The website which can be accessed at www.bmsgroup.com is operated by BMS Group Limited ("us, we, our"). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in relation to information that we may collect while operating the website. This policy together with our Terms of Use sets out the basis on which we will process any personal information which we collect from you, or which you provide to us.
For the purpose of data protection legislation, the data controller is BMS Group Limited (company registration number 1479949) whose registered office is at One America Square, London, EC3N 2LS. BMS Group Limited is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under Section IV of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Other members of our group (as defined below) have the status of Appointed Representatives of BMS Group Limited.
For the purpose of this Privacy policy, "members of our group" means, us, our subsidiaries, ultimate holding company or any subsidiaries of such holding company, in each case as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
We collect non-personally-identifying information relating to your use of the website to enable us to better understand how visitors use the website. Examples of such information include the time and date of each visitor request, the site which referred you to our website, language preference and browser type. We may also collect non-personally-identifying information relating to the use of software applications such as computer or device type and the version of underlying operating system and software being used. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, for example by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
We also collect potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. We do not, however, use this information to identify any visitor. We do not disclose such information, other than as described under "Use and Disclosure of Information" below.
When using the website, you are not required to provide us with any personally-identifying information. Some visitors to our website, however, interact with us in ways which require us to collect personally-identifying information. Examples include if you submit your personal details to us via the "Contact us" section of the website, if you request marketing material or our latest report and accounts or if you register to use any password-protected portions of the website.
The type and amount of information which we collect depends on the nature of the interaction. In each case, we collect information only to the extent necessary to fulfil the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with us. We do not disclose personally-identifying information except as described below. All visitors are of course entitled to refuse to supply personally-identifying information, it being understood that any such refusal may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
We will only disclose potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to those of its employees, contractors and members of our group that:
need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf or to provide services available at our websites; and have agreed not to disclose it to others.
Certain employees, contractors and members of our group mentioned above may be located outside your home country and indeed outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If we transfer your information outside of the EEA, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy. By submitting your personal information to us, you agree that we may legitimately transfer such information outside your home country and, if necessary, outside the EEA.
We will not sell or supply potentially personally-identifying or personally-identifying information to any third party. Except for those of our employees, contractors and members of our group mentioned above, we disclose personal information only when required to do so by law, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our property or rights or those of any third parties or members of the public.
If you have opted to receive marketing information from us or any member of our group, we may occasionally send you an email to inform you about new features of the Website, seek your feedback or update you on developments within any member of our group or their respective products and services. You may opt out of receiving such marketing material at any time by notifying us in writing.
We maintain appropriate security standards and procedures with a view to preventing unauthorised access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information. We use leading technologies such as (but not limited to) data encryption, fire walls and server authentication to protect the security of your personally-identifying information.
We may update this Privacy policy from time to time, and at our sole discretion. You agree to review this Privacy policy regularly for changes and be bound by the Privacy policy then in force as it appears on the website. Your continued use of the website after any change in this Privacy policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
If you wish to receive a copy of your personal data that we retain, please contact dataprotection@bmsgroup.com.
Insurance is the pooling and sharing of risk in order to provide protection against a possible eventuality. In order to do this, information, including your personal information, needs to be shared between different insurance market participants. Please visit https://www.londonmarketgroup.co.uk/gdpr for further details regarding the sharing of data in the insurance market and how your personal data is used.