1. This Privacy Policy
1.1 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk is committed to protecting your personal information
and other data provided to ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk via this Website. Please read
this Privacy Policy carefully as it contains important information about the use
of any information you provide to ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk via this Website. This
Privacy Policy explains what information ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk collects about
you, and how ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk collects and uses your information, including
setting out the circumstances where ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk could provide it to
third parties.
1.2 Because of the financial nature of ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk's business, Investor
Compensation Plc's products and services are not designed to appeal to or to be
sold to persons under the age of 18. Therefore, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk does not
knowingly attempt to solicit or receive any information from children.
2. What information does ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk collect and what does Investor
Compensation Plc do with it?
2.1 To take advantage of some of the services offered via this Website you might
be required to register your details. ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk and any third parties
who hosts or maintains this Website may need to collect information about you and
your computer to enable you to do so. The information will be collected when you
register with the Website or when you choose to use one of the services available
via the Website.
2.2 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may use the information which it collects to personalise
your experience on the Website, to help you to log-in in future, to continue to
use the Website, and to help ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk select services or materials
for inclusion on the Website which may be of interest to you. Investor Compensation
Plc may, from time to time, use your information to recommend other products or
services to you. Occasionally, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may contact you by letter,
telephone or e-mail to inform you about other products and services which may be
of interest to you. To exercise your right to “opt out” of this service you should
contact ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk via the link shown below.
2.3 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may use your information to notify you of news about
ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk, changes to the Website, special events or new services
that ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk thinks may interest you. If, at any time, you would
rather not receive any such information, please either tick any relevant “opt-out”
box on the page where you are asked to give your information or you may contact
ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk via the link shown below. In these circumstances, Investor
Compensation Plc will need to keep your information on file so that you can continue
to use the Website and so that ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk can deal with the administration
and security of the Website, but ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk will not e-mail you or
contact you by telephone, fax or post without your consent.
2.4 The nature of ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk's business is such that Investor Compensation
Plc may on occasion ask you to provide sensitive personal data as defined in the
Data Protection Act 1998. Where ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk does so, Investor Compensation
Plc will request your explicit consent to the use of such sensitive personal data.
Where you consent to provide ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk with this information Investor
Compensation Plc will take appropriate measures to protect such sensitive personal
data.
2.5 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk or third parties hosting servers on Investor Compensation
Plc's behalf may also monitor traffic patterns and usage of the Website to help
it to improve the Website design and lay out. Such monitoring will not be identifiable
to your personal use of the Website.
2.6 Please note that ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk is not responsible for what any third
party content provider or other third party offering goods and services via Websites
linked to this Website may propose to do with information about you. So please ensure
you read their terms and conditions carefully.
3. Sharing of Information with Third Parties
3.1 Unless you otherwise agree, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk will not disclose your
personal information to third parties other than as described in this clause (unless
it is legally required to do so). ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may need to pass your
information to third parties who help ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk to maintain, administer
or develop the Website but, if so, that information is only given to those third
parties for that limited purpose. In addition, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may provide
aggregate statistics about its customers, sales, traffic patterns and related Website
information to reputable third-parties, but these statistics will include no personally
identifying information.
3.2 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk reserves the right to access and disclose personal
data or information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests,
to operate its systems properly, or to protect itself or its users.
4. Your Consent
4.1 You acknowledge and agree that:
4.1.1 in the course of registering or using this Website and any services offered
via this Website, certain information about you will be captured electronically
(including sensitive personal data where required, but this will be subject to you
giving your explicit consent in such cases) or otherwise and transmitted to Investor
Compensation Plc or and, potentially, to any third parties as set out above, or
to third parties who host ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk ‘s web servers or assist Investor
Compensation Plc in maintaining this Website; and
4.1.2 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may send your information outside of the European
Economic Area for processing or use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
4.2 By using this Website, you expressly agree to the collection and use of your
information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
5. ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk's Responsibilities - How does Investor Compensation
Plc protect user information?
As required by the Data Protection Act 1998, we follow strict security procedures
in the storage and disclosure of information which you have provided via this Website,
to prevent unauthorised access. We shall take all reasonable steps to ensure your
personal details remain secure, however, we cannot guarantee the security of any
information you provide through the Website. You agree that we will not be liable
for any such security breaches unless they have been caused by our wilful neglect.
6. What are ‘Cookies' and how does ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk use them?
6.1 A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive
by your Web browser. On visiting the Website, your computer server will use the
cookie to guarantee a secure connection. Most browsers accept cookies automatically,
but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance.
If you choose not to receive cookies, you may not be able to use certain features
of this Website.
6.2 ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk may conduct analyses of user traffic. These analyses
will be performed through the use of IP addresses and cookies which are required
to ensure a secure server connection. ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk does not use cookies
to store any personal data or browsing habits.
6.3 Third parties such as advertising agencies and content providers may use cookies
on this Website to collect personal information about you. Investor Compensation
Plc recommends that you read the privacy statement of any third party before using
their Website. ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk is not responsible for the use of such
cookies or any other ways in which your personal data may be collected or used by
such third parties.
7. Changes to Privacy Policy
ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk reserves the right to add to or change the terms of this
Privacy Policy in its sole discretion, without prior notice to you. If Investor
Compensation Plc changes this Privacy Policy, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk will post
the new Privacy Policy on the Website, and it will become effective from the time
of posting to the Website. Please visit this Privacy Policy on a regular basis to
make sure you have read the latest version and you understand what Investor Compensation
Plc does with your information. Wherever possible, ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk will
give you notice of any changes prior to their implementation.
8. General
This Website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that Investor Compensation
Plc cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies of such other sites. Investor
Compensation Plc encourages its users to be aware when they leave the Website and
to read the privacy statements of each and every Website that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected
by this Website.
9. Contact
If you have any queries or problems with regard to this Privacy Policy or the uses
to which ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk puts your information or wish to withdraw your
consent to the use to which your personal data may be put (this may limit your ability
to make effective use of our services), please contact ClearMyBankCharges.co.uk
at The Stansted Centre, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Essex, CM22 6PU.