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Privacy Statement
Before providing us with any of your details please read the following information which concerns the protection of your personal data. If you do not want your personal data to be used in the ways set out here please do not use the site or submit personal data to us through it.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 the ("Act"), the data controller is Arcus Consulting LLP of Corner House, 177 Cross Street, Sale, Manchester M33 7JQ (in this privacy statement referred to as "we", "our" and/or "us"). We are registered under the Act and our registration number is Z8973493.

Why we collect Personal Data
We will hold and use the personal data we collect via www.arcus.uk.com (in this privacy statement referred to as the "site") or from emails and/or online forms to help personalise your online experience, as well as for administration and marketing our products and services (including email marketing). In addition to the information you submit via the site we may collect information about your visits, to assist us with improving the design and layout of the site.

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify you as an individual.

For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service.

Cookies enable us to:

  • estimate our audience size and usage pattern;
  • store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests;
  • speed up your searches; and
  • recognise you when you return to our site.

You may refuse to accept Cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of Cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our system will issue Cookies when you log on to our site.

Your Personal Data and Third Parties
We shall not release the personal data we collect, in whole or in part, to any third parties unless:

  • we are obliged to do so by law; or
  • we have your consent; or
  • it is necessary to do so to provide the products and services chosen by you; or
  • we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets.

Your Rights
You have the right to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time. To exercise this right contact our marketing team by telephone on 0161 905 3222.

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a small administration fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Contact Us
If any information which you have provided us becomes inaccurate or out of date or if you have any questions or concerns about the information we hold about you and how we use it, please contact our marketing team by telephone on 0161 905 3222.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make changes, we shall update the version number of the policy and publish the latest policy on the site. We encourage you to review this policy whenever you visit the site. If you do not want your data to be used in the way the new privacy policy sets out please do not use the site or submit personal data to us through it.

Please note that this Privacy Statement applies only to the contents of this site and not to those third party web sites to which we may provide a link.

Version 1 – June 2010