Privacy Policy
This policy sets out how we use and protect any personal information that you
give us when you use this website. If you have any questions about this policy
or do not agree with it, please contact our customer services department using
the Contact Us page.
We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should
check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with any changes.
In general, you can use this website without giving us any information. However,
additional services may be available if we have certain information about you.
What do we do with the information we collect?
We use this information to provide you with a better service, and in particular
for the following reasons:
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internal record keeping;
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to improve our products and services;
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to follow up as part of our customer care procedures;
We may contact you by e-mail, phone, fax or mail, unless you have registered
with the appropriate Preference Service.
Direct Marketing
We would like to provide you with information about new products, promotions,
special offers and other information which we think you may find interesting.
We may send you such information by mail, telephone or fax, unless you have
registered with the appropriate Preference Service. When you provide us with
information, you will be given the option to let us know that you do not want
your information used for direct marketing purposes. If you request this
option, we will not send you any direct marketing.
You can change your mind at any time by contacting:
Data Protection Officer,
Paymentshield Limited,
Paymentshield House,
Wight Moss Way,
Southport
PR8 4HQ
Email marketing
We would also like to provide you with the information above by email. However,
we appreciate that email "spam" has become a problem in recent years.
If you are a Paymentshield Registered Intermediary or you have previously asked
us for information on our products, we may send you information on our range of
products by email, unless you have asked us not to do so.
If the reason you have given us personal information is to receive email
information from us, we will continue to provide this information by email
unless you ask us not to do so.
Otherwise, when you provide us with personal information, we will ask you
whether or not you are happy for us to send you this kind of information by
email.
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing emails
from us, please contact:
Data Protection Officer,
Paymentshield Limited,
Paymentshield House,
Wight Moss Way,
Southport
PR8 4HQ
How to get copies of or amend the information we have collected
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under
the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a
copy of the information held on you please write to:
Data Protection Officer,
Paymentshield Limited,
Paymentshield House,
Wight Moss Way,
Southport
PR8 4HQ
If you think any information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete,
please write or e-mail us as soon as possible. We will correct or update any
information as soon as possible.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to
prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable
physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the
information we collect on line. We use encryption when collecting or
transferring sensitive data such as credit card information.
Linking
We may link to other websites which are not within our control. Once you have
left our website, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of
any information which you provide. You should exercise caution and look at the
privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Cookies
We may use cookies for certain areas of our website. Cookies are files that
store information on your hard drive or browser that means that our website can
recognise that you have visited our website before. They make it easier for you
to maintain your preferences on the website, and by seeing how you use the
website, we can tailor the website around your preferences and measure
usability of the website.
You can, should you choose, disable the cookies from your browser and delete all
cookies currently stored on your computer. This however, may prevent you from
taking full advantage of the website. You can find out how to do this for your
particular browser by clicking "help" on your browser's menu or by visiting
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html.