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The Privacy Statementissued by Brokers Online 1. Privacy Policy a. BROKERS ONLINE is committed to protecting your personal information and other data provided to BROKERS ONLINE. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it contains important information about the use of any information you provide to BROKERS ONLINE. This Privacy Policy explains what information BROKERS ONLINE collects about you and how BROKERS ONLINE collects and uses your information (including setting out the circumstances where BROKERS ONLINE could provide your information to third parties). 2. What information does BROKERS ONLINE collect and what does BROKERS ONLINE do with it? a. To take advantage of some of the services offered via this Web site you may be required to log on, or register, with the Web site. This information will be collected when you specifically ask for the services concerned. b. BROKERS ONLINE may use the information which it collects to personalise your experience on the Web site, to help BROKERS ONLINE select services for inclusion on the Web site which may be of interest to you, and to enable you to obtain services which you have requested via this site. Occasionally, BROKERS ONLINE may contact you by letter, telephone or E Mail to inform you about any other products or services that they believe may be of interest to you.
d. The nature of BROKERS ONLINE business is such that BROKERS ONLINE may ask you to provide sensitive personal data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998. Where BROKERS ONLINE does so, BROKERS ONLINE will request your explicit consent to use such sensitive personal data. Where you provide BROKERS ONLINE with sensitive information BROKERS ONLINE will take appropriate measures to protect such information. e. BROKERS ONLINE or third parties hosting servers on BROKERS ONLINE's behalf may also monitor traffic patterns and usage of the Web site to help it to improve the Web site design and lay out.
3. Sharing Information with Third Parties BROKERS ONLINE will not disclose your personal data to third parties other than as described in this clause (unless BROKERS ONLINE is legally required to do so). a. In order to provide the financial services promoted on this web site, Brokers Online enters into commercial arrangements with third parties to provide the services sought by the visitors to this web site. If you provide information on this web site, that information will be sent to a third party which will use that information to provide the information or service or product you have requested. In all cases the name of the third party to whom the information will be disclosed will be provided to you within the product information pages through which visitors access this web site. With certain products and services the name of the third party is evident because we transfer you to their site so that you supply the information direct to that third party. b. BROKERS ONLINE may need to pass your information to third parties who help BROKERS ONLINE to maintain, administer or develop the Web site but, in those circumstances, that information is only given to those third parties for that limited purpose. In addition, BROKERS ONLINE may provide aggregated statistics about its customers, sales, traffic patterns and related Web site information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will not include any personally identifying information. c. BROKERS ONLINE reserves the right to access and disclose personal data or information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate BROKERS ONLINE systems properly, or to protect BROKERS ONLINE and its clients. 4. Your Consent a. You acknowledge and agree that: - i. In the course of using this Web site, certain information about you will be captured electronically (including sensitive personal data where required, but this will be subject to you giving explicit consent in such cases) and transmitted to BROKERS ONLINE or, and potentially, to any third party as set out above, or to third parties who host this Web site or assist BROKERS ONLINE in maintaining this Web site; and b. By using this Web site, you expressly agree to the collection and use of your information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. 5. Contests and Competitions From time to time BROKERS ONLINE may request information from users for the purposes of running contests or competitions. Participation in these contests or competitions is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice regarding whether or not to disclose this information. 6. BROKERS ONLINE's Responsibilities - Protection of users' information. As required by the Data Protection Act 1998, BROKERS ONLINE follows strict security in the storage procedures and disclosure of information which you have provided on this Web site to prevent unauthorised access. 7. What are 'cookies' and how does BROKERS ONLINE use them? a. A 'cookie' is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your Web browser. On visiting the Web site, your computer will use the cookies to guarantee a secure connection. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If you choose not to receive cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of this Web site. b. BROKERS ONLINE may conduct analysis of user traffic. These analyses will be performed through the use of IP addresses and cookies which are required to ensure a secure server connection. BROKERS ONLINE does not use cookies to store any personal data or browsing habits. Third Parties such as advertising agencies and content providers may use cookies on this Web site to collect personal information about you. BROKERS ONLINE is not responsible for the use of such cookies or any other ways in which your personal data may be collected or used by such third parties. 8. Changes to this Privacy Policy BROKERS ONLINE reserve the right to add or to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at their sole discretion without prior notice to you. If BROKERS ONLINE changes this Privacy Policy, BROKERS ONLINE will post the new Privacy Policy on the Web site and it will become effective from the time of posting to the Web site. Please visit this Privacy Policy on a regular basis to make sure you have read the latest version and you understand what BROKERS ONLINE does with your information. Wherever possible, BROKERS ONLINE will give you notice of any changes prior to their implementation. 9. General This Web site contains links to other Web sites. Please be aware that BROKERS ONLINE cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies of such other sites. BROKERS ONLINE encourages the users of this Web site to be aware when they leave this Web Site they should read the Privacy Statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site. 10. Feedback If you have any queries or problems with regard to this Privacy Policy or the uses to which BROKERS ONLINE puts the information, please E-Mail our HELP DESK.
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