PRIVACY POLICY

At Rose Design Ltd we take the security of your data very seriously. The following policy outlines our obligation and commitment to you based on the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 1998 and the principles held within that Act. It will also inform you of the type of processing that is carried out with your personal data once it has been collected..

By using www.virtualpunter.com you acknowledge and accept both the terms and conditions of this privacy policy and the purposes and methods of processing for which your data is collected.

Information collected and how it is used
When you open and subsequently use your virtualpunter account, specific data is collected, such as: Name, address, age, email address, telephone number etc, which is collected for the purposes of:

· Recording transactions on your account
· The management of your account
· Security (including customer identification)
· Customer Profiling
· Customer relationship management and marketing

Account transactions
Our analysis of the transactions that are recorded in your account is primarily for the purposes of:

· Identification of promotional or targeted communications that we believe would be of interest to you
· Trading and operational security

Opting In and Out of Promotional Communications
Upon opening your account you will be given the option to Opt-in to any promotional communications. If at anytime you wish to change this request you can do so by emailing support@virtualpunter.com .Please note, when opting out, whilst every endeavor will be made to ensure you do not receive any further communication, please allow 28 days for this request to be processed.

Changing your personal details
You may also change your personal details at anytime by clicking here and following the simple steps.

The security and accuracy of your data
All of the data collected is stored in a secure and protected environment and is correct as it is provided. You are entitled by law to have a copy of the data recorded and to have any errors corrected.

All reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that any processing of your data will adhere to the strictest standards of security and accuracy.

Disclosure of your personal data will only take place in accordance with applicable laws.

It is not our policy to sell your information to any third party.

Cookies
On your first visit to www.virtualpunter.com a piece of data called a cookie will be sent to your browser for the purpose of analysing your visits to the site. The cookie contains a unique ID that enables us to recognise your computer upon any subsequent return visits. This helps us to enhance your visits by allowing us to use your previous interests and preferences to create an experience unique to you.

You can still use www.virtualpunter.com even if you configure your browser to reject cookies, however, we will not be able to offer you the enhanced service as described above if you do so.

International Transfers of Data
It may in certain circumstances be illegal to transfer any personal data outside of the EEA. However, when using the internet to collect and transfer data, the exact path of data transmission is unknown and could therefore be transferred outside of this area

Disclosure to third parties
From time to time we disclose data to third parties for the purposes of direct mailing, emailing, database management and card processing and security checking or investigation on our behalf or for compliance with lawful requests.

Where this is purely for statistical use/analysis this disclosure does not include personal data. Other information is disclosed only to the extent required to enable the necessary functions to be undertaken. We remain responsible for the actions of third parties to whom we disclose data.

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