MyPropertySpy takes your privacy seriously and takes every reasonable precaution to safeguard the personal information you supply to it.
MyPropertySpy recognizes that your privacy and the protection of your personal information is important to you, this statement discloses how MyPropertySpy helps to protect your personal information while using the MyPropertySpy Web Site (
http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk).
MyPropertySpy is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 under registration number Z4685005. The information you provide is safeguarded under the terms of that Act. To find out more information about the data protection act please visit
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
MyPropertySpy collection of your personal information
MyPropertySpy registration
In order to use this Web site, you must first complete the registration form and choose a password. During registration you are required to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest.
You have the option to provide demographic information (such as income level and gender) to us; we encourage you to submit this information so we can provide you a more personalized experience on our site.
MyPropertySpy collects demographic (information about you, such as name, age and address) and lifestyle (information about your interests and purchasing habits). MyPropertySpy collects data about you, including answers to specific questions asked by MyPropertySpy' sponsors. This information is used to assist MyPropertySpy and third parties in sending you by, email, sms, voice, post or other appropriate means, communications about their products and services.
MyPropertySpy use of your personal information
MyPropertySpy will not use or share your personal information in a manner that differs from what is described within this Privacy Statement and within the registration opt-in statement without your prior consent. The following statement is prominently displayed before you can join MyPropertySpy
“By registering and entering your details you consent to MyPropertySpy and its clients sending you information about products and/or services that may be of interest to you.
You also agree to the terms and conditions of the privacy statement that govern how your information will be processed.”
Your data together with that of other subscribers to MyPropertySpy may be aggregated at Postcode or other levels for the building of statistical and analytical tables. At no time will your data be individually identifiable in such tables.
MyPropertySpy general disclosure of personal information
Once you register with MyPropertySpy you consent to MyPropertySpy and it's clients being able to send you relevant communications.
The collection of data by MyPropertySpy through registration on third party sites may lead to your data also being held by that third party site.
MyPropertySpy holds your data in a central database and this database is only accessed by reference to interest or demographic categories in order to provide you with information about those interests you have selected. The process of supplying you with this information is at all times under the control of MyPropertySpy although specialist third party suppliers may carry out the dispatch.
At times it may be appropriate for MyPropertySpy, its clients or sponsors to contact you with offers and information or to inform you about subjects upon which you have requested information through your mobile phone or other PDA devices. Before doing so MyPropertySpy will always ask you for your specific consent. If having given consent previously, you wish to withdraw this consent you may do so by logging on and amending your details on the site.
Your data may be provided to clients of MyPropertySpy to be appended to information they already hold about you for the purpose of contacting you with information about their products and services. When first contacting you these clients will seek your appropriate consent.
MyPropertySpy may from time to time use third party suppliers to provide all or part of a service to you. MyPropertySpy shall only be entitled to supply such of your personal information as is necessary to enable them to provide the relevant service to you.
You should be aware that such outside service providers might be based in countries outside the European Union whose laws provide for a different standard of protection for your personal data than that provided under English law. In such circumstance MyPropertySpy will have in place contractual arrangements which will require your data to be processed at least to a standard compliant with the Data Protection Act 1988.
Except as provided above, MyPropertySpy will not provide your personal information to any third party without your prior consent, however, under certain circumstances the force of law may require the provision of information to the legal authorities. In order to maintain the integrity of its website and safeguard the interests of its subscribers MyPropertySpy will comply with any such legally binding request.
Managing your personal information
The data you provide to MyPropertySpy will be held as you have provided it. You may at any time amend or update your data by visiting MyPropertySpy at
http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk/u_updateUserDetails.aspx, login and click on “Account”. There you will find the Personal Info panel where you can amend or update your details.
You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us.
We are entitled by law to charge a maximum fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
MyPropertySpy deregistration and un-subscribing from emails
You may at any time deregister from MyPropertySpy by visiting
http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk/u_updateUserDetails.aspx and selecting the deregister link located within "Account". The consequences of deregistration are that your account details will be placed in a suppression file and you will not receive any further email communications from MyPropertySpy.
There is information on how you can un-subscribe at the bottom of every email that MyPropertySpy send out ether on behalf of MyPropertySpy or its clients and sponsors.
Each email that MyPropertySpy sends contains the following information:
"This email has been sent to the following email address: yourname@yourdomain.com
MyPropertySpy respects your privacy and only sends emails to registered members. Our emails are never sent unsolicited. To update your details online please visit http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk then login and select 'My Account'. If you wish to unsubscribe from our offers list either click here to unsubscribe online or alternatively please send an email to: unsubscribe@message.email-mypropertyspy.co.uk with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Please note that unsubscribe requests must be made from the email account used to register with MyPropertySpy: yourname@yourdomain.com
MyPropertySpy Ltd 1 Vincent Square, LONDON, SW1P 2PN
To find out more about our privacy policy: http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk/privacypolicy.aspx
To find out more about us: http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk/aboutus.aspx"
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing us at privacy@mypropertyspy.co.uk. We offer an opportunity to opt-out of certain communications on "Account".
Security and storage of your personal information
The Internet is not a 100% secure medium for communication and, accordingly, MyPropertySpy cannot guarantee the security of any information you send to MyPropertySpy via the Internet. MyPropertySpy is not responsible for any loss or damage you or others may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information.
MyPropertySpy is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities.
You must type the correct password to access your MyPropertySpy account information. It is your responsibility to ensure the security of your MyPropertySpy password and not to reveal this information to others.
Personal information collected by MyPropertySpy may be stored and processed outside the United Kingdom. By using MyPropertySpy, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of the United Kingdom.
A cookie is a very small text file that a Web site saves to your computer's hard disk to store information that you provide about yourself or to store your preferences.
MyPropertySpy uses cookies whenever you login to MyPropertySpy. MyPropertySpy stores your unique ID number, and the time you signed in, in an encrypted cookie on your hard disk. This cookie allows you to move from page to page at the site without having to Login in again on each page. MyPropertySpy uses session cookies to store data on our server that are individually identifiable when you log out of MyPropertySpy, these session cookies are deleted from your computer.
MyPropertySpy also uses cookies to improve the login experience. For example, MyPropertySpy may store your login details in a cookie that will remain on your computer after you log out. This cookie allows you to be automatically logged in the next time you visit MyPropertySpy. If you are using a public computer or do not otherwise want this information to be stored, you can un-check the “remember me” tick box when you log-in or register, and this cookie will not be used.
The sites or services you visited may store their own cookies on your computer. MyPropertySpy recommends that you read each site's privacy statement to understand their policies and practices regarding the use of cookies. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using the settings on your browser. If you have cookies disabled in your browser you are still able to use the MyPropertySpy site but you will not have the benefit of an automatic login.
The functionality of MyPropertySpy depends upon your browser accepting session cookies. MyPropertySpy tracks visitors to and on the MyPropertySpy site by using referrer tracking. MyPropertySpy uses click thru and open mail tracking when sending emails. This process allows MyPropertySpy and its clients the ability to profile the recipients of their communications.
Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies.
On this website we use Sitestat, a Nedstat product, to measure and analyse information with respect to visits to our website. To that effect we use your IPaddress to collect, among other things, internet traffic data and data regarding your browser type and computer.
In addition cookies are used. A cookie is a small file that is stored on your computer when you visit a website. If you visit the website again, it is recognized as a repeat visit by means of the cookie. The cookie contains merely a unique number and therefore no personal data. The cookie cannot be used to identify you on websites of third parties, including Nedstat.
It is possible to configure your web browser to refuse cookies or to be informed if a cookie is set. We refer to the manual of your web browser.
We will not use the IPaddresses or cookies to identify you personally.
We use the services of Nedstat in order to increase the efficiency of our websites.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by http://www.mypropertyspy.co.uk only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
MyPropertySpy will occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top and bottom of the Privacy Statement. MyPropertySpy will obtain your opt-in consent for any updates to this Privacy Statement that materially expand the sharing or use of your personal information in ways not disclosed in this Privacy Statement at the time of collection.
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact MyPropertySpy at:
By email:
privacy@mypropertyspy.co.uk
By post:
MyPropertySpy (REF# Privacy Statement)
1 Vincent Square
London
SW1P 2PN
Last Updated: June 2006
