Privacy & Security Policy
1st4computing recognises the importance of protecting your personal
and financial information.
In order for us to carry out normal business transactions and tasks, 1st4computing
must obtain personal information about you. This information assists us in servicing
your account.
1st4computing takes its responsibilities regarding the confidentiality of your
personal information very seriously. 1st4computing's Privacy & Security Statement
is set out below. If you use any of the services which 1st4computing provides,
or conduct any business with 1st4computing, you will be deemed to have consented
to the collection and use of the personal information you submit to 1st4computing
in the ways described below.
- In order for 1st4computing to provide its services/products
to you 1st4computing might ask you to provide it with certain personal information.
- Any personal information which is collected by 1st4computing
will be used by 1st4computing only in accordance with current data protection
legislation.
- Such personal information will be collected and processed
by 1st4computing or its agents for the following purposes:
- to provide the Services to you;
- administration; and
- marketing, advertising and promotions.
- Collecting and processing your personal information for the
above purposes might entail sharing the information with employees, contractors
and professional advisers of 1st4computing and sending you unsolicited advertising
and promotional material pertaining to other 1st4computing products. Where
information is collected from you that may be used for advertising and promotional
purposes, you will be given the opportunity to inform 1st4computing that you
do not wish to receive such advertising and promotional material.
- In the event that 1st4computing is acquired, the personal
information 1st4computing has collected will be considered as part of the
company's assets and may, therefore, be transferred to a purchaser.
- From time to time 1st4computing may wish to collect information
of a sensitive personal nature from you. In such cases before 1st4computing
asks you for the information it will inform you of how it intends to use the
information and it will ask for your explicit consent.
- You have the right to ask 1st4computing for a copy of the
personal information it holds about you (for which 1st4computing may charge
a small fee), and to correct any inaccuracies in that information.
- When you visit the 1st4computing website, you may be sent
a cookie. A cookie is a small file that may be placed on your computer's hard
disk for record keeping purposes. It helps 1st4computing to recognize you
when you visit the 1st4computing website and make use of the Services so that
the information and content of the website can be tailored to your needs.
1st4computing may also use cookies for the compilation of certain statistics
relating to the use of the website which do not identify you personally. Such
information may include the number of visits, average time spent, web pages
accessed, services used and other statistics relating to the website. Where
1st4computing does compile such statistics, it may aggregate these statistics
for onward transmission to third parties. These statistics will not include
any information by which you will be directly identifiable. You may set your
browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to
decide whether or not to accept it. However, if you decide not to accept a
cookie, some web pages might not function properly or you might not be permitted
to access certain information in relation to the 1st4computing website or
to conduct online transactions. In this instance, 1st4computing cannot be
held responsible for any situations arising because of this.
- If 1st4computing decides to change its Privacy & Security
Policy, it will post such changes on this page so that you are always aware
of how 1st4computing uses your personal information and in what circumstances
it discloses it.
- 1st4computing reserves the right to pass on your personal
information to any law enforcement agencies properly requesting it in connection
with the commission of any offense once 1st4computing is reasonable satisfied
as to the circumstances surrounding the request.
How do we keep your online personal information safe?
- We protect your account information online by placing it
on the secure portion of our Web site. It is for this reason that you must
enter a unique username and password each time you require access to your
account information. In addition you can use the Log Off button located throughout
the site to securely exit your account without closing your browser. If you
fail to do so, you will be automatically logged-out after a period of inactivity.
Your should never disclose your username or password to anyone.
- When you access the administration section of this website
using Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, Secure Sockets Layer
technology is used to protect your communications through the server authentication
and data encryption
- 1st4computing does not collect personally identifying information
about you except when you specifically and knowingly provide it.
If you have any questions or comments regarding 1st4computing's
use of your information, please contact
us.