Privacy Policy
At Stocktrade we place great importance on the privacy of our clients and recognise the need to protect your personal data, received through this web site.
By registering to use the services and by using this site you agree to the use of the information as set out in this statement. If you have any questions in relation to the information we hold about you or our use of such information, please feel free to contact us.
- We may process personal data relating to you in carrying out duties under this Agreement. We are bound by the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act") as to what we may do with such data.
- We will not disclose any information about you or your dealings to any third party without your consent, except where it is necessary for the purpose of executing and settling your order or where we are under a legal or regulatory obligation to do so or where in certain circumstances the law says we can do so.
- Stocktrade may sometimes use information about you in order to offer you other services that may be of interest to you, both from Stocktrade and other associated companies or agencies. Stocktrade will not do so if you have indicated to the contrary on Stocktrade's client or customer registration forms.
- Stocktrade may carry out a credit check with a licensed credit reference agency that will retain a record of that search. In the event of default, relevant details may be recorded with that agency and with the Stockbrokers Risk Forum Ltd. This information may be used to make assessments for credit and all types of insurance, for debt tracing and to prevent fraud and money laundering.
- You have certain rights in respect of the data we hold relating to you. You are entitled, on payment of a fee, to a copy of the information we hold about you. Certain remedies may be available to you if that data is incorrect or if you suffer loss as a result of any breach by us of the Act.
- Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded in order that we can check that we have carried out your instructions correctly and to improve our quality of service.
- In order to measure the use of our web site and make improvements to it information may be gathered on users' visits to the site. This involves logging domain names of visitors and any sites they may have been directed from. This information is aggregated for monitoring.
- Cookies, small files that are stored on a user's hard drive, may be used to track your visits to our web site but no personal information will be gathered.
Please note that we may change this Privacy Policy from time to time so please check it regularly.