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Privacy Policy

Bloor collects personal information about users of its website. This privacy policy explains:

What information will we collect about you?

We will collect information about you if you place an order with us for a product, service or event; sign up to one of our opt-in newsletters; or use the briefing request / contact forms.

We will also collect personal information about website usage through cookies (see section on 'Cookies' below) and server logs, which track the IP addresses of users visiting our site and the pages they visit.

How we will use the information

Where personal information is collected on Bloor's website, for instance through a web form or an online payment system, users will be informed as to what information is being captured, why and who (if anyone) it will be shared with.

Bloor will not sell, license or trade your personal information without your consent. We will not share your personal information with others unless they are acting under our instructions or we are required to do so by law.

Information collected via Bloor's server logs includes users' IP addresses and the web pages visited; this will be used to manage the web system and troubleshoot problems.

Bloor also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google") to understand how visitors engage with our website and so we can improve it.

Newsletters

We send a monthly newsletter to those that have opted-in, to website members, and also to people who have had business contact with us. This is intended as a B2B service, keeping people informed of company news, products and services. Everyone is given the opportunity to unsubscribe via the website or newsletter. We operate a blacklist service to prevent people being re-introduced to a mailing list.

Surveys

We conduct regular surveys to aid our research and better our customer service. You can easily remove yourself from this service by clicking on the unsubscribe links or by contacting us directly.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

One of the cookies we use is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set (see "PHP Session Cookie" below). A second cookie (see 'Shopping Cart' cookie) is used by our online ordering system.

Cookie Name Opt-In Duration Purpose More Information
Internal Cookies (set by this website)
PHP Session Cookie BLRSESSID No Session This temporary cookie is essential for user authentication and form security. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.
Cookie Acceptance permit_cookies Yes 2 Years Used to record acceptance to set tracking cookies. Defaults to 'no' if not set or not opted-in.
Shopping Cart blr_cart Yes 30 days Used by our e-commerce section to remember cart contents
Remember Login remember Yes 30 days An encrypted, cookie with your username and password - see checkbox on login form.
Microsite Identity blr_ms Yes Session Cookie used to speed up the retrieval and identification of /go/ microsite pages.
Microsite Widget Positioning blr_ms_XXX_pos Yes 30 days Where XXX represents an integer. Used to record custom positioning of microsite widgets.
External Cookies (set by third parties)
Google Analytics _utma
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utmz		 Yes Varies These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Click here for an overview of privacy at Google
AddThis Various Yes Varies AddThis provides the social media buttons for sharing content on our website with social networking and booking sites See their Privacy & Data Practices page and data-collection opt-out

For further information on cookies visit  http://www.allaboutcookies.org or http://www.aboutcookies.org.

If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to refuse all cookies that are stored on your computer; the above websites tell you how to do this. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use or navigate through most parts of our website, although some functionality may be lost.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics uses "cookies" (see above). This information could potentially be used to build an online profile of individuals and uniquely locate them in the world, and as such cookies will be treated as personal data within the scope of the Data Protection Act (DPA).

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the web site, including your IP address, may be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the web site, compiling reports on web site activity for us and providing other services relating to web site activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this web site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

The Google website contains further information about Google Analytics and a copy of  Google's privacy policy.

How we will protect information about you We do our utmost to protect your privacy. The Data Protection Act 1998 obliges us to follow security procedures regarding the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us in order to avoid unauthorised loss or access. As such we have implemented industry-standard security systems and procedures to protect information from unauthorised disclosure, misuse or destruction.

How you can access your information

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of particular personal information we hold about you then please contact us. We may make a small charge for this service (maximum of £10).