Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy / Data Protection Notice
EQUIBUYS respects your privacy and seeks to protect your personal data. The following information describes how we gather and use data. The amount of information EQUIBUYS holds on you and how it uses it depends on your relationship with EQUIBUYS and on what service you use, so some of the sections below may not be relevant to you.

What we use your personal information for
EQUIBUYS collects and uses your information to administer, support, improve and obtain feedback on our services and to detect and prevent faults, breaches of our network security, the law or our contract terms. We will also use all this information to assess what products and services advertised by third parties on the EQUIBUYS website may be of interest to individuals and to personalise our service and marketing. If you are registered to use a service we may contact you to obtain feedback on that service and any improvements we could make to it.

Further information/marketing
If you submit your details for a free trial we may contact you about other services to which you do not subscribe but which may interest you. We may for example invite you to join a free trial of a new or existing service. Sometimes we may invite you to client entertainment and similar events. Such contact may be by post, fax, email, and (in certain limited circumstances) by telephone from time to time. You have a right to ask us at any time not to contact you by way of direct marketing. You can do this by contacting info@equibuys.com with the words "personal details" in the subject line. You will then no longer receive invitations for events or free trials.

Personal Information EQUIBUYS collects
EQUIBUYS collects and updates information about users of its services. It may obtain this information via direct contact with you, from third parties such as other users and automatically via your use of our services.

Information you/others give us:
This information includes your contact details, registration and payment details, support problems, details around participation in events, prize draws or surveys and certain relevant details of your preferences.

Information we collect via our services:
If you are a registered user of EQUIBUYS services, EQUIBUYS also gathers information about your use of our services, such as generic types of data accessed, times and volume of use of the services and Traffic Data. Traffic Data includes logs, details of networks, data and systems accessed, details of the sender and recipients of messages sent over our services, times and location of log on or access, duration of sessions, clickstream and similar usage or system data. Traffic Data may sometimes be traceable to/related to not just companies but named individuals. Before you register with EQUIBUYS,  you can browse EQUIBUYS web sites anonymously.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to all information including proprietary information that we maintain about them (but not other users unless required to do so by law) including unique identifier information (e.g. customer number or password) and contact information (e.g. name, address, phone number). Users can access this information by e-mailing or writing to us. Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected by providing such correct details to EQUIBUYS or where available by changing their registered details online.

How we use your information
For each visitor to EQUIBUYS’s web site, EQUIBUYS’s Web server automatically recognizes the users domain name. We also collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail and aggregate information on what pages users access or visit. Information volunteered by the user such as survey information and/or site registrations is also collected. The information we collect is used primarily for internal review and to improve the content of our Web site & service. It is also used to notify users about updates to our service. This information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending an e-mail to info@equibuys.com
We do not share or sell our customer list to any third party. If you do receive unwanted email from us all our correspondence offers clear instructions on how to opt out. If you supply us with your postal address on-line or telephone number you may receive periodic mailings or calls from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such updates, please let us know by or emailing to info@equibuys.com

Storage methods and duration
EQUIBUYS may store your information in its databases, such as its Customer Relationship database, for reference. The information may be retained and used by EQUIBUYS for a reasonable period, reflecting our need to answer queries or resolve problems, provide improved and new services and any data retention requirements of the law. This means we may retain information after an individual ceases to use EQUIBUYS services or after the individual has ceased interacting with EQUIBUYS. Except where the law, authorities or regulatory bodies require us to retain it for longer, we retain Traffic Data for a reasonable period after the Traffic Data was generated.

Passing your information to third parties
Except where the law permits or unless you specifically agree, EQUIBUYS does not sell or rent your personal data to others outside EQUIBUYS.

Cookies/Software agents
"Cookies" are pieces of software, which may be sent and recorded on your computer. These cookies enable us to collect information about how our web sites and services are being used and to manage them more efficiently. Until you have registered on EQUIBUYS’s web site, the cookie will only track general usage patterns and technical information about your computer type and will not be used to identify you individually. After registration, cookies will be used to collect information on you which will allow you to access the areas restricted to registered users only more easily and quickly. You can turn off the ability to receive cookies by adjusting the browser on your computer but you should note that if you do so, this may materially distort the quality of service and data you receive. Cookies are not used to collect your personal information. Cookies are also used as a site security method to stop abuse of our subscriber service.

e-mail alerts, notices and newsletters
EQUIBUYS offers the opportunity for you to receive an e-mail alert or other notifications in relation to products being advertised on the EQUIBUYS website or new services being offered. EQUIBUYS may introduce an e-newsletter which may be sent to you by email. You can at any time choose to stop receiving e-mail alerts, notifications or e-newsletter by following the instructions on the alert, notification or e-newsletter or by emailing info@equibuys.com

Interception of mail
EQUIBUYS may intercept email addressed to individuals within EQUIBUYS. The reasons we do this are related to security of EQUIBUYS, its staff and others, for detection and prevention of crime and to identify correct recipients or to make sure mail is dealt with during staff absence. EQUIBUYS may reject, delay or remove content from emails which have a nature, content or attachments which may disrupt EQUIBUYS’s systems or because they may pose security issues such as viruses. EQUIBUYS may also filter out emails which contain certain content on the basis that content is offensive or the email is unwanted or spam. In certain circumstances this may unfortunately result in "innocent" emails being affected but EQUIBUYS does try and reduce such occurrences.

Security
EQUIBUYS has developed strict policies governing information technology. These cover areas such as access control, authentication, audit, monitoring, alarms, data storage and back up and transmission standards and environment integrity. EQUIBUYS will use reasonable endeavours to install and have appropriate security measures in place in EQUIBUYS’s facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that EQUIBUYS has collected from you at EQUIBUYS’s site.

Name of company
EQUIBUYS means EQUIBUYS Limited and subsidiaries or corporate entities as they exist from time to time and in which EQUIBUYS has a direct or indirect ownership interest of 50% or more or who in turn control 50% or more of EQUIBUYS.

Questions
If you have any questions about EQUIBUYS privacy/data protection policy or the use of data in a particular service, you should contact: info@equibuys.com.
The law allows you to write and ask to see and correct the information held about you, although this many require payment of a reasonable fee.