Every subsidiary of the Williams Lea Group ("Williams Lea") respects the privacy of every individual who uses this website. This statement outlines the personal information Williams Lea collects from users of this website and how that information is used. This statement also instructs you on what to do if you do not want your personal information collected or shared when you visit this website.
Please be aware that this statement only applies to this website and not to any other website that we may provide links to.
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (“the Act”), the data controller is Williams Lea Limited of Clifton House, Worship Street, London EC2A 2EJ.
Consent
By using this website and inputting your personal information, you consent to the collection and use of this information in accordance with this privacy statement.
What information may we collect from you?
Williams Lea will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (e.g. name, address, telephone number and email address) unless you provide it voluntarily through our website.
We may collect the following information from you:
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Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site, posting material or requesting further services.
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If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
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Details of your visits to our site (including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other
communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise) and the resources that you access.
How do we use your personal information?
Williams Lea will not intentionally disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent unless it is necessary to do so in order to deal with any request or enquiry you have made using our website.
Your personal information may be controlled and processed by any of Williams Lea's offices around the world. We may transfer your personal information to, and store your information in, a country outside the European Economic Area, which may not have privacy or data protection laws comparable to European law. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing.
Williams Lea will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy statement. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Williams Lea will do its best to protect your personal data but we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Information requests and inquiries
When you submit requests for information or enquiries using our website, we will use the personal information you provide to deal with your request or enquiry. This information may include contact details, such as name, address, and email address. The personal information we collect may change from time to time, but will only be collected when you give it voluntarily.
Updates, new products/services and other related matters
With your consent, we may also use your personal information in the following ways:
To inform you of new services, changes to this website and other related matters which we feel may be of interest to you. Except as detailed below, you will not be automatically included in such mailings, but must actively request them.
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To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
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To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
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To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
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To notify you about changes to our service.
We will not use your personal information to send you unsolicited marketing communications by email or any other means without your consent.
Cookies
Williams Lea may utilise "cookie" technology to make your use of the Williams Lea website more convenient and to assist our efforts to gather and track the information described above.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from the Williams Lea website. The cookie may be a 'session cookie' or a 'persistent cookie'. A session cookie is automatically deleted once you either turn off your computer or exit from the portion of the website that placed the session cookie on your computer. A persistent cookie is stored on your computer's hard drive until it expires or is deleted.
The information collected by cookies may be used to help us improve the Williams Lea website. It enables us to know who you are when you return to our site, allowing us to store and access your preferences and customise your website experience.
If you do not wish to have cookies placed on your computer, you can disable cookies through your Internet browser. If you want to know how to do this, please access the "Help" menu on your browser. Further information regarding the use of cookies, including their deactivation can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org. This website is run by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and provides guidance to users on how to turn off cookies. Disabling cookies may prevent you from accessing features of the Williams Lea website.
Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1156 and Schedule 6 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (as amended or superseded).
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
If Williams Lea or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Williams Lea our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Links to other Websites
This website may contain links to other third party websites with whom we have a relationship. However, we are not responsible for these websites and their privacy practices. We therefore suggest that you read the privacy policy statements on any website that you visit from a link on this site, as their policies and procedures may differ from our own.
Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you. We will correct or delete any inaccurate information that we are holding about you that is brought to our attention.
Changes to this privacy statement
We may change this privacy statement from time to time. These changes will be brought to your attention by publishing them on this website, so we suggest you check back from time to time. However, if we intend to make material changes to the way we use your personal information we will seek your consent before doing so.
Last revision effective: February 2009
Feedback/more information
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding privacy and the Williams Lea website, or if you wish to withdraw consent you have previously given to any use of your personal information, please contact us at marketing@williamslea.com or Data Protection Officer, Williams Lea, Clifton House, Worship Street, London, EC2A 2EJ, UK.