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About
Us and your Privacy
Your privacy on the Internet is
important to us. As part of the operations of The Orange
Pages, we gather certain types of information about The Orange
Pages users. This Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") explains
the types of information we gather, what we do with it and how
you may correct or change information that The Orange Pages
may collect.
Information
Collected by The Orange Pages
The Orange Pages collects two types of information about
users: personal information (such as name, e-mail address and
demographic information) and aggregate information (such as
information about how many users log on to our sites on a
daily basis).
Personal
Information
Personal information is
only ever collected when users
voluntarily register for membership services, These services
include certain site features, receiving electronic
newsletters, receiving electronic promotions or
advertisements, using community and communication services,
answering surveys, purchasing items, and entering contests and
other promotional opportunities provided on our sites. We may
collect personal information from you in other areas of our
sites, but we will provide on-screen notification that we are
doing so. We may receive personal usage and demographic
information from our third-party partners, and we also collect
e-mail addresses from users who send us support mail or
request technical or other help; This information enables The
Orange Pages to improve our sites to make your online visits
more productive and enjoyable.
Aggregate Information
One method of collecting aggregate information about your
activities online (such as the pages you access most
frequently or the search terms you enter, and information
volunteered by you (such as survey or registration
information), is by tracking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to
your computer whenever you surf the Web. The computers that
deliver the Web pages to you automatically identify your
computer by its IP address. When you request a page from one
of our sites, our servers log your IP address. Our sites
record IP addresses for the purposes of system administration
and to provide aggregate data to advertisers about the volume
of use on our sites. We also create aggregate reports on user
demographics and traffic patterns for advertisers and
partners. This allows these parties to advertise more
effectively, and allows you to receive advertisements that are
most relevant to your personal interests. An advertiser will
not know that you clicked its advertisement unless you
voluntarily and explicitly permit us to provide such
information.
Search Terms
As a measure of user interest, we may track search terms that
are entered into our sites' search features. Search data and
user-provided information help to improve the relevancy of
search results by learning user preferences and prioritizing
search results accordingly. The intended result is a more
efficient search feature for visitors to our sites.
Use of Cookies
Our sites
DO NOT use 'cookies' to record information. A cookie is a
small data file that Web sites store on your hard drive when
you visit them. Cookies allow us to measure activity on our
sites and to improve your user experience by remembering your
passwords and viewing preferences, and allowing you to visit
various members-only parts of our sites without
re-registering. Cookies allow us to determine which areas and
features of our sites are most popular by measuring user
activity. This information allows us to make improvements and
updates to improve your The Orange Pages experience. Our sites
do not use cookies to retrieve any information from your
computer. Most browsers are set to accept cookies. If you
prefer, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert
you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of our
sites, such as the members-only areas will not function
properly if you choose not to accept cookies. You may
occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. The Orange
Pages does not control these cookies, and they are not subject
to The Orange Pages' Privacy Policy.
Use of Information
Collected by The Orange Pages
The Orange Pages uses the personal information we collect to
improve the content of our sites; to customize the content
and/or layout of our sites for each individual user; to notify
users about updates to our sites or promotional offers or
opportunities that we believe will be of interest to users;
and to investigate violations of our terms and conditions of
use.
Sharing Data with Third
Parties
The Orange Pages DOES NOT share aggregate information with third
parties for advertising, promotional, and site usage purposes
unless with user permission which is normally given via
accpetance of any of our (Terms and Conditions) policies, We will always request
permission to share such information on our sites. You may
elect not to participate by clicking the appropriate on-screen
button or link. The Orange Pages may also share personal information
with consultants and affiliates for internal business purposes
and will only divulge personal information if such information is
subpoenaed, or if The Orange Pages believes that membership or
use of our sites and services
has been used to commit unlawful acts, or acts that may
endanger the health or safety of another user or of the
general public. In some situations, we will share your
personal information, on a confidential basis, with third
parties who perform a particular service on our behalf, such
as sending e-mails. These parties are carefully chosen and are allowed to use
personal information except for the limited purpose of
providing the particular service on our behalf. In addition,
The Orange Pages may receive personal usage and demographic
information from third parties and uses this information to
improve our products and services.
Occasionally, we may post the
name of a user (for example, a contest winner) on one of our
sites. The Orange Pages will notify you of this possibility
when you provide your information or, if possible, will notify
you when the information is posted.
The Orange Pages may use a
third-party advertising company to serve ads when you visit
our sites; This company may use information (not including
your name, address, email address or telephone number) about
your visits to our and other web sites in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. In
addition, we share web site usage information about visitors
to our sites with such company for the purpose of managing and
targeting advertisements on our sites. For this purpose, we
and any third-party advertising company we may use, may note
some of the pages you visit on our sites through the use of
pixel tags (also called clear gifs).
Electronic Newsletters
Some of our sites offer free, electronic newsletters as a
service to our users. You will only receive a newsletter if
you agree to receive it during registration to one of the
areas of our sites or directly from our newsletter sign-up
form. We will not divulge your membership in a newsletter
mailing list to any third parties, including advertisers or
partners, if you request that we not do so when you register.
If you have registered through
our online registration system and have subscribed to one or
more of The Orange Pages' e-mail newsletters but do not want
to continue receiving such e-mail newsletters, please send an
e-mail to:
Unsubscribe@TheOrangePages.com.
The Orange Pages
Merchant Services
The Orange Pages' merchant services allow you to facilitate a
transaction through the The Orange Pages sites and third party
merchant sites and make online purchases such as link
submission, these purchases may
require credit card and personal contact information. The
Orange Pages' merchant services send the information to the
merchant automatically when you make your purchase, using
encryption technology to protect your information during this
transfer. We strive to make your shopping experience as
worry-free as possible. We use secure server software (SSL),
the industry standard for ensuring the security of your
electronic commerce transactions. SSL encrypts all of your
personal information transmitted over the Internet, including
your credit card number and name and address. This technology
is designed to protect your information by rendering it
useless, should it ever be intercepted in transit. Note that
each of our online merchants follows separate privacy
policies. The Orange Pages is not responsible for policies
other than our own. For more information about a merchant's
policy, visit the merchant's home page and read carefully its
privacy policy.
Children and Privacy
The Orange Pages encourages parents and guardians to spend
time with their children online, and to be familiar with the
sites their children visit. At various places on our sites, we
ask whether users are under the age of 18 or 13. The Orange
Pages relies on our users to be truthful in responding to
these questions.
Individuals Under 13
No information should be submitted to or posted on our sites
by users under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13
are not allowed to become registered users of our sites.
Individuals 13 Through
17
The Orange Pages requests that children under the age of 18
not submit or post information to our sites. If an individual
between the ages of 13 and 17 does so, The Orange Pages may
collect information (including personally identifying
information). This information may be used for marketing and
promotional purposes by The Orange Pages and may, with the
user's permission, be shared with pre-screened third parties.
If a user or his/her parent or guardian changes his/her mind
with respect to such use, that user, parent or guardian may
stop that use either by e-mail request or by modifying his/her
registration information online.
Community of Public
Areas
Information posted to the event guide, message boards, chat
areas, clubs and home pages is available to the general
public. Please use caution when posting any such information.
Users under the age of 18 should be particularly careful not
to provide any personally identifying information. Users of
chat areas and message boards must follow acceptable standards
of behaviour when posting messages online. The Orange Pages
reserves the right to, but is not obligated to, refuse or
delete any content that in our sole discretion is considered
inappropriate.
Links to Other Sites
As a Directory our site contain links to sites other than our
own. Those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as
The Orange Pages. Such links may be to advertisers, content
providers or partners who may use our logo and/or style as a
result of a co-branding agreement. These sites may send their
own cookies to you, and may collect information and use it in
a way inconsistent with The Orange Pages' privacy policy. The
Orange Pages does not control the content that appears on
these sites. Such sites may contain information that content
providers independent of The Orange Pages have created,
maintained, published, posted or otherwise made available. The
use of any information or materials that you may access at
these external sites is purely voluntary. You should not rely
on their contents without independent and thorough review of
the accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, timeliness and
correct sequencing. These external sites may also refer to
specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade
name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise.
Unless The Orange Pages has provided explicit authority, such
references in no way indicate our endorsement, recommendation
or preference.
Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, we may sell or buy
assets. In such transactions, customer information generally
is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the
unlikely event that Orange Pages Ltd., or substantially all of
its assets are acquired, customer information will of course
be one of the transferred assets.
Additional Information
No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be
completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not
under the control of The Orange Pages to intercept or access
transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we
strive to protect your personal information, The Orange Pages
cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you
transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own
risk.
Under no circumstances,
including but not limited to negligence, shall The Orange
Pages be liable for any special, incidental or consequential
damages that result from the use of the information or
materials on our sites, even if The Orange Pages or an
authorized representative of The Orange Pages, has been
advised of the possibility of such damages. This section also
should be read in conjunction with the The Orange Pages Terms
of Service.
The Orange Pages reserves
the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such
changes will be posted online. Questions should be
directed to
The Orange Pages.com
Alternatively you can contact us
via our Head Office;
Orange Pages Ltd,
14 Holbrook Close,
Treorchy, Mid-Glam
UK, CF32 6TJ
+44 01443 775485 (8 Lines)
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