dooyoo.co.uk Privacy Statement

• dooyoo.co.uk takes the privacy of its customers very seriously. Please read this Privacy Statement which sets out our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy sets out the terms which govern the collection, retention and processing of your personal information which we receive when you use the dooyoo.co.uk site. If our Privacy Policy changes, we will let you know via our homepage.

• In order to guarantee numerous and trustworthy opinions, data protection is a top priority for dooyoo.co.uk. dooyou.co.uk operates and is registered in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Data Protection Principles ("the UK Data Protection Legislation").

• By disclosing your personal information to us using this website, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Statement.

• If you need more information or have any questions, you can contact us at any time by sending an e-mail to us at info@dooyoo.co.uk.

Third party advertising

The ads appearing on this website are delivered to you, on our behalf, by Adviva, our web advertising partner. Information about your visit to this site, such as the number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or any other personal information), is used to serve ads to you on this site.

What information is subject to Data Protection?

• The UK Data Protection Legislation, governs the collection, retention and processing of personal data relating to an individual. When you submit your opinions, participate in any competition or provide any other data to us, the ways in which we are permitted to use the personal data included in such information will be governed by the UK Data Protection Legislation.

• When you register with dooyoo.co.uk, you will be required to provide your name, your e-mail address and certain other information. As soon as you have been registered, you will be granted a dooyoo ID and will be able to access all of the services provided by dooyoo.co.uk.

• You will be entitled to personally contribute to the dooyoo.co.uk site by writing opinions and giving ratings on existing opinions. In saving and categorising your written opinions and your ratings of existing opinions and when you participate in competitions or other activities or promotions available on the dooyoo.co.uk site, we will obtain a summary of your interests and behaviour. Any personal data which comes into our possession during such inter-action with dooyoo.co.uk will also be governed by the data protection legislation and our privacy policy.

• dooyoo.co.uk may sometimes ask you for additional information by way of surveys of dooyoo.co.uk membership. On such occurrences, we will inform you of the future use of such surveys and will request that you read the current publication of the dooyoo.co.uk Privacy Statement contained on this page. At any time, you will be entitled to instruct us not to use your personal data in relation to the compilations of information.

Cookies and IP Addresses

• A cookie is a small piece of information stored by a website on your computer's hard drive. Cookies are extensively used by websites as a convenient way to store information it knows about you. The cookies that may arrive on your browser when using the dooyoo.co.uk website will not be subject to use by dooyoo.co.uk.

• An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer when using the Internet. When you visit the dooyoo.co.uk, our servers will log your IP address which we will use for administrative reasons. We may disclose your IP address to our service providers.

Third party cookies

In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognise a unique cookie on your browser, but it will not collect any personally identifiable information about you.

What does dooyoo.co.uk do with your personal data?

• dooyoo.co.uk analyses the behaviour of its users, identifying their demographic characteristics and personal interests. To do this, we use the personal data which you provide to us when you use the dooyoo.co.uk site. This analysis allows us to greet you personally when returning to our home page and to optimise the service we can offer to you by knowing in advance your personal interests and preferences. In addition, it allows us to generate interesting and personalised advertising in relation to goods and services in which you might be interested.

• If you would like us to send you advertising information on products and services, you can indicate this when filling in the registration form.

Will dooyoo.co.uk pass on your personal data to third parties?

• Other than where you authorise us to disclose your personal data to third parties, your personal data will be treated as confidential. When you do authorise us to disclose your personal data to third parties we will only disclose it to the extent agreed. However, we reserve the right to disclose your personal data when and to the extent we are required to do so by law.

• Where you have permitted us to pass your data to third parties, we will not be responsible for the use of your personal data by such third parties because the behaviour of such third parties will be outside of our control.

• Where your personal data is to be transferred out of the European Union, we will ask you for your specific consent to such transfer beforehand.

• In all cases where personal data is not going to be used solely by dooyoo.co.uk, you will be informed at the time the data is collected from you.

Can my personal data be updated, corrected or erased?

• You may access your account information and public profile at dooyoo.co.uk by means of your dooyoo ID at any time. You can also erase or deactivate your account at dooyoo.co.uk by sending us an e-mail at info@dooyoo.co.uk requesting us to do this. Deactivation of your account will mean that you no longer have membership privileges and access. However, you will still be entitled to non-member access of the website.

What security methods exist at dooyoo.co.uk?

• To ensure that only you have access to your personal data, your account information and your profile are secured by a password. For that reason you must not divulge your password to anyone. You do not have to answer e-mails that require your password. You must also remember to close out of your dooyoo.co.uk account and close your browser window on each occasion you leave the computer from which you have been accessing the dooyoo.co.uk site. In this way, you avoid others accessing your data who may use the computer after you. dooyoo.co.uk is not responsible for the publication of information regarding errors in the data transmission or unauthorised access by third parties. The Internet is not absolutely secure. Nevertheless, at dooyoo.co.uk we try to protect your personal data retained in our system as much as we can.

What else must you know about Data Protection?

• You must be aware that the information that you voluntarily give over the Internet can be used by others. We cannot control the actions of visitors or non-registered Internet surfers. If you reveal private information, you do so at your own risk and must assume that this information can be collected and be used by others. You are responsible for keeping your e-mail address and password secret.