Privacy

Introduction

Store Society takes the privacy of its users seriously and this statement sets out the privacy policy for storesociety.com (the Website). The owner and controller of the personal information collected on the Website site is Store Soc Ltd (referred to in this privacy policy as "we" or "us") in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1988; registration number Z159164X. When signing up for our services, you may be asked to provide information about yourself including "personal" information. Our privacy policy as set forth below is written so that you can understand exactly what we do and don't do with your personal information. We do expect our privacy policy to change as our services evolve, as we engage more partners and as new ways to protect your confidentiality emerge and new uses for information emerge. All changes will be clearly posted on this website from time-to-time and we refer to this in more detail below. Also, we value your comments about our privacy policy and invite you to e-mail us with suggestions and concerns. email and contact postal addresses are also set out below.


Information We May Collect From You

We may collect and process the following information about you: User submitted information such as name, email address, postal address, credit/debit card details and more, during registration for the Website and use of many of its services. To view the full list of information collected during our registration process please visit our registration page. Additional profile information, including but not limited to users pictures, content, comments and posts may also be collected after registration. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them. We may also collect details from your visit to our website ("Usage Data"), including but not limited to IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, traffic data and browser type.

How Information Is Collected

When you sign up to the Website, you will be asked to provide certain basic information. After this is entered by you, and if you are happy to agree to our Terms of Use then your request for an account will be processed.

How Long We Keep Information

The time period for which we keep information varies according to what the information is used for. In some cases, there are legal requirements to keep data for a minimum period. Unless there is a specific legal requirement for us to keep the information, we will retain it for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected or for which it is to be further processed.

How We May Use the Information Collected

We use personal information collected from and held about you in the following ways:
Information you provide, among other uses, is used to allow other users to search items. Profile information such as pictures may also be displayed when you provide it. To customise the advertising and content you see, based on the details given by you at registration and your activity on the Website. To fulfil your requests for products and services. To contact you about special offers and new products including by electronic means. You may unsubscribe to these marketing communications from us at any time. To ensure that content from the Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. Usage Data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. User IP addresses may be recorded for security and monitoring purposes. Collected email addresses are also used to send updates, newsletters or news regarding the service. You may choose not to receive this type of email by opting-out of future notifications. All notification emails and newsletters will contain instructions for opting out of those communications in the future. Your information may, for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, be disclosed for processing to: Store Soc Ltd employees and their affiliates; successors in title to our businesses; third party consultants, contractors or other service providers who may access your personal information when providing services (including but not limited to IT support services) to us or to you on our behalf; government bodies and law enforcement agencies and in response to other legal and regulatory requests; auditors or contractors or other advisers auditing, assisting with or advising on any of our business purposes. We may also transfer personal information to certain advertising partners from whom you have explicitly requested to receive information.

Invitations To Others

Website members can invite friends to the Website by sending invitation emails through our invitation system. The Website stores the email addresses that members provide so the respondent can receive reminders of the invitation. We will not sell these email addresses or use them to send any other communication besides these invitations and invitation reminders. Recipients of invitations from the Website may contact us to request the removal of their information from our database.

Cookies

The Website may use cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information to better the visitors' experience and better target the Website advertising and marketing promotions. Cookies are pieces of information transferred to your computer's hard disk from a website. They allow our website to store information about your browsing patterns, making the website more useful to you. Many major sites use cookies: in fact, they are commonly used throughout the Internet to offer personalised services. Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies. Each time you use the Website, the cookie is accessed. This way, we can track the features you use and the pages and content that you view on the Website to help personalise your experience. You may disable cookie support on your browser but be aware that by doing so, you will lose certain features that require a cookie to work properly. We may use the information collected by the cookie to provide us with various statistics without identifying any individual.

Links

We are not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on the Store Society website.

Blogs and Chats

Whenever you voluntarily post information to public areas of the Website, that information can be accessed by the public and used by any member of the public. Such use is beyond our control and to the extent permitted by applicable laws we will have no responsibility or liability to you for it.

Third Party Advertising

Ads appearing on the Website may be delivered to the Website by one of our web advertising partners. Our web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information

You may modify or remove any of your personal information at any time by logging into your account and accessing features that will allow you to edit your Profile and Account Information.

Security

Website member accounts are secured by member-created passwords and precautions are taken to ensure that member account information is kept private. We use appropriate measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to it in order to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time despite the efforts we may take to protect it.

Data Transfer

We may store, process and/or transfer personal information in or to countries outside of the UK. Personal information collected within the UK may be transferred outside the UK, either to members of Store Soc Ltd or to Store Soc Ltd’s selected business partners, for data management and business purposes, in particular, for certain outsourced data processing undertaken by organisations on behalf of Store Soc Ltd. In cases where your personal information is transferred outside the UK we will take such reasonable steps as we may to ensure that the recipient has in place an information handling policy that ensures an adequate level of protection for your rights and freedoms. By using the Website and associated services you consent to our transferring your information to countries outside the UK, if necessary, for the legitimate business purposes as outlined above.

Sharing and Disclosure of Collected Information

Except as otherwise described in this privacy policy, we will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a summons, search warrant or other legal process; (2) to enforce the Website Terms of Use or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service.

Consent and Changes in Our Privacy Policy

By submitting any personal information (including, without limitation, your email address, name, and contact information) to us you consent to the use of your personal information as set out in this privacy policy. From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post them on the Website to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A user is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted. If, however, we are going to use users personal information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our website for 30 days and/or notify you by email where appropriate.

Your Rights in Relation To Your Information

You can write to us at any time to obtain a copy of your information and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Where appropriate, you may have your personal information erased, rectified, amended or completed. Please either login to your account to modify online or write to: Store Society, Store Soc Ltd, 41-42 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NB. Please quote your name and address. We should be grateful if you would also provide brief details of the information of which you would like a copy or which you would like to be corrected (this helps us to more readily locate your data). We will require proof of your identity before providing you with details of any personal information we may hold about you. Under UK law Store Soc Ltd will charge £10 to cover the administration costs involved in providing you with a copy of your information.

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us here.