We are committed to respecting your privacy and we have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our commitment.
do you have to submit personal information to use this website?
You can visit our website without submitting any personal information about yourself at all. However, you are required to submit some personal information (name, address, phone number and email address) if you wish to visit a developer's website by clicking on a link on our website.
Our website does use a ‘cookie’ to track your visits if you click on a link to a developer's website and submit the contact details form that will be displayed the first time that you do so.
Our webserver does create a log of all visits to our website and it may be possible, in certain circumstances, to use the data from this log to obtain:
- Personal information about you, such as your name and address;
- Information about the computer systems and services that you use to access the Internet;
- Information about your activities on our website.
However, it is not our business practice to use our webserver's log to obtain any personal information or to personally identify any individual. We only use the information in our webserver's log to assist with our website design and maintenance.
how do we obtain your personal information?
We only obtain, and store, personal information about you when:
- You send us an email;
- You submit any form on our website;
- You request any information from us, by any other means.
what personal information may we obtain about you?
We may obtain, and store, all, or some, of the following personal information about you:
- Your name (including email nicknames);
- Your address (personal and business);
- The company you are employed by;
- Your telephone number (personal, business and mobile);
- Your fax number (personal and business);
- Your email address (personal and business);
- Your website URL (personal and business);
- Information about the computer systems and services that you use to access the Internet;
- Information about your activities on our website;
- Information you have provided in emails that you have sent to us;
- Information you have provided in forms on our website that you have submitted to us;
- Details of any information requests that you have made to us in any other way.
what do we do with your personal information?
We use your personal information to:
- Answer your requests for information;
- Answer your emails;
- Send you a regular newsletter if you have given us your permission to do so;
- Enable selected developers to send you information if you have given us your permission to do so. Some developers are located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and we have signed contracts with these developers to ensure that your personal information is safeguarded to a similar extent as that required by law in the United Kingdom and the EEA.
- Enable developers to contact you if you click on a link to a developer's website. Some developers are located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and we have signed contracts with these developers to ensure that your personal information is safeguarded to a similar extent as that required by law in the United Kingdom and the EEA.
how do we protect your personal information?
We protect your personal information in the following ways:
- We store your personal information on computers which are protected from unauthorised access by the use of passwords. These passwords are only available to personnel who require access to your personal information to complete the tasks described above.
- We assess our IT security procedures on a regular basis;
- Our webserver is protected from direct connection to the Internet by a hardware firewall and other security methods. However, you should note that our webserver does not use the SSL protocol (https://) and all personal information which you may submit using any forms on this website is not encrypted or secure during transmisson to us;
- Some developers are located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and we have signed contracts with these developers to ensure that your personal information is safeguarded to a similar extent as that required by law in the United Kingdom and the EEA.
You should be aware that any personal information which you may send to use by email may not be secure during transmisson to us.
do we pass your personal information to anybody else?
We will not pass your email address, or any other personal information we may hold about you, to any third party, except in the following circumstances:
- When required to do so by law;
- When you request us to do so, in writing;
- When you have given us permission to pass your personal information on to developers so that they can send you information.
how long do we keep your personal information?
In some circumstances we may keep your personal information for up to seven years from the end of the United Kingdom tax year in which we obtained the information. This is to allow us to comply with United Kingdom tax laws.
If you have given us permission to pass your personal information on to developers we will keep your personal information for one year after you last click on a link to a developer's website or one year after you first give us your permission, whichever is the longer.
how can you have your personal details removed from our database?
If you want to have your personal information removed from our database please email us, giving your name and any email addresses you use. You may also contact us by post at the address given at the bottom of this privacy statement.
how can you obtain a copy of, or correct, your personal information?
If you wish to know what personal information we hold about you, or you wish to correct some of your personal information, please email us, giving your name and any email addresses you use. You may also contact us by post at the address given at the bottom of this privacy statement.
Please note that the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 allows us to charge a small fee for providing this service. This fee is currently £10.
is whatgreenhome.com registered under the UK's Data Protection Act 1998?
Yes. The United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 requires that we notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that we are processing personal information so that our details can be included in the public register. We have done this and our registration number is Z1070540, with WHATGREENHOME LIMITED registered as the Data Controller. You can obtain more information about the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 and consult the ICO's public register at http://www.ico.gov.uk.
what are the privacy policies of linked websites?
This website contains links to other websites. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites.
what are whatgreenhome.com's contact details?
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the operation of this website, or your dealings with us, you can contact us at:
Whatgreenhome Limited
Regina House
124 Finchley Road
London
NW3 5JS
Email: info@whatgreenhome.com
