Security
The security of our customers’ information is of great importance to us, and we have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that your details are protected.
We use proven technology and physical security measures to ensure the highest levels of protection. We’re constantly monitoring technological and industry developments to ensure we keep up to date and continue to provide you with strong security measures.
Whilst it's true that no system is ever completely secure, we believe the measures we have implemented provide more than adequate protection.
Security and storage of your personal information
How long do we keep information about you?
By law, we are required to hold certain information about you, even after you are no longer an Mortgage & Finance customer. We may also hold certain information about you if it is needed for a purpose which you are aware of or reasonably expect us to hold the information. When your information is no longer needed or required to be held by law, it will be destroyed or de-identified.
How safe and secure is the information we hold about you?
We take great care with the information we hold about you. Our aim is to ensure that any details are securely protected from misuse, interference and loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. We will take reasonable care to make sure that we keep your information in an accurate, complete and up to date manner.
Online security
Our website uses encryption techniques to enhance your privacy and security when using our website.
What are 'cookies' and how do they work?
Cookies are small data files that are downloaded from our web servers, and stored on your hard drive. A cookie is a string of letters and numbers that uniquely identify the computer you are using, and the customer number and access code you may have used to register at the site. Cookies are used on the Mortgage & Finance web site. We track a visitor's journey through our site. This allows us to see at a glance which pages and information is of most interest to visitors. This type of cookie contains no personal information at all; simply a record of your journey through the site. Most browsers can be configured to refuse to accept cookies. You can also delete cookies form your hard drive. However, doing so may hinder your access to valuable areas of information within our site.