General
This privacy policy sets out how Fisher Investments UK complies with European Union data protection requirements. This applies to our entire website. Any changes to this policy will be posted at http://www.fisherinvestments.co.uk/privacy. Users can also access this privacy policy via our homepage and from the bottom of every page by clicking on the appropriate link in the footer.
Fisher Investments UK and its associated companies are committed to respecting users' privacy. We have structured our website so that, in general, users can visit Fisher Investments UK on the web without identifying themselves or revealing any personal information. Once users choose to provide Fisher Investments UK with any information by which users can be identified, then users can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
For users' protection, Fisher Investments UK is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and has given all appropriate notifications to the Information Commissioner.
What information Fisher Investments UK collects
Fisher Investments UK may collect the following information:
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Fisher Investments UK requires that users who request information materials supply personal information, including name, address, telephone number and email address prior to receiving such information materials.
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Fisher Investments UK may place ads on publishers' websites or within email content - either directly through the publisher or via a third party. As a result of users interacting with the advertising content, ad server companies may collect information about users such as domain type, IP address and clickstream data. This information is not identifiable by users’ personal information other than their IP address.
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Some pages use cookies, a data analysis technique. Please see the Fisher Investments UK Cookie Policy below. In order to learn more about cookies in general, click here: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.mspx.
Fisher Investments UK’s use and sharing of information collected
Fisher Investments UK may use the information for the following reasons:
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Internal record keeping.
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To improve products and services.
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Fisher Investments UK representatives may follow up, either by email, phone or mail, to people who have requested information materials available through this site.
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Fisher Investments UK may periodically send promotional email or mail about services, recent developments or other information which users may find interesting using the email address or mailing address which users have provided when requesting information materials.
Fisher Investments UK may share information for the foregoing purposes with the following persons:
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Fisher Investments UK affiliates, including its parent company, Fisher Investments, in the United States. Transfers to Fisher Investments in the United States will be in accordance with European Commission data transfer model clauses between Fisher Investments UK and Fisher Investments.
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Fisher Investments UK authorised vendors, agents and representatives, including direct marketing agents.
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Regulators, law enforcement, as otherwise required by law, or where users have provided permission.
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Fisher Investments UK will not sell or lease users' personal information to third parties.
Users' choices
When users request information materials through this site, they consent and agree that Fisher Investments UK may use and share their personal information for the purposes set out above in this policy.
Users who provide information online may contact Fisher Investments UK at any time to say they do not want the information to be used by anyone for direct marketing purposes. If users have not previously objected to Fisher Investments UK using personal information for direct marketing purposes, users may change their mind at any time by writing to or emailing:
Head of Compliance
Fisher Investments UK
2nd Floor, 6-10 Whitfield Street
London, W1T 2RE
privacy@fisherinvestments.co.uk
When doing so, please ensure that full name and address is provided in exactly the form in which it was originally provided to Fisher Investments UK to avoid any possible confusion with a different user.
Updating, correcting or requesting information held by Fisher Investments UK
If users believe that any information Fisher Investments UK holds on them is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email the following address as soon as possible. Fisher Investments UK will promptly correct any information which was found to be incorrect.
Head of Compliance
Fisher Investments UK
2nd Floor, 6-10 Whitfield Street
London, W1T 2RE
privacy@fisherinvestments.co.uk
Users may request details of personal information that Fisher Investments UK holds about them under the Data Protection Act 1998 by writing to or emailing the above address. A fee of £10 will be payable.
In each case, please ensure that full name and address are provided in exactly the form in which it was originally provided to Fisher Investments UK to avoid any possible confusion with a different user.
Security
Fisher Investments UK is committed to ensuring that user information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, Fisher Investments UK has put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected online. Fisher Investments UK uses encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data.
Other Websites
The Fisher Investments UK website may contain links to enable users to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once users have used these links to leave this site, users should note that Fisher Investments UK does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, Fisher Investments UK cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which users provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. Users should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.
Cookie Policy
Fisher Investments UK allows third party partner organisations to place cookies on its behalf for the purpose of collecting IP addresses and information not identifiable by users’ personal information other than their IP address on the pages visited and remembering choices users make to improve their experience. While cookies and similar tools can serve many functions, the cookies we use perform the following functions:
1. Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor other than by their IP address. These cookies are only used to improve how a website works.
2. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video. The information these cookies collect cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
How to Manage Cookies
As explained above, cookies help you to get the most out of our website. If you do disable cookies, performance and functionality will be affected. If you wish to disable (or re-enable) cookies, you may do so through your browser as follows:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
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Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet Options'
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In the options window navigate to the 'Privacy' tab
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To disable cookies: Move the slider to the top to block all cookies
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Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Explorer. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Internet Explorer, refer to the following page from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0
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Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Safety'
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Then click 'Delete browsing history'.
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Select the ‘Cookies’ check box, and then click ‘Delete’.
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Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Explorer. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Internet Explorer, refer to the following page from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Google Chrome
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Click on the 'wrench' icon on the browser (usually found top-right corner) to open the tools menu
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From the tools menu select 'Options'
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Click the 'Under the Hood' tab from the menu on the left.
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In the 'Privacy' section, select the 'Content settings' button
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To disable cookies: select 'Block all cookies' option
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Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Chrome. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Chrome, refer to the following page from Google: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Mozilla Firefox
Safari on OSX
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Click on 'Safari' at the menu bar and select the 'Preferences' option
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Click on 'Security'
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To disable cookies: In the ‘Accept cookies’ section select 'Never'
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Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Safari. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Safari, refer to the following page from Apple: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/en/9277.html
All other browsers
Please look for a "help" function in the browser or contact the browser provider.
Changes to Privacy Policy
From time to time, Fisher Investments UK may use data for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in its privacy policy. If its information practices change at some time in the future Fisher Investments UK will post the policy changes to http://fisherinvestments.co.uk/legal/privacy to notify users of these changes and provide the ability to "opt out" or unsubscribe from these new uses. If users are concerned about how information is used, they should check Fisher Investments UK's website periodically.