Welcome to www.vbtmgroup.com ("the website"), which is owned and operated by VBTM Associates Ltd.  VBTM Associates Ltd is a private limited company incorporated and registered in Scotland under The Companies Act 1996.  Its principal business address is Wright Business Centre, 1 Lonmay Road, Queenslie, Glasgow G33 4EL.

VBTM Associates Ltd is committed to safeguarding your privacy.  You use the website anonymously unless you choose to provide us with information about yourself by, for example, applying for vacancies or collaborating with us on business ventures.  When you send information about yourself to us, you are confirming that it is true and accurate and that you consent to it being processed lawfully for recruitment purposes.  Any personal information that you provide to us is stored securely and is subject to The Data Protection Act 1998. We shall not sell or trade information about you to third parties.  We shall not pass information about you to third parties unless you have given explicit prior written consent for such lawful purposes relating to recruitment or collaboration on business ventures.

When a user visits the website, information about which parts of our website they use is visible to us through cookies automatically stored by their browser.  This information is anonymous and is not passed to third parties.  We collate this information through Google Analytics.  It is used by VBTM Associates Ltd solely to provide statistical information to maintain and improve the content of the website and services.  A user can set up their browser to reject cookies, however in so doing, certain features of our site may become unavailable to them.

Cookies and privacy

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of data which are downloaded to your computer, or other device, when you visit a website. Although cookies can store lots of information which can have privacy implications, those used on this site do not.

Anonymous tracking software

We measure anonymously user activity on our site in order that Google Analytics can provide us with outline details of how people use our pages. We guarantee that no personal information is seen by us or passed to third parties. This gives us information such as visitor statistics, pages which are viewed most frequently, average amount of time spent on particular pages etc. We only ever see information collated from ALL users, not individuals. With this information, we can make changes that enable us to deliver a better service to you and other users of our site.

You can opt out of our cookies by using the command CTRL + SHIFT + DEL in your browser. However, we’d rather you didn’t since the data are extremely helpful in allowing us to continue to improve your experience on our website.

VBTM Associates Ltd reserves the right to modify or update its privacy policy in line with relevant data protection legislation at any time without notice.  You are advised to check our privacy policy regularly for any modifications or updates.

If you have any queries about the privacy policy above, or feedback on our services or website, please Contact us.

Issue date: 15 March 2013