General
Grant Thornton UK LLP wants to protect the privacy of visitors to
our website and that of our clients and members of our National
Alumni. Please read the following policy; it will help you to
understand how we use your personal data. We may change our privacy
policy at any time without giving you notice, so please check it
each time you visit our website.
Whenever you give us personal data, you are consenting to its
collection and use in accordance with this privacy policy,
including our use of cookies as explained below.
What personal data do we collect?
We log your Internet Protocol (IP) address in order to receive
and send information from and to you over the internet.
When you register with us, visit our
website, use our services, make an enquiry, order products or
services from us, you may be asked to provide some personal data
such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We
automatically collect data about visitors to our website (for
example on browsing patterns) by using cookies. (See below.) This
data is used only in an anonymous form; no individual is
identified.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data or message that is sent from a
web server to your browser and is stored on your hard drive. A
cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files
created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. You can
reset your browser so as to refuse any cookie or to alert you to
when a cookie is being sent.
If you choose not to accept our cookies, some of the features of
our site may not work as well as we intend.
We only use cookies for the purposes of system administration of
our website and give us information about the number of visitors to
different parts of our website.
How do we use your personal data?
We use your personal data to provide goods and services to you
or your organisation, to let you know about other goods and
services in which you may be interested, and to process any on-line
payments.
We may also use your personal data to carry out research about
our visitors' and clients' demographics, interests and behaviour.
We do this to better understand our visitors, clients and potential
clients. This research is compiled and analysed on an aggregated
and anonymous basis.
When you give us personal data, those data may be sent
electronically to servers anywhere in the world and may be used,
stored and processed anywhere in the world, including countries
outside the European Economic Area.
Whenever and wherever we collect, process or use personal data,
we take steps to ensure that it is treated securely and in
accordance with our privacy policy.
To whom might we disclose your personal data?
We may pass your personal data to anyone who needs the data in
order to fulfil your order(s) for our goods and services, or
process any payment. Some of these may be located outside the
European Economic Area.
We may pass your personal data to other Grant Thornton national
firms or to our data processors. Some of these may be located
outside the European Economic Area.
If you are a member of our National Alumni Scheme we may use
your personal data as set out in the National Alumni Terms and
Conditions.
Except as set out above, we will not disclose your personal
information unless we are obliged to do so or allowed to do so, by
law, or where we need to do so in order to run our business (for
instance where we outsource services or other people process data
for us).
Direct Marketing
You may at any time request us to stop using your personal data
for direct marketing purposes. If you wish to do this please
contact us.
Links
Our website contains links to other websites, but this Privacy
Policy applies only to personal data collected via websites
operated by Grant Thornton UK LLP, these include http://www.grant-thornton.co.uk,
http://www.budgetcomment.com and http://www.yourfinancemanager.co.uk,
and to how Grant Thornton UK LLP processes personal data. It does
not apply to other national firms practising under the Grant
Thornton name. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of
other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave
our website, and to read the privacy policy of other sites that
collect or use personal data.
Security
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any other
network can be guaranteed as 100% secure, but we take appropriate
steps to try to protect the security of your personal data.
Contacts
This is the website of Grant Thornton UK LLP, a limited
liability partnership. A list of members is available from our
registered office.
Registered office: Grant Thornton House, Melton Street, Euston
Square, London NW1 SEP.
If you want to request any information about your personal data,
please contact us.
Inaccuracies and Corrections
We would like to keep your personal data accurate and up to
date. If you become aware of any errors or inaccuracies please let
us know by contacting us.