Disclaimer
What you should know about the information on this site
Because of the general nature of the information on this website, it cannot be taken as comprehensive and should never be used as a substitute for legal or professional advice. We cannot guarantee that the information applies to the individual circumstances of your business. Despite our best efforts it is possible that some information may be out of date.The operators of this website cannot take any responsibility for the consequences of errors or omissions. Any reliance you place on information found on this site or linked to on other websites will be at your own risk. You should consider seeking the advice of independent advisers, and should always check your decisions against your normal business methods and best practice in your field of business.The operators of this website, its agents and employees, are not liable for any losses or damages arising from your, or anybody else's use of this site.
Privacy Policy
The Data Protection Act
Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. It will not be disclosed to any other organisations unless you give explicit permission, or there is a legal obligation to do so.
What information do we collect?
Website usage information - see below.
Information that you provide for specific purposes e.g. email addresses, publication mailing address, and contact information.
Transitory information - that you provide to enable us to give you appropriate information e.g. typing your postcode into the "find contacts" search box.
Stored information - that you provide to enable us to contact you such as subscription to the mailing list.
We use industry-standard SSL encryption software when processing sensitive information to safeguard your data. We keep to strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to your details.
Website usage information
We collect Website usage information:
to help us assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
to help us improve the usage of the website
to improve the design of the website and make it more usable for you.
We collect website usage from a number of sources:
Our web server
URLs passed to us when you enter our site
"Tags" placed in web pages that run a small piece of JavaScript on your machine and send information to us or our contract partners (see below for more on JavaScript).
In all cases, website usage information excludes any information that can be traced back to you, so is non-personal in the meaning of the Data Protection Act.
IP Addresses and JavaScript
We use IP addresses to analyse trends, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We use JavaScript, a simple web scripting language, for interaction with users.
Personal information
You will be asked for personal details only if you use the "Contact Details" facility. This information is processed and stored for purposes of improving the quality of the website, reporting general statistical information and keeping you informed of our services.
Linking to other websites
This website contains links to other websites. No information is passed to any of these organisations. None of this information can be related to an individual user of the website.
This privacy policy applies only to our website