Cookie Policy
Our website www.thefuturefp.com (“Our Site”) uses cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users, however these cookies don’t hold any identifiable data about you unless you choose to add your details within certain parts of the website (for example completing the contact us form). By using cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. You will be required to read and accept this policy when using our website. If you do not accept and agree with this Cookie Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
1. DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS
1.1 In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
“Personal data” means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and
“We/Us/Our” means Future Financial Planning who are part of the New World Financial Group Ltd whose registered and trading address is New World, Level Q, Surtees Business Park, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3HR.
2. ABOUT US
2.1 Our Site is owned and operated by Future Financial Planning who are part of the New World Financial Group Ltd whose registered and trading address is New World, Level Q, Surtees Business Park, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3HR.
2.2 Our ICO registration number is ZA584407.
2.3 Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email at info@thefuturefp.com, by telephone on 0330 005 0028 or by post Future Financial Planning, Level Q, Surtees Business Park, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3HR.
2.4 We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
3. HOW WE USE COOKIES?
3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first party cookies on your computer or device. First party cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party cookies on your computer or device. Third party cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party cookies are used on Our Site to help us better understand your usage and allow us to build better digital services for future users. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.
3.3 All cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current cookie law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
3.3.1 Strictly necessary cookies - A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in.
3.3.2 Analytical cookies - It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it and what features you use. Analytical cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.
3.3.3 Functionality cookies - Functionality cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality cookies may also be strictly necessary cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.
3.3.4 Targeting cookies - It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages and links you have visited) so that we can work out which content is the most useful to our website visitors. As with analytical cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting cookies may also be shared with third parties.
3.3.5 Third party cookies - Third party cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party cookies may be used by advertising services to serve tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these cookies will work in the same way as analytics cookies described above).
3.3.6 Persistent cookies - Any of the above types of cookie may be a persistent cookie. Persistent cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activate each time you visit Our Site.
3.3.7 Session cookies - Any of the above types of cookie may be a session cookie. Session cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser when they are deleted.
3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire after a maximum of 120 days from your last visit.
3.5 For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
3.6 For more specific details of the cookies that We use, please refer to section 4.
4. WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?
4.1 The following third party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Google Analytics to track visitor numbers and behaviour. Strictly necessary - No
Website analytics refer to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
5. CONSENT & CONTROL
5.1 By continuing to use the site you are giving your consent to the placing of cookies and enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of cookies unless those cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You can review your cookie preferences and/or change them at any time via your browser settings. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
6. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
6.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
6.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
7. FURTHER INFORMATION
7.1 If you would like to know more about how We use cookies, please contact Us at info@thefuturefp.com by telephone on 0330 005 0028 or by post to Future Financial Planning, Level Q, Surtees Business Park, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3HR.