Privacy Policy
LIABILITY
THE USER AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR DEATH AND PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF ISTEC SERVICES LTD (ISTEC), ISTEC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STATUTORY DUTY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS (EVEN WHERE ISTEC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE).
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The ISTEC website provides Information to the User solely for the personal purposes of the User and the User may download the Information onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. The Information may not be used for any other purpose including, publication, reproduction, or transmission without the express written permission of ISTEC, subject to which the User may upload and / or send material derived from the Information or other material to ISTEC. By uploading or sending any material to ISTEC, the User thereby grants to ISTEC an irrevocable, unconditional worldwide, royalty free licence to use such material or any part of it in perpetuity in any and all media and in any manner it may determine in its sole discretion; except where covered by contract, NDA or MOU.
COPYRIGHT
The User acknowledges that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in the Information shall remain vested in ISTEC. All non-Istec images are CROWN COPYRIGHT under the open Government licence which can be found here:
TECHNICAL
In using this Website the User acknowledges: (a) that it is technically impossible to provide the Web Site free of faults and that Istec does not undertake to do so; (b) that faults may lead to temporary unavailability of the Web Site; and (c) that the operation of the Web Site may be adversely affected by conditions and performances outside ISTEC’s control.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
ISTEC appreciates your interest in its products and your visit to this Web site. Your privacy is important to us and we want you to feel comfortable visiting our site. The protection of your privacy in the processing of your personal data is an important concern to which we pay special attention during our business processes. Personal data collected during visits to our Web site are processed by us according to the legal provisions valid for the countries in which the Web sites are maintained.
COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
When you visit our Web site, our Web server automatically records your IP address, the Web site from which you visit us, the Web pages you actually visit and the date and length of your visit. Personal data is only stored if volunteered by you, for example in the context of a registration, an online application, a survey, a contest or in execution of a contract.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA AND PURPOSE SPECIFICATION
ISTEC will use your personal data for the sole purpose of technical administration of the Web site, customer administration, product surveys and marketing, only to the extent necessary in each specific case. We will only disclose your data to governmental authorities in cases where it is required by law. Our employees, agencies, and retailers are obliged by us to respect confidentiality.
COOKIES
ISTEC uses cookies to record the preferences of visitors, to enable us to optimize the design of our Web site. Cookies are small files which are stored on your hard drive. They ease navigation, and increase the user-friendliness of a Web site. Our cookies don’t store sensitive information such as your name, address or personal details: they simply hold the ‘key’ that, once you’re signed in, is associated with this information.
Cookies also help us to identify the most popular sections of our Web site. This enables us to provide content that is more accurately suited to your needs, and in so doing improve our service. Cookies can be used to determine whether there has been any contact between us and your computer in the past. Only the cookie on your computer is identified. Personal details can be saved in cookies, provided that you have consented to this, for example, in order to facilitate secure online access so that you not need to enter your user ID and password again.
Here’s a list of the main and third party cookies we use, and what we use them for:
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| __utmz | These cookies enables the function of Google Analytics. This software helps us take and analyse visitor information such as browser usage, new visitor numbers, response to marketing activity and shopping times. That information helps us to improve the website and your browsing experience, and to make our marketing campaigns relevant. The data stored by these cookies can be seen only by the relevant teams at Istec and Google and never shows any confidential information. |
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Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive by setting your browser to not accept cookies. The exact instructions for this can be found in the manual for your browser. You can delete cookies already on your hard drive at any time. If you choose not to accept cookies, you can still visit our Website, however this may result in a reduced availability of the services provided by our Web site.
SECURITY
ISTEC uses technical and organizational security measures in order to protect the data we have under our control against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction and against access by unauthorized persons. Our security procedures are continually enhanced as new technology becomes available.CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Due to current circumstances, such as legal changes, we will update our Terms and Conditions if necessary. Always valid is the published version.
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