Privacy
Policy
Companies that gather personal data have to, by law, notify the Information
Commissioner that they are doing so. Sylkes and its associated companies
are totally committed to protecting your personal information and
will look after the information you entrust to us keeping it safe
and secure. Sylkes and its associated companies comply with this
requirement, and its Data Protection Registration Number is S5226950.
Principles
of Data Protection
Anyone processing personal data must comply with the eight enforceable
principles of good practice. The Data Protection Act 1998 states
that data must be:
- fairly and lawfully processed;
- processed for limited purposes;
- adequate, relevant and not excessive;
- accurate;
- not kept longer than necessary;
- processed in accordance with the
data subject's rights;
- secure;
- not transferred to countries without adequate protection
Personal data
covers both facts and opinions about the individual. It also includes information
regarding the intentions of the data
controller towards the individual, although in some limited circumstances
exemptions will apply. With processing, the definition is far
wider than before.
The full explanation of the principles can be found at http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk
Statement
of intent
From time to time, you may be asked to submit personal information about yourself
(e.g. name, e-mail address etc) in order to receive or use services on our
web site. By entering your details in the form fields requested, Sylkes will
be able
to provide you with the services you choose and provide you with the information
you wish to receive. Whenever you provide such personal information, we will
treat that information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and
will not in any event share or disclose your data with any other third party
without
first obtaining your consent. Sylkes will act in accordance with current
UK legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice.
Information on users
During the course of any visit to the Sylkes web site, the pages which you
see, along with something called a 'cookie', are downloaded to your computer
(see
below for more information on cookies). Most, if not all, web sites do this,
and that's because cookies allow the web site to do useful things like find
out whether the computer (and probably you its user) has visited the web
site before
and re-use any preferences set from previous visits. Any information that
is supplied by cookies can help us to provide you with a better service and
assists
us to analyse the profile of you our visitor.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer. The one set by the
Sylkes web site can only be read by the Sylkes web site and will not expose
you to any
security risks. Cookies in themselves do not identify the individual user,
just the computer used, this is perfectly safe and doesn't affect the performance
of your computer in any way. It does mean that if you're using the same computer
we can potentially recognise you when you revisit our web site.
Disclosing Personal Information
When you supply any personal information to Sylkes we have legal obligations
towards you in the way we handle that data. We have to collect the information
fairly, and to let you know how we will use it and whether we will pass the
information on to anyone else. We will hold your personal information on
our systems for
as long as you use the service you have requested, and remove it in the event
that the purpose has been met. We will ensure that all personal information
supplied is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Access to your Personal Information
You have the right to access and correct your personal information and privacy
preferences. This may be accomplished by writing to Sylkes at:
5 Carlton Crescent, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2EY.
Tel: 023 8048 3402 Fax: 023 8071 0476 Email: info@Sylkes.com
Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact
us. Please note that Sylkes reserves the right to charge a fee for responding
to
information requests.
Direct Marketing
As Sylkes web site grows, there may be more opportunities to improve our
services to you. Sometimes we may provide you with details of other Sylkes
services and
products which may be of interest to you and offer you the opportunity to
receive information on them. Sylkes will keep a record of information provided
by you.
Please note that any information you provide to Sylkes will only be used
within Sylkes, and will never be supplied to third parties without first
obtaining your
consent. The only time we may do so is if we are obliged by UK governing
law to disclose information to law enforcement agencies, as required.
Users under 18 years
Should you be under 18 years, please make sure that you obtain a parent/guardian's
permission before you provide personal information to the Sylkes web site.
Users without this permission should leave the site immediately.
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