This Privacy Policy sets out how we, Sterling and Sterling ISA Managers Ltd ("Sterling", "we", "us", "our"), will use personal data. We will be the data controller of your data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Who will have access to your data?
Data will be used by Sterling in the manner set out below (see "How will we use personal data" below).
What will we collect?
We will collect names, addresses and other details provided by you when you contact us with a question or to obtain a quotation for one of our products or services.
We may also record information about the way you have used our site, in order to improve the way it operates (see "Cookies" below).
How will we use personal data?
When you contact us we will use personal data provided to us to answer your request, for example to answer your questions or to provide an illustration. In addition personal data may be used for management information and research. We may disclose information to our group companies, service providers and agents for these purposes. If you buy a product then more details will be provided in the product literature.
We would like to keep you informed about products and services that we believe will be of interest to you. Unless you instruct us otherwise, we may contact you by mail, email, telephone or other appropriate means.
Cookies
When you use this website we will log your IP address and collect basic information about the way you use the site during your visit. This information is used only for site navigation and systems administration purposes.
In certain situations we may use cookies in order to recognise you as a site user and to personalise your visit. A cookie is small file sent to a web browser by a web server. We only use cookies for the purposes stated above and where necessary for the full operation of the website.
You can set your browser to reject cookies but if you do so you will be unable to enjoy full site functionality. For more information about how to reject cookies, please consult your browser settings.
Links
For your convenience we have included links on this website to other sites that we believe you may find useful. These websites will each have their own privacy statement, which may differ from ours. Therefore please ensure, when you click on any of our links, that you read the privacy statement located on the website you have selected. Any websites connected with this site are not within our control.
Where you have linked to our website from a third party website, we may be required to pass your personal information to the third party. Please read the privacy statement provided by the third party website to make sure that you understand how they will process your infomation.
Your consent/information
By using this website, you are saying that you agree to the collection and use of any personal information sent to Sterling, provided it is used as set out in this Policy.
If we decide to change the Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances it is disclosed.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and to correct any inaccuracies in your information.
The Internet is not a 100% secure medium of communication and, accordingly, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted via the Internet. We are not responsible for any damages you, or others, may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information.
We may monitor or record your communications with us to improve our service and for security and regulatory purposes.
Before you provide us with any personal data about a third party you must obtain the correct authority from the individual(s) concerned and undertake to keep them advised about how their information will be used.
Further information
If you have any queries in relation to this Privacy Policy you may write to our Data Protection Officer at UK Life Centre, Station Road, Swindon SN1 1EL.
Sterling is a trading name of Zurich Assurance Ltd. Zurich Assurance Ltd is registered with the UK Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998, registration number z5760014
Zurich Assurance Ltd
UK Life Centre
Station Road
Swindon
SN1 1EL
