This privacy policy sets out how Wirediary uses and protects any information that
you give Wirediary when you use the www.wirediary.com website.
Wirediary is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Any information
you provide, by which you can be identified when using this website, will only be
used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Wiediary may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should
check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
This policy is effective from 01/06/2010.
We collect personal information such as:
- Name
- Contact information including email address
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Demographic information such address details, postal code, preferences and interests
- Diary / calendar event information
What we do with the information we gather:
We may use the information to improve our products and services and customise the
website according to your interests. Wirediary is a free service for individual
users, supported primarily by advertising. We will not share your information with
advertisers without your consent. We allow advertisers to select characteristics
of users they want to show their advertisements to and we use the information we
have collected to serve those advertisements.
Date of birth information:
- If you are under age 14, please do not attempt to register for Wirediary or provide
any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn that we have collected
personal information from a child under age 14, we will delete that information
as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from a
child under age 14, please email us at admin@wirediary.com.
- Your date of birth is used to remind users of your birthday. You can prevent this
information being shared with users as part of our sign-up process.
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or
other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address
which you have provided. From time to time, we may also use your information to
contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email and / or phone.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent
unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic
and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We cannot
control the actions of other users with whom you share your information. We cannot
guarantee that only authorised persons will view your information. We cannot ensure
that information you share on Wirediary will not become publicly available. We are
not responsible for third party circumvention of any privacy options or security
measures on Wirediary. You can reduce these risks by using common sense security
practices such as choosing a strong password, using different passwords for different
services, and using up to date antivirus software.
By using Wirediary, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and
processed in the United Kingdom.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard
drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic
or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications
to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations
to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about
your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us
analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it
to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor
which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access
to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to
share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you
prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. However, once you have used these
links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that
other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy
of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are
not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at
the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
By accepting a contact request you are giving your consent for that user to be connected
to your account so that they can view certain details of your diary. The Options
section of the website allows you to control which of your contacts can see all
the details of your diary and events. In addition, each event can be made private
upon creation, or upon acceptance. It is also possible to hide events from all of
your contacts as you create them.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties
unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your
personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which
we think you may find interesting.
On closing your Wirediary account, all personal data linked to your Wirediary account
will be destroyed, although we may hold your data for a short period of time to
prevent unwanted data loss.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the
Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy
of the information held on you please write to admin@wirediary.com.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete,
please use the personal options section to update the information or email us as
soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information
if found to be incorrect.