Who we are
This privacy statement applies to SARKS UK and its brand name SARKS Accountants which control and make use of visitor information collected via this site. If you as a visitor choose to register or submit information to this Website, you agree to the use of such data in accordance with this privacy statement. Our site may contain links to other sites, and be aware that if you choose to click on those links, your data may be processed by other organisations hosting those sites. We cannot control or monitor this, and you should have regard to their privacy policies. If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement or do not feel that your concerns have been addressed, please contact us. For more information about us, please see other pages of this website.
Collect Personal Information About You
As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use the Web site. The site collects only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors. Such information may consist of, but is not limited to, your name, current job title, company address, email address and telephone and fax numbers. We do not usually seek sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation) from visitors. We will, where necessary, obtain visitors’ explicit consent to collect and use such information.
Information Use
We keep all information you provide to us, no matter how or why you provide it, completely confidential. Personal information is used only for limited purposes. For example, when you register with the Web site to gain access to premium content or request future communications about SARKS areas of interest, we may use the information you submit to create a personal profile to customise our response to further requests or inquiries. We may also use the information to personalise your Web site experience. By using any of the forms on our website, you implicitly agree to be bound by our privacy policy and legal disclaimer. By using any of the forms on our website you agree to have your email address added to our mailing list. You may receive periodic mailings from us with information on services or news. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by contacting us. All emails sent will give you the option to unsubscribe.
Cookies and Web Beacons
To ensure that our Web site is well managed and to facilitate improved navigation within the site, we or our service provider(s) may use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser) or Web beacons (electronic images that allow the Web site to count visitors who have accessed a particular page and to access certain cookies) to collect aggregate data. We may use such devices to track information on our systems and identify categories of visitors by items such as IP address, domain, browser type and pages visited. This information is reported to our webhosting company who use the information to analyse the number of visitors to different areas of the site and to make sure that our Web site is serving as a useful, effective information source. Neither cookies nor Web beacons collect personal information such as your name or email address. Cookies can be rejected, however, under specific circumstances, visitors may be denied access to some parts of our site if their browsers reject cookies.
Children’s Privacy Protection
SARKS understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy in the interactive online world. The Web site covered by this privacy policy is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children 13 years of age or younger. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Although we may provide visitors’ information to service providers that handle information on our behalf, we will usually not share the information with third parties unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. Where appropriate, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies, or third parties where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or for the purposes identified above.
Protect Your Information
We have in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all information provided by visitors from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All data collected is treated lawfully and in accordance with the GDPR.
While we will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal data, you acknowledge that the use of the internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data that are transferred from you or to you via the internet.
Your data protection rights
You have certain rights as a data subject under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs the collection, processing and disposal of personal data by organisations such as ours.
In relation to personal data about you, you have the right:
- to be informed about how and why we collect and use the data
- to be informed about who may receive your data, where it may be transferred and how long it will normally be retained
- to be given access to the data we hold
- to have any inaccurate or incomplete data rectified
- to ask us to delete personal data earlier than we might already dispose of it
- to prevent us from processing the data further
- to object to us using the data for particular purposes.
If you are not satisfied with the way we deal with this issue, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which is the body in charge of supervising personal data use in the UK.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify or amend this privacy statement at any time and for any reason. Nothing contained herein creates or is intended to create a contract or agreement between SARKS and any user visiting the Web site or providing identifying information of any kind.
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us by phone, email or post.