Privacy Policy

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the web pages and newsletter owned and operated by scotsmist.co.uk.

Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any web site within scotsmist.co.uk, our web servers automatically recognise that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, but do not collect and evaluate this information for individuals. Our web servers do not record email addresses of the visitors.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We do not use cookies at this time. However we may implement them in the future.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. You can also install software that will automatically manage cookies for you.

What other information do you request?

We may also request your email address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional services (for example, subscriptions to email newsletters, announcement lists or information about our network). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your email address to a third-party, without your consent.

In addition, scotsmist.co.uk will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. We may from time to time send email announcing new scotsmist.co.uk services.

Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?

Scotsmist.co.uk will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on scotsmist.co.uk,
2) Protect and defend the rights or property of the scotsmist.co.uk network of sites, or visitors to scotsmist.co.uk,
3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties,
4) Co-operate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

Scotsmist.co.uk uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. Scotsmist.co.uk reserves the right to transfer information in connection with the sale of all or part of scotsmist.co.uk capital stock or assets. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. Scotsmist.co.uk also links to a wide variety of other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users.

The scotsmist.co.uk network of web sites contains many links to other web sites. Scotsmist.co.uk is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. Scotsmist.co.uk does not share any of the individual personal information you provide scotsmist.co.uk with the sites to which scotsmist.co.uk links, although scotsmist.co.uk may share aggregate data with such web sites (such as how many people use our site).

Please check with those sites to determine their privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through email, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Your Consent To This Agreement

By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by scotsmist.co.uk as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

If you have any comments about our newsletter, the content of our newsletter or the layout of our newsletter please use our emailus page. We regard your opinions and remarks seriously and in confidence. We regret that no email can be answered personally, although we do archive all your messages.