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Privacy Policy

Stewart Balfour & Sutherland is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

 

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

 

For the purpose of UK data protection law, the data controller is Stewart Balfour & Sutherland.

 

Information we collect from you

 

We will collect and process the following data about you:

  • Information you give us. This is information about you that you give us by filling in forms on our website (our site) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.

  • Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:

  • technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; and

  • information about your visit.

 

Cookies

 

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our cookie policy.

 

Uses made of the information

 

We use information held about you in the following ways:

  • Information you give to us. We will use this information:

 

  • to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;

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  • to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;

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  • to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you.;

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  • to notify you about changes to our service;

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  • to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.

 

  • Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

 

  • to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;

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  • to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

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  • to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;

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  • as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;

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  • to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;

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  • to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

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  • Information we receive from other sources. We will combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We will use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

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Disclosure of your information

 

You agree that we have the right to share your personal information with:

  • Any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

 

We will disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.

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  • If we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.

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  • 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 our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

 

Where we store your personal data

 

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It will also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. This includes staff engaged in, among other things,  the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. 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.

 

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 our site; 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.

 

Your rights

 

You have the right to tell us not to use your personal information for marketing purposes. You can exercise this right by unsubscribing using the link in any of the marketing emails we send you.

 

UK data protection law also gives you the right to access your personal information, to object to the use of your personal information for certain purposes, and the right to erase, restrict or receive a machine-readable copy of your personal information. You can exercise any of these rights by contacting us at the address above.

 

We will comply with the law in responding to your requests. That means that there may be some legal reasons why we cannot comply with all requests.

 

Changes to our privacy policy

 

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

 

Contacting us

 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us at the address in the ‘contact us’ section of this website.

 

We hope that we will be able to answer any questions or concerns that you have. You have the right at any time to raise your concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

LEGAL AGREEMENT

 

Welcome to STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND’s Website (referred to as the “Site”).  This Site is provided by STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND as a service to our clients and customers.  Please review the following basic rules that govern your use of our Site.  Please note that your use of our Site constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these terms.  If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this Site.   Your use of this Site still binds you to these terms whether or not you bypass these rules.  We may revise these rules at any time and therefore you may wish to revisit this page periodically.

 

SITE CONTENTS

 

All materials, including images, illustrations, designs, photographs, streaming and video content and written and other materials that are part of this Site (referred to as “Contents”) are, unless otherwise noted, copyrights, trademarks and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND.  All worldwide rights, title and interests in the Site content are protected by copyright and are owned by STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND.  This Site and all its Contents are intended solely for personal, non-commercial use.  The Contents and other downloadable materials displayed on the Site may be downloaded for personal use only.  No right, title or interest in any downloaded/copied materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such activity.  You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derived works from, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents, the Site or any related software.

 

USER FEEDBACK POLICY AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

 

All feedback, comments, suggestions, ideas and other submissions given, disclosed, submitted or offered to STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND on or through this Site or otherwise given, disclosed, submitted or offered in connection with your use of this Site (referred to as “Feedback”) are property of STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND.  Communication, submission or offering of any Feedback shall constitute an assignment to STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND of all worldwide rights, title and interest in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Feedback.  Thus STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND will own exclusively all such rights, titles and interests and shall not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Feedback.  STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND is and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Feedback in confidence; (2) to pay to user any compensation for any Feedback; or (3) to respond to any user Feedback.  You agree that no Feedback submitted by you to the Site will violate any right of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary right(s).  You further agree that no Feedback submitted by you to the Site will be or contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material.   You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Feedback you make.  

 

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

We may collect information relating to (1) the home server domain names, type of client operating system, web pages accessed, search engine used, and type of Web browser of visitors to the Site, (2) the e-mail addresses of visitors who communicate with STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND via e–mail, (3) information provided consensually by the visitor and gathered via other on-line facilities.  

 

STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND may record information identifying the visitor or linking the visitor to the search performed.  We may also record limited information for every search request and use that information to solve technical issues with the services available directly or indirectly in connection with the site.  This may also be used to calculate overall usage statistics.  STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND agrees to the non-disclosure of client details to third party organisations without prior consent, as outlined within the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES

 

This Site may contain links to other websites not controlled by STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND and in respect of which STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND has no responsibility.  These links are provided solely for the convenience and information of its Site users.   STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND does not necessarily endorse any linked websites.

 

DISCLAIMER

 

STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND provides the materials on the Site without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of intellectual property.  STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND disclaims any duty to update or revise the materials on this site, although we may modify the materials at any time without notice.  By your use of this site, you acknowledge that your use is at your sole risk and that you assume full responsibility for all costs associated with all necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment you use in connection with your use of this site.  You further acknowledge that STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of this site. 

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site. 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Unless otherwise specified, this Site and the Contents thereof are displayed solely for the purpose of promoting STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND products and services.  This Site is controlled and operated by STEWART BALFOUR & SUTHERLAND Solicitors and Estate Agents, Campbeltown and Lochgilphead.