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Your use of this website indicates your acceptance of the
terms of our privacy policy set out below. If you do not agree to these terms
you must not use this website.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of the information we may obtain as
a result of your use of the website. We will treat any personal information
(which means data from which you can be identified, including your name,
address, e-mail address) that you provide to us, or that we obtain from you, in
accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
This privacy policy describes how we will use your personal information. Other
websites linked to this website are not covered by this privacy policy. We may
change the policy from time to time (although any changes will be in accordance
with the relevant data protection legislation at the time) so you should ensure
that you are aware of the terms of the latest policy.
1. Who we are
We are Canford Audio PLC, a company registered in England and Wales with company
registration number 01385727. Our registered office is at Crowther Road,
Washington, Tyne and Wear NE28 0BW If you have any queries about the information
we hold on you, please contact our Data Protection Officer, who you may write
to or contact by email at dataprotection@canford.co.uk
or by telephone on +44 191 418 1000.
We are entered on the Register of Data Controllers with registration no.
Z6694860.
2. How we collect information about you
We are able to collect information about you through the following methods:
2.1. We may collect information about you from your completion
of our on-line forms or from any email you send to us
2.2. We may collect information about you from any
content that you post on this website
2.3 . We do analyse traffic on the site, but not in a way
that identifies any individual visitor.
2.4. We use ‘cookies’.
Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies but if you are using
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, you should be able to
configure your browser to restrict cookies or block all cookies if you wish.
This may, however, affect your ability to log into and use certain areas of our
site. Browser-specific instructions on how to restrict or block cookies may be
found on the IAB’s website athttp://www.allaboutcookies.org.uk.
We may use on this site to allow you to carry information across pages of our
site without having to re-enter it, to remember the contents of your order if
you place an order online, to help us recognise you as a unique visitor (just a
number) and to tailor content to suit you, and to compile anonymous statistics
about how you use our site. We do not use cookies to store any personal
information about you.
Two types of are used on this website: session cookies which are deleted when
you close your browser, and persistent, which remain in the cookie folder on
your hard disk until deleted.
No cookies on our site are served or used by third parties. We do not use
“spyware”, that is web bugs or hidden identifiers or other similar devices to
gain access to information, store hidden information or to trace activities of
users. More information on cookies can be found at
http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
3. How do we use your information We will use your personal information to:
3.1. provide you with any further details or information you
request when you contact us;
3.2. fulfil any order you make and to communicate with you in
relation to our products and services;
3.3. for any other purposes to which you have given your
consent, which includes publication of material you post on our Discussion
Board;
3.4. and, if you agree at the time you submit your details to
us, to send you information about our products and services and/or to disclose
your details to other group companies of ours so that they can send you
information on products and services in the areas of broadcast entertainment,
music industry or commerce/industry. We will offer you the option of correcting
your details and of being removed from our mailing lists when we write to you
with this information.
4. Security and storage of your information
4.1. Your information will be stored on our web
server & other servers, mailing list, business system, etc. and we will
keep our own backup copy. We may also store your information on paper or
electronic format at our offices.
4.2. We will keep your information secure by taking
appropriate technical and organisational measures against its unauthorised or
unlawful processing and against its accidental loss, destruction or damage.
However you will be responsible for any password or other identifiers that we
have provided to you for your use in respect of the web site.
5. With whom we may share your data
We will not share your information with any
other organisation except in the following circumstances:
5.1. We will share your information with another organisation
to which we transfer, or are in discussions to transfer, our rights and
obligations under our agreement with you.
5.2. We may share information with another organisation that
buys our company or our assets, or with another organisation from which we
acquire a company or business, and in the course of any preceding negotiations
with that organisation, which may or may not lead to a sale.
5.3. We may share your information with any group companies of
ours so that they can provide any products or services to you that you request.
5.4. We will give third party providers who supply services to
us (for example, as part of hardware or software maintenance) or who process
information on our behalf (such as a hosting company) incidental access to your
information. Any credit or debit card details are securely passed to our
payment provider and your card issuer.
5.5. We will disclose your information to enforcement
authorities if asked to do so, or to a third party in the context of actual or
threatened legal proceedings.
6. Your rights
6.1. You have the right to rectify any errors
in information we hold about you and to change or correct any details you have
already given us. Please inform us about changes to your details so that we can
keep our records up to date.
6.2. You have the right to be removed from any mailing list we
hold at any time by contacting us at unsubscribe@canford.co.uk.
6.3. You have a right to see a copy of the information we hold
about you on payment of a statutory fee, which is currently £10. Before we
agree to this, you must provide us with sufficient evidence of your identity
and sufficient details of the information you wish to see to enable us to
locate it.
7. Transfers outside Europe
Where you post information on our Discussion Board, in doing so
you consent to that information being available outside of the EEA. We will not
otherwise transfer your information outside the EEA. The EEA comprises certain
countries within Europe (including the EU) which have similar laws on data
protection. Other countries outside the EEA may not give the same level of
protection to your information.
If you have any queries about the information we hold on you, or to make any
amendments, please contact our Data Protection Officer, who you may write to or
contact by email at dataprotection@canford.co.uk
or by telephone on +44 191 418 1000.
Further information about data protection issues including the online Register
of Data Controllers can be found at
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Browser
A browser is a software programme, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and
Netscape Navigator, on your computer which allows you to locate, read and
download documents from the Internet.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of computer code that are generated by web servers and which
websites can send to your computer to gain information about your use of the
website, without you being aware that this is happening. Cookies can benefit
users though because they can personalise a visit to a website by remembering
any names or passwords you provide or by remembering which parts of the website
you visit most frequently.
EEA
The European Economic Area covers the European Union countries, Iceland, Norway
and Liechtenstein. It was created in 1992 to enable the participation of
countries likely to join the European Union in decision making and trade.
Hidden Identifiers
Computer code designed to allow the unique identification of a computer on the
internet, usually between browser sessions. Spyware Computer code designed to
gather covertly information from the computer upon which it is installed.
Web Server
A web server is a computer that operates a website. The web server is connected
to the Internet and stores web pages and sends them to web browsers.
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