Privacy Policy
Please read this policy (the Privacy Policy) carefully. Because The North East Digital Awards a project of The North East Regional Portal, Kielder House, Lakeside Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0NL, email info@n-e-life.co.uk and phone 0191 487 2002 wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy and as it has an open house policy on information usage, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and to notify you of:
- what personal information of yours is collected from you through www.northeastdigitalawards.co.uk ("the Website");
- how the information is used;
- with whom the information may be shared;
- the kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the information; and
- how you can correct any inaccuracies in or update your information.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact the Company by email, fax or post using the details set out above.
The Company regards the privacy and security of the Website users' information as a critical aspect of the service that it offers.
By using the Website you consent to the use and processing of your personal information provided by you or collected through the Website in the manner and for the purposes set out in this policy.
What information the Website gathers/tracks about you
You have the option to register as a user of the Website and in some parts of the Website you may be asked to register before using a particular service or accessing a particular website, service or page. This will involve you supplying personal information such as your name, e-mail address, address and telephone number. You should ensure that any information you supply is accurate. At any time you may request that your personal information is removed from the Website or any individual sites which are controlled by the Company and may update your contact information. Please refer to the section below entitled "the Company's policy on correcting and updating personal information."
Cookies are used within the Website, and are operated by [Company] and third party advertisers within the Website. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to your computer's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the Website more useful and more relevant to you by storing information on your preferences. The use of cookies is very common, and many major web sites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Cookies are used and will continue to be used in the Website to store information about your personal preferences and your activities with the Website.
Cookies themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer you can set yours to refuse cookies. If you require help to do this then contact us using the above details, or see www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of all parts of the Website if you do so, and you will not be able to make purchases online. If you do not set your browser to refuse cookies it is implied that you consent to their use unless you notify the Company by email, fax or post using the details set out above.
What the Website and the Company do with the information the Website gathers/tracks
Information that you submit as a user may make more services and information available to you. Contact information allows the Company to ensure that your personal profile is correct and that you receive the services and information through the Website that are relevant to you.
When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, you may be asked for information such as your name, mailing address, daytime phone number and e-mail address so that the contest can be administered. To help the Company better understand who the Website users are, you may also be asked some broader demographic questions such as your surfing preferences, age or gender. If you are a contest winner, you will be contacted via e-mail or telephone to notify you that you've won as stipulated in the contest rules and to get your permission to post your name on the Website.
The Company will also use the information gathered from the Website to:
- form aggregate statistics about the Website users, their traffic patterns, demographic makeup, preferences and activities;
- inform Website users of new or other products or services offered by the Company through the Website.
To comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, the Website will not contact new users for direct marketing purposes via electronic mail without consent being given within the application for use of the Website. Direct E-mail marketing to all users will continue to contain an opt-out, or unsubscribe, link which may be used without any charge to cease communications for this purpose. (Please also see; The Company's policy on correcting and updating personal information - below.)
With whom the Company shares the information gathered
The information you submit or which is collected may be passed to the Regional Development Agency, government agencies, government offices or local authorities who will use the information for purposes compatible with those for which the Company uses information. It may also be accessed by third parties who provide services to the Company such as hosting and maintenance of the Website.
Aggregate statistics about the Website users, their traffic patterns, demographic make-up, preferences and activities may be shared with third parties, including government bodies, suppliers and partners, but these statistics do not include any personal information.
The Company reserves the right to pass any or all of your personal information to the police or any other relevant body for the purposes of crime detection or prevention or for any purpose associated with your misuse, or suspected misuse, of the Website or in relation to any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
The Company also reserves the right to pass any or all of your personal information to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of the Website or of the Company or of the assets of the Company.
You acknowledge and agree that, due to the nature of the internet, all personal information provided by you may be transmitted over the internet, and that transfers of personal information may be made to any country in the world, regardless of the extent of any data protection laws and regulations in any of those countries.
Security Procedures
The Company has used all reasonable endeavours to put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the information you provide is secure.
The Company has put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures in respect of the security of the Website.
The Company's policy on correcting and updating personal information
You have the option to register as a user of the Website. When you do so, you can choose to leave your personal information. The amount of information that you leave is entirely optional and you can update your personal details at any time by entering the user name and password allocated to you and modifying the details you require to be altered and submitting those details via the Website. Any information you leave should be accurate and up to date.
The Company may contact you by email or direct mail where appropriate periodically to check the information held about you is up to date. This is necessary to ensure the Company's compliance with its obligations under the Data Protection legislation.
If you would like to remove all your user details from the Website, simply send a written request by email to the Company and put "unsubscribe" in the subject line. The Company will reply by email to confirm that your details have been removed. The Company aims to ensure that all cancelled memberships are dealt with within 48 hours of receipt of such request, however the Company shall not be liable to you should this 48 hour target fail to be achieved.
Links to other sites
The Website contains links to other websites which may be owned and operated by third parties. If you choose to use the services provided by those websites, you may be asked by those sites to provide certain personal information. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites although its name or logo may appear on those websites. Please read the privacy statements of each and every website that you visit.
Registration
The Company is registered with the Data Protection Commission. Its registration number is PZ6988013.
