Privacy Policy for use of www.decisivemedia.co.uk Website
Decisive Media Limited is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This Privacy Policy explains how we use the information we collect about you and procedures we have in place to safeguard your privacy.
In this Privacy Policy references to we, us and our, are to Decisive Media Limited. References to the Website are to www.decisivemedia.co.uk. Certain expressions used in this Privacy Policy (such as User Content) have definitions which are set out in the Terms and Conditions for use of this Website.
1. What Information we collect
The information we collect via the Website may include:
1.1 Personal details you give us through completion of forms on the Website, including name, address, telephone number, email address etc.
1.2 Debit or credit card information which we need to pass to a bank or card processing agency for verification.
1.3 Your IP address, your preferences and use of email updates.
1.4 Personal information or video content that you post as part of your User Content.
1.5 Data recorded by the Website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings. Such data is recorded locally on your computer through the use of cookies. Your browser can be programmed to reject cookies or warn you before downloading them. However some features of the website may not function properly if you programme your browser to reject cookies.
1.6 When you use the Website our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. This may include your web request, internet protocol address, browser type, browser language, URL's, URL's domain names, pages viewed and other matters together with cookies which may identify your browser.
2. What we do with your Information
Any personal information we collect from the Website we use for some or all of the following purposes:
2.1 To process your registration and provide you the features and functionality of the Website.
2.2 Personal information or video content that you post as part of your User Content becomes publicly available and can be viewed and used by others. Your account name (but not your email address) is displayed to other users when you use the Website or send messages through the Website and other users can contact you by sending messages through the Website. Any videos that you submit to the Website may be redistributed through the internet and other media and may be viewed by the public.
2.3 In some cases we may use your email address to send you information on other products and services. You will be offered the option to opt out of such service.
2.4 We may need to pass the information we collect to third parties for administrative purposes. We may use third parties to carry out certain activities such as processing and sorting data, monitoring use of the Website etc. Such third parties will not be allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes.
2.5 We may use aggregated information for the purpose of monitoring use of the Website. Such aggregated information may be provided to third parties. These statistics will not include information which can be used to identify any individual.
2.6 We may provide personal data to carefully selected third parties for commercial or marketing use where we believe such third parties provide goods or services which may be of interest to you. You may opt out of such service. We can supply a complete list of third parties to whom personal data is supplied upon request.
3. Links
3.1 As a User you may have access to a specific part of the Website where your User Content may be posted. We will agree with you which personnel may access certain areas of the Website.
3.2 The Website may contain links to other sites. Please note that we are not responsible for the Privacy Policies or practices of other sites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave the Website and to read the Privacy Policies of other sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on the Website.
4. Protection of Information
4.1 The internet is not a secure medium. However, we have put in place recommended data security measures and will review these and keep them updated regularly.
4.2 Subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy, we keep your information confidential. To ensure that we are able to maintain confidentiality you must comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website.
4.3 You agree not to collect any personal information on other living individuals by your access to User Content posted by others upon the Website.
5. Updating/Modification
5.1 If any of the details you have provided the Website changes, please give us correct details by sending an email to info@decisivemedia.co.uk
5.2 We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy without notice. The new Privacy Policy will be posted upon the Website and your continued use of the Website will be considered acceptance of it. You are advised to check this Privacy Policy regularly.
6. Your Consent
6.1 By submitting your information on the Website, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Privacy Policy. If we change the Privacy Policy we will post the changes on this page and we may place notices on other pages of the Website so that you may be aware of such change. Your continued use of the Website will then signify that you agree to such changes.
6.2 Owing to the global nature of the internet, the information you provide may be transferred to companies outside the European Economic Area (EEA) that do not have similar protections in place to those which apply in the EEA regarding your data and its use as set out in this Policy. However, we have taken steps outlined in this Policy to protect the security of your information and will keep any transfers outside the EEA to a necessary minimum. By submitting your information you consent to these transfers.
7. Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Devices
7.1 We use cookies to help personalise your use of the Website. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your computer's hard drive by the web server so that the website can remember who you are. This information may include information relating to your use of the Website, information about your computer such as the computer's IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page. If you are a registered user or subscriber this may include your name and email address , which may be transferred to data processors for registered user or subscriber verification purposes.
7.2 We use information from cookies for purposes which may include:
- identifying returning users, registrants and subscribers and to allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the site
- eliminating the need for returning users to re-enter their login details
- enabling you to move more easily around our sites
- tracking your use of our sites to better develop our sites in accordance with your requirements
- building up a profile based on your browsing patterns across our sites and third party websites, which enables us to make advertisements available to you that are more relevant to your interests
7.3 You can delete cookies from your hard drive at any time however this will mean that any settings such as your stored username and password will have to be reset.
7.4 You can set your internet browser so that it will not allow cookies to be stored on your computer. This may reduce functionality of the site, prevent access to registration/subscription-only areas of the site and mean that certain features or content will not be available to you. Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer can be found on http://www.allaboutcookies.org under the 'manage cookies' section. Alternatively go to the help menu within your internet browser.
7.5 From time to time we may permit third party companies to set cookies on the Website for purposes which may include market research, serving advertisements, revenue tracking or to improve functionality of the site.
7.6 The Website may use pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files may be provided by our Ad Management Partner – DoubleClick. These files enable our Ad Management Partner to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The information that our Ad Management Partner collects via cookies is anonymous. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. For more information about DoubleClick, including information about their use of Spotlight Technology, and how to opt out of these technologies, go to http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy.
7.7 The website uses web analytics services provided by Google, Inc which uses cookies to help us to analyse how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored on servers in the United States and/or United Kingdom. They will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our site, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. They may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on their behalf. They will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. If you wish to refuse the use of cookies by Google please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout . You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.
7.8 By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by those service providers in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Some of the advertisements you see on the Website are generated by third party service providers. Some of these third parties generate cookies for statistical purposes on behalf of Decisive Media, for example, for tracking how many unique users have seen a particular advertisement, and how many times they have seen it, and for providing you with advertisements that are more relevant to your interests. They do not contain personal information such as your name or email address.
8. Data Subject Requests
8.1 We are the Data Controller in respect of personal data submitted to you in respect of the Website for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998.
8.2 If you wish to update the personal information or make a subject access request please email info@decisivemedia.co.uk
8.3 This Privacy Policy is subject to the Terms and Conditions for use of this Website which are situated elsewhere on the Website.
Copyright Complaints
Copyright Infringement Notification
www.decisivemedia.co.uk Website
If you see material on the Website which you consider is an infringement of any copyright to which you claim to be entitled in accordance with the Copyrights, Patents and Designs Act 1988 (as amended) please contact us at the address stated below to notify us of the alleged infringement and in doing so complying with the following requirements. Please supply:-
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyright work that you claim has been infringed.
3. Definitive identification of the copyright material that you claim has been infringed and which you wish to have removed from the Website. Providing a complete URL in the body of an email is the best way to help us locate such material quickly.
4. Full information regarding the complainant including:
i. Name (and company number and place of incorporation if appropriate).
ii. Address.
iii. Telephone and email contact.
iv. A statement that the complainant owns the copyright material or is duly authorised to make this complaint on behalf of an identified copyright owner.
5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate to the best of the provider’s knowledge and belief and that the complainant is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the claimed copyright material.
Your written notice should be sent to info@decisivemedia.co.uk
Decisive Media Ltd
Copyright Complaints
3 London Wall Buildings
London
EC2M 5PD
Tel: 0207 448 1070
Fax: 0207 448 1099
We will take reasonable steps to remove copyright material from the Website where complete and accurate information is submitted in respect of the alleged copyright infringement. You are not entitled to submit a copyright infringement notification where you do not own or are not authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright material. Such an action may render you liable to legal action by the true owner of the copyright material.