PRIVACY

We take the privacy rights of users of FourDocs very seriously and seek to ensure the highest standards of compliance with UK Data Protection Laws and Regulations. This Policy is subject to the FourDocs Terms and Conditions and you expressly consent to the use of Your Data in accordance with this Policy.

YOUR DATA

'Your Data' means any information about you which is personally identifiable which includes, without limitation, your name, address, telephone number, email address, any financial details, Screen Name, password, comments, profiles, personal descriptions, photos and other information from which you can be identified and which you may disclose to us or otherwise via the site at any time.

WHEN IS YOUR DATA COLLECTED?

If you register as a Member, we collect Data when you:

• register as a Member;
• update your member profile; and
• upload new material onto the site.

If you otherwise use the site (whether or not you are a Member), we collect your data from you:

• when you make a complaint or enquiry or provide other feedback to Us;
• when you submit an entry to a competition or prize draw;
• when you disclose your data to us or otherwise through the Site at any other point.

WAYS IN WHICH WE USE YOUR DATA:

We use Your data to:

• monitor, develop and improve the site, services and your experience;
• process your registration as a Member and to administer your Membership (where appropriate);
• process and deal with any complaints or enquiries made by or about you;
• investigate any suspected breach of the Terms and Conditions made by or otherwise relating to you and to monitor compliance;
• where (and only where) requested by you, to send you and keep you updated with information by email or via the site directly about existing and new services and offers from us; *
• if the site contains a competition and you are a prize winner, to publish or otherwise make available a list of prize winners.

To opt-out of receiving any information pursuant to the sub-paragraphs marked with an asterisk above, you can check the relevant box when registering with the site.

PASSING ON YOUR DATA TO THIRD PARTIES?

Your Data will only be passed on to other parties as follows:

• Where relevant, your Screen Name and, in some circumstances, information you voluntarily provide will be published on the Members' area of the site and this will be the identity by which you are known on the site.
• To our subcontractors, employees, agents and advisors to administer your membership and the services provided to you by us now or in the future.
• Some general statistical information about the site user base, patterns, traffic volumes and related matters may be passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not include information personally identifying you.
• We may disclose Your data to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of the site's Terms and Conditions by you or otherwise where required by law.

We will not pass or sell your Data to third persons for any other purpose than those set out above.

Always think carefully before disclosing your data or other information to other Members or otherwise posting your data on the site. It is important that you are aware that any of your data or other information which you disclose to another Member may then be disclosed on the site by that Member. We have no responsibility or control over the contents of communications made between Members.

DATA SECURITY

We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect Your Data. All data collected by us is stored on a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us.

COOKIES

Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to allow us to understand who has seen which pages, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited, to determine the most popular areas of the site and generally in order to monitor usage of the site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, though you do not have to. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. If you wish to disable cookies then you can do so by readjusting your browser settings although please note that by disabling cookies you may not be able to register with or use all features of the FourDocs site.

OTHER LINKS

Please be aware that the site may link to other web sites that may be accessed by you through our site. We are not responsible for the data policies, content or security of these linked web sites. We do not have any control over the use to which third parties may put your data where you choose to purchase products or services or otherwise to contact them via this site.

TRANSFER OUTSIDE THE EEA

This site is accessible via the Internet and therefore may potentially be accessed by anyone around the world. Other Members may also be or access the site from outside the European Economic Area. This means that, where you post Your Data on the site, this could be accessed from anywhere around the world and therefore a transfer of Your Data outside of the European Economic Area may be deemed to have occurred. You consent to such transfer of Your Data for and by way of this purpose.

CONTACT US

If you have any comments or queries in connection with our privacy policy, please contact Us by email at fourdocs@channel4.com, or write to us at FourDocs, Channel 4 Television Corporation, 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX, stating your username and the nature of your query/ complaint.