Privacy Policy

Data Protection Act

All information supplied by you to CarBuyers.co.uk is covered under the Data Protection Act 1998, which makes sure that we use and protect your information in a controlled and legal way.

You can get general information on Data Protection by clicking here: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
And you can get a copy of the Data Protection Act by clicking here:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

How we use your data?

We will never sell your data to third parties without your permission. Additionally, CarBuyers.co.uk will not release your information to third parties except under the terms of this Privacy Policy, or unless we are required to by law.

From time to time, we may send you offers or promotions from trusted third parties on their behalf, if we think they will be of interest to you. We will only do this if we have your permission, which you can withdraw at any time.

Collection and use of information

We collect personal information from you when you visit our site. This is collected through the use of online forms and through you contacting us. We also collect information automatically about your visit to our site.

We collect and process personal information about you to:

* Understand what you want and provide you with better products, services and information, such as special discounts and deals.

* So that you can contact other CarBuyers.co.uk members anonymously and safely.

* Manage your account with us, and let you know of important things that affect you (changes to the site or our Terms & Conditions, for example).

* Carrying out research (for example, market research).

* Provide you with personalised information about products and services.

We will not send your information outside the European Economic Area.

How we protect your information

When you give us personal information by registering on the site, we use state of the art encryption technology. This means that your data is "scrambled" before it is sent to us, and is incredibly safe, as it can only be "unscrambled" by us once we've received it safely. The data you provide us with is stored in secure databases behind software known as "firewalls", and we employ strict security policies to make sure your data remains safe.

Who at CarBuyers.co.uk can see your information?

Only specifically authorised CarBuyers.co.uk staff and our agents (for example, our website maintenance company) have access to your Personal Information. Their access is controlled by high security passwords.

Third parties and external sites

The CarBuyers.co.uk site may contain advertisements and links to websites and services that may collect personal information about you. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the policies of these third parties.

What others can and cannot see

In the process of joining CarBuyers.co.uk, you will have provided us with personal information ranging from your name and email address to your photo and where you study. Some of this information will be available to other members through your profile.

None of your Personal Information will be available to other members through your profile. We also encourage you not to give out Personal Information to other members for your own safety.

Changing your data

You can revise any information you have provided to CarBuyers.co.uk at any time by accessing your details through the edit profile section of "my profile" at any time. If at any point you would like us to destroy your information, you can do this by emailing us at dataprotection@CarBuyers.co.uk

Access your data

If you would like to get access to the data that CarBuyers.co.uk holds on you, you can do this by emailing us at dataprotection@CarBuyers.co.uk . We make a nominal charge of £10 to cover administration costs.

Promotions, News & Updates

We may occasionally send you news and updates regarding CarBuyers.co.uk to keep you informed of new services and promotions that are available through the Site. You have the option not to receive these emails and we will provide clear ways of unsubscribing from the mail at the bottom of every one.

Competitions

CarBuyers.co.uk may occasionally run competitions with third parties. We do not share your information with anyone, unless you specify. This is explicitly done by you through opting in. We will make it clear when this is the case, and you can decide not to enter the competition if you would prefer not to.

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that are stored on your PC through your browser. We use cookies on a limited basis to improve the performance of particular CarBuyers.co.uk pages, and to help us analyse how our users use the site. You can choose not to accept cookies, however, this may prevent certain features from working fully.

(We cannot, however, guarantee that partners and advertisers on our site use cookies on the same basis.)

The Future

This Privacy Policy may be modified occasionally to reflect the ever-changing online environment. The data held on you by CarBuyers.co.uk may be transferred to another company if the ownership of CarBuyers.co.uk changes at any point in the future.

Contact

If you have any questions concerning our Privacy Policy, or would like us to correct or destroy your information, please email us at dataprotection@CarBuyers.co.uk.