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Introduction
This privacy policy applies to all business activities of
HomeLink International United Kingdom.
HomeLink International United Kingdom (referred to as "HomeLink
UK") is a licensed affiliate of HomeLink International
Associates (referred to as "HLIA"), an association
registered in Brussels, Belgium.
HomeLink UK recognises the importance to its members of
the discreet and confidential handling of their personal information.
It is HomeLink UK's policy to comply with the requirements
of any applicable privacy legislation in all its activities
involving the collection, use, disclosure and handling of
personal information.
Your access to and use of the website located at www.homelink.org.uk
(the "Site") and/or the printed directory referred
to directly below, is conditional upon your acceptance of
HomeLink UK's privacy policy ("Privacy Policy")
and any other terms and conditions contained on the Site (collectively
referred to as the "Agreement"). Your use of the
Site and/or the printed directory constitutes your acceptance
of the Agreement and any variations to it.
Collection of Personal Information
HomeLink UK collects personal information from members who
register with HomeLink UK to exchange their homes with other
members of HomeLink International Association ("HLIA").
This information is then published in a directory ("Directory")
along with a brief description of the home offered for exchange
that is written/approved by the member. In registering with
HomeLink UK members acknowledge that their personal information
will be published in both printed and electronic versions
of the Directory.
HomeLink UK also collects personal information of members
requesting a directory from it for the purpose of finding
home exchange listings and in order for HomeLink UK to be
able to respond to a request for information or feedback given
by members or visitors to the Site.
If you choose not to provide HomeLink UK with your personal
information, it may be unable to provide you with its services
or respond to a request for information or feedback given
by you.
Examples of personal information HomeLink UK collects include
but are not limited to: name, address, email address, phone
and fax numbers and credit card details.
HomeLink UK only collects personal information by lawful
and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way.
HomeLink UK only collects personal information directly
from an individual and makes known the purpose for which personal
information is being collected at the time it is being collected.
Personal information may also be collected by cookies when
you use the Site. Cookies are pieces of data stored by your
web browser on your hard drive that contain information relating
to your use of the Site. When you access the Site, cookies
may record details relating to your use of the Site, including
what pages you view from the Site. HomeLink UK does not use
cookies to track your personal information and uses them for
internal management purposes only.
Particular areas of our web site employ the use of temporary
cookies. For example, HLIA uses temporary cookies to maintain
a user's state - such as logged in or not logged in.
Use and Disclosure
As a general rule, HomeLink UK will not use personal information
for a purpose other than the primary purpose for which it
is collected unless HomeLink UK has obtained your consent
to such use.
HomeLink UK will not disclose your personal information
to any third parties except to the following:
- HLIA
- HLIA Affiliates and members, including in other countries;
for the purpose of facilitating home exchanges between members
of HLIA and you consent to such disclosure.
Your personal information may also be available for public
viewing by visitors in a "visitors" area of the
Site. However, your contact details will not be on public
display and are only available for viewing by other members
in a secure "members only" area of the Site.
You consent and agree to use and disclosure of your personal
information generally in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
You also consent to HomeLink UK using your personal information
for the purposes of:
(a) providing you with its services;
(b) responding to a request for information and/or feedback
by you; and
(c) marketing and promoting its services and providing
you with any information HomeLink UK considers may be of
interest to you;
at any time, including changes to its services and the Site.
If you do not wish to receive future marketing or promotional
material from HomeLink UK, you may contact it at any time
by sending an email to the following email address info@homelink.org.uk
requesting that no further material be sent to you. HomeLink
UK will as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving
your request, remove your contact details from its database.
Data Quality
Once your personal information is collected, HomeLink
Canada then uploads that information to a central HLIA database
that is maintained by HLIA.
HomeLink UK will take all reasonable steps to ensure that
personal information that it holds about a member is accurate,
complete and up-to-date. Where a member registers with HomeLink
UK, it will provide a proof copy of their advertisement, upon
request, at any time during the registration period and/or
where a change is made. Changes are made only at the request
of the member. It is the member's responsibility to ensure
that the proof sent to them is accurate and in keeping with
that information that they are satisfied will be disclosed
to other HLIA affiliates and members.
Data Security
You acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet
is totally secure. Accordingly, HomeLink UK does not warrant
the security of any information that you transmit to it. Any
information that you transmit to HomeLink UK is transmitted
at your own risk. However, once HomeLink UK receives your
transmission, HomeLink UK will take all reasonable steps to
protect your personal information from misuse, loss or unauthorised
access which may include but is not limited to any one or
more of the following measures: secure network links, firewalls,
password protection and virus protection.
Openness
On request by you, HomeLink UK will make known to you the
types of personal information it holds about you, the purpose
for which it is held and how it collects, holds and uses that
information.
Access
On request by you, HomeLink UK will provide you with access
to your personal information except where access may be denied
under applicable privacy legislation. To request access to
your personal information, please contact HomeLink UK's privacy
officer ("Privacy Officer") whose contact details
are set out at the end of this Privacy Policy. The Privacy
Officer or a delegate will endeavour to respond to your request
for access to your personal information within 14 days of
the date of receipt of such request.
If your request for access is denied, HomeLink UK will provide
you with reasons for its decision.
Correction of your personal information
If you believe that the personal information HomeLink UK
holds about you is inaccurate, incomplete or not current,
please let it know and it will correct it.
Changes to Privacy Policy
HomeLink UK reserves the right to change the Privacy
Policy from time to time by posting such changes on the Site.
Changes will be effective immediately upon notification on
the Site. Your continued use of the Site following notification
will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
Contact details
If you have any queries or complaints relating to
the handling of your personal information, please contact
the Privacy Officer, whose contact details are as follows:
Caroline Connolly
Director, HomeLink UK
A: 7 St Nicholas Rise, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester. SO23
7SY
E: mail@homelink.org.uk
T: 0044 (0)1962 886882
Updated: 11th July 2005 |
