Lew's Computers regards your privacy of utmost importance and strives to ensure that any data that you should submit to us is treated with care and consideration. We take measures to safely and securely protect collected information and never use data beyond the scope of its intended purpose and no longer than is necessary, unto which time such information is properly destroyed.
The Privacy Policy set out on this page outlines the ways in which Lew's Computers collects data from you, the purposes of this collection, the storage of such information and any additional details of relevance.
Please remember that by using the Lew's Computers website (Lew's Computers Online) you understand and accept the practices outlined in the Privacy Policy, as well as the Terms of Use. Ensure you have read both this Privacy Policy, and the Terms of Use before continuing use of this website.
IMPORTANT: The following information pertains to the entirety of the Lew's Computers website, formally termed 'Lew's Computers Online', including all of its areas, sections and minisites and any approved extensions of the website.
Contents
Definitions
1. Significance of the Privacy Policy
2. Data collection methods and purposes
3. Data storage
4. Cookies
5. End of data use
6. General
Accuracy
Queries
Defintions
These definitions apply exclusively to the content of the Privacy Policy.
A. 'Lew's Computers' refers to the Lew's Computers organisation as a whole entity.
B. 'Lew's Computers Web Development Team' refers to the team of persons developing and maintaining the Lew's Computers website.
C. 'Lew's Computers Online' refers to the entirety of the Lew's Computers website and is the formal name for the website. The reference encompasses every area, section and minisite and any extension of the website that is developed and maintained by the Lew's Computers Web Development Team.
D. 'You' refers to you, the end-user of Lew's Computers Online.
E. 'Use' (and its verbs) means to access, navigate, consult, use, provide input to and/or extract information from Lew's Computers Online.
F. 'Terms of Use' refers to the entire content of these conditions relating to use of Lew's Computers Online.
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1. Significance of the Privacy Policy
1.1 By using the information contained herein Lew's Computers Online, you understand and comply fully with the Privacy Policy hence set forth. If you do not accept part or all of the Privacy Policy, you must discontinue use of Lew's Computers Online.
1.2 On acceptance and compliance with the Privacy Policy, you will be bound by these from the moment you have entered a web page developed and maintained fully by the Lew's Computers Web Development Team, until the moment you have completely departed Lew's Computers Online.
1.3 Lew's Computers reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time without any advanced warning. You will understand and comply with the new alteration(s), addition(s) and/or removal of clause(s) from the Privacy Policy, should you continue to use the website after the amendments.
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2. Data collection methods and purposes
2.1 Lew's Computers will in various locations at Lew's Computers Online request for information from you in order to provide specific services, personalise your use of the website, remove restrictions on restricted or unavailable features, or enter you into a subscription service, competition, or premium service.
2.1.1 Lew's Computers will always inform you of the intended purpose(s) of any information that we request from you.
2.1.2 By submitting information you acknowledge and accept the intended purpose(s) of that information as communicated to you by Lew's Computers.
2.2 Lew's Computers may require to request personally identifiable information from you for particular intended purpose(s). The scope of information will vary but is always the most necessary information Lew's Computers requires to fulfil the purpose(s). You will never be asked for information that would not be utilised for the intended purpose(s).
2.2.1 The personally identifiable information we may ever request from you include (in varying combinations):
Your
(a). Name
(b). Title
(c). Job title/occupation
(d). Company/Organisation name
(e). Home and/or Work postal address
(f). Home and/or Work e-mail address
(g). Home and/or Work and/or Mobile telephone number
(h). Financial/banking information
2.2.2 Lew's Computers will always deploy necessary security protection measures, either developed in part or whole by Lew's Computers, or provided by a trusted third party wherever sensitive data is being collected from you.
2.2.2.1 For further details, Lew's Computers will generally post more specific security and privacy policies for any service where sensitive data is being collected. You must consult these in addition to this Privacy Policy and acknowledge and accept the practices outlined in all of these policies.
2.2.3 Lew's Computers always explicitly requests for personally identifiable information. Should you provide information that includes personally identifiable or other confidential/proprietary data without explicit request, such information you submit may be treated without the maximum protective measures that we would otherwise deploy for personally identifiable, confidential and/or proprietary data.
2.3 Lew's Computers Online will collect data about your visit to the website but no personally identifiable information is acquired directly by Lew's Computers.
2.3.1 The data that Lew's Computers may collect regarding your visit to Lew's Computers Online are as follows:
(a). The name or other identification for your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
(b). The Internet Protocol (IP) address via which you are accessing the Internet
(c). The date and time of your visit to the website
(d). The entry web page at which you started navigating the website
(e). The pages you access during your visit at the website
(f). The address (URL) of the website from which you accessed Lew's Computers Online, termed the 'referrer'
(g). The geographical location at which your ISP is based
Please note that in no way does any of the above information present any personally identifiable data to Lew's Computers.
2.3.2 The data outlined in subclause 2.3.1 is used for the following purposes only:
(a). To determine which aspects of Lew's Computers are popular and accessible, hence allowing Lew's Computers to tailor its services towards the demands of you and other end-users
(b). To help towards improving the access, navigation, structure and content of Lew's Computers Online
(c). To provide any services that allow you to personalise your visit - such services will normally require you to give us additional information such as how you want to customise particular aspects of the website.
Generally, the data outlined in subclause 2.3.1 allows Lew's Computers to improve the services available at Lew's Computers Online. the EXCEPTION to subclause 2.3.2 is given in subclause 2.3.3.
2.3.3 Under rare, extenuating circumstances where there has been a serious breach of applicable clause(s) of the Terms of Use by yourself, Lew's Computers and/or another third party, dependent on which service being provided and used is involved, may need to use specific information outlined in subclause 2.3.1 to report abuse to your Internet Service Provider.
2.4 Public community facilities such as chat rooms, forums, guest books and weblogs may be provided from time-to-time by Lew's Computers at specific areas, sections or minisites of Lew's Computers Online. Please consult Clause 8 of the Terms of Use for full descriptions of terms and conditions surrounding use of such facilities.
2.4.1 The aforementioned facilities frequently request for information, including personally identifiable details as part of an optional registration feature. In addition to information outlined in Clause 8 of the Terms of Use for Lew's Computers Online, you acknowledge and accept that registration and provision of information at any of the aforementioned facilities is completely your responsibility.
2.4.2 Due to the precarious nature of the Internet, you are strongly advised to exercise caution when submitting any information at the aforementioned facilities. Take great care when replying to any posted messages, use common sense and if necessary, communicate your intentions to people you know and trust before exercising any actions. The following are some good practice guidelines for use of the aforementioned facilities with regards to protecting your privacy - but by no means is this a comprehensive list nor are these 'rules' to abide by. Lew's Computers will not be held responsible for any misfortune(s) that may arise out of consideration and utilisation of any of the following guidelines.
(a). Never use your real name or other personally identifiable information in any message or other content you post. Especially significant is the posting of a real e-mail address - these are a magnet for spam or unsolicited e-mail and spread of computer viruses and other malicious data.
(i). You should try to set-up another e-mail address specifically for use of the aforementioned facilities, should you need to receive replies via an e-mail address;
(ii). Or, alternatively modify your real e-mail address, i.e. post your real e-mail address but embed some additional characters within the address - inform those you confidently trust of the invalid characters to omit when replying to you.
(iii). Use up-to-date antivirus software, adware and spyware filters and spam/junk e-mail filters on your computer. You should also set-up an up-to-date and effective firewall solution and ensure this is active and properly configured while you use the Internet.
(b).Never continue engaging in a conversation or thread if you feel in any way threatened, discriminated against or pressured by another end-user or end-users.
(c). Avoid posting images of yourself or of people you know and trust, especially without their consent.
(d). Avoid establishing any form of telephone contact or physical meeting with any end-user you have even the slightest doubt about. You should always communicate your intentions to people you know and trust before any such actions.
Lew's Computers reiterates once again that it is YOUR WHOLE AND COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY for information you provide through any chat room, guest book, forum and weblog and for any actions you exercise resultant of use of these facilities. Lew's Computers will not be held responsible for any misfortune(s) that arise out of use of these facilities.
2.5 Lew's Computers will never divulge information you may submit (EXCEPT via the public community facilities listed in subclause 2.4) to third parties, unless granted consent by yourself - you will always be asked for this permission at the time you submit information. The EXCEPTION to this subclause is given in sibclause 2.6.
2.6 Lew's Computers may in rare, extenuating circumstances have to disclose any personally identifiable information you have provided to the appropriate third party/parties, should a complaint or legal action be taken under any circumstances where such information is deemed essential.
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3. Data storage
3.1 Lew's Computers always takes measure to securely store any data that you may submit to us. Various techniques and technologies are employed and include, for example, encryption of information and files stored on computers with no public or other external access.
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4. Cookies
4.1 Lew's Computers utilises cookies for specific data collections. 'Cookies' are small text files, stored on your computer, in your web browser's cache that enable Lew's Computers Online to confirm any registration processes and to personalise your visit.
4.2 Cookies are only valid on your own computer under the domain via which you are accessing the Internet. Cookies cannot execute programs and they are not a courier of computer viruses. While cookies are known to be harmful since their use has been abused to collect more data than is necessary from users, Lew's Computers does not collect any irrelevant data with cookies, nor does it extract any personally identifiable information through this process.
4.3 You are not obliged to receive cookies onto your computer to use Lew's Computers Online, but if you do restrict or prohibit cookie reception you may restrict and/or prevent certain features functioning at Lew's Computers Online. Your web browser should have facilities to enable you to control how it handles cookies with options to restrict or prohibit them completely - consult your web browser's online Help file for further information on how to achieve this.
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5. End of data use
5.1 Lew's Computers will never retain information you may have submitted if it has no more purpose. Information is only utilised for as long as is necessary for the intended purpose(s) that you acknowledged on submitting such information.
5.2 When information is no longer necessary, Lew's Computers properly destroys such data and retains no remnants or references to such data.
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6. General
6.1 The Privacy Policy thus enlisted supersedes any prior arrangements that may have been provided by Lew's Computers.
6.2 If any part or all of the Privacy Policy is deemed impractical, illegal and/or irrelevant to uphold, the relevant clause(s) of the Privacy Policy will be omitted.
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Accuracy
The Privacy Policy is correct and re-approved at time, 1 August 2005. No part of the Privacy Policy may be reproduced nor amended without the appropriate permission from Lew's Computers.
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Queries
If you have any queries regarding the Privacy Policy, please feel free to e-mail Lew's Computers by clicking here.
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