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Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions of website use

Last updated 30th March 2006.

Please read this document carefully as it contains the legal terms and conditions that you agree to when you use our websites.

The Operator
This website is operated by SPG Media Limited.
SPG Media Limited is registered in England and Wales with number 01155599, registered office at 55-57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1LA, England; SPG Media Limited is a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC.

Definitions
References to "we", "us" or “our” in this document are to SPG Media Limited.
References to "you" in this document are to the users of this website and/or users of SPG Media Limited products and services.
References to "Partner Organisation" in this document are to organisations with whom SPG Media Limited has compiled this website.
References to "the site" in this document are to this website and its contents.

PRIVACY POLICY

At SPG Media Limited we take your right to privacy very seriously. This statement describes the practices we apply at SPG Media Limited with respect to your personal data and expresses our approach to complying with the data protection laws that apply within the UK.

SPG Media Limited is registered to collect and process data under the UK Data Protection Act 1998. We will deal with any personal information that you provide to us in accordance with the provisions of UK data protection laws.

What information do we collect?
SPG Media Limited collects personal information (such as your name, postal address, email address and other information from which your identity is discernable) through our websites, by post, and by telecommunication.

How do we use this information?
First and foremost, SPG Media Limited will use your personal information for the purpose for which you provided it (e.g. processing payment for goods & services, sending requested publications, email newsletters or managing your membership or participation in our events). We, and where relevant our credit card processing agents will not supply your financial information to any third party for commercial exploitation.

Documents published by companies outside of SPG Media Limited may be made available through our websites. If you choose to download such documents your details will be provided to these companies. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of any such companies before submitting your details.

Monitoring your use of our websites
SPG Media Limited uses software provided by Webtrends Inc. to monitor and track your use of our websites. In particular we monitor and track:

  1. Which search engine you used to find and link to our website.
  2. Any banner advertisements you have clicked on.
  3. How you have navigated around our website.
  4. The most popular webpages you have visited within our website.

In order to do this we may also capture details of the Browser Version and operating system you are using.
For more details about how we use Webtrends software and how you can opt out of being monitored in this way please go to: http://ondemand.webtrends.com/privacypolicy.asp#psfv

Cookies
We may also use small files known as "cookies" to enhance users experience of our websites. A cookie is a small amount of data sent to your computer from the computers used by a website. We use cookies to monitor your use of a website and to tailor your experience of the Site so that it best suits you. Most browsers allow you to accept or reject all cookies or notify you when they are sent. If you reject cookies this may affect your use of our websites.

SPG Media Limited is not responsible for the cookies contained on any externally linked websites.

Public areas on our websites
Please note that if you post any of your personal information in public areas of our websites, such as in online bulletin boards or chat rooms, such information may be collected and used by others over whom we have no control. We are not responsible for the use made by third parties of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of our websites.

Your CV details
Our websites may from time to time contain careers pages including a searchable database of CV’s.
Should you wish to submit your CV to the recruitment section of one of our websites we will give you the option of including your CV in our searchable database which is a service offered to assist you in finding employment quickly. We give you a choice in how you do this. You can choose whether or not to make your CV searchable by our clients or not. This allows you to control the level of confidentiality you consider to be appropriate.

We will use our best efforts to limit access to our CV database to recruiters who agree to abide by our terms and conditions. You may remove your CV from our searchable CV database at any time. However, recruiters may have retained a copy of your CV in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of CVs in these circumstances.

Links from our websites
We may provide links to other websites from time to time. These links are provided for your convenience. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content of those websites, we are not responsible for the availability of them and will not be liable in any way for any loss or damage which you may suffer by your use or inability to use those websites.
When you access these linked websites we encourage you read the Privacy Policy of any website that collects personal information from which your identity is discernable.

We may also:

  • Send you information from time to time about SPG Media Limited and the fields in which we operate and which we think may be of interest to you.
  • Share your details with other companies within the group of which SPG Media Limited is a subsidiary.
  • Give you the opportunity to receive communications from relevant third parties. In order for you receive such communications it is essential that we provide these third parties with your details. We will only do so with your permission.
  • Use your personal information for the promotion or marketing of SPG Media Limited and it’s products and services.
  • Send your information to other people (including people based outside of the UK where there may be less strict rules about processing your information) if it is a necessary part of the reason for which you sent your information to us (e.g. to obtain a credit reference, to ask a company to provide a quotation, to distribute your CV) or if we believe the law requires it.
  • Aggregate your personal information with other data (so that you cannot be identified) and use that aggregated data for administrative purposes and/or share it with other people.
  • Give you the opportunity to submit feedback to us. If you choose to do so we may use such feedback as if it were our property including using it for promotional and marketing purposes. We may also contact you for further information about your feedback.

If you do not wish your information to be used for any of the above, or if at any time you would like us to remove your information or change it because it is incorrect, please contact us at privacy@spgmedia.com

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our privacy policy from time to time. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our websites so that you are always aware of what information we collect from you, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose this information to third parties.

If at any point we decide that we wish to use personally identifiable information collected from you in a manner that differs from that stated at the time this information was collected, we will notify you. You will have a choice whether or not to consent to our using your personal information in accordance with our updated privacy policy.

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF WEBSITE USE

  1. The information on this Site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. The Site may contain information submitted by a third party including adverts. The information should not be relied upon for any specific purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness.
  2. Any opinions (express or implied) are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of SGP Media Limited or its partner organisations.
  3. Except for any express warranties or undertakings given on the Site, we exclude all warranties (express or implied) in respect of the Site and the content of and your use of the Site.
  4. We shall not be liable to you for any loss that you suffer (including, without limitation, damages for any consequential loss or loss of business opportunities or projects, or loss of profits) howsoever arising, whether in contract, tort or otherwise from your use or inability to use this Site, or any of its contents, or from any action or omission taken as a result of using this Site provided that nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit our liability for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.
  5. We may provide links to other websites from time to time. These links are provided for your convenience. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content of those websites, we are not responsible for the availability of them and will not be liable in any way for any loss or damage which you may suffer by your use or inability to use those websites.
  6. If you decide to access linked websites you do so at your own risk. If you purchase any goods or services from a third party or third party website to which we provide a link your contract for the supply of those goods and services will be with that third party.
  7. Reference to any product or service on the Site does not constitute an offer to sell or supply that product or service and does not mean that the product or service is available in all countries or that the name and description of any product in your country will be the same as that included on the Site.
  8. We have taken every care in the preparation of the Site. However, as certain technical matters may be beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that you will have uninterrupted or error-free access to the Site at all times.
  9. We make no warranty that the contents of the Site are free from infection by viruses or anything else which has contaminating or destructive properties and shall have no liability in respect thereof.
  10. We reserve the right at any time, without liability for doing so, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any of the content, functions or services we offer on the Site (or any part of them) with or without notice. This includes removing information transmitted by you to us.
  11. You agree that the information you provide us with when you use the Site will be true and complete and that you will keep it true and complete.


By using the site you agree NOT to use the services we provide via the Site to:

  1. Transmit any information or do anything that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
  2. Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affilation with a person or entity;
  3. Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the services
  4. Transmit any information that you do not have a right to transmit or which infringes another's rights;
  5. Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised promotion (including without limitation "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters" or "pyramid schemes");
  6. Transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, damage, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  7. Interfere with or disrupt the services or servers or networks connected to the services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the services; or collect or store personal data about other users.

Personal Information
Many of our websites contain newsletter or event registration forms or publication subscription forms that require you to disclose personal information. We recommend that you read the privacy policy (above) displayed on our websites before submitting your details.

Monitoring your use of our websites
SPG Media Limited uses software provided by Webtrends Inc. to monitor and track your use of our websites. In particular we monitor and track:

  1. Which search engine you used to find and link to our website.
  2. Any banner advertisements you have clicked on.
  3. How you have navigated around our website.
  4. The most popular webpages you have visited within our website.

In order to do this we may also capture details of the Browser Version and operating system you are using.
For more details about how we use Webtrends software and how you can opt out of being monitored in this way please go to: http://ondemand.webtrends.com/privacypolicy.asp#psfv

Children
If you are concerned about your child's use of our websites we encourage you to use Web filtering technology to supervise your child's access to our websites.

Amendment of the Terms and conditions
We reserve the right to amend these Terms without notice to you from time to time. Any such amendment shall be effective once the revised terms have been posted on the Site. We recommend that you read these Terms and Conditions regularly.

Applicable Law
These Terms are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to (and you irrevocably submit to) the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Comments
If you have any comments or questions about the Site please contact us at info@spgmedia.com

COPYRIGHT

© Copyright 2006 SPG Media Limited. All rights reserved.
The copyright in all of the copyright works contained within these pages is either owned by SPG Media Limited or licensed to it. Reproduction of part or all of the contents of any of these pages is prohibited except to the extent permitted below.

These pages and the separate copyright works contained therein may be viewed on screen, downloaded onto a hard disk or printed for your personal use provided that you include this copyright notice on each copy and that you make no alterations to any of the pages and do not use any of the pages in any other work or publication in whatever medium stored. Copyright works contained in these pages may not be used, distributed or copied for any commercial purpose.

Without prejudice to the limited copyright licence granted above and solely to the extent that all or parts of these pages constitute a "database" for the purposes of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 ("the Regulations") reproduction of part or all of these pages is prohibited to the fullest extent permitted by the Regulations.
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