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We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our
firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information
provided by those visiting and interacting with this web site.
We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard.
The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination
practices for this web site. We recognize the importance of protecting
your privacy and our policy is designed to assist you in understanding
how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide
to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our
site.
This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies,
business practices and our customers' needs.
The information we collect
When you visit this web site you may provide us with two types of
information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose
that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information
collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
1. Personal Information
When you register for any of our products, services or newsletters
you will provide us information about yourself. Credit Card
Information If you choose to avail of our services, you may
need to give personal information and authorisation to obtain
information from various credit services. For example, you
may need to provide the following information: -Name -Mailing
address -Email address -Credit card number -Name on credit
card -Credit card billing address -Business and home phone
number All confidential information relating to payments is
handled by another secure payment gateway, Protx. Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may
retain the content of your email messages together with your
email address and our responses. We provide the same protections
for these electronic communications that we employ in the
maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
2. Web Site Use Information
As is common with many commercial Web sites, our Web site
utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation
below, "What Are Cookies?") and web server log files to collect
information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered
through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and
time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site,
and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web
site.
3. How we use the information that you have provided
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for
purposes of administering our business activities, providing
the products and services you requested, to process your payment,
to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional
efforts and improve our content and service offerings, and
customize our site's content, layout, services and for other
lawful purposes.
These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared with others on an aggregate
basis. Personally identifiable information or business information
will not be shared with parties except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify
you about important changes to our Web site, new services, and special
offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time
if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link
provided on the newsletter.
4. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes
an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site,
that site's computer asks your computer for permission to
store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically
designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie
to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but
(to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web
site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not
the cookies sent to you by other sites.
Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you would
prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of
your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser
refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not
function as effectively when viewed by the users. A cookie cannot
retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.
5. How we use the information collected from cookies
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site uses
cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases,
we also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in more
than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with
our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate
number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of
the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback to
constantly improve our Web site and better serve our clients.
Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about
you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that
your browser provided to us in your cookies. IP Addresses IP addresses
are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet.
Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network
to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected
by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as
traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can
be sent to you.
6. Sharing and selling information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information
that uniquely identify a subscriber (such as email addresses
or personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is
necessary to process transactions or provide services that
you have requested. How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain in our database
by emailing us at the usual address.
7. Legally compelled disclosure of information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled
to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe
that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal
rights. We may also disclose account information when we have
reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone
who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the
safety of our users and the Public.
8. Other web sites linked to our web site
We are not responsible for the practices employed
by Web sites linked to or from our Web site or the information
or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites
are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that
may be useful to the users of our Web site. Please remember
that when you use a link to go from our Web site to another
web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your
browsing and interaction on any other web site, including
web sites, which have a link on our Web site, is subject to
that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those
rules and policies before proceeding.
9 Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection
and use of your personal information as described in this
Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy
policy at any time with or without notice. Our Commitment
To Data Security: Please note that your information will be
stored and processed on our computers in the United Kingdom.
The laws on holding personal data in the United Kingdom may be less
stringent than the laws of your Country of residence or citizenship.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure
the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical,
electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the
information we collect online.
10. Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they will
not receive future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue
sending the particular messages as soon as technically feasible.
Surveys & Contests From time-to-time our site requests information
from users via surveys or contests.
Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this
information. Information requested may include contact information
(such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such
as post code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify
the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for
purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site.
11. A special note about children
Children are not eligible to use our services unsupervised
and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit
any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can
use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance
from your parents or guardians. Acquisition or Changes in
Ownership In the event that the web site (or a substantial
portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would
be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those
assets that are transferred. Policy Modifications.;
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes
are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given
us permission to do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure
to check back periodically.
However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in
the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted
to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent
with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent. |