This Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use and protect information about you when you visit our website independent.uk.com and generally when you use our products and services. Please take a few moments to read this Privacy Policy as by using our Website and any products and services we offer you are agreeing to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
The only personal information we collect on our Website is the personal information that you chose to provide to us. This information may include:
Although it is not compulsory for you to give your personal information to us, if you do not then we may not be able to provide you with the full range of services and products that our Website offers.
When you visit our Website, our Website may also automatically record your IP address and other information which is not personal information.
Where you have provided your personal information to us we may use this to:
Where our Website has collected non-personal information on an automatic basis, we will use this information to administer the Website and collect demographic information for statistical purposes.
From time to time we may contact you about new products and services we are offering and we think may be of interest to you.
We may contact you by post, email, telephone and other forms of electronic communication.
If you do not want to receive any marketing messages then you can tell us at any time by emailing us at enquiries@independent.uk.com.
When you visit our Website we may store certain information on your computer in a file known as a cookie. A cookie file is a text-only file and is used so that we can remember who you are each time you visit our Website. This will enable us to provide you with, amongst other things:
Most internet browsers, for example Internet Explorer, will allow you to block and erase cookies. However, certain parts of our Website may not operate correctly and may not work correctly if you set your internet browser not to accept cookies.
For more information on cookies you can refer to your internet browser’s help menu.
We recognise that you will have concerns in respect of the security of your personal information and we have therefore implemented certain procedures in order to protect your personal information from unauthorised access and, accidental loss and/or destruction.
However, you should be aware that communications over the Internet are not secure unless they have been encrypted. Such is the nature of the Internet, communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered. We cannot therefore accept any responsibility for any unauthorised access or loss and/or destruction to your personal information that is beyond our control.
From time to time we may pass your personal information on to a third party in respect of:
Other than as set out above we will not pass your personal information on to a third party unless required by law or regulation for example in respect of the prevention of fraud or a crime.
It may be necessary from time to time for us to transfer your personal information outside of countries who are member states of the European Union. This may happen where one of our servers or service providers is located outside the European Union. It may also happen where we have group companies located in countries worldwide. Whilst we will take steps to ensure your personal information is protected in the same way under this Privacy Policy you should be aware that countries outside of the European Union may not have data protection laws as comprehensive as those in the United Kingdom or European Union.
Where you navigate from our Website to a third party website or where you navigate to our Website from a third party website we cannot be responsible for that third party’s privacy policies or practices. You should therefore review their privacy policy and satisfy yourself that you accept it.
From time to time our Website may operate chat rooms, forums, wiki style facilities and other ways you can post information about yourself. We cannot be responsible for any information you post and you should therefore always be cautious about posting any personal information as this information once posted will become public information.
If you wish to contact us at any time with any enquiries relating to your personal information you can do so by sending an email to us at enquiries@independent.uk.com.