We are
committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy
sets out how we will treat your personal information.
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policy.]]
(1) Credit
This document
was created using an SEQ Legal
template.
(2) What information do we
collect?
We may
collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
[(a) information about
your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including [your
IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system,
referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation and [details]]);]
[(b) information relating to any transactions
carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including
information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services
(including [details]);]
[(c) information
that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us (including [details]);]
[(d) information that you provide to us for the
purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or
newsletters (including [details]);]
[(e) any other information that you choose to
send to us; and]
[Before you
disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that
person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal
information in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy.]
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a
string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser
and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server
each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web
server to identify and track the web browser.
We [may] use
[both] ["session" cookies] [and "persistent" cookies] on
the website. [Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close
your browser.] [Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until
deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.]
[We will use
the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; keep
track of items in your shopping basket; prevent fraud and increase website
security; and [other uses].] [We will use the persistent cookies to:
enable our website to recognise you when you visit; keep track of your
preferences in relation to your use of our website; and [other uses].]
[We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this
website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about
website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The
information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about
the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy
policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.]
[Our [advertisers / payment services providers] may
also send you cookies.]
[We publish
Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored
by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will
track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using
the DART cookie. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated
with your browser using Google's Ads Preference Manager, available at:
http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/. You can opt out
of the AdSense partner network cookie at: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/ or
by using the NAI's (Network Advertising Initiative's) multi-cookie opt-out
mechanism at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. However,
these opt-out mechanisms use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser
your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in
respect of a particular browser, you should use the Google browser plug-in
available at: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin.]
[You can
manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by
visiting [URL].]
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers
allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer
(version 9) you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools",
"Internet options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block
All Cookies" using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will,
however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites[, including
this one].]
(4) Using your personal information
Personal
information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes
specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your
personal information to:
[(a) administer the
website;]
[(b) improve your browsing
experience by personalising the website;]
[(c) enable your use of the
services available on the website;]
[(d) send you goods purchased
via the website, and supply to you services purchased via the website;]
[(e) send statements and invoices
to you, and collect payments from you;]
[(f) send you general
(non-marketing) commercial communications;]
[(g) send you email
notifications which you have specifically requested;]
[(h) send you [our newsletter
and other] marketing communications relating to our business [or the businesses
of carefully-selected third parties] which we think may be of interest to you,
by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar
technology (and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require
marketing communications);]
[(i) provide third parties with
statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used
to identify any individual user;]
[(j) deal with enquiries and
complaints made by or about you relating to the website;]
[(k) keep the website secure and
prevent fraud;]
[(l) verify compliance with the
terms and conditions governing the use of the website [(including monitoring
private messages sent through our website private messaging service)]; and]
[Where you
submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and
otherwise use that information in accordance with the licence you grant to us.]
[Your privacy
settings can be used to limit the publication of your information on the
website. You can adjust your privacy settings by [describe how].]
[We will not,
without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third
parties for the purpose of direct marketing.]
[All our website
financial transactions are handled through our payment services provider,
[PayPal]. You can review the [PayPal] privacy policy at [www.paypal.com]. We
will share information with [PayPal] only to the extent necessary for the
purposes of processing payments you make via our website, refunding such
payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and
refunds.]
(5) Disclosures
We may disclose your personal information to [any of our employees,
officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors] insofar as reasonably necessary
for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
[We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group of
companies (this means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and all
its subsidiaries) insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in
this privacy policy.]
In addition, we
may disclose your personal information:
(a) to the extent that we are
required to do so by law;
(b) in connection with any
ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
(c) in order to establish,
exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others
for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
[(d) to the purchaser (or
prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are
contemplating) selling; and
[(e) to any person who we
reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for
disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such
court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that
personal information.]
Except as
provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third
parties.
(6) International
data transfers
Information that
we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the
countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in
accordance with this privacy policy.
Information
which you provide may be transferred to countries [(including [the United
States], [Japan], [other countries])]
which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the
European Economic Area.
[In addition,
[personal information that you submit for publication on the website] will be
published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the
world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.]
You expressly
agree to such transfers of personal information.
(7) Security of your personal information
We will take
reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse
or alteration of your personal information.
We will store
all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and
firewall-protected) servers.
[All
electronic transactions entered into via the website will be protected by
encryption technology.]
You
acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is
inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the
internet.
[You are
responsible for keeping your password [and other login details] confidential.
We will not ask you for your password (except when you
log in to the website).]
(8) Policy amendments
We may update
this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website.
You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any
changes.
[We may also
notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.]
(9) Your rights
You may
instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.
Provision of such information will be subject to:
(a) the payment of a fee
(currently fixed at GBP 10); and
(b) the supply of appropriate
evidence of your identity [(for this purpose, we will usually accept a
photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original
copy of a utility bill showing your current address)].
We may
withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You may
instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes[,
by sending an email to us]. In practice, you will usually either expressly
agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing
purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of
your personal information for marketing purposes.
(10) Third party websites
The website
contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy
policies or practices of third party websites.
(11) Updating information
Please let us
know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected
or updated.
(12) Contact
If you have any
questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal
information, please write to us by email to [
email] or by post to [
postal
address].
(13) Data controller
The data
controller responsible in respect of the information collected on this website
is [company/business name].
Our data
protection registration number is [number].
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