What information do we collect?

Claritas Communications respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. We comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, any subsequent replacement legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR). We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:

• information about your visits to and use of this website;
• information about any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services; and
• information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us and/or subscribing to our website services and/or email notifications.

Information about website visits

We may collect information about you computer and your visits to this website such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views. We may use this information in the administration of this website, to improve the website’s usability, and for marketing purposes.

This website uses cookies. Please read our cookie policy to find out what cookies are, which cookies we use, how we use them and how you can manage them on your computer.

Using your personal data

Personal data submitted on this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

In addition to the uses identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, we may use your personal information to:

• improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
• send to you marketing communications relating to our business which we think may be of interest to you where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications to be sent by emailing us).

We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

Other disclosures

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, we may disclose information about you:

• to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
• in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
• in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk); and
• to the purchaser or seller (or prospective purchaser or seller) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling or purchasing.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

International data transfers

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Information which you provide may be transferred to countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the UK. You expressly agree to such transfers.

Security of your personal data

We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

You are responsible for keeping any passwords confidential. We will not ask you for your password.

Policy amendments

We may update this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.

Your rights

• Under data protection law you have the right to change or withdraw your consent and to request details of any personal data that we hold about you.
• Where we have no legitimate reason to continue to hold your information, you have the right to be forgotten.
• We may use automated decision making in processing your personal information for some services and products. You can request a manual review of the accuracy of an automated decision if you are unhappy with it.
• If you wish to inform us of changes in consent for marketing please contact us at the address or telephone number indicated in any recent correspondence or emails you have received from us.
• Further details of your rights can be obtained by visiting the ICO website at https://ico.org.uk (link opens in new window).

Third party websites

The website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content, views or privacy policies of third party websites.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please contact us at info@claritascomms.com or write to us at Claritas Communications, Head Office, 43 Portsdown Hill Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 3JU.