Privacy Policy

The IW Council respects and safeguards the privacy of iwight.com users. This policy outlines how we will do this, how we will use your personal information and how you can limit our use of this.

What information do we collect and how do we use it?

- When you use an online form on our website we may need to know your name and email address. This information is generally requested when registering for a particular service or when entering a competition. We gather this information to process your request and then it is used by us, to provide you with the service you have requested and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the provision of the service in general. For example, sending you 'My Profile' updates or competition information.

- We may also use this information to improve the website and our service, and to monitor website usage. We will not provide this information to third parties.

- We may provide you with information about special features on our website or any special services or information which we think may interest you. If you do not want to receive this information Click here and type the word 'unsubscribe' into the email header.

- We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes, we do not share personally identifiable information with third parties without your consent except in the following instances:

• unless required by applicable law or pursuant to a court or similar order.
• as deemed necessary, in our discretion, to protect the legal rights or the property of the IW Council, a registered user or third party, or to prevent personal injury.

How else might someone learn about your personal information while visiting iwight.com?

- You might also provide personal information through forum sessions or a bulletin board on iwight.com. This privacy policy does not cover this type of transfer of your personal information. For reasons of personal safety, we advise against distributing your personal information in this manner. If you do decide to give out personal information and are under 18 years of age we strongly urge you to get your parents or legal guardian's consent first.

How do we protect your information?

- We take care to protect your personal information that we collect and store it in secure operating environments that are not available to the public.

What should you do if your personal details change?

- We want to ensure that we provide you with the best possible service. Please therefore always keep us updated of any changes to your personal information, for example, if your e-mail address changes.

What does providing us with this information mean?

- By giving us information about you, you and a parent or legal guardian acting on your behalf agree that this information can be used as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page. Unless you, or a parent or guardian accepts these changes on your behalf, you will not be authorised to use the iwight.com website.

What should you do if you do not feel that we are adhering to this policy?

- If at any time you believe that the IW Council has not adhered to these principles, please notify IW Council by email at webteam@iow.gov.uk and we will make any efforts we can to promptly determine and protect the problem

How do you contact us?

- If you would like to contact us to ask us anything about our site or our Privacy Policy then please click here and email us your suggestions.

February 2002