Like many other websites, we use “cookies” and other technologies to collect data that enable us to better understand and improve the usability, performance, and effectiveness of our website. By using our website and accepting cookies, you consent to our use of cookies as described below. Our use of cookies complies with Data Protection law and regulation, and the information in this document, together with our Privacy Policy, will ensure that you are aware of your privacy rights when using our website. If you do not want Mason Verdi to send cookies to your browser, you can set your browser option to reject cookies, however, this may prevent you from accessing certain features on our site.

We reserve the right to amend our Cookie Policy from time to time or as the law requires. Amendments will be made and posted to our website. It will be your responsibility to check our Cookie Policy periodically for these updates and review the changes.

You can find more information about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org and www.ico.org.uk

In this document, a reference to “you” and “your” refers to any user of our website, platform and/or any other products and services provided by Mason Verdi.

A reference to “we”, “us” and “our” refers to Mason Verdi Ltd (Trading as Mason Verdi).

A reference to “website” or “site” refers to Our Website: www.masonverdi.com owned and operated by Mason Verdi Ltd.

1. What Are Cookies:

A cookie is a small piece of data, known as a text file, that is stored on your device when you visit a website or use an app. Cookies are used to allow websites to recognise a user’s device (your Internet Protocol address) and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions. Cookies are essential to the functioning of certain parts of our site, and they allow us to understand how our site is being used.

We and our third-party service providers may use information collected through different types of cookies to fulfil different purposes including, but not limited to:

• To enable us to provide products and services that have been requested
• To enhance the security of our site
• To test the functionality and performance of our site
• To help us understand visitor usage patterns
• To record and remember your preferences
• To improve our website experience
• To deliver interactive features and services
• To identify and diagnose problems and errors
• To deliver and manage marketing and advertising

There are different types of cookies:

Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and do not contain an expiry date. Session cookies enable us to see how a particular device is navigating through our site. These cookies only lasts as long as you are on the site and deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies: These cookies contain an expiry date and are referred to as permanent, as they remain on your computer or device after you close your browser and allow a website to remember actions and preferences. These cookies will remain stored until their specified expiry date. Alternatively, you can delete them from your browser before they expire.

First and Third Party Cookies: First party cookies are set by the website that you are visiting (i.e., our website). First party cookies allow the site owner to provide a good user experience by allowing the collection of analytical data and remembering certain setting such as, your language and timezone. Third party cookies on the other hand are set by a domain which is not the principal domain that you are visiting directly. These include but are not limited to, third party embedded content and services provided by advertising networks. We do not control the setting of these cookies and suggest that you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

2. What Cookies Do We Use:

Our site uses the following cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website and cannot be turned off on our system. They are usually only set when a request of service is made by a user. For example, to login to secure parts of our site and for payment processing. You can set your browser to block these cookies, however, this will result in certain parts of our site not working properly. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
• Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalised features. Similar to necessary cookies, functionality cookies are used to provide a service that has been requested. They also remember your preferences such as language and region. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our page. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to collect analytical data such as the number of visitors on our site, the pages that were visited and the links that were clicked on. This information allows us to measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us see how visitors move around our site, analyse the popularity of visited pages and diagnose any problems or errors. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
• Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set by us or our advertising partners (i.e., Third party service providers) to deliver targeted advertising and to help measure the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising campaigns. Targeting cookies set by third parties may track your browsing history and online activities across websites that use the same service.
• Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by the social media services that we have added to our site and are not controlled by us. They are used when you share information using a social media sharing or like button, or you link your account or engage with our content on or through a social networking website such as Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. These social networks are capable to recording and tracking your browser across other sites. You can find out more about these cookies by checking out the third party website. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to see or engage with these sharing tools.

3. Other Technologies:

Other similar technologies that we may use:

• Web Beacon: a web beacon is a tiny image (object file), sometimes referred to as tracking bug or pixel and arrives as a GIF or another file object. These technologies can be helpful, for example, to monitor traffic patterns to find out the source that directed you to our site and to understand and measure the success of our email marketing campaigns (i.e., to track how many people have opened an email and interacted with it, without knowing who the individual is). This technology can be restricted or blocked through your web browser or email settings.

4. How to Manage Cookies:

We will ask for your consent to cookies, except for strictly necessary cookies, before setting them on your device. However, you can always control your cookie settings from your browser. This will allow you to enable or disable cookies, see what cookies your computer has stored, delete cookies, or choose how long you want the cookies to be stored on your device. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone, you will need to refer to your handset manual.

Please note that restricting or blocking cookies (e.g., necessary cookies) will have a negative impact upon the usability of our site and some of its features. If you block these cookies, you will not be able to access all or parts of our services (e.g., login to your account, request valuations or use the search function). Unless you have changed your browser setting to refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

You can find out more about how to manage your cookies in detail at www.aboutcookies.org.

5. How to Contact Us:

If you have any questions or require more information about cookies and how they are used, please contact us via the addresses below:

E-mail:

info@masonverdi.com

or

Post:

Mason Verdi Ltd

(Trading as Mason Verdi)

Suite 10-12

Mezzanine Floor

Royal Liver Building

Pier Head

Liverpool

L3 1HU

Last Updated: May 2021