Lorna Smith - Registered Childminder, Livingston, West Lothian.

Privacy Policy

This web site is operated by Lorna Smith as described below. I aim to provide a safe, secure user experience for all clients, prospective clients and general site visitors. I am committed to protecting the privacy of all of my clients and visitors. The purpose of this policy is to let you know how I will use any personal data which you provide to me through this web site. This does not apply to information I might have collected in any other fashion.

By submitting personal details to me, you are deemed as agreeing to the use of these details as described in this Policy. Should you have any questions however, please feel free to direct these to info@westlothianchildcare.co.uk

In using this website I assume that you have read and understood this Policy.

Collection and Retention of Information

I use your IP address in my web stats software. This allows me to gather broad demographic information, and for other purposes such as monitoring visitor frequency.

Use of Your Information by Lorna Smith

If you have signed up for my occasional newsletter emails, I will use your contact information in order to send you e-mail communications regarding updates at the web site, new services and additional news which may be of interest to you. You can unsubscribe from email news updates at any time.

I may use any details provided by you via my contact form to contact you or provide an answer to any questions raised or provide details of my childminding services.

Disclosure of Information to Others

I do not disclose to third parties your personal information, combined personal and demographic information or information about your use of the web site (such as the areas you visit or the services you access), except as set forth below.

I may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or regulatory authority or if I believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of Lorna Smith; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
I may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of my business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of my business assets.

It is my policy to only disclose information to third parties under the following circumstances:

As required by law.
When explicitly requested by a visitor.
When required to deliver products or services requested by a subscriber.

I may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information about my website visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. Subject to the above three circumstances, I do not provide any identifiable personal information to any third party for any purpose whatsoever. For example, I may tell a business partner the number of visitors my site received during a specific period or how many individuals have signed up to my mailing list, but I do not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals. Access by my employees and agents to your personally identifiable information is only on a need to know basis on the understanding that this is confidential business information.

my intention is never to use or share personally identifiable information provided to me in ways that are different than the ways described above without also providing you with an opportunity to "unsubscribe" or prohibit such unrelated uses.

Use of Cookies

I not use any cookies on my website, however several session tracking cookies are used by the providers of my website analytical software, Google inc and StatCounter, they are used only to track your visit to my site (pages viewed etc) and there is no way to personally identify you from any of these cookies. Both analytics providers have been chosen for their reputation and reliability. further information on the cookies used by Google can be found at Google's site.

External Links

This site contains links to other sites. Lorna Smith is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites.

My Commitment to Data Security

I take all reasonable precautions to keep your personal information secure. I have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information I collect. I cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online, and you do so at your own risk.