Use of information

HC M&E Limited (HC M&E) will not collect any information about individuals, except where it is specifically and knowingly provided by them. Examples of such information are:

• Your name
• Your mobile telephone number
• Your email address
• Your occupation

The information collected will be used to send you the information you have requested and to provide information that may be useful to you. HC M&E maintains strict policies to avoid unsolicited correspondence. We may share non- personal aggregate statistics (group) data about our site visitors’ traffic patterns with partners or other parties. However, we do not sell or share any information about individual users.

“Cookies”

HC M&E employs “cookies” to provide a better service to its users. We use cookies, for example, to note which HC M&E home page you prefer to visit thus saving you time when you access the site. We do not use cookies to store any personally identifying information from users except to identify a user who has chosen to log in to the site. We do not use cookies to track user activities beyond our web site.
Computer profile information

The HC M&E website automatically detects information relating to the display properties of your computer. This information is collected in order to help understand the ways through which people access the site. This could help us in the future to better support different platforms such as, for example, mobile telephones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Data protection

Any information submitted to this site is used expressly for the use of HC M&E and the purposes for which you provide it. HC M&E will only hold your information for as long as necessary for these purposes and will not pass it to any other parties unless this is made clear to you.

Your rights

In addition to the company’s safeguards, your personal data is protected in the UK by the Data Protection Act 1998. This provides amongst other things that the data we hold about you should be processed lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate, relevant and not excessive. The information should be kept up to date, where necessary, and not retained for longer than is necessary. It should be kept securely to prevent unauthorised access by other people. If you have concerns about the processing of your personal data by HC M&E you may contact the Data Protection Officer by email at [email protected]. If you find any inaccuracies, we will delete or correct them promptly.

Policy changes

Any changes to this policy will be posted here.

Security

HC M&E treats all the data held with the utmost care and security. Any details you give will remain completely confidential.

English law

These conditions of use are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute.