Legal disclaimer & privacy statement

Shepherd Group takes the privacy of its users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalised and valuable service. This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of the Shepherd Group web site. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact our Privacy Officer.

Information collected

Personal information is collected by Shepherd Group. We collect personal information from you through the use of enquiry and registration forms and every time you e-mail us your details.

We also collect information automatically about your visit to our site. The information obtained in this way, which includes demographic data and browsing patterns, is only used in aggregate form.

Use and disclosure of personal information

We process personal information collected via www.shepherd-group.com for the purposes of:

providing a personalised service
conducting market research surveys
running competitions and
providing you with information about products and services we offer

If you wish to receive information about our products or services, about Shepherd Group or information from other carefully selected organisations, please tick the appropriate box on the registration form. We may also disclose your information to business partners and third party suppliers we engage to provide services which involve processing data on our behalf or in accordance with a properly executed court order.

We also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified):

to build up marketing profiles
to aid strategic development
to manage our relationship with advertisers
to audit usage of the site

Use of cookies

We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the www.shepherd-group.com site and to build up a demographic profile.

A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on www.cookiecentral.com

Our use of cookies also allows registered users to be presented with a personalised version of the site.

Internet-based transfers

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing www.shepherd-group.com and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Privacy policy changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy for www.shepherd-group.com, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.

Access to your personal information

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information Shepherd Group holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. (We charge a fee for information requests.) Please address requests to the Data Protection Officer.

Shepherd Group, Huntington House, Jockey Lane, YORK YO32 9XW

Tel: +44 (0)1904 650 700

Fax: +44 (0)1904 650 701

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