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 Communication 4 Ltd on this website and by using the Internet Buyer Direct web site generally you agree to this use.

Use of your Personal Information

1. When you register and use this site you will be asked to provide certain information such as your contact details. We will store this data and hold it on computers or otherwise. We will use this data to fulfil our agreement with you.

2. We may use information that you provide or that is obtained by us:
(a) To register you with our web site and to administer our web site services;
(b) 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 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
(c) To administer any prize draws or competitions you may enter.

3. We may supplement the information that you provide to us with information that we receive from third parties.

Fraud Prevention

4. In order to protect our customers and us from fraud and theft, we may pass on information that we obtain from making identity checks and other information in our customer records, including how you conduct your account, to other Group companies, other retailers and to financial and other organisations (including law enforcement agencies) involved in fraud prevention and detection, to use in the same way.

Disclosure of Your Information

5. We may give information about you to the following, who may use it for the same purposes as set out above:

(a) to other companies in the Communication 4 Ltd Group;

(b) to employees and agents of the Communication 4 Ltd Group to administer any accounts, products and services provided to you by the Group now or in the future;

(c) agents who (on our behalf) profile your data so that we may tailor the goods/services we offer to your specific needs;

(d) to other organisations for the administration of our prize draws or competitions.

(e) to anyone to whom we transfer or may transfer our rights and duties under our agreement with you;

(f) if we have a duty to do so or if the law allows us to do so.

6. If you are purchasing a television from us, please note that the Wireless Telegraphy Act (1967) requires us to notify the TV Licensing Authority within 28 days of each transaction, giving full details of the buyer.

Cookies

7. New technologies are emerging on the Internet that help us to deliver customised visitor experiences. In particular, there is a technology called "cookies" which may be used by us to provide you with, for example, customised information from our web site. A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our web site. Depending on the type of cookie we use, cookies also allow us to make our web site more user friendly, for example, permanent cookies allow us to save your password so that you do not have to re-enter it every time you visit our web site.

8. Please remember, cookies do not contain confidential information such as your home address, telephone number or credit card details. We do not exchange cookies with any third party websites or external data suppliers.

9. 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.

10. We only keep cookies for the duration of your visit to our website, except where you save your login name as referred to above.

11. If you would like more information about this practice and your choices, go to www.networkadvertising.org for details of how to opt out.
Security

12. We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. You accept the inherent security risks of providing information and dealing on-line over the Internet and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to our negligence or wilful default.
General

13. You have the right to see personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act) that we keep about you, upon receipt of a written request and payment of a fee. If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us (see details below).

15. Please be aware that our site may link to other web sites which may be accessed through our site. We are not responsible for the data policies or procedures or the content of these linked web sites.

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If you want to be removed from our mailing list, please contact customer services by clicking here stating that you wish to be removed within the email. Please note that it may take up to 28 days to action your request.

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To change any of your registered details on studentcomputers.co.uk, please contact customer services by clicking here.

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Contact Us

If you have any comments or queries in connection with our privacy policy please contact customer services by clicking here.

Security

Security is probably one of the most significant concerns for both the shopper and the retailer during an online transaction. In reality an online transaction is probably more secure than a card transaction in a shop or conducted over the telephone or by fax, as the information transmitted online is highly encrypted using complicated logarithm combinations.
The PayPal payment system which we use, offer a combination of both established and innovative techniques to ensure the security and integrity of all sensitive data. Furthermore, our public web servers are certified by Thawte, a public Certificate Authority, ensuring that both the shopper and retailer can have confidence that nobody can impersonate PayPal to obtain confidential information.

Transaction Encryption

The transfer of the purchase details from our site to PayPal are encapsulated using an encrypted and digitally-signed protocol. This uses a combination of standard methods such as PGP, RSA and MD5 to ensure that the information passed is secure and tamper-proof.

Security for the Shopper

Any communication between you and PayPal is also encrypted to the maximum strength supported by your browser using TLS or 128 Bit SSL. You are also protected from fraudulent use of your card in a "card not present" environment, by your card issuer.

Data Storage

Data storage on PayPal systems, and the communication between PayPal and the worldwide banking networks, is regularly audited by the banking authorities to ensure a secure transaction environment. We also ensure that we stay up-to-date with the latest versions of any third-party code we use, and continually review our own proprietary code.