Privacy Policy
People 1st Group Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact on people1stgroup.co.uk (the “Site”).
Personal Information We Collect
Like most web sites, this Site gathers information such as traffic patterns and usage data to help People 1st Group understand how you use the Site. We use this information to make your experience better. When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally, when you leave your information on one of our website forms (subscribe or contact) we collect certain information from you when it is voluntarily provided, including your name, email address and phone number. We refer to this information as “Contact Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Contact Information.
How do we use your Personal Information?
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing campaigns).
We use the Contact Information to contact you directly via the Contact Information that you voluntarily submit to us on the Contact page of our website.
Sharing your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your Rights
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at laurel@people1stgroup.com.
You can contact us at any time to:
- Request access to information that People 1st Group has about you
- Correct any information that People 1st Group has about you
- Delete information that People 1st Group has about you
If you have any additional questions about People 1st Group’s collection and storage of data, please contact us at: laurel@people1stgroup.com.
Cookie Policy
Our Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Website or a third-party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the Website more useful to you.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
How we use cookies
When you use and access the Website, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable the Website to function and to provide analytics.
We use both session and persistent cookies on the Website and we use different types of cookies to run the Website. Please find information below on the cookies that our Website stores on your computer.
Strictly Necessary Cookies:
WordPress (the software used to power this website) sets the following cookies in your browser, if you have logged into the website dashboard:
| Cookie Name | Description | Session |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | Session |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress test cookie. | Session |
| wp-settings-time- | WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 Year |
| wp-settings-time- | WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 Year |
| PHPSESSID | To identify your unique session on the website. | Session |
Third-party Cookies:
In addition to the essential cookies, we also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website. This is done through the third-party Google Analytics (Google Inc.) which is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). These have been summarised below:
| Cookie Name | Description | Session |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 Years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 Hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 Minute |
Cookie Acceptance and Effect of Clicking Agree on our Cookie Banner
By using our Website you consent to our use of cookies and the cookies will be stored on your device unless this functionality is rejected or disabled by your browser.
The first time you visit our Website, our Cookie Banner will appear, notifying you of the fact that the Website uses cookie. If you click on the ‘ACCEPT’ button in this Cookie Banner, the Website will use a cookie to record this fact so that the Cookie Banner will not show up on your screen next time you visit our Website from your device (using the same browser).
Turning Off Cookies and Ramifications Thereof
You can manage the cookies stored on your device as well as stop cookies from being installed on your browser. To find out more information about how to do this, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Further information can also be found on the following website:
Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.
Review of this Privacy Notice
We keep this Notice under regular review. This Notice was last updated in January 2022.