BusinessWings.co.uk Privacy Policy
BusinessWings.co.uk is a website owned and operated by Dynamis plc, and is a trading style of Dynamis plc.
Dynamis is committed to protecting your privacy and complies with the data protection laws applicable to England and Wales, including the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") outlines how your personal information is treated and forms part of the Terms and Conditions for BusinessWings.co.uk (the "Website"). (We may occasionally modify this Privacy Policy; when this happens Dynamis will notify you via our Terms and Conditions page).
In accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, Dynamis follows strict technical and organisational security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information that you have provided to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing of or accidental loss, destruction or damage to your personal data.
You have a right of access to and a right to rectify or amend any personal information about you held by Dynamis. If you would like any information about how Dynamis deals with your personal data, simply contact our customer services team.
In providing our services to you, it may be necessary for Dynamis to send your personal data outside the European Economic Area to a country which does not have the same protection for personal data as we have in the UK. You consent to the transfer of your personal data for these reasons.
Disclosures
Dynamis may disclose your information, under strict terms of confidentiality and restriction of use, to partners of Dynamis who supply services on behalf of Dynamis and who require to process personal data in the provision of such services. When you use the Website you are consenting to the disclosure of your personal information to Dynamis, unless you have otherwise informed Dynamis that you do not wish us to disclose your personal information. However, under certain circumstances the force of law may require the provision of information to legal authorities. In order to safeguard the interests of its users Dynamis will comply with any such legally binding request.
Collection of information
Dynamis highly respects your privacy and takes careful measures to insure that any personal information collected by us is used solely in accordance with our privacy policy.
As part of the Website, users may exchange knowledge, provide information, reviews, and opinions on editorial content. In order to fulfill the purpose of the Website, Dynamis may collect and display a certain amount of personally identifiable information, the extent of which may vary depending on the type of content provided by users.
Type of information collected
Identifiable information - Your information is collected when you register or fill in a form on the Website, or you send an email to Dynamis. The information that is provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which it is provided, unless you are informed otherwise at the time of giving the information. You may inform Dynamis at any time if you wish Dynamis to cease using your personal information.
Non identifiable information – Dynamis will from time to time collect information from you that does not reveal your personal identity, for example we may ask you to complete online polls. Dynamis uses this information for editorial purposes, and occasionally for other internal purposes. This information is only used in aggregate form and is not connected to any name, address or other personal identifying information.
When registering as an author, or when providing comments, input, feedback, etc, you will be prompted to provide certain personal information, depending on the type of content you provide or service you register. Such prompted information may include your first and last name, mailing address, e-mail address and certain location information such as city, state, and/or zip code, as well as other pertinent information ("Personal Information"). You are not obligated to provide all information, in which case, however, please be advised that you may be able to enjoy only part of the services of the Website. Kindly note that Personal Information may also include certain information which is not explicitly submitted by you, as we log your browser-type related information, IP address, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp, all users who browse our Website will have such information collected from them.
As opposed to Personal Information which you may be prompted to provide when using the Website, which primarily is intended for voluntary sharing and transferring of information, you will also be free to provide any kind of non-abusive information of your choice, such as questions regarding various topics, answers to other people' questions, self-written articles, your profile photo, images of your choice, video reviews, ratings, and any other kind of content you voluntarily choose to provide ("Content").
Use of user generated content
Please note that by using the Website you hereby grant Dynamis the licences set forth in the Terms and Conditions. For further information regarding how your Content may be used, please refer to our Terms and Conditions
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website transfers to a site visitor's hard disk or web browser for added functionality or for tracking website usage. Dynamis uses cookies so that we can personalise your experience of the Website, improve the way the Website works and help you use our services.
Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as providing information. Cookies do not contain any personal information about users. Once you close your browser, the cookie simply terminates. You can set up your browser to reject the cookie or prompt you before accepting them. Please be advised that, if you decline a cookie, you may not be able to access all areas of the Website. Some of our business partners use cookies on the Website (for example, advertisers). We have no access to or control over these cookies. The help menu of most web browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting cookies, notify you when you receive a new one and how to disable cookies. [For more information on cookies, go to www.allaboutcookies.org.]
Third party advertisements
Please be aware that Dynamis may permit third parties to advertise on the Website, in which case advertisements you view shall be run from third party computers. Third parties may send "cookies" to your computer intended for collecting information regarding usage and viewing patterns. Usage of third parties cookies is subject to their privacy policies and not Dynamis' policy.
Updating and / or removing your personal information and privacy preferences
Users to the Website have the right to access, correct and/or remove their Personal Information and privacy preferences at any time.
If you request the removal of your Personal Information, Dynamis will use commercially reasonable efforts to functionally remove you and your Personal Information from the Website. However, please be aware that it may be technically impossible to remove your Personal Information without some residual information being retained by the Website.
Protection of children's personal information
The Website is a general audience website and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 18.
Links to other websites
The Website may contain links to third party websites. Dynamis is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites (including any cookies sent by third party sites), nor will Dynamis be liable for any content related claim arising from visiting such third party websites. Please be advised that in some cases tracking technology may be installed on your hard drive when you click on a link to a third party website. You may reject the installation of such tracking technology by declining to install/download such technology.
Privacy-related enquiries and complaints
If you believe that the Website has not complied with this privacy policy with respect to your Personal Information or if you have other related inquiries or concerns, please feel free to contact us at abuse@BusinessWings.co.uk
Governing law
This privacy policy will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions. Any action arising from or related to this privacy policy and the use of our Website will be brought only before the competent courts of England.
Last Updated 22nd May, 2007