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Privacy Policy
The Smith Cooper website does not automatically capture
or store personal information, other than logging the
user’s IP address and session information such
as the duration of the visit and the type of browser
used. This is recognised by the web server and is only
used for system administration and to provide statistics
which Smith Cooper uses to evaluate use of the site.
We do not use cookies for collecting user information
from the site.
You may be asked for personal information
if you want to request information or download useful
information. We may use the personal information you
provide to forward to you, either by e-mail or post,
other related information which we think you may find
of interest.
We do not sell our mailing list information
to others or permit other organisations to use it.
This privacy policy only covers the Smith Cooper website
at www.smithcooper.co.uk. Links within this site to
other websites are not covered by this policy.
Summary
of terms
Browser
A browser is used to locate and display
web pages via a software application. The most popular
ones are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer.
Cookie
A cookie is a message given to a web
browser by a web server. The message is then stored
by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each
time the browser requests a page from the server, this
message is sent back. A cookie’s main objective
is to identify users and personalise their visit by
customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming
them by name next time they visit the site. A site
using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal
information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.
IP (internet protocol)
All networks connected to the
internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows
data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is
responsible for making sure messages get from one host
to another and that the messages are understood.
IP
address
If you are connected to the internet you will
have an IP address, for example it may look something
like this: 198.184.98.9
Web server
A web server delivers
(serves up) web pages to your computer.
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