Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files, which often include a unique identifier sent by a web server to your computer, mobile phone, or any other internet-enabled device (hereinafter, a “Device”) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and provide us with business and marketing information that enable us to make informed decisions on the development of our websites. We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type for system administration and reports creation. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

We use three main types of cookies: (1) ‘Performance’ cookies, (2) ‘Identification’ cookies, and (3) ‘Targeting’ cookies

‘Performance’ cookies help us see how you use our Website (e.g., which pages you visit). These cookies don’t collect any information that could identify you—all the information collected is anonymous. It is only used to help us improve our Website performance, understand what interests our users, and measure our ads effectiveness(this information isn’t shared with third parties). We also use performance cookies to measure any errors that may occur. Sometimes cookies are managed by third parties on our behalf, but we don’t allow such third parties to use cookies for any purpose other than those listed above. By using our site, you accept the use of performance cookies.

‘Identification’ cookies help us customize our Website content based on your selections. We use identification cookies to remember the choices you have made, such as identifying yourself as an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) or other Adviser, to show you when you’re logged in the Website and to target you with ads on other websites. You can control whether or not these cookies are used, but preventing them may render you unable to access certain features or services. Preventing these cookies may stop us from remembering that you didn’t want a specific feature or service. By using our site, you accept the use of identification cookies.

‘Targeting’ cookies send you relevant information and see which content you use. We use targeting cookies to send you customized news content via email, track which content you use, and target you with ads on other websites. By using our site, you accept the use of targeting cookies.

A number of third parties provide Miami-IT with content and functions on our Website. Some of these providers will use cookies to ensure that particular areas of the site work properly.

The Website also has Social Interaction links (such as Facebook or YouTube). Miami-IT does not control any cookies that may be sent when using these external websites. For more information on these links, please check their cookie policies.

Opting out

At any point, you have the right to request that we do not process your personal information for any marketing purposes.

You can opt-out of the Google Display Advertising Features and customize Google Display Network ads using the Ad Settings. As an added privacy measure, you can also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.

To remove other cookies from your PC, you can use these guides:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835#/en-us/kb/278835
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=en_GB
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

Further information:

Cookie Directive: http://www.ico.gov.uk Information about cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org
Internet Advertising Bureau: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu
International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom: http://www.iccwbo.uk/pages/privacy
We use  different cookie variations that serve many different functions.

Google analytics

This Website uses Google® Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer to see howusers interact with the site. On behalf of the operator of this Website, Google will use this information to evaluate how you use the Website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services to the website operator relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address collected through Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google.

Google is a registered trademark of Google, Inc. Google, Inc. is not affiliated with Miami-IT, nor does it sponsor or endorse Miami-IT’s products or services.

Use of Google Analytics

In order to improve our users’ experience, we may use Google Analytics features such as Remarketing, DoubleClick Campaign Manager Integration, Google Display Network Impression Reporting and/or Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting (Google Display Advertising Features).

The information collected by our cookies will not personally identify you. It does, however, identify your computer and connection to the Internet. We only collect general information about your computer settings, connection to the Internet (e.g., operating system and platform), IP address, browsing patterns, and interactions within our site.

We may use Remarketing with Google Analytics to advertise online. Third-party vendors, including Google, may show our ads on various sites across the Internet. They may also use cookies set by the Google Display Advertising Features to inform, optimize, and determine which ads you see on our Website, including ads based on previous visits to our Website.

With regards to the Google Display Network Impression Reporting and the DoubleClick Campaign Manager integration, we (and any third party vendors, including Google) may use cookies set by the Google Display Advertising Features to analyze and report on ads used within our site including, but not limited to, impressions created by the ads and how these interact with other ad features and services.

In the case of Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting, we may use data from Google’s Interest-based advertising and/or third-party audience data (e.g., age, gender, and interests) with Google Analytics to target and optimize our marketing campaigns, strategies, and our Website content.

Privacy and the Internet

Miami-IT is committed to ensuring that your personal information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have appropriate physical, electronic, and management procedures in place that protect and secure your personal information.

(a) How we secure information while transferring it to our web server

After we authenticate your details, all forms containing sensitive personal information, such as payment or bank details, are transmitted to the web server using a secure form in which your details are encrypted. This form uses the most secure encryption level available.

You should notify us immediately if you have any reason to suspect that someone else may be using your details.

An encryption certificate can be viewed by double-clicking on the padlock icon displayed within the web browser window when you are on a secure page.

(b) How we hold your personal information on our web server

In most cases, your personal information is passed immediately to our customer service center without any personal information being stored on the web server at all.

In those cases in which  storing personal information temporarily is necessary, any sensitive personal information is securely encrypted and stored away from publicly accessible areas of our web server.

(c) How we transmit your personal information to our customer service center

Once we have received your personal information, the web server, located in a secure area of the network, immediately passes your personal information through an additional firewall, into an application server, and onto a server to allow us to execute your order within the customer service center. The personal information is itself protected so that only authorized staff can access it.

Please be aware that this Cookie Policy may be updated at any time. As such, please ensure that you regularly read the latest version of this page.

Glossary

A cookie is a piece of information stored by a web server stores on your hard disk to remember your preferences on your Device and retrieve it later.

An IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information sent in packets across the Internet.

A session is a series of interactions between two communication endpoints that occur during the span of a single connection and it is related to a particular session number.