PLEASE READ THIS “PRIVACY POLICY” BEFORE USING OUR SERVICES

ItsABogsLife™ Ltd (“IABL”, Us”, “Our”,” We") are committed to protecting and respecting your Privacy.

This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is ItsABogsLife™ Ltd.

By using our website or mobile applications (“APPS”) to access our services, you agree and acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and the way we collect such data with the procedures and protocols we use and outlined herein.

We recommend you print out a copy (here) for future reference, and as this Privacy Policy was updated January 2015, we may make changes to this from time to time. Any changes made, we will blanket email you to the email address you have supplied at the time of your registration made with us, we have option also of placing a notification on this website and we will keep the date of revision/version of the changes clear, at the bottom of each page.

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

We may collect and process the following data about you as follows:

Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site www.itsabogslife.co.uk (our “website” or our “APP”). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.

If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them. Details of transactions you carry out through our site and of the fulfilment of your orders.

Details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.

Facebook, Google plus, Twitter, Instagram, or other social networking platform links that can be used to export your profile to our website, and we may list friends you have or reviews you have made in order to make your experience more enjoyable. This information could include, friend lists, gender, profile details and photograph, name and other information you have agreed to have chosen to make available. This can be disconnected from within your Facebook Profile settings. Other users and friends you may know on Facebook can also have information shared with them about you through us; this can be prevented by changing your Privacy settings in the social networking platforms you wish to have changed.

Also we can collect any “click through data” we have affiliated with a partner or third party we may own. If you access any Social Networking Sites through our website or APP, we may collect information such as user name, password, and other information made available to us through those services.

From time to time, ItsABogsLife™ Ltd may allow cookies from third party businesses or its service providers to advertise their products and services. These business partners through their advertising networks may collect information about your interests when you view or interact with any of their adverts. We have no control over these cookies or other technologies that may be used to collect this information, interests, activities, and practices – these are not covered by our Privacy Policy. These company’s may be part of the Network advertising Initiative, which offers a single location to opt out of advertising targets from member companies. ItsABogsLife™ Ltd does not operate a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signal to our website or mobile applications. Our relation to handling Cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.

IP ADDRESSES

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site, we may call these (“web beacons or POI”) they are stored in your browser and contain basic information about your use, when you return each and every time to our site, these cookies help us recognise your device and improves your overall experience with us. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our (Cookie Policy). We recommend you print out a copy for future reference. We also highlight to you every time you start a new session with our website that you have the option to accept Cookies or not, we will call this the Cookie acceptance widget. For more information or what cookies do/or are all about you can refer to them through www.allaboutcookies.org

When choosing to accept the “keep me signed into this (computer) or (app), until I sign out” option active, you consent us to store your cookie with your password, members ID, or any other account related data required to make your experience more enjoyable, all of which are encrypted within the cookies for your security. Cookies will also help us measure how effective our features, advertisements and electronic communications be email, of which we can determine which emails you open and those you find your interested in by opening.

In majority of browser bars you can turn on and off this function to have a more restricted or more enjoyable experience. We also operate Web Beacons which we can place in images or graphics alternatively to us sending you cookies and these monitor web patterns, and track your processes in the pages as you navigate through and go from one page to the next. These Web Beacons also assist us with any other third party websites you navigate to.

MOBILE DEVICE AND LOCATION DATA

Our mobile device applications will collect and use information about you and your location in general, in like for like ways we do in our website. By using this information we are able to enhance your user experience with us by sending to your device or website, advertising campaigns, places of interest (POI). You can change these Privacy Settings at anytime from within the device you are using. As an example we may show you local public amenities of which may contain reviews from Hotels, restaurants, museums and any other establishments or facilities listed in our Category’s we list. By turning off such features and device Privacy settings will result in a lack of user interaction and experience we have tailored to give you the best enjoyment of the website and mobile application. If you have any problems or queries with Privacy settings with your device, we recommend you contact the supplier of manufacturer of the device.

WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staffs operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:

To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.

For registration purposes to manage your account, to allow you access and use your account and communicate with you. We use your information to inform you of events, changes to our online community. Allowing us to use your data helps us publish your ratings and opinions, forum posts and other media content to the online community. We can resolve disputes and prevent and stop any illegal activities. Enforce our Terms of Use and as otherwise described to you at the point of administration/registration or acquisition of your information. We can respond to your comments and questions, measure your interests and improve our overall look and feel and services offered on our website and mobile applications.

We can use your data to contact you about events, products, offers and other things that may be of interest to you from our partners and in accordance with your marketing likes and dislikes. Also we can solicit information through any reviews, ratings, comments or through online surveys by using your information.

To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us. To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so. To notify you about changes to our service.

We may also use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data, to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and we or they may contact you about these by email. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you.

If you are a new customer, and where we permit selected third parties to use your data, we (or they) will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties for marketing purposes, please tick the relevant box situated on the my profile page.

We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users (for example, we may inform them that 500 men aged under 30 have clicked on their advertisement on any given day). We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target (for example, women in SW1). We may make use of the personal data we have collected from you to enable us to comply with our advertisers' wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

Choosing to create a profile of yourself with your own personal information, you understand by doing so that it will be publicly be available and identifiable by clicking on your screen name. Your screen name will on be viewable to the online community, including gender and a photo if you have one and when you registered as a member/user. If you choose to message one another and participate in member to member communication, like private messaging etc, other members belonging as friends or associated with the member you are in one to one with may see your profile and contact you that way. ItsABogsLife™ does not disclose your email or display it in a public manner. All users/members and customers have the option to turn off the one to one communication links and block other members at anytime. You have the option tat any time to request that we do not share your information with third parties.

We will inform other collaborating third parties and share anonymous information, including investors and advertisers. For example, we may inform them of the statistics we may possess, such as the number of visitors, how many male and female members we have, how many place so interest our members most frequent and likes and dislikes as a whole. We will not share any personal information and is used to develop content and services we trust you will find enjoyable.

In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the following prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets. The Information we will share may be with the following sectors and organisations:

Third Parties:

The third parties we refer to including but not limited to, may fall into the following categories:

Public Places and their amenities, Cruise Boats, Hotels, Museums, Sport Centres, Government Organisations, rental managers, owners who may fulfil a financial transactions with you. Throughout ItsABogsLife™ website and APP we may share your information to assist in procuring your purchases with them, except the payment information and handling itself. We ask that you read their “terms and conditions”, “privacy policies”, “cookie policies”. We do not allow third party financial transactions to take place on our website to protect your security. Payment arrangements are carried out purely between you and the vendor at your own risk

Suppliers:

All those we have collaborated with and whom provide a service such like Google, business analytics, payment vendors, sweepstake applications, distribution of questionnaires and marketing customer service experiences, public relations and fraud prevention, we may also authorise 3rd party vendors to collect information on our behalf, including for example, inclusive of to help procure our Website or mobile APP features with the delivery of online advertising tailored to your interests. They are only permitted to use the information required to perform their duties and are not permitted to share the information for any other reason or purpose.

Business Associates & Partners:

Any businesses we have collaborated with may offer products and services, these are easily identified, as we have left their names in tact and may be displayed with our own Trademark name ItsABogsLife™. Should you wish to proceed and procure such service or products and enter into a financial arrangement, we may share your information with them about you, including any personal information we hold about you, with only those partners. We may point out that we do not have any control over their privacy protocols.

Affiliated Websites and Mobile Applications:

Should you have been referred to from another website, you permit us to share your registration information, about you with that referring website or mobile application – the details we share may be made of any, but not limited to any of the following:

  1. Email address
  2. Mailing address
  3. Telephone Number
  4. Hobbies & Marketing behaviour

We would ask that you read the Privacy Policies of any referral websites bringing you to ItsABogsLife™ website of mobile application.

Companies within our Business Group:

If ItsABogsLife™ Ltd or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.

If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ItsABogsLife™ Ltd, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

We may e asked to share your information, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such disclosure is deemed appropriate and to satisfy and comply with the following:

  • Mergers
  • Consolidation or Asset Sales
  • Bankruptcy
  • Enforceable court proceedings
  • Court orders
  • Legal processes
  • To Exercise ItsABogsLife™ Ltd Legal rights
  • Defend of any Legal Claims
  • Or as Otherwise required by law

In any such cases relating to any but not limited to, we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us, to prevent, take action, or investigate and take any action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities, to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of ItsABogsLife™Ltd, our customers or others, and in connection with our “Terms and Conditions” and other Agreements; or in connection with a corporate transaction, such as those but not limited to the list above.

REPORTING CONTENT

If content on the site / app is reported the administrators of the site will then review the reported content and decide if it is in breach of our terms. If it is the content will be removed and the posting member contacted. Please use our reporting buttons on the website and our mobile application.

CHILDRENS PRIVACY

ItsABogsLife™ Ltd has an open audience and an online website community with no restrictions to users, members or any customers over the age of 13 years. If we are directed to fact that a minor or a person implying or appearing to be under this age bracket by another user, member or customer and of whom we know is a child under the age of 13 years, we will investigate immediately, delete or destroy such information as soon as reasonably possible.

YOUR RIGHTS AND EXTERNAL LINKS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data.  You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at office@itsabogslife.co.uk.

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.  Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. We advise you to read all of their statements before signing into or accepting their Privacy Policys posted on their websites or APPS to understand their procedures for collecting, disclosing and using your personal information.

You can add, amend, update or close your account at anytime. Should you wish to close your account, ItsABogsLife™ Ltd will deactivate your account and remove your profile from online view. All of your data will be unavailable to you and will not be retrievable or accessed should you re-sign. You can close and re-sign up to 5 times in anyone year.

If you refuse our cookies, there may be parts of our site you will not be able to access certain parts of your profile or sections of the website.

If you are a user, member or a customer and have closed an account, you have the right to unsubscribe from our email announcements we may send you in the future after your account has been activated.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs paid in full, (which is non-refundable) before we provide you with details of the information we hold about you. We will keep your information for as long as we require it to conduct our business and we also may retain some information about you for a period of time after you have closed you account with us. As an example, should we need such data and information we hold, in order to meet our legal obligations or to exercise, defend or establish legal rights. The information depends on the purpose for which we collected it and we use it.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes made, we will blanket email you to the email address you have supplied at the time of your registration made with us, we have option also of placing a notification on this website and we will keep the date of revision/version of the changes clear, at the bottom of each page. We ask that you check back to the website occasionally and review any changes made to the Policy.

CONTACT

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to the details below:

Registered Address:
ItsABogsLife Ltd,
68 Argyle Street,
Birkenhead,
Wirral,
CH41 6AF

Email: office@itsabogslife.co.uk or use our  contact form

Privacy Policy - Revised by ItsABogsLife ™ : January 27, 2015