Privacy Policy

Disclaimer and privacy policy

This World Wide Web site (the “site”) is operated by Simon May. These conditions of use are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute.

Intellectual property

All materials within the site are the intellectual property of Simon May unless otherwise stated. Such materials may not be copied save to the extent necessary to view them online. However, you may print complete pages of the site as hard copies for your own personal use.

Accuracy of information

Whilst Simon May uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the contents of this site are accurate and up to date, it does not accept any liability for any information which may not be accurate. Simon May is reliant upon third parties for much of the information provided (see below) and reserves the right to change data, references and product specifications at any time.

The contents of this site are for general information and public relations purposes only and do not purport to provide advice, make any offer or otherwise create or lead to the creation of any legally enforceable relationship between Simon May and you. No reliance should be placed on any statements made on the site, whether for investment purposes or otherwise. Simon May excludes to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability resulting from your access to the site including (without limitation) any loss (financial or otherwise) or damage resulting directly or indirectly from any such reliance. Simon May accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any other websites which may be accessed through the Simon May site.

Data protection

Simon May will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (i.e. your name, address, telephone number or email address) unless you provide it to us voluntarily.

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing this website and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. This type of information includes the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site or advertisement.

Use of cookies by this website

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.

The Simon May website uses cookies so once you have logged on with your username and password, so you don’t have to do it for every web page you request from our service or to remember your selections or preferences that you’ve already made when looking at information or using a service on the site.

Cookies used with WordPress sets cookies so that you don’t have to fill in your name and email address every time you want to comment on our blog and so you can see comments you made that are awaiting moderation. There is also a cookie used to determine if a user is a person or a bot.

Cookie Name : __utma
Typical content:Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expires: 2 years from set/update

Cookie Name : __utmb
Typical content: Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expires: 30 mins from set/update

Name: __utmc
Typical content: Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
Expires: End of browser session

Name: __utmt
Typical content: Used to throttle request rate.
Expires: 10 minutes

Name: __utmv
Typical content: Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expires: 2 years from set/update

Name: __utmz
Typical content: Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
Expires: 6 months from set/update

Name: WordPress test cookie
Typical content: accepts wordpress cookies on the website
Expires: End of browser session

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website 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. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Who to contact

If you have submitted personal data through the site and would like that information deleted from our records, please contact us at: simon@simonmay.co.uk