WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?
Cookies are small text files that are placed onto your computer by websites and/or applications that you visit. Cookies are used to help us improve your experience when using our websites – for example, storing your preferred language setting for the next time you visit.
The information we collect from cookies enables us to:
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Tailor our websites to your personal needs
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Remember the notifications that you have been shown, so that you are not shown them again
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Make improvements and updates to our websites based on the way you want to use them
We generally do not use cookies to identify you personally.
PRIVACY POLICY
1. Bagpipe Connexions commitment to maintaining your privacy:
Bagpipe Connexions Privacy Statement has been created because we value our users and recognise their right to keep personal information private. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for Bagpipe Connexions.
2. Collecting information on Bagpipe Connexions visitors:
Bagpipe Connexions collects information on our site visitors collectively including which sections of the site are most frequently visited, how often and for how long. This data is always used as aggregated, non-personal information. Bagpipe Connexions utilises this information to improve and enhance our services by monitoring the areas on the site which are most popular to you. This aggregated information may be shared with Bagpipe Connexions partners to provide them with an overview of how Bagpipe Connexions visitors use the site. This is done for the purposes of providing you with a more efficient site.
IP Addresses:
Bagpipe Connexions’s web servers gather your IP address to assist with the diagnosis of problems or support issues with our services. Again, information is gathered in aggregate only and cannot be traced to an individual user.
Cookies & Applets:
Bagpipe Connexions uses cookies to provide you with a better experience. These cookies allow us to increase your security by storing your section ID and a way of monitoring single user access.
This aggregate, non-personal information is collated and provided to Bagpipe Connexions to assist in analysing the usage of the site.
3. Storage & Security of Personal Information:
Bagpipe Connexions processes your personal information because you are using our services and / or because you have provided this information to us yourself. Underneath you can find an overview of your personal information which we use with the aim of handling your payment or to contact you if needed to execute our service:
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Name
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Email address
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Phone
Bagpipe Connexions takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our system. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Bagpipe Connexions. However, Bagpipe Connexions will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information.
4. Access to Your Information:
Unless you provide Bagpipe Connexions with your information, Bagpipe Connexions does not collect information that identifies you personally. If however, you provide Bagpipe Connexions with your information, you are able to change and update your registered profile at any time. You can send an email to piper@lantic.net.
5. Bagpipe Connexions Partners:
Bagpipe Connexions provides links and passes to third party sites. The use of your information by these third party sites is not within the control of Bagpipe Connexions and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of these companies.
6. Feedback:
Bagpipe Connexions welcomes ideas and feedback about all aspects of the site. Bagpipe Connexions stores feedback that users send to us. This feedback will be used to administer and refine the service and may be shared with Bagpipe Connexions partners either in aggregate form or with specific identifying characteristics removed.
7. Privacy & Site Changes:
From time to time, Bagpipe Connexions may review and update its privacy statement. Revised versions will be updated on the website.