Collection and use of Information

When you browse this site your e-mail address is not automatically collected, but our server may automatically gather and store the following information about your visit:

• Your Internet domain name and IP address
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
• The pages you visit
• The date and time of your visit.

We use this information to learn about the number of people who visit our site and the technology used, to assist in making changes to our website, to improve the content of our website and for business planning purposes.

If you choose to provide information to us through our site by use of registration forms or otherwise (name, company name, email address, telephone number, etc.), it will be assumed that you are requesting information about our company and products. Your email address and all other personally identifiable information you provide may be used to fulfil your request and may also be used by us for other purposes related to your visit to our site, or to further our business purposes.

In general we will not share personally identifiable information about you with third parties. The Welcome Agency may however, send personally identifiable information about you, including your email address, to other companies or people when:

• We have your written consent to share the information;
• We need to share this information to provide to you the information, product or service you have requested;
• We respond to court orders or legal process; or
• We find or have reason to believe that your actions on our website violate website terms or conditions or are in violation of law.

Information Quality

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected (please note that we will charge an admin fee of £10 for information requests). Please address requests to The Welcome Agency, Clements House, 1279 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 2AD.

We will make every effort to respond in a timely manner to any request to correct inaccuracies in your personal information. To correct inaccuracies, please return the message containing the inaccuracy to the sender with details of the correction requested.

The Welcome Agency is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other websites to which we link and you should review the privacy policy at each site before providing any information.

Security

We have strict security procedures covering the storage and disclosure of your information, and we will ensure that all personal information provided to us will be held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

A cookie is a small string of text that a web site can send to your browser. Cookies were designed to assist in distinguishing a user’s browser from a previous visitor by saving and remembering any preferences that may have been set while browsing the particular site. We may use ‘cookie’ or other technologies now or in the future to tailor our website to your interests based on the items you review while visiting our site; such technologies may also be used by us for other purposes related to your visit to our site or to further our business purposes.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

How we use cookies

In May 2012, the UK Government passed new legislation with regards to the use of cookies. The following section explains what cookies are, which ones are collected by us and how they are used on our website.