When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do not collect personally identifiable information unless we specifically ask for it and you willingly give it. Cookies are small text files that are be used by the majority of websites to make a user's experience more efficient. They are stored for varying periods of time on your computer, from the duration of your visit to a few months or more. The law in the EU and UK states that unless a cookie is essential to the operation of website then a visitor's consent is required for us to drop cookies onto your site.
Capital.co.uk uses some perfectly safe, anonymous yet non-essential cookies. We do not use these to track nor personally identify an individual but to gain useful knowledge about how our site is used so that we can improve and enhance the site for its users.
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