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Property POD Limited Privacy Policy

Property POD Limited (“Property POD”) is committed to safeguarding Your privacy online.  Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand how We use the information We collect from You, Our data processing practices and how You can instruct Us if You prefer to limit the use of Your information.

In this Privacy Policy:

“Us/Our, We or Company” means Property POD Limited and any of its authorised agents;

“You/Your” means the private individual, firm, company or entity who uses the services.

Information Collected

When You register or request Our services We collect information about You which will include but shall not be limited to: Your name, Company name/details (where applicable), address, post code.  Where applicable we also need to know telephone and fax numbers, email address, type of company and number of offices.

We gather this information to allow Us to process Your registration and process any requests you may make.  The relevant information is then used by Us, Our agents and sub-contractors to communicate with You on any matter relating to Your registration and/or the provision of the service in general.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to Your web browser from a web server and is stored on Your computer's hard drive.  This allows the server to collect information from the browser.

We use “cookies” to identify You when You visit Our Web Site; to keep track of Your browsing patterns and to build up a demographic profile of You.  The cookie also allows You, as a registered user, to enjoy a personalised version of Our site.  If you accept the cookies we will use cookies each time you visit Our Web Site.

Use of Information

Property POD will not share or sell personal information about You with anyone outside the Company.  Property POD reserves the right to provide selected third parties with statistics.  This will be for the purposes of monitoring Web Site usage in order to help Us develop the Web Site and Our services.  This information will be purely generic and will not enable identification of You.

Property POD is committed to offering You a high quality service.  This includes providing You with information of other products and services that You indicate may be of interest to You.

If you wish to receive this information please tick the appropriate box on the Registration Page of the Web Site.

Data Protection

Property POD is bound by and complies with the Data Protection Act 1998.  This Act relates to storage and disclosure of information which is personal to You.  Property POD’s intention is to prevent access to Your personal information by unauthorised parties.  Property POD is registered with the Data Protection Commissioner.

When You register or request the services Your registration/request with Property POD constitutes Your express consent to the use by Property POD of the data contributed by You at registration for data advertising and marketing purposes.

Security

The internet is not a secure medium.  However, We have put in place various security procedures as set out in this policy.

Any request for Your Information will be through a secure medium using SSL 128 Bit encryption.  Your information will be stored on a password-protected database.

As an End Users of the Web Site You will be provided with a username and password to allow You to log in to the Web Site and use portions of the Web Site.  Your log in is protected by a session manager which will automatically log You out of the system if it detects in –activity over a set period of time. 

The Web Site is protected by a firewall.

We also keep Your information confidential.  The internal procedures of Property POD cover the storage, access and disclosure of your information.

Property POD has security measures in operation to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of customer data (including e-mail) within its database. Subject to compliance with the Data Protection Act Property POD cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur but it will use its best endeavours to prevent this happening. 

Sale of business

If the Company is sold or integrated with another business Your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and their advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the business.

Updating, correcting and deleting your details

If any of the information that You have provided to Property POD changes, for example if You change Your e-mail address, name or payment details, please let Us know the correct details by sending an e-mail to accounts@propertypod.co.uk  or by sending a letter to Property POD, Avon House, 46 High street, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 1AG.

Your consent

By submitting Your information You consent to opt into the use of that information in accordance with this policy.  If We change Our privacy policy We will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the Web Site, so that You may be aware of the information We collect and how We use it at all times.  We will also e-mail You should We make any changes so that You may consent to Our use of Your information in that way.  Continued use of the service will signify that You agree to any such changes.

Owing to the global nature of the Internet infrastructure, the information You provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protections in place regarding Your data and its use as set out in this policy. However, We have taken the steps outlined above to try to improve the security of Your information.  By submitting Your information You consent to these transfers.

Disclosure

We reserve the right to disclose Your information in cases in which We have reason to believe that such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or commence proceedings against someone who may be in breach of our Terms and Conditions or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Our rights or property, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.  We further reserve the right to disclose or access account information when the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that We deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve Our products and services.

Links

Advertisers or web sites that have links on Our site may collect personally identifiable information about You.  When You subscribe to Property POD Your registration with Us constitutes Your express consent to the collection of such personally identifiable information in such circumstances.  The data protection practices, if any, of those web sites linked to Property POD are not covered by this privacy statement.

How to contact Property POD

We welcome Your views about Our Web Site and Our privacy policy. If you would like to contact Us with any queries or comments please send an e-mail to info@propertypod.co.uk.