Privacy and Usage Policy - Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Please read these conditions of use carefully. By accessing this website, you acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree with these conditions, do not access this website, or any pages thereof.
Privacy Policy
The privacy of our visitors is important to us. You will not receive any email as a result of using our website unless you supply us with your email address. We do not use this information for commercial purposes nor do we share this information with other organizations.
In addition to information you choose to provide us, we gather information about how our site is used. For instance, our web server automatically collects each visitor’s domain name (the internet name of the organization through which the visitor connects to us; examples of domain names include bahamas.gov, sec.gov, and google.com). We also collect aggregate information about user visits, such as when the site is visited most often and which areas of the site are accessed most often to analyse how to improve our site. We also use this information to report aggregate statistics on how the site is used.
This system and related equipment are subject to monitoring. Information regarding users may be obtained and disclosed to authorised personnel, including law enforcement authorities, for official purposes. Access to or use of the Website constitutes consent to these terms.
Cookies Policy
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas understands that your privacy is important to you and is committed to being transparent about the technologies we use on our website. This Cookie Policy explains how we and our partners deploy cookies as well as the options you have to control them.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
- What Are Cookies?
Cookies are tiny text files that are stored on a user’s browser. Most cookies contain a unique identifier called a cookie ID: a string of characters that websites and servers associate with the browser on which the cookie is stored. This allows websites and servers to distinguish the browser from other browsers that store different cookies, and to recognize each browser by its unique cookie ID. This cookie data can then be retrieved and can allow us to customise our web pages and services accordingly. It is important to clarify that cookies do not collect any personal data stored on your hard drive or computer.
- How We Use Cookies
The cookies we use do not store personally identifiable information nor can they harm your computer. We want our website to be informative, personal, and as user friendly as possible and cookies help us to achieve that goal.
By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies and other technologies as set out in this policy. We appreciate some users may like more individual control over their visit to our website and can adjust their settings accordingly. You can read all about this in the section below “How to control and delete cookies”. If you do not agree to such use, please refrain from using the website.
Trusted analytics companies like Google Analytics may place cookies on your machine. Please read their privacy policies to ensure that you’re comfortable with the manner in which they use cookies. Google Analytics
- Social Media Third Party Cookies
To enrich our website content, sometimes we may embed video content from other social media websites such as YouTube or Facebook. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has no control over or responsibility for these cookies, so you should check the relevant third party’s cookie policy for more information.
We also offer a “share page” widget on some of our web pages, where content can be shared easily on the following sites: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. These sites may set a cookie when you are logged into their service. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has no control over or responsibility for these cookies, so you should check the relevant third party’s cookie policy for more information.
- How to Control and Delete Cookies?
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, should you choose to disable, reject or block our cookies, some parts of our websites will not function fully, or in some cases, our website will not be accessible at all.
For more information on how to control your cookie settings and browser settings, or how to delete cookies on your hard drive, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Copyright and Linking Policies
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas makes the information on its website available to anyone. You may store any of this information on your own computer for your personal use only, you may print copies of the information for your personal use only, and you may link to this information from your website. You may cite or refer to the information in this site in any media, provided you include proper attribution indicating the Securities Commission of The Bahamas as the source and https://www.scb.gov.bs as the URL.
Unless otherwise noted, the entire contents of this website, including text and images, belong exclusively to the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. With the exception of brief excerpts properly attributed, you may not distribute the text or graphics, including the Securities Commission of The Bahamas logo to others (except through hyperlink); you may not reproduce, modify, or reuse the text or graphics, including the Securities Commission of The Bahamas logo; and you may not “mirror” or “frame” this information on your own server.
Proposals for any other usage contained on this site should be addressed to:
The Executive Director
Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Poinciana House-North Building
2nd Floor
31A East Bay Street
P.O. Box N- 8347
Nassau, The Bahamas
Email: oed@scb.gov.bs
Disclaimer
The information and materials contained in this website are provided as a service only. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas reserves the right to change the information and materials contained in this website at any time without prior notice. Internet software or transmission problems may produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information and materials that may be downloaded and displayed on a third party’s computer.
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, timeliness, or completeness of any information and materials and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in such information and materials. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas makes no warranty of any kind, whether implied, express, or statutory in relation to the information and materials on the website.
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas shall under no circumstances be liable for any damages, including without limitation direct or indirect, special, incidental, or consequential or punitive damages, losses or expenses arising in connection with this website or use thereof or inability to use by any party, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, loss of data or otherwise, even if the Securities Commission of The Bahamas, or representatives thereof, are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses of expenses.
Links to other sites are provided for your convenience. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas does not control, and accepts no liability for, the accuracy, timeliness, or even the continued availability or existence of the content of those sites.
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas is not responsible for the contents of any websites that choose to link to the Securities Commission of The Bahamas website. This includes statements or assertions made on other sites, including those regarding the regulatory status of any person, entity or product. Further, opinions expressed on such sites, including opinions regarding activities regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas or the quality or suitability of investment products, are not those of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement, a recommendation, or a favouring by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
The content on this site does not constitute legal, financial or other professional advice, but provides information only and is subject to change without notice. You should consult your own legal, financial or other professional advisor if you require professional advice.