Privacy Policy

BARGAINFOX.CO.UK PRIVACY POLICY

The following privacy policy went in to effect on [date]. It overrules any previous version of the policy. It applies to all users, including those who signed up before the latest policy was enacted.

 

BargainFox.co.uk takes the privacy of its users very seriously. The following Privacy Policy outlines our privacy practises and discloses all of the information we might gather about users and what we do with it.

 

You acknowledge that this Privacy Policy is part of our Terms or Service, and by accessing or using BargainFox.co.uk, you agree to be bound by all of the terms.  If you do not agree to these terms, you are no permitted to use the site.

 

We maintain the right to alter our Privacy Policy whenever we wish, without prior notice.  Any changes, additions or deletions apply as soon as the Privacy Policy page is published.

 

The user accepts that it is their responsibility to use a valid email address when signing up to the Newsletter. The user also accepts that it is their responsibility to review this Privacy Policy regularly to inform themselves of any changes.  Visiting the site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Policy.

 

You must be at least 18 years old to access this website. We assume that any information we collect refers to users of 18 years or older, and are not responsible for collecting information of anyone below this age.

 

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

To give you the best possible experience when visiting BargainFox.co.uk, we may collect various types of information from you. This includes Personally Identifiable Information (info that can be personally linked to you) and Non-Personally Identifiable Information (info that cannot be linked to you personally).   


 

Personally Identifiable Information:

You may be asked to provide Personally Identifiable Information when filling out online forms at BargainFox.co.uk, including but not limited to signing up to the Newsletter,  posting comments publicly, entering contests, completing surveys, sending feedback or contacting support.

 

Any Personally Identifiable Information you are asked to provide will be voluntary. Such information may include but is not limited to your: Name, email address, home address, other contact information, age, date of birth, and other demographic information.

 

We may also collect information you make publicly available through social media, when “liking” our accounts or receiving our Tweets or other messages.  Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary.  If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity. 


 

Non-Personally Identifiable Information:

When you load any BargainFox.co.uk page we may also gather information that is not linked personally to you, for internal purposes. This might include but is not limited to the referring website that sent you to our page, your geographic location an IP address, the type of device you are using, the operating system you are using, which coupons you browse, and more. This information may be used internally to improve the website. For example if a lot of users are using a certain operating system, we may tweak the site to display better for that OS. We may also use it to monitor performance. For example if certain coupons are never used, we may remove them.


 

2. HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION AND USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We will never collect any Personally Identifiable Information about you without permission. You will have to provide this to us of your own accord.

 

You provide such information when you do the following:

 

- Sign up to an account with your email address.

- Enter competitions or sweepstakes ran by us or our associates.

- Redeem certain offers from us or our associates.

- Contact us via email, web form, telephone or letter.

 

We may collect such information in other voluntary scenarios as well. We will always state what information we are collecting before it is collected.

 

Additionally we or a third party advertiser may collect certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information in the process of serving third party advertisements to you on the website.

 

Our partners may collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information about the coupons you redeem. 

 

We may also automatically collect Non-Personally Identifiable Information via standard web tracking and analytics platforms such as "Google Analytics." We use such information to improve the Service; to respond to user requests; to customize content delivered to users based on their preferences; to gather demographic information; and to diagnose problems with our servers and Service.  

 

We will primarily use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide our Service to you. We will also use Personally Identifiable Information to enhance the operation of our site; improve our marketing and promotional efforts; statistically analyze site use; improve our offerings; and customize content, layout, and other aspects of the Services.  We may use Personally Identifiable Information to deliver information to you and to contact you regarding administrative notices.  We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our agreements with you, including the Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy.


 

3. INFORMATION SHARING

We may provide our third party merchants with information about the coupons or offers you obtain through BargainFox.co.uk that are issued by those merchants. In this case any Personally Identifiable Information shared in this scenario is subject to the privacy policies of said merchants, not BargainFox.co.uk.

 

When you interact with us on social media (such as liking or commenting on Facebook posts), any Personally Identifiable Information you provide is subject to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the social media platform.

 

If BargainFox.co.uk is served with a court order, subpoena or other valid legal document, we may be legally ordered to share Personally Identifiable Information and will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.

 

We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful. 

 

We will never pass on your Personally Identifiable Information to any other third parties.

 

A third party advertiser may collect certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information in the process of serving third party advertisements to you on the website. This may include aggregate demographic information and traffic patterns, user activity and related site information.


 

4. ACCESSING AND UPDATING YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

You are within your rights to withdraw or update any personally identifiable information you have submitted to us by emailing us at [email address]. You can also easily opt out of our Newsletter by following the unsubscribe steps outlined at the bottom of every edition.

 

Past coupon transactions are not associated with your Personally Identifiable Information, and therefore you cannot have this information deleted.

 

Some personally identifiable information may still exist for a time after withdrawal due to site backups.


 

5. WHAT OPTIONS DUE YOU HAVE REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION?

You have full control over any information you provide to us via Cookies, by modifying your browser settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies automatically or manually. If you reject our cookies some aspects of BargainFox.co.uk may not function correctly, or you may not be permitted to use them. You will be asked whether you accept our cookies upon your first visit to the website.

 

Our Newsletter is entirely voluntary and you can unsubscribe at any time. Doing so will remove all information collected and provided regarding the Newsletter.

 

Whenever you are asked to provide personally identifiable information you are under no obligation to do so.


 

6. DATA PROTECTION AND SECURITY

BargainFox.co.uk uses all of the latest security and encryption standards to ensure that any information you provide us and any storage of said information is secure, and only accessible by the authorized individuals. Our servers are also monitored for irregular use, viruses and other infections, and vulnerabilities.

 

If you provide information publicly through social media or in the comments on BargainFox.co.uk pages we are not responsible for its collection and use by third parties.

 

We also secure all none-personally identifiable information on password protected servers.

 

As is the nature of the internet data cannot be 100% secure, and by using our site you accept that security is not guaranteed but that we make all reasonable effort to make it so.


 

7. COOKIES

Web cookies (also known as HTTP cookies, or just cookies) are parcels of text that are sent by a server to a Web browser, and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. In other words, a cookie is a piece of data stored on a user’s computer that is tied to information about the user.

 

Web beacons are objects that are embedded in a webpage or email that are invisible to the user, but allow checking that a user has viewed the page or email. Other names are web bug, tracking bug, tag or page tag.

 

Our cookies store randomly assigned user identification numbers, site traffic information, usage information, and browsing history.  The cookies make your use of the site easier, make the site run more smoothly and help us to maintain a secure site.  You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our site may not work properly.

 

Additionally, some of my business partners (for example, advertisers) may use cookies and web beacons as well. This site has no access to, or control of advertisers’ web cookies or web beacons. We will not provide any third-party ad server with any of your Personally Identifiable Information.  We and the third party companies will only collect and use Non-Personally Identifiable Information

 

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. Please check your browser’s help section for instructions on how to do this.


 

8. OUTBOUND LINKS

As expressed on our Terms of Service page, BargainFox.co.uk is not liable for the Privacy Policies of any of the third party websites you access through any outbound link on this website. If you decide to visit one of these sites it is your responsibility to read and understand their own Privacy Policy.