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Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction


    The website hosted at www.plimsollworld.com (“the Website”) is hosted by Finisco Ltd, Broadcast Centre Belfast, Venture Gate, 32-36 Dublin Road, Belfast BT2 7HN on behalf of Plimsoll Publishing Ltd, which is a limited company registered in England & Wales and whose registered office and trading address is Scotswood House, Thornaby Place, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6SB (“Plimsoll”, “us” or “we”).

    Plimsoll is responsible for the Website and is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and security. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (“the Act”) the data controller is Plimsoll.

    This Privacy Policy sets out the basis upon which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, may be processed by (or on behalf of) Plimsoll. Personal data collected or provided via any means, for example our website, orders placed by you and meetings with and emails and telephone calls to and from us is covered by this Privacy Policy unless we expressly state otherwise in writing.

    Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By providing your personal data to Plimsoll, you will be deemed to have consented to processing of such data by us as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with use of your personal data as set out in this Privacy Policy you should not submit your personal data to us.

  2. Collection and use of your personal data


    Your personal data may be collected by Plimsoll through our website, orders placed by you, meetings with and emails and telephone calls to and from us. Personal data may also be provided about you by third parties.

    Your personal data may be processed by (or on behalf of) Plimsoll for any of the following purposes:

    • providing our services to you;
    • communicating with you by telephone, text, email and/or post (in accordance with your preferences) about Plimsoll’s activities, promotions and events;
    • communicating with you by telephone, text, email and/or post (in accordance with your preferences) about the activities, promotions and events of carefully selected organisations that are linked to Plimsoll;
    • in relation to promotions etc run jointly with a third party – as set out in paragraph 6;
    • conducting analytical studies of the activities of our clients, contacts and other visitors to the Website;
    • providing aggregate statistics about our clients, contacts and other visitors to the Website, traffic patterns and related site information to third parties, but these statistics will not contain any information about you from which you could be identified unless you have given your consent;
    • if you have given your consent only, we may provide a copy of the personal data that we hold about you to third parties; and
    • as otherwise outlined at the time of collection of your personal data in accordance with the preferences that you express.

  3. Changing your preferences


    We want to make sure that you are happy with the ways in which we hold and use your personal data. If at any time you wish to check, update or amend your personal data or preferences, please contact us at enquiries@plimsoll.co.uk.

  4. Security measures and possibility of international transfer


    Plimsoll is registered in accordance with and seeks to comply with the Act. We follow appropriate security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal data so as to prevent unauthorised access by third parties. We also require those parties to whom we transfer personal data to comply with the same. However, the Internet is not a totally secure medium and you acknowledge and agree that Plimsoll shall not be responsible for any unauthorised use, distribution, damage or destruction of personal data, except to the extent we are required to accept such responsibility by the Act.

    Please note that we may sometimes transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) that may not have the same level of protection as countries within the EEA. If we intend to do this, then, where practical and appropriate, before doing so we will put contractual arrangements in place to ensure the adequate protection of your data and we shall endeavour to ensure that any such contractual arrangements comply with the standards required by the Information Commissioner.

  5. Who else will we provide your data to?


    We will not pass on your personal details to any third party unless (i) we have your consent or (ii) as set out below:

    • in relation to each of the uses set out in paragraph 2, your personal data may be shared with our partners, employees and/or third party organisations that we appoint to assist Plimsoll. We shall endeavour to ensure that any such recipients of your personal data use appropriate security measures to protect your personal data - see paragraph 4 above;
    • in relation to any promotions that we run jointly with a third party - see paragraph 6;
    • in relation to any acquisition by Plimsoll or if Plimsoll is acquired by or merged with, another company, we may transfer your personal data to purchasers or subsidiaries (and potential purchasers or subsidiaries). This will enable you, for example, to continue your relationship with Plimsoll despite a change of ownership;
    • in relation to content posted by you as set out in paragraph 7; and
    • in circumstances in which we are required or authorised by law (including, but not limited to, the Act), court order, regulatory or governmental authorities to disclose your personal data.

  6. Special promotions


    Occasionally we may run a joint initiative with a third party, for example a joint seminar. In those circumstances we may transfer personal data to the named third parties. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal data, if the data will be shared with the third part(ies) (where it is Plimsoll that is collecting the personal data) and whose privacy policy will apply.

  7. Content posted by you


    Of course, if you post any personal data to any bulletin boards or forums, this information will immediately be made available to other users throughout the world who may use it to send you unsolicited communications.

    Also, if you post any content in breach of our Website Terms & Conditions (available here) we may inform any relevant third parties such as your employer, e-mail/Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.

  8. The use of 'Cookies'


    In order to enable us to provide you with a personalised browsing experience, the Website may use 'cookie' information collection technology. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are issued to your computer when you enter a website. Cookies are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive, and they can be used for a wide range of purposes, such as identifying your computer's previous visits to the website, and to ascertain the most popular features of the website.

    Like many other websites, our Website may use cookies as they enable us to identify your computer when you visit this Website. We may use cookies to develop a clearer picture of which parts of the Website are the most popular to its visitors, and your preferences. You are not obliged to accept cookies and you may amend your browser's settings to prevent it from accepting cookies. Click here [link to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/] for instructions on how to disable cookies.

    Please be aware that if you do disable cookies, certain services on our Website may not be available to you and your enjoyment of the Website may be impaired.

  9. Links and Third Party Advertising


    Any links on the Website may take you to third party sites over which we have no control. When linking to another website you should read the privacy policy stated on that Website. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of your personal data on any third party Websites.

  10. Access to your personal data


    You may be entitled to ask us for details of the personal data that we hold about you, the purposes for which it is being or will be processed, and the recipients or classes of recipients to whom it is being or will be disclosed. If you would like to request this data, please contact us at enquiries@plimsoll.co.uk. We may charge a fee for providing this information to you (details of which are available upon request).

  11. Changes to Privacy Policy and queries


    This Privacy Policy was last updated on 26 May 2011. Plimsoll reserves the right to vary this Privacy Policy from time to time. Such variations become effective immediately upon the posting of the varied Privacy Policy on the Website. By continuing to use the Website you will be deemed to accept such variations.

    If you have any queries about this Privacy Policy or any queries about the protection of personal data we hold about you, please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@plimsoll.co.uk.