TBOS always respects your online privacy and security:

  • We will only collect, store or use your personal information for specific purposes.
  • We use your information to support and enhance our relationship with you, for example to provide information that will support any applications you may make.
  • We do not sell your personal information.
  • At any time you may contact TBOS with any questions or concerns you may have with respect to this privacy policy.

You may also ask at any time to be informed about the personal data that TBOS holds about you and request, as appropriate, correction or deletion.

Newsletters, Mailing lists, Requests For Information

If you request, we will send you information about our various products and services, or other products and services that may be of interest to you. Such information may encompass alerts to new vacancies, special offers, updated information and other new products and services.

If you do not want to receive such mailings any longer, simply contact us.

EU Cookie Law

A law Privacy law introduced in May 2011, partially focused on cookies, demands that you, as a website user, are given the opportunity to understand how cookies are used on our websites and consent to cookies being stored on your computer (laptop/mobile/tablet/other device).

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded to your browser when you access websites. Typically, they contain the following information: a site name and unique user ID, the duration of the cookie’s abilities and effects, and a random number. As a rule, cookies cannot be used to reveal your identity or personally identifying information.

When you visit a website that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your computer. The next time you visit that website, your browser checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant and sends the information contained in that cookie back to the website. The website then notes that you have been there before, and in some cases, tailors what pops up on screen to take account of that fact. They also might record how long you spend on each page on a site, what links you click, and your preferences for page layouts and colour schemes.

Generally, the role of cookies is beneficial, making your interaction with frequently-visited sites smoother with no extra effort on your part. Without cookies, online shopping would be much harder. Without cookies, some websites will become less interactive with the cookie option turned off.

Most Common Cookies

Session cookies

These cookies expire when you close your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome etc.). These cookies are used for various reasons, for example, remembering what you have put in your shopping basket as you browse a website. They can also be used for security to access your Internet banking or email.

Persistent cookies

These cookies are still stored on your browser after you have closed it, which allows your preferences on websites to be remembered. These cookies are used for a variety of purposes, for example, remembering your preferences on a website (your language choice or your user name on a particular website).

First and Third Party cookies

This refers to the website placing the cookie. First party cookies are cookies set by the website you are visiting. Third party cookies are set by another website; the website you are visiting may have advertising on the page and this other website will be able to set a cookie on your computer. Third party cookies on the main web browsers allow third party cookies by default. Changing the settings on your browsers can prevent this.

Exceptions

There are some exemptions to the above where it is essential for a website to store information on your computer, for example, to provide a service to you that you have specifically requested. The most common of these would be a shopping basket or a ‘keep me logged in’ option – these both require cookies to function.

Our Use Of Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our websites and for functionality purposes. For example, if you submit an enquiry form, you must consent to us placing a cookie on your computer;
We also use cookies to understand your usage of our website – these do not track personal information, just usage data. More information about these third party cookies can be found at http://www.google.com/privacy.html;

We have partners who have referred clients and in using cookies, we track referred enquiries so we can compensate our partners accordingly;

We may also use cookies for remarketing purposes, for example, once you have been on the TBOS website and then you visit another website which has Google adverts, you may see a TBOS advert to remind you of our products and services.

These cookies do not store any personal or identifying information
Further information can be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies.aspx and http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

How to manage cookies

As we have explained, cookies help you to get the most out of our website.

If you do disable our cookies you may find that certain sections of our website do not work.

How to disable behaviourally targeted advertising cookies

If you are concerned about behaviourally targeted advertising cookies (which serve you advertisements based on your use of TBOS.com and other websites), users based in the European Union can visit www.youronlinechoices.eu and users based in the US can visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ to opt out of these third party cookies.

Please note that TBOS does not take responsibility for any content on external sites. Links to these pages does not represent an endorsement by TBOS.

How to enable and disable cookies using your browser

Google Chrome

  • Click the Settings & Tools icon on the browser toolbar
  • Select Settings
  • Click ‘Show advanced settings’
  • In the “Privacy” section, click the ‘Content settings’ button
  • To enable cookies in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Allow local data to be set’, this will enable both first-party and third-party cookies. To allow only first-party cookies pick ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’
  • To disable cookies, in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Block sites from setting any data’
  • Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Chrome. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Chrome, please refer to the relevant page in the Chrome documentation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

  • Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet Options’
  • In the options window navigate to the ‘Privacy’ tab
  • To enable cookies: Set the slider to ‘Medium’ or below
  • To disable cookies: Move the slider to the top to block all cookies
  • Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Explorer. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Internet Explorer, please refer to the relevant page in the Explorer documentation

Mozilla Firefox

  • Click on ‘Tools’ at the browser menu and select ‘Options’
  • Select the Privacy panel
  • To enable cookies: Check ‘Accept cookies for sites’
  • To disable cookies: Uncheck ‘Accept cookies for sites’
  • Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Firefox. For more information, please refer to the relevant page in the Firefox documentation

Opera

  • Click on ‘Setting’ at the browser menu and select ‘Settings’
  • Select ‘Quick Preferences’
  • To enable cookies: check “Enable Cookies”
  • To disable cookies: uncheck “Enable Cookies”
  • Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Opera. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Opera, please refer to the relevant page in the Opera documentation

Safari on OSX

  • Click on ‘Safari’ at the menu bar and select the ‘Preferences’ option
  • Click on ‘Security’
  • To enable cookies: In the ‘Accept cookies’ section select ‘Only from site you navigate to’
  • To disable cookies: In the ‘Accept cookies’ section select ‘Never’
  • Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Safari. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Safari, please refer to the relevant page in the Safari documentation

All other browsers

  • Please look for a “help” function in the browser or contact the browser provider.