Privacy Policy
how this website complies with the data protection act and the freedom of information act
Mark Hollingsworth
(hereafter referred to as the Author has established this Privacy Policy to explain how he protects and manages
personal information submitted via this website. (last updated 22nd October 2009).
1. Consent for Collection,
Use and Disclosure
You do not have to give any personal information to use the information
on this site.
However, your use of the the Author's site constitutes your consent
to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you have given your details
they may be updated, amended or removed at any time by sending an
email via our 'Contact' form specifying the alterations required.
The Author may occasionally update this Privacy
Policy. When het does, the Author will also revise the "last
updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Those changes
will then apply to any future use by you of this website.
2. Purposes for Collecting Personal Information
(Identified Purposes)
We use personal information for the following purposes only:
(a) to communicate with customers and site visitors and to inform
you of books and articles available from the Author.
(b) to fulfil your requests for books, services or information
(c) to further understand customer needs regarding the Author's
bookts and services
(d) to enable us to review the effectiveness of our website and
other marketing initiatives
(e) for administration purposes
(f) to allow you to receive newsletters and inform you of events
(g) to process any request for employment
(h) to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process
or government request
(i) to protect the services, products or rights of the Author,
including but not limited to the security or integrity of the the Author site
and
(j) to identify and resolve technical problems concerning the Author's
site, books and services.
The Author may use personal information in an aggregate
form (i.e., not individually attributable to you) for its business
analysis, operational, marketing and other promotional purposes.
If we hire other companies to provide some products
or services on our behalf, then we will only provide those companies
the personal information they need for the Identified Purposes,
and we will limit their rights to use and further disclose your
personal information as appropriate in the course of their work
for us.
3. Limiting the Collection of Personal Information
The Author limits its collection of personal information to only
that information which is necessary for the Identified Purposes.
4. Disclosure, Processing and Retention
The Author does not sell, rent or disclose your personal information
to anyone else, except:
(a) to someone you have designated to act as your
agent, for one or more of the Identified Purposes (listed in Section
2, above);
(b) to the Author's employees, independent contractors,
consultants, business associates, suppliers and agents, acting on
the Author's behalf for any of the Identified Purposes;
(c) when required to do so by law.
5. Security
We keep your information stored on information systems protected
by passwords in premises secured by 24/7 monitored alarms.
6. Linked sites
If you follow links to other websites from this website we do not
control those sites and are not responsible for the use of your
data by those site owners.
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