The Quoter Sites Privacy Policy
Who we are
In this Privacy Policy references to "we" and "us"
are to Price Engines Ltd. New Park Place, Locomotive Way, Pride Park,
Derby, DE24 8DZ. (Owners and copyright holders of the Quoter system.)
The purpose of this statement is to set out how we use personal information
that we may obtain about you. By either registering as a user of any
services provided by Price Engines Ltd on this website and by using
any of our Quoter web sites generally you agree to this use.
What information we collect and how
The information we collect via this website may include:
- Any personal details you type in and submit such as name, address,
email address, etc.
- Data which allows us to recognise you, your preferences and
how you use this website. This saves you from re-entering information
when you return to the site. This data is collected by cookies
from your navigation around the site. A cookie is a small amount
of data, which we send to your computer. The data is then stored
on your browser or hard disk. Most web browsers can be set to
prevent you from receiving new cookies, notify you before accepting
cookies or disable cookies altogether. Details about this can
normally be found in the Help facility provided with your browser.
If you disable cookies, you will not be able to receive personalised
facilities. The cookies store information only for as long as
you are viewing the website. If you do not want your visits to
our website to be monitored in this way you can disable certain
cookie functions as described below: If you wish, you can usually
adjust your browser so that your computer does not accept cookies.
If you do this, you will still be able to browse around the site
but certain functions will not be available. Alternatively you
can adjust your browser to tell you when a website tries to put
a cookie on your computer. How you adjust your browser to stop
it accepting cookies or to notify you of them, will depend on
the type of Internet browser programme your computer uses. If
your computer uses Microsoft Windows Explorer or Netscape Navigator,
you will need to follow these instructions after clicking onto
this link www.allaboutcookies.org.
Go to the heading "Manage Cookies". Click onto the option
you prefer, either stopping cookies being installed, or notifying
you of them. From the list provided, click onto the programme,
which your computer uses. If this is not shown on the list, click
on the "help" heading on the bar at the top of this
page, search for information on "cookies" - an explanation
of how to delete cookies will appear, then follow these instructions.
- Your browser also generates other information, including which
language the site is displayed in, and your Internet Protocol
address ("IP address"). An IP address is a set of numbers
which is assigned to your computer during a browsing session whenever
you log on to the Internet via your internet service provider
or your network (if you access the Internet from, for example,
a computer at work). Your IP address is automatically logged by
our servers and used to collect traffic data about visitors to
our web sites. We do not use your IP address to identify you personally
but these logs may contain unique identifiable information left
by your computer.
- Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails
we send you (if you select to receive email updates on products
and offers).
What we do with your information
Any personal information we collect from this website will be used
in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable
laws. The details we collect will be used:
- To process your enquiry, to maintain records and to provide
after-sales service (we may pass your details to another organisation
to supply/deliver products or services you have purchased and/or
to provide after-sales service).
- We may use information that you provide or that is obtained
by us:
- To register you with our web site and to administer our
web site services.
- For assessment and analysis (e.g. market, customer and product
analysis) to enable us to review, develop and improve the
services which we offer and to enable us to provide you and
other customers with relevant information through our marketing
programme. We may use your information to make decisions about
you using computerised technology, for example automatically
selecting products or services which we think will interest
you from the information we have. We may keep you informed
of such products and services (including special offers, discounts,
offers, and competitions and so on by any of the following
methods:
- e-mail
- telephone (including automated calls)
- SMS text message and other electronic messages such
as picture messaging
- Post
- fax
- or otherwise (including products and services of other
companies and organisations) which we consider may be
of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive information
of such products and services, please tick the opt-out
box provided when registering on this website.
- To administer any prize draws or competitions you may enter.
- We may supplement the information that you provide to us with
information that we receive from third parties.
We would also like to email or post you details of various promotions,
goods and services that we can offer you through our contacts in the
home improvement sector. These include all kinds of home improvement
products and services, as well as related service and insurance agreements.
If you wish to receive these, please tick the "Yes" box
when entering your personal details. (You may unsubscribe at a later
date, if you wish.)
From time to time, we may need to pass the information we collect
to other companies for administrative purposes. We may use third parties
to carry out certain activities, such as processing and sorting data,
monitoring how customers use our site and issuing our e-mails for
us. Rest assured that third parties will not be allowed to use your
personal information for their own purposes.
Your rights
- You can ask us to update or remove your personal information
by emailing privacy@priceengines.co.uk
or by writing to us at our customer services address below. However,
please note that we may need to keep some personal data in order
to process orders or to comply with customer service or after
sale obligations.
- You also have the right to request a copy of any personal information
we hold about you. To do this, simply write to us at the following
address, enclosing a cheque for £10 payable to Price Engines
Ltd to cover our administration costs:
Customer Services (Data Request)
Price Engines Ltd.
New Park Place,
Locomotive Way,
Pride Park,
Derby,
DE24 8DZ
Other Websites
This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites,
which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy,
which may differ from ours. To find out more about the “Quoter”
system visit www.homeimprovementquotes.co.uk