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  • About Us
    • The Board
    • The Team
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    • Fixed Income Trading
    • Equities Trading
    • Online Trading
    • Corporate Finance & Advisory
    • Shares Account Management
    • Research & Analysis
  • Products
    • Chapaa’ Halisi (KES)
    • Mkopo Dhamana
    • Sterling Plus
  • Research
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This Cookie Policy was last updated on April 21, 2022 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://sterlingib.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media buttons

On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Instagram are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

Visual Composer

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Visual Composer for website design. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
vcc_cb_count
Retention
Function

WooCommerce

Statistics

Usage

We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name
History.store
Retention
Function
Store last visit

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Google Fonts API
Retention
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Google Maps

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Google Maps API
Retention
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Facebook

Marketing, Functional, Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
_fbc
Retention
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Retention
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Retention
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Retention
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
_fbp
Retention
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
datr
Retention
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
c_user
Retention
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
sb
Retention
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Retention
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Retention
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention

Purpose pending investigation

Name
actppresence
Retention
Function

Instagram

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
actppresence
Retention
1 year
Function
Store ad display frequency

Twitter

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
local_storage_support_test
Retention
persistent
Function
Provide load balancing functionality

Marketing

Name
metrics_token
Retention
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

LinkedIn

Preferences, Marketing, Functional, Statistics

Usage

We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.

Preferences

Name
bcookie
Retention
1 year
Function
Store browser details
Name
lidc
Retention
1 day
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
bscookie
Retention
1 year
Function
Store logged in users
Name
li_alerts
Retention
1 year
Function
Store if a message has been shown

Marketing

Name
li-oatml
Retention
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
li_sugr
Retention
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
UserMatchHistory
Retention
30 days
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
lms_ads
Retention
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_guid
Retention
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity

Functional

Name
BizographicsOptOut
Retention
10 years
Function
Store privacy preferences
Name
sdsc
Retention
session
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
li_gc
Retention
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Statistics

Name
lms_analytics
Retention
30 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
AnalyticsSyncHistory
Retention
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Retention
session
Function
Provide spam protection

Marketing

Name
rc::c
Retention
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Retention
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Retention
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_id
Retention
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_choice
Retention
365 days
Function
Store if a message has been dismissed
Name
complianz_policy_id
Retention
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
complianz_consent_status
Retention
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_user_data
Retention
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_gid
Retention
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Retention
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Retention
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews

Borlabs

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Borlabs for website admin functions. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
borlabs-cookie
Retention
Function

Wistia

Statistics, Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Wistia for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
wistia-video-progress-*
Retention
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wistia
Retention
Function

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Retention
session
Function
Store browser details

WhatsApp

Functional

Usage

We use WhatsApp for chat support. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the WhatsApp Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wa_lang_pref
Retention
6 days
Function
Store language settings
Name
wa_ul
Retention
session
Function
Provide access

Roundcube

Purpose pending investigation, Functional

Usage

Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
roundcube_cookies
Retention
Function
Name
roundcube_sessid
Retention
session
Function
Store a unique session ID

Functional

Name
roundcube_sessauth
Retention
session
Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
popupRatingShowed
Retention
Function
Name
randid
Retention
Function
Name
wistia
Retention
Function
Name
_gali
Retention
Function
Name
loglevel
Retention
Function
Name
wssplashuid
Retention
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Sterling Capital Limited
Delta Corner Annex, 5th Floor, Ring Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kenya
Website: https://sterlingib.com
Email: info@sterlingib.com
Phone number: +254 0111 045600

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