Our Privacy Policy
Privacy issues are very important to us, given
the current regulatory and technical environment and we are commited
to protecting your privacy.
USE OF PERSONAL DATA We will collect information
and use it for the following purposes: When opening a membership
account with us we need to know your name, e-mail address, and
other company information. We use this information in order to
process and run your account, for marketing, market research and
analysis and to notify you of the status of your account. We also
ask you for your telephone number which enables us to contact
you urgently in the event of there being a problem or query with
your account. We may disclose your information to other parties
for the purposes of processing and running your account in the
manner specified and for promoting your products. We may also
use the information that we collect from you to notify you from
time to time about functionality changes to our website and the
service that we provide.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA We have taken
every possible precaution to create a secure environment to protect
the personal information supplied by you to us when opening an
account. In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998
and for maximum peace of mind we can advise that we have implemented
strict security procedures in relation to the storage and disclosure
of information which you have given to us for the purpose of preventing
unauthorised access. For security reasons and to protect your
right to privacy we may occasionally request proof of identity
from you before disclosing any sensitive information to you or
accepting any service request from you.
COOKIES Cookies are small pieces of information
that websites transfer to your computer hard drive and we use
to enable our website to provide features such as automatic login,
personalised greetings and storage of items in your account portfolio.
Cookies can be turned off in your browser or you can be notified
when you receive a cookie so you choose whether to accept it.
The Help menu of your browser should contain information on how
to do this. However, changing these settings may mean that you
will not be able to take advantage of some of the advanced features
on the site. If you do wish to remove cookies after a visit to
the site, perhaps because you are using a shared computer, you
can clear the cookies by clicking on the sign out link.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not sell, trade, rent or give your personal information
(data) to others for any reason other than for the purpose of
running your account. We employ third parties and individuals
to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples of these
might be provision of marketing assistance, and provision of a
customer services department. Please rest assured that those companies
and individuals who have access to any such personal information
are not permitted to use this information for any other purposes
and they are required to process any such data in accordance with
the Data Protection Act 1998.
TRANSFER OF DATA The information that
you enter may be transferred outside the European Economic Area
for the purposes of processing and maintaining your account with
us. Any transfer of personal information outside the European
Economic Area will be done so as to ensure that the information
is processed only in accordance with our Privacy Policy and in
strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION You may obtain details
of the personal information we hold on you by e-mailing us at
security@marineproductindex.com.
Our Data Protection Officer will revert to you within 5 working
days. There is a statutory fee of £10.00 payable prior to accessing
this information.
CONSENT AND DATA PROTECTION By using our
website you irrevocably consent to authorising us to collate,
collect and use this information. Any changes to our privacy policy
will be updated and posted on this page of our website.
OPT OUT You can opt out of e-mail updates
by sending us an e-mail to security@marineproductindex.com
requesting that you be removed from our updates list.
CONTACT If you have any comments, suggestions
or concerns about this Privacy Policy please e-mail security@marineproductindex.com
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