1. What information do we collect?

From time to time you may be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name, job title and contact details) in order to receive or use our services.

2. What do we use personal information for?

We will use your data to tailor our service to match your needs via statistical analysis, relating to issues such as site usage.

3. How do we use your information?

We have legal obligations, under the Data Protection Act 1998, to collect any personal information that you provide to us fairly. Each time you provide us with personal information we will let you know how we intend to use it. We will hold your personal information securely and will only keep it for as long as you use the service that you have requested.

4. What is a cookie?

When you enter our site your computer will automatically be issued with a cookie. Cookies are devices that identify your computer to our server and personalise the site for your future use. Cookies only record the areas of our site that a computer has visited. A cookie will not provide us with any personal information. Therefore, if you have not supplied us with any personal information, you can still browse our site anonymously. If you do not want a cookie you can set your browser to deny it.

5. IP Address

If you are connected to the Internet you will have an IP Address. The address will be automatically collected and logged as part of the connection of your computer to our web server and may be used to determine the total number of visits to each part of the site. If there is a security breach the Internet Service Provider will identify the relevant IP Address and the user may be contacted.

6. Scope of this policy

This privacy policy only covers the Nortech Group’s corporate websites at including www.nortech-group.com, www.nortech-group.co.uk, www.nortechgroup.co.uk, www.nortech-solutions.co.uk, www.nortechoilandgas.com, www.nortechoilandgas.co.uk, www.nortech-staffing.co.uk, www.nortechstaffing.co.uk and www.nt-staff.com. Links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.

7. GDPR

Nortech is committed to the principles of GDPR. Click here to download a copy of our GDPR Statement.

This website makes minimal use of cookies. The only cookie currently in use is used to support analysis and understanding of how people use the website (what they like most, when is the busiest time of day on the site, have people found new content when it is published, etc.). We perform this analysis to help us improve the usage and effectiveness of the website. The data collection and reporting behind this analysis is currently provided by Google Analytics. Your continued use of this website will indicate your agreement to the use of this cookie. More information on this cookie and advice on how to stop this cookie being used is set out below.

Cookie Usage

The cookies in use by this website to deliver the Google Analytics service are described below.

__utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz: These cookies are used to store information, such as what time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to the site before, and what site referred you to the web page. These cookies contain no personally identifiable information but they will use your computer's IP address to know from where in the world you are accessing the Internet. Google stores the information collected by these cookies on servers in the United States. Google may transfer this information to third-parties where required to do so by law, or where such third-parties process the information on Google's behalf.

In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience.

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None

For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product is provided below for your convenience.

http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Disabling Cookies

If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).

Internet Explorer http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies

Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies

Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Blocking%20cookies

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Nortech Group endeavours to ensure that the data and other material in this website are correct and complete, but does not accept liability for any error made or omission from this website. The development of Nortech Group products and services is continuous and published information may not be up to date. It is important to check the current position with Nortech Group. To the extent permitted by law, Nortech Group disclaims all warranties, express and/or implied, as to the accuracy of any information contained on this website.

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Use of any Hyperlink

Neither Nortech Group nor any of its subsidiaries are responsible for the content or any other website, including through which you may have gained access to our website or to which you may gain access from our website.

Where we provide a hyperlink to a third party's website, we do so because we believe in good faith that such a website contains or may contain material which is relevant to that on our website. Such a hyperlink does not signify that Nortech Group or its subsidiaries have reviewed or approve of the connected third party's website or its contents and in certain instances a hyperlink may connect you to a third party's website containing views contradictory to those expressed on our website or otherwise held by Nortech Group and its subsidiaries.

Jurisdiction of this Website

Your use of this website and the downloads from it, and the operation of these terms and conditions, shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of this website.

In the event that any or any part of the terms contained in these terms and conditions shall be determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms that shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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Nortech is committed to ensuring that all aspects of its website are accessible, and compliant with the Disability and Discrimination Act. If you have any comments or questions about Nortech's approach to accessibility, please email the Webmaster.

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