Privacy Policy

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Version 1.1 (20/08/12)

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

Some parts of our website use cookies; for example the online shop uses cookies as part of the shopping cart process. Also if you connect to us via our Community Wireless Platform or managed internet platform this also stores a cookie on your computer allowing you to re-log in without needing a username and password. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.


1. What information do we collect?

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

(a)information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation;

(b) information relating to any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services (including contact details for any services/products purchased and Credit/Debit card details where applicable);

(c) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us (including sign up to the community wireless platform, other managed internet platform, Helpdesk and Online shop);

(d) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters;

(e) any other information that you choose to send to us;


2. Cookies

A cookie consists of a piece of text sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We use “session” cookies and “Persistent” on different parts of our website. We will use the session cookies to; keep track of you whilst you navigate the webshop and keep track of what you add to your basket prior to checkout. We will use the persistent cookies for; if connecting on the Community wireless or another one of our managed internet systems, keep you logged in to the access controller.

Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date (Typically 3-4 days).

Our payment services providers (Nochex and Paypal) may also send you cookies during any purchase/checkout process.

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.


3. Using your personal information

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

(a) administer the website;

(b) improve your browsing experience by personalizing the website;

(c) enable your use of the services available on the website;

(d) send to you goods purchased via the website, and supply to you services purchased via the website;

(e) send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you;

(f) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;

(g) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;

(h) send to you [our newsletter and other] marketing communications relating to our business which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);

(i) provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;

(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;

Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us. We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

All our website financial transactions are handled through our payment services provider, PayPal and Nochex. You can review the PayPal privacy policy at www.paypal.com. We will share information with PayPal only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing payments you make via our website and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments.

We will also only share information with Nochex to the extent necessary for the purpose of processing payments you make via our website and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments. You can review the Nochex privacy policy at http://www.nochex.com/privacy/.


4. Disclosures

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);

(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling;

and

(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.


5. International data transfers

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Information which you provide may be transferred to countries (including the United States) which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others. You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.


6. Security of your personal information

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password and firewall protected) servers.

We do not store sensitive debit/credit card details on any of our systems. All this information is handled by our payment partners (Nochex and Paypal) that are fully PCI Compliant and comply with the data protection act 1998. This information is submitted to them via SSL to prevent evesdropping and disclosure of your personal information to unauthorized parties.

Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the website). You must not share your Username/Password with anyone else.


7. Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.

We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.


8. Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:

(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00);

and

(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law. You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes by sending an email to us. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.


9. Third party websites

The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.


10. Updating information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.


11. Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to support@net365.biz or by post to Net365 Support Team, Net365, 32 The Hardings, Welton, Lincolnshire, LN2 3FE


12. Data controller

The data controller responsible in respect of the information collected on this website is Net365 Ltd.

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