BIC Advisory

Cookie Policy

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Our website uses cookies.
1.2 Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website [www.bicadvisory.com.ng], we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

2.0 About Cookies

2.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
2.2 Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
2.3 Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

3.0 Cookies that we use

3.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:

  1. authentication and status – we use cookies [to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website, and to help us determine if you are logged into our website]
  2. security – we use cookies [as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally]
  3. cookie consent – we use cookies [to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally]
  4. Preferences – we use cookies to store information about your preferences, such as your time zone, to enhance your user experience.
4.0 Managing cookies

4.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge).

 

4.2 Blocking all cookies may negatively affect your browsing experience and could disable some features of our website.

4.3 You can update or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link on our website. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

5.0 Our details

8.1 This website is owned and operated by BIC Advisory Services Limited.
8.2 We are registered in Nigeria and our principal place of business is at Plot A, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Near Testing Ground Bus stop, Alausa, Ikeja.
8.3 You can contact us via BICdataprivacy@bicadvisory.com.ng