Privacy Policy for Brit Finance Guide

At Brit Finance Guide, the privacy of our visitors is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by us and how we use it, specifically in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Data Controller and General Information

Brit Finance Guide acts as the data controller for any personal information collected through this website. Our mission is to provide transparent financial reporting and DWP updates, as detailed in our About Us section.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through our secure Contact Us form.

2. Log Files

Brit Finance Guide follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites.

The information collected by log files includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks.

These are not linked to any personally identifiable information. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Brit Finance Guide uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information, including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited.

The information is used to optimise the users’ experience by customising our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information. As explained in our Disclaimer, these tools help us maintain a high-performance site for our UK readers.

4. Google DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google is one of the third-party vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to britfinanceguide.co.uk and other sites on the internet.

However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

5. Our Advertising Partners

Some of the advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners include:

• Google AdSense
• Financial Affiliate Networks

Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Brit Finance Guide, which are sent directly to users’ browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

6. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Brit Finance Guide’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt out of certain options.

7. UK GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every UK user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

8. Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Brit Finance Guide does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13.