Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

1.1 This is the privacy policy of FriendsAbroad.com Ltd, an English registered company (number 04567782) with registered office at 20 Bedford Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4TH, United Kingdom. Our fax and email contact details are specified on our website.

1.2 The purpose of this policy is to tell you how we process your 'Personal Data' (i.e. data about any identified or identifiable living person). In particular: a) what Personal Data we collect; b) how we use it; c) how we protect it; d) to whom we disclose it; e) how you can access and rectify it.

1.3 This policy forms part of our Terms of Use . Any changes to this policy follow the same procedure as changes to our Terms of Use.

1.4 Please contact us if you have any questions concerning this policy.

2. What data do we collect?

Personal data

2.1 When you register with us, we collect and store basic information such as your name, address, email address and other contact information such as username and password. You may provide us with additional information on the site (e.g. if you store a list of favourites or complete a questionnaire or contest entry form) or if you communicate with us.

Cookies and log files

2.2 We may receive and store certain information automatically when you interact with us. Examples include the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, login, email address, password, computer and connection information such as browser type and version, your operating system and platform, the full URL clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time), cookie number, goods or services you viewed or searched for, parts of our site you visited and any phone number used to contact us.

2.3 Like many websites we may use cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. We may use a session cookie which enables us to identify you (only) throughout a session on our site.

2.4 We also use another form of cookie so that our web server will recognize your browser when you visit our site again. This will remain on your computer for a maximum of 90 days and will then expire. The help menu bar of most browsers tells you how to modify your browser to accept or reject all cookies or be notified when a cookie is set. Cookies cannot read your hard drive. Further information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.aboutcookies.org.

3. How do we use your data?

3.1 If you have registered with us, we use your Personal Data for administering our services, for example validating you as a registered member or sending you an email inviting you to log in because a message is waiting for you.

3.2 If you have registered with us, we may use your Personal Data to send you emails with details of and links to our and/or third party products or services which may be of interest to you including information about special offers or promotions and related content. We do not disclose your Personal Data to the providers of these third party products and services, we only send emails containing links to these products and services.

3.3 We may use cookies and other automatically logged information to automatically access your previously stored account information and deliver more personalized services and for customer profiling purposes.

3.4 We may access, remove, alter or store any Personal Data if we have reason to believe that you have or may have breached our Agreement or where we are required to do so by law or appropriate authority.

4. How do we protect Personal Data?

4.1 Security is a high priority for us. We take appropriate precautions to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or destruction.

4.2 We use industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology (128 bit strength) to encrypt certain Personal Data you provide to us.

4.3 Your Personal Data is stored on secure dedicated database servers that are separate from our web site servers and that are not directly connected to the Internet. We also maintain physical and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage and disclosure of Personal Data.

5. To whom do we disclose personal data?

5.1 We do not disclose to other Members the email address or other contact information you provide to us on registration or thereafter. You should be aware that certain information you post on the Service (for example the personal description in your profile) will be visible to all Members and may be indexed by search engines such as Google. Other information (for example an email via the Service) will only be visible to one or more of the Members you are communicating with.

5.2 We may also disclose Personal Data so far as reasonably necessary: a) in the circumstances specified in clause 3.4 above; or b) in the context of and insofar as necessary for a sale or merger of all or part of our business.

5.3 Whenever we transfer personal information to countries outside of the European Economic Area in the course of sharing information as set out above, we will ensure that the information is transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

6. How can you access and rectify Personal Data?

6.1 You can access and rectify certain of your Personal Data (including contact and payment details) by logging into your account. Alternatively you can contact us using the details provided on our website.

6.2 For information about your rights under UK data protection laws, see the website of the UK Information Commissioner: www.ico.gov.uk.

Date: 14th June 2007, version 1.2