Vincents is committed to the responsible use of personal information collected on its Web site. As part of this commitment to privacy, we have adopted this Online Privacy Statement.

We only use your personally identifiable information to respond to your requests and to provide you with information about Vincent's services. Some sections of our Web sites may invite you to register and provide information about yourself. We use this information to deliver only the content you have indicated you would like to receive. For example, if you send us an e-mail message requesting information about Vincents, or a publication from Vincents, we will use your e-mail address and other information you supply to respond to your request. If we intend to use your personal information to inform you about particulr Vincents' services, we will notify you and give you an opportunity to decline to receive such communications. If you send us a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) to apply online for a position with Vincents, we will use the information provided to match you with available opportunities.

Where we have obtained your consent we may also send you communications from time to time, for example to advise you of information, upcoming events, conferences or seminars which may be of interest to you.

The personal information you provide to us will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law. We do not share personal information with third parties except as necessary to carry out our business or as required by law or other legal processes, and we never sell your personal information.

Cookies

Cookies may be used on some areas of our site. A cookie is a small software application which allows a Web site to recognise a previous user and to observe how a user navigates within a Web site. Cookies are now used as a standard by many Web sites to improve users' navigational experience.

If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers now recognise when a cookie is offered, and permits users to opt-out of receiving it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer or your Internet service provider. It is Vincents' policy to use cookies to make the use of our Web sites easier for visitors and to facilitate efficient registration procedures. In most cases, a visitor can refuse a cookie and still fully navigate our Web sites.

In order to properly manage our Web site we may anonymously log information on our operational systems, and identify categories of visitors by items such as domains and browser types. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to our webmasters. This data is logged by Vincents purely for measuring site performance and in assisting to resolve any site technical difficulties.

Vincents has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All Vincents employees follow a firm wide security policy.

Vincents reserves the right to modify or amend this Statement at any time and for any reason. Nothing contained in this Statement is intended to create a contract or agreement between Vincents and any user visiting the site, or provide identifying information in any form.