Introduction
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as the terms may have changed since
your last visit to this website. By using this website and/or registering with
Mailock Limited, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
Your privacy and security is important to us. We know that providing personal
information is an act of trust and we take that trust seriously. Mailock Limited
will not disclose any of your personal information, including your email
address, to any third party without your consent, unless you give us specific
consent to act otherwise. Our Privacy Policy describes the ways we capture your
personal information and governs how we will deal with it. We aim to ensure that
any personal information we obtain and use about you will always be held, used
and transmitted in compliance with all applicable data protection rules. If you
have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.
The website may contain links to third party websites. Mailock Limited assumes
no responsibility for the privacy practices or the content of those websites.
Therefore, please read carefully any privacy policies on those websites before
either agreeing to their terms or using those websites.
Mailock Limited may occasionally amend this Privacy Policy to reflect regulatory
requirements and changes in our information collection and disclosure practices.
You should therefore return here regularly to view our most up to date Privacy
Policy.
Personal information is processed and stored in our databases and we have taken
reasonable steps to secure and protect this information. However, whilst we make
every effort to ensure the security of your information, we are unable to
guarantee the protection of the information from misuse, accidental disclosure
or unauthorised acts by others. Information provided by you may be stored or
processed outside the United Kingdom.
You have the right of access to any personal information processed by us.
Mailock Limited provides you with access to your information via the Mailock
System to give you the opportunity to identify any inaccuracies and amend
details. Where possible, if Mailock Limited is informed of the inaccuracy of any
personal information, we will make appropriate corrections. You can request the
updating or amending of any information you have provided to Mailock Limited by
contacting us. Mailock will require proof of your identity before any
information is disclosed or amended by your instruction.
Information we collect about you
The information we collect from you depends on what activities you are carrying
out on our website, whether you are logged in or not and whether you are making
a purchase.
We collect:
- Title
- Full name
- Email address
- Address
- Telephone number(s)
- Credit card type
- Credit card number
- Credit card expiry date
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Email challenges
How we use it:
- To check that a credit card is valid
- To pay for your account
- To send you postal challenges
- To communicate with you on Mailock Limited-related matters
- To provide you with order and billing history information
- To provide challenges on encrypted emails we send via the service.
When you visit the site, Mailock Limited collects statistical information about
your visit with a view to enhancing the service.
What we collect
- IP address
- Browser used
- Web page display time
- Length of visit
- Date and time of visit
How we use it
- To determine which users are using the service frequently and infrequently.
- To ensure the service is running correctly for all users.
Cookies
Mailock Limited uses cookies (a small file that is stored by your browser to
recognise you and store your preferences) to help speed up the login process and
for security purposes. You may adjust the settings on your browser to refuse
cookies but some of the Services may not work if you do so.
You can set your browser to disable cookies or to notify you when you receive a
cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. If you do
not want to accept third party cookies, this will not affect the functionality
of our website, but it may impair your use of or prevent access to some areas,
including taking advantage of special offers and vouchers. If you do leave
cookies turned on, please take care to sign off when you are finished using a
shared computer.
Emails
To use the Mailock service you must provide us with at least one email address.
We will be able to associate email addresses to your user ID and gain statistics
on your previous browsing and service usage experiences, whether you are logged
on or not. We will know whether you receive email alerts and will be able to
associate this with any other contact information you may have given us.
What we use your information for
The principal purposes for which we collect and store your personal information
are to verify your identity, authorise payment, bill you, respond to your
enquiries, get in touch with you about other products and promotional offers,
and maintain the account you hold with us, together with improving our website
and services.
Marketing and service development purposes.
Apart from using your personal information to process any orders you may place,
if you provide Mailock Limited with an email address, it will may be entered
into our regular email update service. There will be an opt out setting on your
account to disable any marketing emails if Mailock chooses to send email
literature.
In addition, we may use an IP address to identify you and to gather broad
demographic information about you, which we will use to assist in the detection
of fraud, to help identify problems with our servers and to administer our
website.
The ability to edit and cancel your account
You can access 'My Account' and correct the personal details that we gathered
when you subscribed. You must be logged in to access this information. All
information is password-protected so no one can access the information but you.
We are required to retain your information for accounting and taxation purposes.
Information sharing and disclosure
Mailock Limited is committed to protecting your personal information. We will
not disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties without
your consent except where:
- Mailock Limited is required by law to disclose information to third parties.
- Where it is necessary for system operation i.e. mail
delivery, hosting services, protecting us from fraud, and payment of your
account.
The Mailock system communicates with third-party Systems to validate certain
parts of your personal information and to take payments. The following systems
may be used to validate your details and/or to enhance the user interface :
- Collect payments via credit / debit card (Sage Pay)
- Post code lookup (any)
- Validate personal information (GB Group)
Any linked websites are not under the control of Mailock Limited and we are not
responsible for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before
disclosing your personal information on any other website we advise you to
examine their terms and conditions of use. As a subscriber you have certain
rights under the Data Protection Act 1998. You have the right to be told what
personal information we hold about you on our database. Should you wish to
exercise that right, or if you have any questions concerning the Mailock Limited
privacy policy please write to us at: Mailock Limited, 99 Gosport Road, Fareham,
PO16 0PY.
Security
Mailock Limited has implemented technology and security features, as well as
strict internal guidelines, to safeguard the privacy of your personal
information from unauthorised access or improper use. We will continue to
enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available.
While we make every effort to ensure that your information is secure on our
system, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100%
secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you
transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Your Mailock Limited account information is password-protected for your privacy
and security. You can play an important role in keeping your personal
information secure by maintaining the confidentiality of your password used on
the Mailock Limited website. We recommend that you change your password from
time to time for additional security. Please advise us immediately if there is
any unauthorised use of your account by any other Internet user or any other
breach of security.
Access authorisation is granted to key Mailock Limited staff only. Backups are
run to prevent loss of information, and our Internet servers are housed in
secure facilities.
Contact details
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact;
Privacy Officer, Mailock Limited. 99 Gosport Road, Fareham. PO16 0PY.
This version last updated 23rd August 2010.