THE BIKER GUIDE - Privacy Policy
THE BIKER GUIDE® are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
At THE BIKER GUIDE®, we have been asking people to positively opt-in to our newsletters and mailing lists for many years and have always been committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure - the GDPR does not change our commitment to you.
Data privacy is something we deem very important here at THE BIKER GUIDE and so we welcome any regulations that improve the security of personal data.
THE BIKER GUIDE is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that any information we hold is secure.
We do not ask you for information nor to log in to use THE BIKER GUIDE website.
If you have already subscribed to receive our e-mail newsletters and you are happy with the e-mails you receive from us, you do not need to do or change anything. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email we send.
You can join the mailing list (at the bottom of the pages) by simply providing an e-mail. If you wish to send other information for specific marketing, you can do this via the form as - Join the mailing list.
It is very important to us that we take care of any information sent to us and your personal data (if relevant) - please be assured it is not shared with 3rd parties.
Staying in touch with you is important to THE BIKER GUIDE®, through the monthly (adv.) newsletter. We aim to keep you up to date with new and interesting information, competitions and more..., we do this via an e-shot which is sent to the e-mail address which has been provided to us, when agreeing to join the mailing list.
We may send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting.
We may occasionally send information on events within an area of the country which we believe is close to you and/or of interest to you - this is only sent when the area of the country you live in has been provided.
When you buy goods from us, we require basic information such as full name, address, email address and phone number (although you do not have to supply the phone number if you prefer not to).
We do not use external storage systems for any personal data supplied to us, for any orders, competitions prizes, for the detailed joining of the mailing lists, any events, along with any other information sent to us for clients, advertisers, event organisers, etc...
Information is stored for any orders via the on-line Shop with our host and website provider Create to fulfil orders, along with on our computer for processing orders. We respect the information we hold on you and that we take the security of your information very seriously.
This information is only used to send goods orders and/or for competitions/free booklets and not passed onto 3rd parties.
A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
As standard, our website provider (Create) uses Essential Website/Session Cookies as these are crucial in order for the website to function.
Analytical/Performance Cookies are also used to monitor the website and make sure it is working correctly.
There is also built within THE BIKER GUIDE website Google Analytics, for seeing traffic, behaviour, visitors and page visits. This helps us to improve our website in order to tailor it to visitor needs. Cookies for Google Analytics and this data help us to provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.
We however at THE BIKER GUIDE, do not track (or use) your specific data, location and/or personal information.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites aimed at the Motorcycle Community.
However, once you have used these links to leave our website, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such websites and such websites are not governed by this privacy statement. We advise that you always when using the world wide web exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
General Data Protection Regulation
The GDPR is a regulation devised by the European Union to help strengthen data protection for all people within the EU.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply in the UK from 25th May 2018. It will replace the 1998 Data Protection Act and introduce new rules on privacy notices, as well as processing and safeguarding personal data.
GDPR imposes additional obligations on organisations and gives you extra rights around how your data is used.
And finally...
If you have already subscribed to receive our e-mail newsletters and you are happy with the e-mails you receive from us, you do not need to do or change anything. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email we send.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please e-mail us as soon as possible at thebikerguide (at) live.co.uk and we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
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This privacy policy sets out how THE BIKER GUIDE uses and protects any information that you give THE BIKER GUIDE website.
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THE BIKER GUIDE® Privacy Policy - effective from 18th May 2018.