Privacy Policy
Updated: 21 June 2009

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.
21 June 2009
For All Visitors to the website.
HMS Naiad Private Members Section:
The HMS Naiad
Members Section has been withdrawn and the information held previously will be
transferred to a password protected folder on the host server.
Access is gained by using a valid user ID & password, which will be provided
via the HMS Naiad Members Forum, which will require registration to view the
files. 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 Should you require that any of your data be withdrawn from the service,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service will have their access withdrawn - the webmasters decision is final.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
members folder can only be accessed with a valid User ID and Password. These will
be supplied by the webmaster in the forum and are subject to periodic renewal -
any renewal will be clearly notified on the News pane of the forum. 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:
Hmsnaiad.co.uk use cookies when
a user is browsing the website. 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). Cookies can be disabled within your web
browser if preferred and this action will not prevent you from using the site.
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:
Visitor's Book:
The Naiad Visitor's Book is now closed to new entries, all previous entries made in the visitors book are in the public domain and as such beyond the control of hmsnaiad.co.uk. If you agreed to have your website address displayed, this will also 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 and transferred to a password protected folder, which can be accessed via the Members area of the forum. 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, on payment of a nominal fee, normally within
21 days of
your access request. If this cannot be provided within the 21-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.
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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