Introduction
This Cookie Policy outlines to you what “cookies” are, why they are used, how we use them and how you can disable them in your browser if desired. Please be aware that if you disable cookies in your browser there may be areas and aspects of our website which will not work as expected.
This cookie policy should be read alongside our privacy notice and data protection policy so you fully understand how and why we use cookies and the additional information we may collect from you. If you do not fully understand and agree with our cookie and privacy policies you must cease use of our website immediately.
Please also read our terms and conditions. You must understand and agree to abide by our terms and conditions to use our website.
If you require any clarification about our cookie policy please email datarequests@beeksfx.com.
Definitions
| Business purposes | “Business purposes” include purposes for which personal data may be held and used by us: Delivering our service, personnel, administrative, financial, regulatory, payroll and business development purposes. Specifically, ‘business purposes’ includes the following:
– Delivering our services directly and through our third-party suppliers – Compliance with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations and good practice – Gathering information as part of investigations by regulatory bodies or in connection with legal proceedings or requests – Ensuring business policies are adhered to (such as policies covering email and internet use) – Operational reasons, such as recording transactions, training and quality control, ensuring the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information, security vetting, credit scoring and checking – Investigating complaints – Checking references, ensuring safe working practices, monitoring and managing staff access to systems and facilities and staff absences, administration and assessments – Monitoring staff conduct, disciplinary matters – Marketing new products or services – Improving services |
| Personal data | ‘Personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. |
| Special categories of personal data | Special categories of data include information about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership (or non-membership), physical or mental health or condition, criminal offences, or related proceedings, and genetic and biometric information —any use of special categories of personal data should be strictly controlled in accordance with this policy. |
| Data controller | ‘Data controller’ means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by law. |
| Data processor | ‘Processor’ means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller. |
| Processing | ‘Processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. |
| We / Us / Our | “We”, “Us” and “Our” refer to Beeks Financial Trading Cloud plc. |
Cookies – what are they?
Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer’s hard drive. They can be used by websites to track the user, remember preferences, allow the user to login to secure areas of websites, store items in virtual shopping baskets and a whole host of other tasks.
Why and how do we use Cookies?
We use cookies to allow for a greater browsing experience for our users. As illustrated above, Cookies can perform a number of very useful tasks which allow this. We may also use Cookies to help us better understand our users, how they use our website and their preferences to further enhance our website and business.
The Cookies we may use tend to fit into three main categories. A list of the three categories follows, along with an explanation of how and why we use Cookies in each instance.
Analytical Cookies
We may use anonymous analytics Cookies to track the number of users we have, the pages they visit, the duration of the visit, and a whole host of other useful information about how our users browse and engage our website.
Knowing this information allows us to understand our audience reach, audience demographics, the success our marketing campaigns, which areas of our website are most popular, and clearer picture of how to design and implement new changes to our website and business going forward.
We are not able to identify you as an individual using analytics Cookies.
Functionality Cookies
We may use Cookies as a method of storing information which allows you to browse and use our website efficiently.
We may use such Cookies to perform tasks such as storing the items you have added to your online shopping cart, the information you filled into a form, your credentials to keep you logged into a secure area of the website, and to remember various other preferences.
Cookies from third-parties
The Web is an integrated place. Like most other websites, we may have third-party applications, programs, widgets and material on our website. Some of these may use Cookies to track various metrics, store preferences and customise their material to you.
An example of this which is widely used across the Web is social media buttons which allow users to like, share and comment about what they find on websites and may result in Cookies being set.
We cannot view or change third-party cookies, in the same way third-parties cannot view or change cookies set by us.
Turning Cookies off in your browser
If you decide to turn Cookies off in your browser you should be aware that certain areas and features of our website may not work as expected.
The majority of mainstream, up-to-date browsers allow you to disabled Cookies. Usually you can find where to do this by going to the options or preference tab within your browser. We offer some links below which may help you:
| Firefox: | Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop |
| Internet Explorer: | Delete and manage cookies |
| Google Chrome: | Turn cookies on or off |
| Opera: | Web preferences |
For users worried about Cookies used by advertisers, you can learn much more about them and how to disable them by visiting Your Online Choices.
You can email datarequests@beeksfx.com if you require any further information about Cookies.
