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How to Books Limited ("We" or "Us") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data We collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act"), the data controller is How to Books Limited of Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxon OX5 1RX.

Please address any queries you may have to Our Data Manager at How To Books, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxfordshire, OX5 7RX; or [email protected]

Information We may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• * Information that you provide by filling in forms on the website [www.howto.co.uk] ("the Website"). We may also ask you for information if you report a problem with the Website.


• * Details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data and the resources that you access.

IP addresses

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to Our advertisers. This is statistical data about Our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

Where We store your personal data

The data that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for Us or for one of Our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Use of your personal data

We use information held about you only for our internal purposes and to allow us to circulate updates and bulletins.

If, at any stage, you do not want Us to use your data in any particular way or at all, please contact either your normal contact or our Data Manager at How To Books, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxfordshire, OX5 7RX; or [email protected]

Disclosure of your personal data

We will not make your personal information available to third parties except that We will provide your personal information to our partner organisations who act as our expert advisors on Our Website and We will disclose your personal information to third parties where We are legally obliged to do so.

Your rights

You have the right to ask Us not to process your personal data for any purpose at any stage. You can indicate your preferences when you submit your personal data or subsequently by contacting us at How To Books, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxfordshire, OX5 7RX; or [email protected]

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of Our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information We hold about you.

Amendments

Any changes We may make to Our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.