Privacy Policy - Polaris Awards

Kapital Media London Limited (“we”, “us” or “the Company”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy, together with our Website Terms of Use and any other documents referred to in it sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Our policy complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“Data Protection Legislation”). The Company is the controller and responsible for your personal data.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting polarisawards.com (“our Site”) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to help@polarisawards.com (“our Contact Email Address”).

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following data about you:
1. Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on our site or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you:
  1. register to use our site,
  2. subscribe to our service,
  3. search for a product,
  4. place an order on our site,
  5. participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our site,
  6. complete a survey, and
  7. when you report a problem with our site.
2. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, transaction information, personal profile information or other relevant information or correspondence.
3. We only retain personal data for so long as it is required or permitted by law. We may archive data, however this will only be for as long as the purpose for which it was retained requires.
4. With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect details of your visits to our site and the information that you browse or access.
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. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
For further information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy

USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION
1. We may use information held about you in the following ways:
  1. to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  2. to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
  3. to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
  4. to provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
  5. to provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about goods or services we feel may interest you; or
  6. allowing you to participate in the interactive features on our site;
  7. complying with laws and regulations outside of England and Wales;
  8. legal proceedings including collecting overdue amounts and seeking professional advices;
  9. researching, designing and launching services or products including seminars, events, conferences and forums;
  10. to notify you about changes to our service.
2. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail, telephone or SMS or e-newsletter) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you. You may choose not to receive direct marketing or promotional material by letting us know via our email or contact page.
3. 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. You may choose not to receive direct marketing or promotional material by letting us know via our email or contact page.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
1. We will use information we collect about you:
  1. to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
  2. to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  3. to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
  4. as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
  5. to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
  6. to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
2. We may combine information we collect from other sources with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
1. We may share your information with selected third parties including:
  1. business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you.
  2. advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users.
  3. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target.
  4. 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.
  5. Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.
  6. Credit reference agencies for the purpose of assessing your credit score where this is a condition of us entering into a contract with you.
2. We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
  1. In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
  2. If the Company 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.
3. 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 and Conditions and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.
4. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.
DATA SECURITY
1. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. 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.
2. The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of England and Wales. It may also be processed by staff operating outside of England and Wales who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order 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.
3. 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.
YOUR CONSENT AND RIGHTS
1. By using our service, visiting our site or sharing information, you consent to the collection and use of your information and other activities as outlined in this Policy.
2. You have the following rights:
  1. Right to access – To check whether we hold personal data about you and to access such data, free of charge;
  2. Right to correct – To require us to correct any data relating to you which is inaccurate;
  3. Right to erase – To request us to delete or remove your data from our systems;
  4. Right to restrict – To restrict us from using your data completely or limit how we can use it;
  5. Right to data portability – To request us to move, copy or transfer your data.
  6. Right to object – To object against us using your data, even if our use is legitimate.
3. You can exercise your rights by contacting us at our Contact Email Address, which is free of charge. Only if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, or when you are requesting further copies, will we charge a reasonable fee for our costs. We may also be permitted to refuse your request, in which case will give you to reasons for doing so.
4. For the UK, you also have the right to complain with the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”). The ICO’s contact information is available via ico.org.uk. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
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.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
GOVERNING LAW
This Privacy Policy Statement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.