Statement of Privacy
Last updated October 2006
| Simply put: We promise never to share your information with anyone unless we have to. |
InUkLocal.co.uk is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This InUkLocal.co.uk Statement of Privacy applies to InUkLocal.co.uk's family of Web sites and governs data collection and usage at all InUkLocal.co.uk sites and services. Please read the InUkLocal.co.uk Statement of Privacy below and also any supplementary information at the end of this statement for additional details about particular InUkLocal.co.uk sites and services that you may use.
Batley is a general audience web site, intended for users of all ages. Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.
Collection of your Personal Information
At some sites, InUkLocal.co.uk collects personal information, such as your email address and name. At other sites, InUkLocal.co.uk collects anonymous demographic information, that is not unique to you,such as your Postcode, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. Some sites collect a combination of the two types of information. In some cases,information collected by InUkLocal.co.uk may be combined with information obtained from other InUkLocal.co.uk services and other companies.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by InUkLocal.co.uk and may be shared with other Web sites within the InUkLocal.co.uk family of web sites. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by InUkLocal.co.uk for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Batley.
Batley uses encryption technology to provide registration and sign-in services. All of the registration information you provide will be stored by InUkLocal.co.uk on our servers.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personal information through Batley Discussion forums, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: InUkLocal.co.uk may read all email sent through our web site such as your Batley Tell a friend or Contact the author emails.
InUkLocal.co.uk encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Batley so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. InUkLocal.co.uk is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the InUkLocal.co.uk family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
InUkLocal.co.uk and its operational service partners collect and use your personal information to operate Batley and deliver the services you have requested. InUkLocal.co.uk also uses your personal information to inform you of other products or services available from InUkLocal.co.uk and its affiliates. InUkLocal.co.uk may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
InUkLocal.co.uk does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
InUkLocal.co.uk keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Batley, in order to determine what InUkLocal.co.uk sites and services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Batley to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
InUkLocal.co.uk may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on InUkLocal.co.uk or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of InUkLocal.co.uk, including its InUkLocal.co.uk family of Web sites; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Batley, its web sites, or the public.
Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the UK or any other country in which InUkLocal.co.uk or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. InUkLocal.co.uk abides by the Safe Harbour programme developed by the US Department of Commerce and the European Union regarding the collection, use, and retention of data.
Control your Personal Information
InUkLocal.co.uk allows you to modify the information we hold about you by visiting your membership profile page. Please contact us if you wish to delete your membership account.
You may stop the delivery of future email from Batley by following the specific instructions in the email you receive. The instructions explain how to stop receiving such emails.
There are occasions when you will receive emails informing you of technical service issues, product surveys, new feature announcements and news about InUkLocal.co.uk products and services. You may not be able to unsubscribe to these mailings.
Security of your Personal Information
InUkLocal.co.uk strictly protects the security of the personal information you provide. InUkLocal.co.uk secures the personal information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When highly confidential information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted over the Internet, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Use of Cookies
Batley uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize Batley's pages, or register with InUkLocal.co.uk sites or services, a cookie helps InUkLocal.co.uk to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as member ID, email address, and so on. When you return to Batley, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Batley features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the InUkLocal.co.uk services or Web sites you visit. Read "What's a cookie?" for more information.
Use of Third Party Ad Networks
InUkLocal.co.uk does not use any third-party Advertising Networks.
Enforcement of this Statement of Privacy
If you have questions regarding this statement, you should contact InUkLocal.co.uk.
Batley Discussion Forums
While participating in chats, communities or other public forums, InUkLocal.co.uk cautions you against giving out personal information (such as names and addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and driver's license numbers) to strangers online, which they may use for illegal or harmful purposes.
Batley Newsletters and Watches
When you subscribe to an Batley Newsletter or Watch a page, InUkLocal.co.uk requests your email address. InUkLocal.co.uk uses your email address to send you the newsletter(s) or watch(es) you have requested. InUkLocal.co.uk does not share your email address with third parties except as required to deliver the service. Each Batley newsletter or Watch you receive will have instructions on how to unsubscribe prominently mentioned in it.
Changes to this Statement
InUkLocal.co.uk will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. When InUkLocal.co.uk posts changes to this Statement, you will see the word "updated" next to the Privacy Statement link on the front page of Batley. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how InUkLocal.co.uk will use your personal information, InUkLocal.co.uk will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. InUkLocal.co.uk encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how InUkLocal.co.uk is protecting your information.
Contact Information
InUkLocal.co.uk welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that InUkLocal.co.uk has not adhered to this Statement, please contact InUkLocal.co.uk by email.