Privacy & Cookie Policy
(1) Updating of information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
The ensuring of the security of privacy of our website visitors is important to us. This policy sets out how we will treat your personal information;
(2) Your rights
You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes by email at any time. 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.
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 £10.00); 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.
(3) Security of your personal information
Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
Ultimately you are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the website).
(4) What information do we collect?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
(a) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us (including details);
(b) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters (including details);
(c) 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);
(d) any other information that you choose to send to us; and
(e) other data.
(5) Cookies
A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information 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.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer 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.
We use Clicky Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Clicky 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. Clicky will store this information. Clicky’s privacy policy is available at: http://getclicky.com/terms
Our advertisers may also send you cookies.
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 use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; and other uses. We will use the persistent cookies to: enable our website to recognise you when you visit; and other uses.
(6) Your rights
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 email at any time. 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.
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 £10.00); 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).
(7) Updating information
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party or external partner websites.
(8) Policy of 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.
(9) Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
(a) 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.
(b) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling; and
(c) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
(d) 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);
(e) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.
(10) Using your personal information
Personal information received by us via this website will be used for some or all of 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) send to 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 (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
(c) enable your use of the services available on the website;
(d) provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;
(e) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website; and
(f) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
(g) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
(h) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
(i) other purposes.
We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.
Information which you provide may be transferred to areas which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area.
(11) Third party websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party or external partner websites.
(12) International data transfers
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
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.
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.
You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.
(13) This privacy policy
This privacy policy was made using an SEQ Legal privacy policy template created for http://www.employmentlawcontracts.co.uk.
(14) Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
Terms
By using our website, you accept these terms and conditions in full. Before using this website please ensure that you understand that these terms and conditions govern your use of our website. It is important that you understand that if you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you should immediately leave our website.
(1) Entire agreement
These terms and conditions, together with our privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.
(2) Details On Variation
Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of our website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on our website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version. We may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time.
(3) Details On Exclusion of third party rights
These terms and conditions are for the benefit of you and us, and are not intended to benefit any third party or be enforceable by any third party. The exercise of our and your rights in relation to these terms and conditions is not subject to the consent of any third party.
(4) Details On Restricted Access
We reserve the right to restrict access to other sections of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion. We may disable your user ID and password in our sole discretion without notice or explanation.
If we provide you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted sections of our website or other content or services, you must ensure that that user ID and password is kept confidential.
Access to certain sections of our website is restricted.
We reserve the right to restrict access to other sections of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion.
(5) Details On Indemnity
You hereby indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by us to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of our legal advisers) incurred or suffered by us arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions.
(6) About these terms and conditions
These terms and conditions were made using an SEQ Legal precedent created for http://www.template-contracts.co.uk and available on http://www.website-law.co.uk.
(7) Details On The Licence to use website
Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the licence below, all our intellectual property rights are reserved.
You may view, download for caching purposes only. You may also print pages or other content from the website for your own personal use, subject to the conditions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.
Without reservation you must not:
(a) reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose.
(b) show any material from the website in public;
(c) republish material from this website (including republication on another website);
(d) redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.
(e) sell, rent or sub-license material from the website;
(f) edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or
(8) Details On Limitations and exclusions of liability
The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in these terms and conditions: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the terms and conditions or in relation to the subject matter of the terms and conditions, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.
Under no circumstances will we be liable to you in respect of any business losses, including (without limitation) loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill.
Under no circumstances will we be liable to you in respect of any loss or corruption of any data, database or software.
Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (c) limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or (d) exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.
Under no circumstances will we be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control.
To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free-of-charge, Under no circumstances will we be liable to you for any loss or damage of any nature.
Under no circumstances will we be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.
(9) Details On Acceptable use
You must not use our website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications.
You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to our website without our express and confirmable written consent.
You must not use our website for any purposes related to marketing without our express and confirmable written consent.
You must not use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit, spyware, computer virus, or other malicious computer software.
You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.
(10) Details On Limited warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to this website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill).
We do not warrant the completeness or accuracy of the information published on this website. Nor, do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the current material on the website is kept up-to-date.
(11) Details On Assignment
You may not transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.
Without reservation we may transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with our rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions and will do so without notifying you or obtaining your consent.
(12) Law and jurisdiction Information
These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the [non-]exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
(13) Details On Severability
If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.
(14) Details On User generated content
Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you or us or a third party (in each case under any applicable law).
Notwithstanding our rights under these terms and conditions in relation to user content, we do not undertake to monitor the submission of such content to, or the publication of such content on, our website.
You must not submit any user content to the website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.
You grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your user content in any existing or future media. You also grant to us the right to sub-license these rights, and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.
In these terms and conditions, “your user content” means material (including without limitation text, images, audio material, video material and audio-visual material) that you submit to our website, for whatever purpose.
We as owners and web masters reserve the right to edit or remove any material submitted to our website, or stored on our servers, or hosted or published upon our website.
(15) Details On Breaches of these terms and conditions
Without prejudice to our other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, we may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the breach. This includes, the suspension your access to the website, prohibition of your accessing our website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.
(16) Age Restrictions
You must be at least 18 years of age to use our website. By using our website and by agreeing to these terms and conditions you warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years of age. To do otherwise is an illegal act.