
13 The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and
from the websites third parties. If you follow a link to any of
these websites, these websites have their own privacy policies and
we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these
policies. Please check these policies before you submit any
personal data to these websites.
14 The Act gives you the right to access information held
about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with
the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet
our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold
about you.
15 Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the
future will be posted on the Website.
16 Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy
policy are welcomed and should be addressed to:
EC Harris
ECHQ
34 York Way
London
N1 9AB
United Kingdom
t +44 (0)20 7812 2000