HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: PRIVACY POLICY FOR WEBSITE :
WWW.HERTFORDSHIRE-EPLAZA.CO.UK
HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ("we"/"us"/"our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We take the privacy of our members and all visitors seriously, and we will only use any personal data collected and/or submitted to us during your use of this website in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and this Policy.
This Policy (together with our Terms of Use) and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data that we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act"), the data controller is HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.
INFORMATION THAT WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
The information that we collect via this website may include:-
1. Any personal details that you submit such as your name, address, email address and other information.
2. Data that allows us to remember you, any interest that you have recorded and how you use this website. This saves you from re-keying information when you return to this website and allows us to arrange the website content to match your preferred interests. We use "cookies" to collect this data. Cookies are text-only strings of information that are stored on your web browser or hard disk. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings of your web browser. However, you may not be able to use all the facilities of this website if cookies are disabled. Please note, advertisers on this website may also use cookies, over which we (and our website operator) have no control.
3. Your IP address (this is your computer's individual identification number for internet connection) is automatically logged by our web server. This is used to note your interest in this website.
4. Details of your visits to this website (including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data) and the resources that you access.
5. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
WHAT WE DO WITH INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We will use information you supply and/or we collect through this website to:
• build our relationship with our members;
• attract new members;
• tell you about goods and/or services which we provide, or which third parties provide, which we feel may be of interest to you;
• canvas your views, through surveys in relation o the services we offer, although you do not have to respond to them;
• keep our membership records up to date.
We will pass aggregated information (but for the avoidance of doubt not information about identifiable individuals) you supply and/or we collect through this website to:
the British Chamber of Commerce Limited, of which we are an accredited member. They will use such aggregated information to:
• improve and/or enhance the services which they offer to their accredited chambers;
• promote the Business Network Online Service to other accredited members of the British Chamber of Commerce Limited and third parties; and
• assess usage and benefits of the Business Network Online service.
We will pass information you supply and/or we collect through this website to:
Simply-Sol.Com Limited ("SSCL"), the operation of this website, who:
• will use your information to operate the Business Network Online Service. This may include passing your information to users of this website and users of other sites operated by or on behalf of accredited members of the British Chamber of Commerce Limited;
• may use your information to let you know about goods and services it provides, or which third parties provide, which may be of interest to you;
• may use your information to pass to third parties who provide goods and/or services which may be of interest to you.
SSCL may also pass or disclose your information (in whole or in part) to its third party providers under strict security arrangements to enable them to provide their contracted services to SSCL. These service providers may be located outside of the European Economic Area.
SSCL may also aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target, and may make use of the personal data collected from you through this website to enable them to comply with their advertisers' wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience.
SSCL may disclose your personal information to third parties without your prior consent.
• in the event that SSCL sell or buy any business or assets, in which case they may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;
• if SSCL or substantially all of its individual assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by them about members will be one of the transferred assets;
• if SSCL are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply the Terms of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of SSCL or others.
Your information may be disclosed to regulatory bodies for the purposes of monitoring and/or enforcing our compliance with any regulatory rules/codes. It may also be used for research and statistical purposes. It may be transferred to any country, including countries outside the European Economic Area for any of these purposes and for system administration. Where this happens, we will ensure that anyone to whom we pass your information agrees to treat your information with the same level of protection as if we were dealing with it.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties without your prior consent:
• in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of wich business or assets;
• if we or substantially all of our individual assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our members will be one of the transferred assets;
• if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our members, or others.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to this site, any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by telephoning us on +44 (0)1707 398400 or emailing us at intertrading@hertschamber.com.
This site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. For further information on linking please see our Terms of Use.
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of up to £10.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us on +44 (0)1707 398400 or intertrading@hertschamber.com.