Privacy Statement

General

Your privacy is very important to Guernsey Trust Company ("GTC"). This is the privacy statement of GTC's website www.gtc.gg. We have provided the appropriate notifications to the Data Protection Authorities. All personal information obtained by GTC on or through this website is processed in accordance with the relevant data protection laws.

Personal Data

By using this website you consent to us using your personal data in the ways described below and give your acceptance of this privacy statement. Please do not send us any personal data if you object to that information being processed by us in the ways described below.

No personal or sensitive data will be used other than for the purpose for which they were originally obtained and all personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully.

Use of Personal Data

We are the sole owner of all information and personal data obtained through this website.

We may use your personal data for marketing related purposes, to send information which you have requested or which we feel may be of particular interest to you, and for sending invitations to seminars and other events run by GTC or third parties who organise events on our behalf.

Your personal data is not sold or rented to third parties, although on occasion it may be passed to third parties for marketing purposes or to mailing houses or similar third parties who act on our behalf. You can opt out of receiving these various communications, or update any of your personal data by contacting GTC using the details below:

Glategny Court
PO Box 140,
Glategny Esplanade
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 4EW

Alternatively to email us click here.

Please mark all correspondence in this respect for the attention of the Data Protection Officer.

Right of access to Personal Data

You may request and receive copies of any personal data that GTC may hold about you. Should you wish at any time to receive a copy of this information, please contact the Data Protection Officer at the above address. Any such request should be in writing and should clearly identify who you are.

Right of Rectification or Erasure

You may request that any inaccuracies in the data we hold about you be corrected, and that any personal data that we hold about you which we do not have a legitimate reason to retain be erased.

Cookies

Upon entering the GTC website your computer may automatically be issued with a Cookie. This is a file that identifies your computer (but not your individual identity) to our server. The information we obtain may include your Internet Protocol or "IP" address (a unique number assigned to each computer connected to the Internet), the date, time and duration of your visit. GTC will only use Cookies for the purpose of monitoring the use of its website and may update the website accordingly to make it more user-friendly.

Right to Refuse Cookies

You have the option to deactivate Cookies within your Internet settings. The procedure for doing so will vary depending on the system you are operating. By way of example, if you are using Internet Explorer 6.0 to browse the Internet, you may deactivate Cookies by selecting 'Tools', 'Internet Options', choosing the 'Privacy' tab, clicking on 'Advanced', checking the 'Override Automatic Cookie Handling' box, and choosing 'Block' or 'Prompt' as appropriate.

Accuracy and Completeness of Data

GTC endeavours to ensure that all data held is accurate, complete and up-to-date. We shall hold no more data than is necessary for the purpose for which we hold it. It is our policy to review from time-to-time this data and delete those, which are no longer necessary.

Amendment to Privacy Statement

GTC reserves the right to amend this privacy statement at any time without notice. It is therefore recommended that it be viewed on a regular basis in order to monitor any such changes. Your continued use of the website after a new privacy statement has been posted will be deemed acceptance of the new privacy statement.

Links

We provide links to other websites. However, GTC is not responsible in any respect (in particular, for defects in content or by way of computer virus) for any other website to which you may gain access from this website, or for the consequences of your use of it. Be aware that these websites will have their own privacy policies over which GTC has no control.