This Privacy Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by LinkU2EquityRelease.co.uk in relation to your use of this web site operated by Teknosis Digital Media Limited and any services or systems therein.

Teknosis Digital Media Limited is the data controller in relation to the Services and your personal data collected via LinkU2EquityRelease.co.uk. Our registered address is 21 Connect House, Willow Lane, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 4NA, UK.

Data Collected

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.

Without limitation, any of the following Data may be collected:

• name; date of birth; gender; address
• contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
• demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests;
• IP address (automatically collected);
• a list of URLS starting with a referring site, your activity on this Web Site, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
• Cookie information

Use of Data

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Web Sites. Data may be used by us for, but not limited to, the following reasons:

• to enable you to access and use the Services
• to personalise aspects of our overall service to you
• to communicate with you
• to process a transaction between you and a third party
• transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you
• transmission by SMS text of promotional materials that may be of interest to you
• contact by telephone with promotion materials that may be of interest to you
• Contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the website.

Communication

The use of any web site operated by Teknosis Digital Media Limited constitutes an existing business relationship between you and Teknosis Digital Media Limited or any of its affiliates with whom Teknosis Digital Media Limited shares information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Agreeing to Teknosis Digital Media Limited privacy policy qualifies as consent to be contacted by, including but not limited to, telephone, email and by SMS text for changes in account status, changes in subscriber agreements, marketing opportunities, privacy policies and/or any other policies or agreements relevant to you or your account.

Third Party Services

Teknosis Digital Media Limited may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with matters that may include, but are not limited to, payment handling, delivery of purchased items, credit checking, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. The providers of such services do have access to certain personal Data provided by you. Any Data provided by you which is used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that Teknosis Digital Media Limited requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data provided by you that is processed by third parties must be processed within the terms of this Policy.

Third Party Data Privacy

If you decide to enter into a contract with a third party provider through a channel on our website, the information you have provided to us together with any further information requested by, and supplied by you to, the third party provider will be held by the provider for the purposes set out in that provider's privacy policy. Therefore, you are strongly advised to read your chosen provider's privacy policy and satisfy yourself as to the purposes for which the provider will use your personal information before entering into the contract. We have no responsibility for the uses to which a provider puts your personal information once you have contracted with that provider.

As part of the application process where a loan of financial product is involved some loan providers may need to check the files of a credit reference agency.

Security

Data security is of great importance to Teknosis Digital Media Limited and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected online.

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data. We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information which you send to us, and you do so at your own risk.

Cookies

A cookie is a very small text file placed on your computer by a web browser, which has been sent by a web server. It is essentially an "identification card" relating to you. The main purpose of our cookies is to identify you when you visit our website. Each time your browser requests a web page from our Server, the browser sends the information in the text file back to the server and lets the server know that you have returned to that web page. We use cookies to provide you with a better service tailored to suit you.

Cookies help you to save time. For example, if you register for our Services, a cookie helps us to remember who you are and what your preferences are. Next time you return, we can fill in any questions that you have already answered. The more you tell us about yourself, the more we can help to find information or products you want.

If you do not accept incoming cookies then the performance of our website on your system will not be to full standard or our website may not serve at all.

You may delete cookies; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Web Site more quickly.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers.

The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Access to Personal Data

You have certain rights under the Data Protection Act 1998. For example, we will always let you have a copy of all personal information we have about you should you request it. We may charge you a fee for a copy of such information.

You can ask us whether we are keeping personal data about you by writing to us at:

Teknosis Digital Media Limited
Connect House
21 Willow Lane
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4NA

Upon request, we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you. Although we may require proof of your identity. We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data rectified or amended. We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons for our refusal. We do, however, allow you to challenge our decision to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data.

Changes to this Policy

Teknosis Digital Media Limited reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Web Site and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Web Site following the alterations.