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IMPORTANT: BY USING THEDATINGCHANNEL.COM
WEB SITE YOU GIVE YOUR CONSENT THAT ALL
PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU SUBMIT MAY BE PROCESSED
BY US FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THE
FOLLOWING DATA PRIVACY POLICY
Compliance
TheDatingChannel.com
is owned and operated by Euro Digital Corporation
Limited (“Euro Digital”). Euro
Digital operates this Web Site in compliance
with the Data Protection Act 1998. To view
a copy of our notification under the Act,
please click
here.
Privacy
Policy
We are committed to protecting
the privacy of our users, and will do all
we can to ensure that the information you
submit to us remains private, and is used
only for the purposes you consent to.
This privacy policy
describes Euro Digital’s current policies
and practices with regard to personal data
collected by Euro Digital through this Web
Site. The term “personal data”
refers to personally identifiable information
about you, such as your name, birth date,
e-mail address or mailing address.
Notification
of Changes to This Policy
Euro Digital is continually
improving and adding new functionality and
features to this Web Site and improving
and adding to its existing products, services
and programs. Because of these ongoing changes,
changes in the law and the changing nature
of technology, Euro Digital’s data practices
will change from time to time. If and when
our data practices change, Euro Digital
will notify you of the changes via our homepage.
We encourage you to check this page frequently.
Personal
Data about you specifically
The only personal data Euro
Digital currently collects through this
Web Site is the information you give us
when you use our Web Site. When you complete
the registration form, we will collect and
store your name, e-mail address, your likes
and dislikes, details of your interests,
and your photo. We may ask you for more
information from time to time to keep your
profile up to date. We will use this information
to build your personal profile in our database
to provide you with access to compatible
new friends and partners. We may also use
that information to make you aware of additional
products and services which may be of interest
to you, or to contact you regarding site
changes, or at your request. We ask only
for data that is adequate, relevant, and
not excessive for those purposes.
When we ask you for personal
data, we tell you the purposes for which
we will process that data. As the information
you submit on registration is likely to
contain data categorised as “sensitive”
by the Data Protection Act 1998, in submitting
the registration form you give your explicit
consent to our use of such data.
We will provide you with a
Dating Channel e-mail account for your personal
use to correspond confidentially with other
members of the Web Site.
Information
about TheDatingChannel.com visitors
We collect anonymous information
about the use of our website. For example,
we use technology to track which pages of
our Web Site our visitors view. We also
use technology to determine which Web browsers
our visitors use. This technology does not
identify you personally, it simply enables
us to compile statistics about our visitors
and their use of our site.
This information helps us
to improve the content and functionality
of our website and determine what is most
beneficial for our users.
Cookies
We use cookies to keep track
of your use of this website, to deliver
content specific to your interests, to recognise
you when you return to the website by remembering
your log-in and password. Cookies are small
files that are sent to your browser and
stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies
do not harm your computer. Cookies do not
contain your personal data. You can set
your browser to notify you when you receive
a cookie. This enables you to decide if
you want to accept it or not.
Disclosure
of Your Personal Data
Euro Digital does not share
the personal data we collect when you use
this Web Site with unrelated third parties,
except under these limited circumstances:
Personal data may occasionally be transferred
to third parties who act for or on behalf
of Euro Digital, or in connection with the
business of Euro Digital, including our
sister company Telecom One, for further
processing in accordance with the purposes
for which the data was originally collected
or for purposes to which you have subsequently
consented. In addition, there may be some
other, limited circumstances in which Euro
Digital may share or transfer the information
in its databases, for example, to comply
with a legal requirement, for the administration
of justice, to protect your vital interests,
to protect the security or integrity of
our databases or this Web Site, to take
precautions against legal liability, or
in the event of a corporate sale, merger,
reorganisation, dissolution or similar event.
Where appropriate, before disclosing personal
data to a third party, Euro Digital contractually
requires the third party to take adequate
precautions to protect that data.
Data
Integrity and Security
Euro Digital strives to maintain
the reliability, accuracy, completeness
and currency of personal data in our databases
and to protect the privacy and security
of our databases. We keep your data only
for as long as reasonably necessary for
the purposes for which it was collected
or to comply with any applicable legal or
ethical reporting or document retention
requirements. Our servers and our databases
are protected by industry standard security
technology, such as industry standard firewalls
and password protection. The employees who
have access to personal data have been trained
to handle such data properly and in accordance
with our security protocols and strict standards
of confidentiality. Although we cannot guarantee
against any loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure,
alternation or destruction of data, we try
to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.
Data
Access and Corrections
The information is retained
by us so long as you are registered with
us. You have the right to ask us in writing
at any time for a copy of the information
supplied by you that we hold, for which
we may make a small charge. We will also
correct, amend or delete any personal data
that is inaccurate and notify any third
party recipients of the necessary changes.
If you wish to access or correct your personal
data, please write to our data protection
officer at [o] or e-mail us at webmaster@thedatingchannel.com.
Requests to delete personal data are subject
to any applicable legal and ethical reporting
or document retention obligations imposed
on Euro Digital.
Children
Euro Digital does not knowingly
collect personal data from children under
the age of eighteen. If you are under eighteen,
please do not give us any personal data.
If you have reason to believe that a child
has provided personal data to Euro Digital,
please contact us at the address given below
and we will endeavour to delete that information
from our databases.
Link
to Other Sites
We may make chat rooms, forums,
message boards, and/or new groups available
to our members. Please remember that any
information that is disclosed in these areas
becomes public information and you should
exercise caution when deciding to disclose
your personal information.
TheDatingChannel.com contains
hyperlinks to Web Sites that are not operated
by Euro Digital or one of its affiliates.
These hyperlinks are provided for your reference
and convenience only and do not imply any
endorsement of the activities of these third-party
Web Sites or any association with their
operators. This Privacy Policy applies only
to TheDatingChannel.com. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices of other websites.
Euro Digital does not control these web
sites and is not responsible for their data
practices. We urge you to review any privacy
policy posted on any site you visit before
using the site or providing any personal
data about yourself.
Transfer
of Data Abroad
Euro Digital is a global enterprise
and has facilities and databases in different
countries. Euro Digital may, from time to
time, transfer your personal data to one
of its databases in another country. If
the level of privacy protection in a country
does not comply with recognised international
standards, we will ensure that data transferred
to Euro Digital databases in that country
are adequately protected and that the transfer
of data to third parties in such countries
is made pursuant to a contract providing
adequate protection.
Of course, the Internet is
made up of a large number of international
connections. If you are visiting this Web
Site from a country other than the country
in which our server is located (currently,
the United Kingdom), the various communications
will necessarily result in the transfer
of information across international boundaries.
By visiting this Web Site and communicating
electronically with us, you consent to these
transfers.
Advertising
We may use an advertising
company to display banners on our website.
These advertisements may contain cookies.
While we use cookies on other parts of our
website, we do not have access to the information
stored on cookies received with banner advertisements.
Unsubscribe
We hope that you will be delighted
with the range of services you are offered.
If you no longer wish to be contacted by
us you can “unsubscribe” by e-mail.
When you unsubscribe, we will withdraw the
information held by us about you from TheDatingChannel.com
database. Please allow forty days for the
unsubscribe process to be completed.
Governing
Law
This privacy policy
forms part of our Web Site Terms
of Use and as such shall
be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of England. You agree to submit
any dispute arising out of your use of this
Web Site to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of England.
Questions
If you have any questions
about this Privacy Policy or concerns about
the way Euro Digital processes your personal
data, please contact the Data Protection
Officer at
security.officer@thedatingchannel.com
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