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Adept4 Limited ("adept4," "We", "Us" or “Our”) is committed to respecting the privacy rights of visitors to the adept4 website www.adept4.co.uk (the "Site"). When you ("You" or "Your") visit the Site, We may automatically collect and process, and We may ask You  to provide information that personally identifies You ("Personal Information").

The Privacy Policy (together with adept4’sWebsite Terms of Use) sets out the basis upon which any personal data We collect from You, or that You provide to Us, will be processed by Us.  For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1988 (the “Act”), the data controller is adept4 Limited of Daresbury Innovation Centre, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, Cheshire, WA4 4FS.

adept4 recognises the importance of protecting the information collected from You in the operation of this Site, and takes reasonable steps to maintain the security, integrity and privacy of any information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By submitting your information to adept4 you consent to the practices described herein.

What information does adept4 collect from visitors?

We may collect and process personal data including but not limited to:

• Your name, address, email address, title, organisation,
• information supplied voluntarily by You to adept4 (relating to computer software or hardware installed in Your website that is applicable to adept4's products), including information supplied when You download information or documents, request further information from Us or participate in a promotion or survey.
• Copies of any communications or correspondence from You; and
• Details of Your visits to the Site and the resources that You access within the Site (together the “Personal Information”).

Use of Personal Information

adept4 will seek to ensure that any Personal Information it collects and processes will be adequate, relevant and not excessive for purposes of operating the Site or any of the services operated hereunder. We will endeavour to keep accurate and up-to-date Personal Information based on information provided and it will be deleted when no longer needed.
We will market adept4’s services and business to You but We will not share Your Personal Information with other third parties. 
Except where necessary in connection with services provided by appropriate intermediaries, who will be required to comply with the confidentiality provisions of this Privacy Policy, or as expressly provided herein, adept4 will not disclose any Personal Information identifying You to any third party, except under the following circumstances:

• If required by law or otherwise needed in connection with legal proceedings;
• If we have received your consent; or
• in the event we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your Personal Information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets insofar as it is necessary;
• If adept4 or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case Personal Information held about You will be one of the transferrable assets.

Personal Information and any other communications or information supplied to adept4 may be used by adept4 for internal business and research purposes and to help enhance and develop our websites.
adept4 may disclose to carefully chosen third parties navigational and transactional information in the form of anonymous, aggregate usage statistics (including "page views" on this Site and the products herein) and demographics but only in forms that do not reveal Your identity or Personal Information. adept4 may match aggregated user information with third party data.
It should be noted, however, that this Privacy Policy only addresses the use and dissemination of information that We collect from You. To the extent that You disclose any information to other parties, through other websites on the Internet linked to the Site, different policies may apply. Since adept4 does not control the privacy policies of third parties, You are subject to the privacy customs and policies (if any) of those third parties, and adept4 shall not be responsible for the use or dissemination of Your Personal Information by those third parties. Therefore, We encourage You to ask questions before You disclose Your Personal Information to others.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure.  Although We will do our best to protect your Personal Information, We cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to Site and any transmission is at Your own risk.  [Once we have received Your Personal Information, We will use [strict] procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.]

What are cookies?

Cookies can be used to collect information about Your computer, including where available Your IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration.  This is statistical information about Our users’ browsing patterns, and does not identify any individual.
This element of data is a piece of text, not a program. The Site can only access the information from a cookie sent by the Site. We cannot access other cookies sent by other web sites or the information contained therein. Additionally, We cannot learn Your email address or any other information about You through the use of a cookie. The only way We would learn such information is if You specifically submit that information to Us.

Why does the Site use cookies?

adept4 uses cookies to:

• estimate Our audience size and usage pattern;
• store information about Your preferences, and to allow us to customise Our site accordingly to Your individual interests;
• speed up Your searches; and
• to recognise You when You return to Our Site.

May I decline to accept a cookie?

You may decline to accept cookies sent by the Site by selecting an option on Your browser to reject cookies. Other sites linked to the Site may also send cookies; however We do not control such activities. If You decline a cookie, You may not be viewing the Site in a way in which it was designed optimally to be presented.

What benefits do I receive from cookies?

Overall, the use of cookies helps to give You a customized experience at the Site. Through the use of cookies, We will know what's working and what's not. That information is then used to keep our Site fresh and relevant to You. Cookies also allow the personalization of any online services We may provide to You.

IP Addresses

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to Your computer whenever You access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. adept4 does log IP addresses, or the location of Your computer on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. However, We do not use IP address logs to track Your session or Your behaviour on the Site.

Opting-Out

If You do not want adept4 to use Your Personal Information as set out in this Privacy Policy, You can choose to have Your name removed from Our database, unless otherwise required by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement authority. You can do this by sending an e-mail to Our webmaster.

Changes and Access to Information

adept4’s Privacy Policy is reviewed periodically. adept4 reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time without notice and any changes to the policy will be posted on this page Your continued use of this website will be deemed conclusive acceptance of such modification. Any comments or questions concerning this policy should be addressed by entering your comments through our Contact Us page on the Site.
The Act gives You the right to access information held about You. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act and You will be required to show proof of identification upon Your request for access. Any access request will be subject to a fee of £10 as a contribution towards Our costs of supplying You with details of the Personal Information we hold about You. Please contact us via the Contact Us page on the Site, or make a written request to adept4, Daresbury Innovation Centre, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, Cheshire, WA4 4FS.

Tell us what you think

If you have any questions relating to our privacy policy please contact us.

Last updated Sep 2009