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Introduction
Welcome to upad.co.uk (this "Website").

upad Limited ('upad'), registered in England and Wales with company number 06569680 whose registered office is 104 Tennyson Road, London NW6 7SB, owns and operates this Website. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, 'We', 'Our' and 'Us' refers to upad. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully before using this Website.

By using or accessing this Website (whether as a guest or a registered user) you consent to the collection and use of your information by upad in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Your use of this Website is at all times subject to this Privacy Policy (which forms a legally binding contract between upad and you) and all applicable laws. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, do not use this Website.

This Privacy Policy applies to the services available from www.upad.co.uk and any of its current or future sub-domains. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such changes will be displayed on this Website. Your continued use of this Website following such changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such amended Privacy Policy. If you do not accept any such changes, you should stop using this Website.

We respect your right to privacy and abide by the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, 'Personal Data' has the meaning given in the DPA.

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use and protect any Personal Data you provide to us while visiting upad.co.uk and what your rights are in relation to that information.

Collection of information
In order to provide the services you want, and to allow you to experience a more personalised service when you revisit us, we need to know your interests. We find these out by asking you, by reading your comments and by looking at which are the most popular areas of our sites.

Collection of Personal Data
We would like to use your registered details to contact you with relevant offers and services. We will only collect Personal Data from you (such as name, address, telephone number, email address etc) which you have provided voluntarily to us either by completing registration or enquiry forms or sending emails to us. Please do not submit your Personal Data to us if you do not wish us to collect it.

Collection of other information
In addition to asking you to submit Personal Data, we may collect information about you automatically when you visit this Website. The collection of information may involve the use of cookies and web beacons. A web beacon is a small graphic image placed on a web page that is designed to allow us to monitor visitors to this Website. A cookie is small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive by your web browser when you first visit this Website. The cookie allows us to identify your computer and find out details about your last visit. Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. If you choose not to receive our cookies, we cannot guarantee that your experience with this Website will be as quick or responsive as if you do receive cookies.

The information collected by cookies and web beacons is not personally identifiable, it includes general information about your computer settings, your connection to the internet e.g. operating system and platforms, IP address, your browsing patterns and timings of browsing on this Website and your geographical location.

How does upad use your data?
You agree that We may obtain, hold, correlate, merge and use your information (including Personal Data) for the purpose of providing you with Our services and ancillary services and for Our internal business purposes. These include (without limitation):

• personalising your visits to this Website and developing the design and style of this Website to improve Our services to you;
• to inform you (including by email, text message or post) about the latest changes to this Website, or products, services or promotional offers that you might find interesting from upad and from other reputable and trustworthy third parties carefully selected by upad (including any third parties offering products or services through this Website);
• informing you if you have been successful in any of the competitions or promotions;
• compiling customer reviews;
• for market research purposes;
• to prevent you from posting illegal, offensive or objectionable comments on this Website;
• to enable third parties to carry out statistical analysis, technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf including determining behavioural preferences to manage online advertising;
• for strategic development;
• for any purpose required by law or regulation; and
• for accounting purposes.

Information Sharing
upad will never release your Personal Data to any third party company other than upad group companies or third party organisations selected by upad (only for the purposes set out above) unless you have given Us your consent (in such circumstances, the third party is bound by similar data protection requirements) or we believe in good faith that we are required to disclose it in order to comply with any applicable law, a summons, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other statutory requirement.

We may provide non-Personal Data to third parties, where such information is made anonymous by combining it with similar information of other users of this Website. For example, we might inform third parties such as potential investors, researchers and other similar parties, regarding the number of unique users who visit upad.co.uk etc.

You consent to the transfer of your Personal Data outside of the European Economic Area (which may not provide the same protection for such information as the United Kingdom provides) in the event that the processing of your information in the circumstances described in the "How does upad use your data?" section above involves such a transfer.

Links
This Website contains links to other websites and other websites may contain links to this Website. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other websites (even if you access them using links from this Website) and We recommend you check the privacy policy of each website you visit.

upad Online Competitions
If you enter any competitions we offer on this Website, we will ask you to enter certain Personal Data so we can notify you if necessary. Exact terms and conditions and rules of each competition will be posted at the time and may vary. If a prize is offered through a third party we may need to disclose information to the relevant third party in order to facilitate the distribution of any prizes.

upad Online Surveys
When you participate in any online surveys you may be asked to supply certain Personal Data, for example age or income. Provision of all or any of the requested information is voluntary. Survey results will only be used to improve the upad.co.uk experience and not for any other purpose.

Monitoring emails
We may monitor and keep records of email communications which you send to Us and other communications with you in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our other business interests.

How does upad protect your data?
Any Personal Data that We hold as part of your customer profile will be held in a database with physical and technological security controls and procedures in place.
Any payments for Our services will be made on the PayPal secure servers or Barclays Merchant Account which use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology to protect Personal Data such as credit card details when making a payment.

Subscribing to our email newsletter
Our email newsletter provides subscribers with the latest information on prices, offers, products, services and competitions. You can unsubscribe at any time and will be given the option to do so on each newsletter we send you.

Sale of business
We reserve the right to transfer information (including your Personal Data) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of our Privacy Statement and provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data for the purposes that you provided it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be given an opportunity to opt-out.

More Information
For more information on the Data Protection Act and the Information Commissioner please see http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Changing or accessing your information
You can inspect your Personal Data at any time and modify them once logged in. Should you no longer wish to receive newsletters or services you have signed up for, or if you wish to review or receive copies of the Personal Data we hold about you, or have any other queries please email info@upad.co.uk including full details of your request.

We may charge a small administration fee in relation to fulfilling a request for access to Personal Data.