Our privacy policy relates to all of the websites in the Modculture Media group, all of which are based in the United Kingdom. This privacy policy explains what information (if any) is collected by the sites and how it is used. All of our sites, with the exception of forums, are free to access, without the need to disclose any personally identifiable information about yourself.
By using one of our sites or submitting information to us in any way, you signify your consent to our use and disclosure of information in accordance with this privacy policy. If you do not agree with this privacy policy, you must not use the site or submit information to us through or in connection with the site.
The information collected by the site
We access personal information including but not limited to your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, for running and maintaining any email mailouts, competition entries you have subscribed to, publishing comments, in relation to our forums and for website enquiries We also use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website, These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. This includes Google as a third-party vendor, which uses cookies (including the DART cookie) to serve ads on the site, based on previous visits to this site and other sites. If you would like more information about this practice and would like to know your options in relation to not having this information used, please click here.
We do not use any personal information except for the express purpose of carrying out the functions stated. Your personal details will not be passed to a third party without your consent unless stated in this privacy policy and all competition entries are discarded at competition end. If you wish to remove yourself from any email lists, all mailouts have an unsubscribe link. You can also permanently delete any forum accounts you may have. If you have any concerns regarding information collected by the site, contact us via the Modculture Media site.
We also gather this information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring site usage and may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These statistics will not include personal information that can be used to identify you.
If you choose to post messages in our forum or other message/comment areas (where we provide such capability), that information can be retained as necessary to resolve disputes and deal with issues relating to the law.
Security of information
The internet is never 100 per cent safe, but we do try our upmost to keep all information and data as secure as possible. Where you have been allocated a user admin area as part of one of our sites, this area is protected by your user name and password, which you should never divulge to anyone else.
Please be aware that communications over the internet (including email) are not secure unless they have been encrypted. Your communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered - this is the nature of the net. We cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorised access or loss of personal information that is beyond our control.
We believe that we have appropriate policies, rules and measures in place to protect the personal data that we have under our control from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss. Everyone in the employ of Modculture Media associated with, the processing of your personal information are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' information.
We also ensure that your information will not be disclosed to government institutions or authorities except if required by law or when requested to by regulatory bodies or law enforcement organisations.
Disclosure of information
As stated above, we do not offer specific personal information about any of our visitors to third parties unless stated in the privacy policy. Information can only be accessed by employees of Modculture Media and related contractors (including but not limited to IT support services). The only possible exceptions to this are:
Government bodies and law enforcement agencies and in response to other legal and regulatory requests.
Auditors or contractors or other advisers auditing, assisting with or advising on any of our business purposes.
Your rights in relation to your information
You can email us at any time to obtain a list of any information we currently hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected or to request the information is erased. We will need your full name and address and brief details of the information you require. Furthermore, we would also require proof of your identity before any details are divulged. We may charge a fee to cover the administration costs involved in providing you with a copy of your information.
Cookies
You should be aware that by using the sites, information and data may be automatically collected through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that store basic information that a web site can use to recognise repeat site visits and, as an example, recall your name if this has been previously supplied. We may use this information (and share it with third party business partners) to observe your internet use and to compile data in order to improve the site, target advertising to you and assess general effectiveness of such advertising.
Cookies do not attach to your system or damage your files. If You do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows You to deny or accept the cookies feature. Note, however, that 'personalised' services may be affected if the cookies option is disabled. If you wish to disable the setting of cookies in your browser, please visit AboutCookies.org for the most up to date instructions.
Consent and changes to this privacy policy
By submitting any personal information to us you consent to the use of information as set out in this policy. We reserve the right to amend or modify this privacy policy and if we do so we will post the changes on this page. It is your responsibility to check the privacy policy every time you submit information to us. Use will signify that you agree to any such changes.
Use of your personal information submitted to other sites
We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you accessed the third party site using links from one of our sites. We recommend that you check the policy of each site you visit and contact the owner or operator of that site if you have concerns or questions.
Further information
For further information from us on data protection and privacy or any requests concerning your personal information please email us via the Modculture Media site.
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