Privacy
Policy
This
privacy policy is for this website [www.jthm.co.uk]
and served by [John the Handyman] and governs the privacy of its
users who choose to use it.
The
policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned
and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the
website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website
processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be
detailed within this policy.
The
Website
This
website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and
ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its
users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to
all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
Cookie
Policy
This
website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting
the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control
system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow
or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This
complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain
explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files
such as cookies on a user’s computer / device.
The
cookies in use to deliver Google Analytics service are described in
the table below.
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Google
AnalyticsThese cookies are used to store information, such as what
time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to the site
before, and what site referred you to the web page.
These
cookies contain no personally identifiable information but they will
use your computer’s IP address to know from where in the world you
are accessing the Internet.
Google
stores the information collected by these cookies on servers in the
United States. Google may transfer this information to third-parties
where required to do so by law, or where such third-parties process
the information on Google’s behalf.
Opt-out
In
order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is
collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google
Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the
Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google
Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not
affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further
information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is
provided below for your convenience.
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None
For
more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please
see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product
is provided below for your convenience.
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Disabling
Cookies
If
you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in
your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most
popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will
be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or
via the software help (normally available via key F1).
- Internet Explorerhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
- Google Chromehttps://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies
- Mozilla Firefoxhttp://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Blocking%20cookies
- Apple Safarihttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=32467
Contact
& Communication
Users
contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own
discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their
own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored
securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as
detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made
to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but
advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at
their own risk.
This
website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you
with further information about the products / services they offer or
to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have
submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any
email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was
made clear to you and your express permission was granted when
submitting any form to email process. Or whereby you the consumer
have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing from the
company a product or service that the email newsletter relates to.
This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to
receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to
any third parties.
No personal details are passed on to
third parties nor shared with companies / people outside of the
company that operates this website. Under the Data Protection Act
1998 you may request a copy of personal information held about you by
this website’s email newsletter program. A small fee will be
payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you
please write to the business address at the bottom of this policy.
Email
marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may
contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber
activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and
evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails,
forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content,
times, dates and frequency of activity [this is by no far a
comprehensive list].
This
information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the
user with more relevant content based around their activity.
In
compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic
Communications Regulations 2003 subscribers are given the opportunity
to un-subscribe at any time through an automated system. This process
is detailed at the footer of each email campaign. If an automated
un-subscription system is unavailable clear instructions on how to
un-subscribe will by detailed instead.
External
Links
Although
this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant
external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before
clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.
(External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other
websites, similar to; www.kingstrains.co.uk or Kings
Trains Models.)
The
owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any
externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should
therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and
this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or
implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Social
Media Platforms
Communication,
engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms
that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the
terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each
social media platform respectively.
Users
are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate /
engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own
privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever
ask for personal or sensitive information through social media
platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to
contact them through primary communication channels such as by
telephone or email.
This
website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content
directly from web pages to the social media platform in question.
Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they
do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform
may track and save your request to share a web page respectively
through your social media platform account.
Shortened
Links in Social Media
This
website and its owners through their social media platform accounts
may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social
media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses] (this is an
example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo).
Users
are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any
shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website
and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls
are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and
hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held
liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any
shortened links.
Resources
& Further Information
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 – The Guide
- Twitter Privacy Policy
- Facebook Privacy Policy
- Google Privacy Policy
January
2018 Edited & customised by: John the Handyman. Registered office
address: 97-99 High Street, Princes End, Tipton, DY4 9JE