Because your privacy is important to us, YellowHawk Ltd ("YellowHawk"), which own the GadgetSpeak site, operates by these principles:
This policy is effective from the 18th November 2005
BY ACCESSING THE GADGETSPEAK WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES (THESE "The Site"), YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY (THIS "POLICY") AS STATED BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY, PLEASE DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
YellowHawk may change this Policy, or change, modify or withdraw access to, or the content on this Site, at any time, with or without notice, so you should recheck this Policy prior to each visit to or use of this Site. YellowHawk has posted above the effective date of this version of this Policy above for your reference.
This Policy is applicable to this Site and not to any other site on the World Wide Web.
GadgetSpeak is a membership only site, individuals complete a registration process to become a member ("Member"). Most of the features of the site are only available to Members.
Registration involves providing a valid email address. No other personal information is required in order to obtain a membership account.
Members may also be encouraged at certain times to provide additional voluntary personal information about themselves.
Some features of The Site may require you to provide additional personal information. For example in order to invite a friend, we ask that you have provided your own name so we can identify you to your friend.
This privacy policy applies to our processing of such additional information as well.
Information gathered on The Site may be shared with our Partners in aggregate form so as not to reveal our Members' identities. We do not share this information with other companies, excluding suppliers contracted to provide services that involve processing data on our behalf except with the Members express permission.
Providing The Site with personal information does not result in you receiving offers and communication, unless you elect to "opt-in" to receive such information.
The Site uses "cookies", which are small text files placed on your computer, to distinguish your visit to the site from the other members concurrently using the site. In order to make use of The Site your browser must have cookies enabled.
Once your visit to The Site has ended, your visit "cookie" will be disabled. It will not monitor your Internet use outside of The Site. A Member may 'elect' to store a cookie on their computer so that subsequent visits to The Site by the Member from that Computer will not require an additional login. This cookie will not store personal information, and will only be active during your visits to The Site.
In addition, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies" to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Members of The Site may elect to share some of their personal information with other Members on the site by using public profiles ("Profiles"). By making your Profile public, you agree that we may transfer the information thereon across international borders by making it available on The Site to other Members.
The Site makes discussion forums available to Members. Please remember that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public information and as such is available to all other Members. Please exercise caution when disclosing personal information in public forums.
YellowHawk have taken appropriate reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to and improper use of your personal information. The Site membership database is stored on servers located in the UK, and accessible only by an administrator-issued password.
The Site offers users the ability to change the information collected during registration at any time and as often as necessary. Additionally, the administrators of The Site may on their own initiative, or at your request, replenish, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal data. If you have any questions or requests concerning your personal information, please contact us using our contact page at http://www.gadgetspeak.com/content/contact.rhtm
If you are under the age of 18, you may not submit any personal information to The Site or subscribe to any fee-based service without the consent of your parent or legal guardian.
