Introduction:

Protecting personal information is important, so this document explains what happens when you visit www.hmsnaiad.co.uk This privacy policy describes how the Naiad Webmaster collects and uses any personal information you may provide via the website. It also describes the choices available to you regarding the webmaster's use of your personal information and the steps you can take to access this information and to request that it be corrected or deleted. Hmsnaiad.co.uk takes personal privacy very seriously and operates a strict 'no-spam' policy. Any user suspected of abusing this policy may be subject to IP Address blocking and refused access to the site.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please send them to the webmaster.

28 April 2008

For All Visitors to the website.

HMS Naiad Mailing List:

The HMS Naiad mailing list service has been withdrawn, all addresses collected as part of this service have been deleted, members need take no further action regarding their subscription.

HMS Naiad Private Members Section:

The HMS Naiad Members Section is held in a password protected folder on the host server. Access is gained by using a valid user ID & password, which will be provided upon request from a valid email address. This level of protection will prevent automated email robot harvester's from routinely scanning and collecting data from the html source code. Additionally, meta tags are placed within the page HTML, that prevent search engines such as Google, from scanning the members index page. Password protection should defeat all commonly known methods of automatic data collection, for the purposes of sending unsolicited mail, but is not 100% secure. If there should be any misuse through manual collection of data, hmsnaiad.co.uk cannot accept liability for any such action. Should you require that any of your data be withdrawn from the service, contact the webmaster. Any member found abusing the service will have their access withdrawn - the webmasters decision is final.

Personal Information: 

If you submit personal information such as your email address, that information will only be used to respond to your question or request for information. The webmaster will not share your information with any third party without your explicit permission. All email addresses displayed in the HMS Naiad 'Private Members Area' can only be accessed with a valid User ID and Password. These will be supplied by the webmaster upon request and are subject to periodic renewal - any renewal will be clearly notified on the Members Login page.. Any misuse by members who may have legitimate access to the members area, is beyond the control of hmsnaiad.co.uk and no liability can be held by the webmaster, for any such misuse.

Cookies:

A “cookie” is a small text file that a webpage can place on your computer's hard drive in order, for example, to collect information about your activities on the site or to make it easier to use certain site functions. The cookie then transmits this information back to the web server. Many users don't know that "cookies" are being placed on their computer when they visit a website. If you want to know when this happens, or prevent it from happening, you can set your browser to warn you when a website attempts to place a "cookie" on your computer. If you wish to manage and monitor the cookies stored on your computer, there are many utilities available for this purpose. Hmsnaiad.co.uk uses No More Cookies (for Internet Explorer), which is free software provided by www.nomorecookies.com and Cookie Monster (for Firefox Browser), provided by www.ampsoft.net You can download copies from their websites (file sizes are 236 KB & 418KB).

NOTE: The above software is 'freeware' and is available free of charge to any non-commercial PC user. Hmsnaiad.co.uk accepts no liability or responsibility regarding any usage and offers no support in relation to the use of such third party software.

Use of Cookies:

• Cookies are used on hmsnaiad.co.uk in the following ways:
  Whilst navigating the site, cookies will analyze how visitors progress through and use the site. This helps to make the site as useful as possible for them in the future and assists in the development of the content. These cookies are not used to collect or store personally identifiable information and are completely harmless. To help identify the cookie used by hmsnaiad.co.uk, it is named 'StatCounter.com'
• View StatCounter.com's privacy policy regarding it's use of cookies here >>
• Information automatically collected by the site:
  The data server automatically collects certain non-personal information, such as your computer’s IP address, geographical region, the type of system in use and pages viewed during the visit. This information is used to understand how visitors navigate through the site and is collected solely to improve the service offered to you for statistical purposes only, it is not used in an attempt to try and identify individuals. This information is held for a short period of time (typically 7-10 days), before being automatically deleted. This data also assists the webmaster in monitoring any suspicious activity and attacks to the site, from 'known' troublesome geographical regions.
• Suspicious Activity:
  Certain geographical regions are known to generate unsolicited mail, for criminal purposes. These regions are closely monitored by the webmaster and will be subject to IP Blocking if any unusual page requests are made. The webmaster withholds the right to block any IP address or blocks of IP addresses, suspected of such activity. No explanation or correspondence will be entered into following such suspension of service - hmsnaiad.co.uk's decision is final. This information should it be required, will be passed to any requesting investigative agency.
• If you wish more information about cookies and how they work, check Wikipedia Encyclopaedia - click here >>

Visitor's Book:

All entries in the visitors book will be in the public domain and as such beyond the control of hmsnaiad.co.uk. By submitting an entry you are agreeing not to leave any defamatory, abusive or insulting remarks. All entries are screened by the webmaster before inclusion and are subject to edit, if thought necessary. Submissions deemed irrelevant or inappropriate will be deleted/refused prior to inclusion. If you agree to have your website address displayed, this will be in the public domain and hmsnaiad.co.uk will not be held responsible for any misuse of your address by a third party. All email addresses previously held in the book have been removed, to protect the owners privacy. All future email addresses will only be displayed in the members area, which requires users to log in with the supplied user ID and password. No method of public display and sharing of information via the internet is 100% secure and is beyond the control of hmsnaiad.co.uk if abused. No liability can be held by the webmaster, for any such misuse. It does however provide members an enhanced level of security against email spammers, or automated web crawling 'robot's that harvest email addresses, for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails.

Acknowledgements:

The HMS Naiad About page (www.hmsnaiad.co.uk/about.html) has acknowledgements to those that have made contributions to the site. These contributions are welcomed and as a thank you this fact is posted. However, the webmaster understands contributors may not wish to be listed publicly. Should this be the case, please advise by email and the entry will be omitted.

Personal Information Sharing & Access to your Personal Information:

Your personal information will not be shared with any third parties following a visit to the site - hmsnaiad.co.uk operates a strict "no-spam" policy. This includes any information about IP addresses, global locations or usage trends. The only exception to this will be if your IP address is suspected of suspicious/criminal activity. In this instance the webmaster withholds the right to publish such information, or pass on to an investigating agency. Hmsnaiad.co.uk will provide you reasonable access to your personally identifiable information, at no cost to you, normally within 30 days of your access request. If this cannot be provided within the 30-day period, you will be told why it has not been possible. To request access to your personally identifying information, contact the webmaster. You will need to provide your IP address and dates the site was visited, for this information to be gathered. Data is not normally held for periods longer than 30 days and can be significantly less than this, if the site experiences heavy traffic (under 7 days at times). A maximum of 500 logged incidents is only held at any one time (a logged incident is each page load during a visit. e.g. a visitor to the site visits or reloads a page 20 times = 20 logged incidents).

Links to Other Web Sites:

This site includes links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from those of hmsnaiad.co.uk If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is subject to their privacy policy, if they have one. Hmsnaiad's privacy policy does not apply to information you may submit to those sites. You are encouraged to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit. Hmsnaiad.co.uk will not be held responsible for any use of personal information by other sites linked through these pages.

Changes to the Privacy Policy:

If this privacy policy changes in ways that affect the personally identifying information that has been collected through the site, the webmaster will post those changes in this space and advise of any choices users may have, as a result of those changes. All updates are notified by the date the change took place at the head of this page and within the News section.

Privacy Policy Compliance:

If you feel that hmsnaiad.co.uk has not complied with this privacy policy, please submit your concerns to the webmaster.

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