Privacy policy
This policy applies to cardsys.co.uk (“Site”).
CARDsystems. (“CARDsystems” “us” or “we”) respects the privacy of visitors to its website and its clients. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information and Anonymous Information you submit to us through our Site. “Personal Information” is information about you that is personally identifiable to you, like your name, address, email address or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.
By submitting Personal Information through the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and you expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Information may be processed by us in the country where it was collected, as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.
Notification of changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our Services change and expand. If we make substantial changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post the updated policy on this page and we will post notice that this Privacy Policy has changed in the client portal and in this policy. Unless otherwise provided, the revised terms will take effect when they are posted. Once any changes that we make to this Privacy Policy become effective, your continued use of the Site after such time will signify your acceptance of the new terms. This Site Contains
Links to Other Sites
We are not responsible for 3rd party sites (sites other than those located at cardsys.co.uk and CARDsystems.mobi) – and you understand we do not control the content or actions of 3rd party sites.
Information we collect
We automatically collect browser and geographical information to maintain a record of User’s or Visitor’s activity on the Site. We use cookies to track Visitor and User trends and patterns and to allow you to login to the client portal. No user-identifiable information is stored in cookies or the browser/geographical information collected.
Users and Visitors always have the option of disabling cookies via their browser preferences. If you disable cookies on your browser, please note that some parts of our Site may not function as effectively, and you will not be able to access the client portal, as this requires cookies to be enabled. As an automatic process, our Web server software records a log file of IP addresses that access the Site.
We also collect IP address information but do not ordinarily link IP addresses to Users’ Personal Information. However, we can and will use IP addresses to identify a User when we, in our sole discretion, determine that it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms and Conditions of Use or to protect our site, customers or others.
The online client portal
The online client portal allows clients to manage their accounts, including billing, projects and their personal information. We may use your information for internal marketing purposes unless you have asked us not to. We will always give you the opportunity to stop receiving material from us within any marketing materials we send.
How we use and disclose information
Legal requests
CARDsystems cooperates with law enforcement inquiries, as well as other third parties to enforce laws, such as: intellectual property rights, fraud, theft, harassment and other rights. We can (and you authorise us to) disclose any information about you if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; (b) protect or defend the rights or property of CARDsystems or third parties; or (c) assist in an investigation.
Security
We take security seriously, and employ several security measures in the handling and storage of your information. This includes encryption in the client area and in other sensitive areas of our website. Please note however that with current technology, we cannot guarantee the security of your data as it travels over the Internet.
Web beacons and spotlight tags
This Site may contain electronic images, known as web beacons or spotlight tags. These enable CARDsystems to count users who have visited certain pages on the Site. Web beacons and spotlight tags are simply tools used to obtain generic information about the web pages visited. They are not used to obtain information about specific users.
If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail to us at any of the contact email addresses provided at this Site, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information that you request. Other use of personal information provided may be used for the following reasons:
- To assist us in creating and publishing content relevant to you;
- To send alerts announcing to you regarding special offers, updated information, and new services provided by CARDsystems;
- To ensure that our Site is relevant to your needs; and
- To allow you limited access to areas of our Site as appropriate.
You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. For example, you may want to give us information, such as your name and address or e-mail address, to correspond with you. If you request something from our Site, for example, a call back, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide to fulfil your request.
To help us do this, we may share information, with others, for instance, subsidiaries or affiliates of CARDsystems, CARDsystems’s business partners or financial institutions as necessary to fulfil your request. We may also contact you as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes in support of CARDsystems subsidiaries or affiliates. You may opt-out of receiving future mailings from us by following the instructions set forth in each mailing. Our employees may view information that you provide us in order to perform their jobs and service you. We restrict access to non-public personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information. We may occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
CARDsystems may collect, use or disclose your personal information as required or permitted by applicable law.
If CARDsystems or any part of its business or operations becomes owned or controlled by other individuals or entities, the information that we have collected may be transferred to such party or parties who would be bound by the obligations hereunder.
Employment
If you submit your resume through our site, we use your personal information only in considering your application for employment. We do not collect personal information for any other purposes. The information you provide is not given to any private organizations or private persons.
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us.