Privacy
First Time Buyer Guide is a free information service. You do not need an account to use it, and we do not sell your personal information or use it for personalised advertising.
Who is responsible
First Time Buyer Guide, at firsttimebuyerguide.co.uk, is developed and provided by Powered By Reason Ltd. Powered By Reason Ltd is responsible for personal information connected with the site, which is hosted in the United Kingdom. Privacy questions and requests can be sent to hello@firsttimebuyerguide.co.uk.
What information may be received
The site has no accounts, contact forms, comments, newsletter, payments or personalised services. A small amount of information may still be received when you use it:
- Technical information, such as your IP address, browser, device, requested page, time, referring page and any error. The hosting provider may record this automatically when it delivers the site.
- Anything you send us, including your email address and message if you choose to get in touch.
- Analytics information, if you accept analytics cookies. Google Analytics may receive information about the pages you visit, your approximate location, how you reached the site, your browser or device and your interactions with the site.
- Font requests. The site currently loads typefaces from Google Fonts, so your browser may send ordinary technical request information to Google.
How it is used, shared and retained
Technical information may be used to deliver the site, keep it secure, prevent abuse and fix faults. Messages are used to reply to you and deal with anything you report. Analytics information is used to understand which parts of the guide are useful and where the site could be improved. We rely on your consent for Google Analytics and on our legitimate interest in operating and protecting the site for essential technical information, unless a legal obligation applies.
Information may be handled by the hosting provider, by Google when it supplies the fonts or, with your consent, provides Analytics, by professional advisers where necessary or by an authority where the law requires it. If a provider transfers personal information outside the United Kingdom, an appropriate lawful safeguard must be used. We keep information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for these purposes, to comply with the law or to deal with a legal claim.
Cookies and Google Analytics
Google Analytics is switched off when you first arrive. Its script is loaded only if you select “Accept analytics”. If you reject analytics, Google Analytics is not loaded.
The site sets ftbg_cookie_consent to remember whether you accepted or rejected analytics. This is an essential preference cookie, lasts for 180 days and is not used to identify you or measure how you use the site.
If you accept, Google Analytics may set cookies beginning _ga to distinguish one browser from another and produce usage statistics. These cookies may last for up to two years. We have disabled Google Signals and advertising-personalisation signals in our tag configuration. Google may process analytics information outside the United Kingdom using the safeguards described in its privacy policy.
You can accept, reject or change your choice at any time using “Cookie settings” in the footer. If you withdraw consent, the site stops further Analytics collection and removes the Analytics cookies that it can access from your browser.
Your data-protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to access, correct or delete your personal information, restrict its use or object to processing based on legitimate interests. Contact us at the address above. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.