Last updated 13th June 2011
Introduction
Circalit (‘we’, ‘us’) is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy , together with our terms of use explain the basis on which we will collect and process your personal information during your use of www.circalit.com (the ‘Website’).
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time. Amendments to this privacy policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. Please check this privacy policy regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes in our privacy practices. Your continued use of the Website or the Services will signify your acceptance of the changes to this privacy policy. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please email us at info@circalit.com
By using the Website or the Services, you signify your consent to this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use the Website or the Services.
How we collect your personal information
During a visit to the Website, you may be asked to provide personal information (including your email address, date of birth and name), non-personally identifiable information (including location and profession) and a password in order to receive the services provided by us (the ‘Services’). By entering your personal details into the requested fields, you enable us to provide you with the Services. Whenever you provide such personal information to us, we will treat that information in accordance with this privacy policy. We will always endeavor to act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice, when using your personal information.
When purchasing feedback you will enter a Brief to Editor, which is visible only to the Feedback Provider you have selected.
When the payment is processed, Circalit does not store any of the following information:
• Name
• Contact information (home address)
• Credit/debit card information
When you register as a Feedback Provider with Circalit, the information we collect is:
• Name
• Contact information (email address)
• Postal address (street, zip or post code, city, country)
• Professional background
• Credentials
• Bank information
We do not share any of your information with third parties except to the extent necessary to complete orders or as mandatory by law.
We may also collect information about you in the following ways:
1. We may keep a record of any correspondence if you contact us.
2. We may record details of your visits to the Website and the resources that you access.
3. We also collect non-personally identifiable information, such as certain demographic information, from users of the Website. We may provide statistical information based on this data to our current and future entertainment and sponsorship partners and strategic alliances.
We are the sole owner of the information collected from the Website unless specifically stated otherwise. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways otherwise than in accordance with this privacy policy. We collect information from our users at several different points on the Website.
How we use your personal information
We may use information about you to:
1. Understand better your needs and improve customer service;
2. Give better access to products/services of interest;
3. Provide you with product updates, benefits offers and announcements;
5. Help you complete a transaction with us;
6. Communicate with you;
7. Personalise the Website for you;
8. Build a more useful Website by examining the collective characteristics and behavior of the Website’s users, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of the Website and the Services;
9. From time to time, we may use your information to contact you for market research or to provide you with marketing information and newsletters relating to our goods and services. We will always give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving such direct marketing or market research contact each time you receive a new item of information. We will not sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to others unless we have obtained your express permission or are required to do so by law;
10. We will keep a record of your details. If you sign up to our newsletters your details will not be passed on to third parties, unless:
(a) You have given us your express consent;
(b) We are obliged to do so by law (this would include police investigations);
(c) We need to protect customer interests (such as legal liability); or
(d) In unusual circumstances, such as a company merger.
We may also keep a user profile to monitor or improve the use and satisfaction of the Website and to customize the Website.
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Website and the Services, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
How we store your personal information
We may store your personal information on our systems for as long as you use the Website. For security reasons we may additionally store messaging transcript data (including message content, member names, times and dates) arising from use of the Website.
Cookies
When you go to a website, the pages you see, along with a short text file called a ‘cookie’, are downloaded to your computer. A “cookie” is a small piece of information/data sent by a web server to be stored on your computer’s hard drive, so it can be read back later from that browser. A cookie is generated by a web server, which is basically the computer that operates a web site.
An example is when a browser stores your User IDs and password, so that you do not have to type them into the website on every visit. Cookies are also used to store preferences of start pages or favourite items when you visit a web page.
Many website owners use cookies whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows. Information supplied by cookies helps us to provide users of our Website with a better experience. It also assists us to analyse the profile and frequency of our visitors.
We may use independent measurement and research companies to analyse non-personal information regarding the visitors to the Website on our behalf using cookies, log file data and code which is embedded on the Website.
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. You should access the ‘Help’ function on your browser to learn how to do this. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to the Website.
For information on how to find, control or delete your cookies, please see:
www.aboutcookies.org
User Names and User Disclosure
The user name you select or are provided with upon registration with the Website is deemed to be non-personally identifiable information. Your user name may be published on the Website and may be disclosed to others, including, without limitation, to the public, and to any third parties with whom we elect to share such information. In addition, if you include your name or any other personally identifying information in any material transmitted or posted on public areas of the Website or the Services (including, without limitation, message boards, reviews and chat rooms), such information will become public information and will be published on the Website and disclosed to other users of the Website and to other third parties who may have access to or otherwise see a display of such information. You hereby release, waive any claims against, and hold us and our related or affiliated entities harmless, as well as all of our and their respective partners, parent, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, sponsors, officers, directors, shareholders, representatives, agents, contractors, consultants, and professional advisors and any of our employees, from and against any and all claims relating to such disclosure, sharing, or publication.
Information Access, Review and Updating
You may access, review, delete/deactivate and update your own personal information that you have previously provided to us by clicking on “Profile” and then “Edit Your Account” after logging in, or, in the event that you desire to deactivate your membership, by selecting the “deactivate” option under account settings.
Third Party Uses and Links
Circalit cannot and does not assume any responsibility for any actions of any third parties, including their use of information received either from Circalit through the Website, the Services or independently. The Website and the Services may contain links to other websites, including those of advertisers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other websites. You are encouraged when you leave the Website to read the privacy statements and terms of use of all websites to which you are linked. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by us on the Website and through the Services.
Security
When you submit information via the Website, your information is protected using secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security practices and policies are periodically reviewed and updated as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users. You are ultimately responsible for the security of your user name and password. If you have any questions about the security at the Website, you can send an email to info@circalit.com
Access to Information
The Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”) gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information that we hold about you.
For the purpose of the Act, the data controller is Circalit Limited
Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is Raoul Tawadey.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please email info@circalit.com