Privacy Policy
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our Website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information. We comply with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and the SafeBuy Code of Practice.
(1) What information do we collect?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:
(a) information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this Website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views);
(b) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us. This includes without limitation your name, address, email address, password, personal preferences to music, films, sports, hobbies, relationship status, date of birth, gender, telephone details, other personal info that the user may wish to give.
(2) 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.
We use “session” cookies on the Website. We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the Website; and when you recommend any other person to visit our Website (using the referral email system).
Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept 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.) This will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many Websites.
(3) Using your personal data
Personal data submitted on 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) Enable your use of the services available on the Website;
(c) Send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments (as applicable) from you;
(d) Register shares in me2everyone PLC in your name (subject to the collection of other required data);
(e) Send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
(f) Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
(g) Send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business which we think may be of interest to you by email which you give us permission to do (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications) and;
(h) Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the Website.
From the information you provide we will compile some information on the demographics of me2everyone to show to prospective advertisers and Business Members. Personal information and preferences provided by you on this Website will determine the types of advertisements that you see on the website.
We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing. We will use your personal information purely to assist you during your involvement with me2everyone PLC.
(4) 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 information about you:
(a) To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
(b) In connection with any legal proceedings 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); and
(d) To the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling.
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.
(5) 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.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), information which you provide may be transferred to countries which do have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the EEA.
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.
You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.
(6) Security of your personal data
We will take reasonable technical and organizational 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 you make to or receive from us will be encrypted using SSL technology.
Of course, data transmission 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 user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password.
(7) 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.
(8) Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information may be subject to the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00 which may increase from time to time).
You may instruct us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes by email at any time. (In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal data for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of the use of your personal data for marketing purposes.)
(9) Third party Websites
The Website contains links to other Websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party Websites.
(10) Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated. There are links in the members’ area to change your password and email address.
(11) Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us using the Contact Us link given in the Help Centre or by post to me2everyone PLC, Albion House, 163-167 King Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4LF, United Kingdom.
(12) Data controller
The data controller responsible for our Website is me2everyone PLC.
(13) Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
