Privacy policy
CRIMSON PUBLISHING LIMITED PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
We are Growingbusiness.co.uk, trading as Crimson Publishing Limited
Our Postal address is:
Crimson
2nd Floor
Westminster House
Kew Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2ND
Telephone
020 8334 1600
Fax
020 8334 1601
This policy covers all sites produced by Crimson Publishing Limited. Crimson Publishing Limited is committed to protecting your privacy online. This privacy policy informs you what personal information Crimson Publishing collects and the purposes for which it uses this information. This policy may change from time to time.
Disclosures
Crimson Publishing Limited may disclose your information, under strict terms of confidentiality and restriction of use, to partners of Crimson Publishing Ltd who supply services on behalf of Crimson Publishing Limited and who require to process personal data in the provision of such services. When you use Crimson Publishing Limited Services you are consenting to the disclosure of your personal information to Crimson Publishing Limited partners, unless you have otherwise informed us that you do not wish us to disclose your personal information. However, under certain circumstances the force of law may require the provision of information to legal authorities. In order to safeguard the interests of its subscribers Crimson Publishing Limited will comply with any such legally binding request.
Information we collect
Identifiable information - Your information is collected when you register or fill in a form on a Crimson Publishing Limited website, or you send an email to Crimson Publishing Limited. The information that is provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which it is provided, unless you are informed otherwise at the time of giving the information. You may inform Crimson Publishing Limited at any time if you wish Crimson Publishing Limited to cease using your personal information.
Non identifiable information – Crimson Publishing Limited will from time to time collect information from you that does not reveal your personal identity, for example we may ask you to complete online polls. Crimson Publishing Limited uses this information for editorial purposes, and occasionally for other internal purposes. This information is only used in aggregate form and is not connected to any name, address or other personal identifying information.
How we use personal information
Crimson Publishing Limited processes personal information for the purpose of providing a personalised service, running competitions and providing you with information about products and services on offer. Crimson Publishing may from time to time use your contact information to tell you about news or events provided by Crimson Publishing Limited or one of its strategic partners. You may opt-out of receiving such mailings, either when you register with Crimson Publishing Ltd or at any time afterwards. Crimson Publishing Limited may also contact you with important information about your registration details even if you have opted-out of receiving promotional emails.
International Transfers
Crimson Publishing Limited shall take steps to ensure that any transfer of data to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area, whose laws provide for a different standard of protection for your personal data than that provided under English law, shall be made subject to contractual arrangements which will require that your data be processed to at least a standard compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Links & Security
There are links on Crimson Publishing web sites to third party web sites which Crimson Publishing Limited has no control over. Crimson Publishing accepts no responsibility or liability for any third party practices on third party websites.
Data transmission over the Internet is never totally secure and whilst Crimson Publishing Limited tries to protect your personal information, Crimson Publishing Limited cannot warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
Cookies and other tracking devices
Our site is primarily funded by advertising, and by using it, you consent to our use of cookies.
Cookies are information that are sent to and stored on your computer. They are used to identify you when you visit our sites. Cookies are used to remember passwords, usernames, passwords and your preferences.They are also used to provide us with anonymous statistical information about how our site is used.
If you wish, you can disable Cookies on your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome etc) but this will affect all sites that you visit, and could mean that they no longer function for you.Instructions on how to switch cookies off can be found by using the Help option within your browser and searching for “switch off cookies”.Please be aware that you will need to switch off the cookies on every browser you use.For further information about cookies, including how to delete them please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/
Cookies in use on this site
Our site is constantly evolving as we add new articles, content and tools to make sure our users find it as valuable as possible. As such, this list will be updated over time, so we suggest you check back regularly.
Our cookies allow you to use our site and provide our advertisers and partners with anonymous reporting information.
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Description
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tubemogul.com
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This is used by our video player technology, Brightcove, to allow you to use the controls on our video player including play, pause, fast forward and rewind our videos. Without this cookie you will not be able to watch our videos.
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emarketing.crimsonbusinessltd.co.uk
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This is used by our email newsletter management tool as you register for email promotions. Without these cookies, you will not be able to sign-up for our email services.
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Google +
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This cookie allows you to choose to share and bookmark the site in the Google + network.
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AddThis
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This cookie allows you to use our sharing services so you can choose to share and bookmark our site
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Google Analytics
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This provides for anonymous tracking of site traffic to allow us to understand more about how our site is used, and which parts are popular. In this way, we can monitor and track how to improve the service that we provide to our readers and advertisers. More information is available here: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/
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Google Website optimiser
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This tool allows us to test different versions of our site automatically so that we can identify improvements that make it easier to use for you.
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Scorecardresearch.com
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This provides anonymous tracking of site traffic.
http://www.scorecardresearch.com/privacy.aspx
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Quantserve.com
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This also provides anonymous tracking of site traffic:
http://www.quantcast.com/privacy
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Dianomioffers.co.uk.
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We track which of our reporting and guides are of interest to our users using this cookie.
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Adtech.de
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This is our main advertisement delivery platform for banner advertisements. This site is paid for by our advertisers and as such, our funding is based on providing advertisers with solutions with robust and accurate metrics on the performance of their campaigns. This allows us to keep our site and our content free to use. All data collected is always anonymous.
Without this technology, we would not be able to operate this site.
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DoubleClick
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This is an advertisement delivery platform for banner advertisements. This site is paid for by our advertisers and as such, our funding is based on providing advertisers with solutions with robust and accurate metrics on the performance of their campaigns. This allows us to keep our site and our content free to use. All data collected is always anonymous.
Without this technology, we would not be able to operate this site.
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intellitxt.com
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This powers our in-article encyclopaedia where you highlight specific words and provide an associate advertisement is provided by Vibrant Media. More information is here:
http://www.vibrantmedia.com/privacy.asp
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In addition, we also provide a number of tools and content provided by approved third parties. Some of these tools rely on cookies to provide the service. To find out more about their use of cookies, please refer to our partner’s sites. These cookies are only used when you use the tools, so if you have any concerns, we recommend you do not use the tools.
Crimson Publishing websites may contain advertisements or content created and provided by third parties. These advertisements or content may also place Cookies on your computer. These cookies collect information about your use of the Internet. Crimson Publishing does not control the collection or use of your information by such advertisers and our privacy policy does not apply to such information. Please contact the advertiser directly if you have any concerns.
Contact Crimson:
Data Controller, Crimson PublishingLtd
2nd Floor, Westminster House
Kew Road, Richmond
Surrey TW9 2ND
Email: enquiries@crimsonpublishing.co.uk