Privacy Policy
Introduction
This is the privacy policy for www.mmcventures.com (Site). The
Site is operated by MMC Ventures Ltd (we, us and our). For the
purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we are the data
controller. MMC are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
We are committed to protecting your privacy on-line. We
appreciate that you do not want the personal information you
provide to us distributed indiscriminately and here we explain how
we collect information, what we do with it and what controls you
have.
By using the Site, you consent to the collection and use of
information in accordance with this privacy policy.
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to
time by changing it on the Site. This privacy policy was last
updated on 15 April 2011.
Personal information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following personal information
about you:
- information (such as your name, email address, postal address
and telephone number) that you provide by completing forms on the
Site, including if you register as a user of the Site, subscribe to
any service, upload or submit any material via the Site, or request
any information;
- in connection with an account sign-in facility, your log-in and
password details;
- details of any transactions made by you through the Site;
- communications you send to us, for example to report a problem
or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or
its content;
- information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on
the Site, if you choose to respond to, or participate in,
them;
- employment details if you send us a CV, resumé or other details
of your employment history in connection with an advertised job
vacancy or a general enquiry regarding employment opportunities
with us.
You are under no obligation to provide any such information.
However, if you should choose to withhold requested information, we
may not be able to provide you with certain services.
Uses made of your personal information
We will use the personal information you provide to:
- enable us to provide you with the services and information
offered through the Site and which you request;
- administer your account with us;
- carry out customer research;
- send you information we think you may find useful or which you
have requested from us, including information about our products
and services, provided you have indicated that you do not object to
being contacted for these purposes.
You can tell us not to contact you with information regarding
our products and services at any time by contacting us using the contacting us details at the end of this
privacy policy.
Information sharing
We may disclose aggregate statistics about visitors to the Site
in order to describe our services to prospective partners and for
other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no
personally identifiable information.
We may disclose your personal information to any of our
contractors who assist us in providing the services we offer
through the Site, fulfilling requests for information, receiving
and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analysing
data, providing support services or in other tasks, from time to
time. Our contractors will only use your information to the extent
necessary to perform their functions.
In the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a
third party, you agree that any personal information we hold about
you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third
party.
We may disclose your personal information if required to do so
by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to prevent
fraud or cyber crime or to protect the Site or the rights, property
or personal safety of any person.
Public forums
The Site may, from time to time, make chat rooms, message
boards, news groups and/or other public forums available to its
users. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes
public information and you should exercise caution when using these
and never disclose your personal information.
External links
The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external
sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the
content of such sites.
Security
We place great importance on the security of all personally
identifiable information associated with our users. We have
security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss,
misuse and alteration of personal information under our control.
For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically
reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel
have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or
guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never
occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the
internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security
of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over
the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.
It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished
your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal
information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public
place.
Storage of your information
Information that you submit via the Site is sent to and stored
on secure servers located in the United Kingdom. This is necessary
in order to process the information. Information submitted by you
may be transferred by us to our other offices and/or to the third
parties mentioned in the circumstances set out above (see
information sharing), which may be situated in locations outside
the European Economic Area (EEA) and may be processed by staff
operating in those locations. The countries concerned may not have
similar data protection laws to the EEA. Where we transfer your
information we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your
privacy rights continue to be protected. By submitting information
via the Site, you agree to this storing, processing and/or
transfer.
Your rights
You have a legal right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to a
copy of all the personal information about you held by us. On
request, we will provide you with a copy of this information
subject to a fee not exceeding £10. You also have a right to
correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you
have a right to prevent the use of your personal information for
direct marketing purposes.
Contacting
us
Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about
this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data
by email to information@mmcventures.com
or write to us at:
MMC Ventures, 2 Kensington Square, London W8 5EP
