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Triad Group Plc ("We", "our" or "us") takes the privacy of its customers and visitors
to its website www.triad.co.uk (the "site") very seriously and seeks to ensure the highest standards
of compliance with all relevant Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
We have an up-to-date entry under the Data Protection Register in the UK, registration number Z6168654.
This can be seen at: www.ico.gov.uk.
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This policy (together with our Terms of Use and any other documents referred to on it)
sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us,
will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and
practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
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For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act), the data controller is
Triad Group Plc of Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XE.
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Information we may collect from you
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We may collect and process the following data about you:
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Information that you provide by corresponding to us, whether through the email addresses
given on our site or otherwise. This includes information provided at the time of making
initial contact with use, using our services and our site, requesting services and generally
liaising with us. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.
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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 and the resources that you access.
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IP addresses and cookies
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We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system
and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers.
This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
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For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file
which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your
computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service.
They enable us:
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To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
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To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site
according to your individual interests.
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To speed up your searches.
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To recognise you when you return to our site.
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You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse
the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts
of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system
will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
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Where will we store your personal data?
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All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. If we give you (or you are able to chose)
a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this
password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
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Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will
do our best to protect your personal data, 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.
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Uses made of the information
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We use information held about you in the following ways:
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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 provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or
which we feel may interest you in the course of your business, where you have consented
to be contacted for such purposes.
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To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between your
business or organisation and us.
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To allow you to participate in any interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
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To notify you about changes to our service.
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We may also use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data,
to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest
to your business or organisation and we or they may contact you about
these by post or telephone.
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If your business or organisation is an existing customer, we will only contact you by
electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services
similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to your business or organisation.
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If your business or organisation is a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties
to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this.
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If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for
marketing purposes, please let us know and we will comply with your request.
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Disclosure of your information
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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 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985.
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We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
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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.
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If Triad Group Plc 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.
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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 Triad Group Plc, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other
companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
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Your rights
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You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform
you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose
your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing
by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time
by contacting us at enquiries@triad.co.uk.
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Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks,
advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these
websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability
for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
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Access to information
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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.
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Changes to our privacy policy
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Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and,
where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.
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Contact
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Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and
should be addressed to enquiries@triad.co.uk.
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