Trades of Kent is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Trades of Kent Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Trades of Kent website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Trades of Kent collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Trades of Kent also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Trades of Kent. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Trades of Kent for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Trades of Kent Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Trades of Kent public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Trades of Kent does not read any of your private online communications.

Trades of Kent encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Trades of Kent so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Trades of Kent is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Trades of Kent and Trades of Kent family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Trades of Kent collects and uses your personal information to operate the Trades of Kent Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Trades of Kent also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Trades of Kent and its affiliates. Trades of Kent may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Trades of Kent does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Trades of Kent may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Trades of Kent may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Trades of Kent, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Trades of Kent does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Trades of Kent keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Trades of Kent, in order to determine what Trades of Kent services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Trades of Kent to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Trades of Kent Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Trades of Kent or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Trades of Kent; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Trades of Kent, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Trades of Kent Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Trades of Kent pages, or register with Trades of Kent site or services, a cookie helps Trades of Kent to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Trades of Kent Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Trades of Kent features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Trades of Kent services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Trades of Kent secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Trades of Kent secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Trades of Kent will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Trades of Kent encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Trades of Kent is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Trades of Kent welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Trades of Kent has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Trades of Kent at info@payperlead.org.uk. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.