PRIVACY POLICY Last updated: 1st January 2009 Your privacy is important to us. This policy sets out what we will and won’t do with your personal information. We strive to offer you, its visitors and users (“you”, “your(s)”), the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalised experience. What information we collect We, and other companies within our affiliated group, may use personal information that you provide (your name, e- You may unsubscribe to our mailing list at any time by clicking on an unsubscribe link in any email, or contacting us. How we gather information from users How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may provide information when you access other interactive areas of our site. Like most websites, we also collect information automatically and through the use of electronic tools (cookies) that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to recognise you and hold information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re- In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked to re- Things we do with the information The personal information we collect is for the purpose of processing orders/memberships, and any other transactions authorised by you. We also use personal information collected on on any of our websites to communicate with you about your registration and customisation preferences, our terms of service and privacy policy as well as our company, services and products. Your data may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e- We will use your information only as permitted by law. We may aggregate information so that it does not personally identify you. We may use it, for example, to combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g. to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive). Whilst we will not supply your personal information for third parties to use except as specified below, our mailings may include information on the products and services of third parties that we think you might find of interest. Disclosure of information We will never share, sell or rent your personal information with anyone outside our organisation without your advance permission, subject to the following: We may also disclose your information in response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation of our site (our web hosting service for example) may access such information but only in circumstances where they are legally obliged to keep the information confidential and not to use it for their own purposes. Aggregated information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners. Again, this information does not include any personal information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy or merge other businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. Location of data Some of those to whom we may transfer your personal information are located in various countries, which at present have not been designated as having an adequate data protection system in place. Whilst your data is outside of the UK it will continue to be handled in accordance with this data protection policy. By providing us with your data you indicate your consent to the transfer of your data to countries outside of Europe. Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements We expects our partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Please be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. We are not responsible for the use of your personal information by such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page they operate. We do not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. Changes to this Policy We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected. Governing law This policy is governed by English law and any disputes are to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of English courts of law. |