Please read this section carefully. This section explains what information we collect about you, how we collect, use and store it and the circumstances upon which we can provide it to third parties.
We may collect and process the following information about you:
Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website.
Information you may provide in response to any survey we may ask you to participate in.
Details of any transactions you carry out through our Website or your membership of if I were you.
Details of your visits to our website and the resources that you accessed.
The nature of our business is such that we may also on occasion ask you to provide sensitive personal data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998. Where we do so, we will request your explicit consent to the use of such sensitive personal data. Where you consent to provide us with this information we will take appropriate measures to protect such sensitive personal data.
Please also note that we may also collect data from Service Providers and/or Affinity Partners.
Cookies
We may also collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type using a cookie file which is stored in the hard drive of your computer. Cookies help us to improve our website and deliver a better and more personalised service to you.
They enable us to:
Personalise your experience on our website, speed up your searches and help us select services or materials for inclusion on the website which may be of interest to you;
Monitor general traffic patterns and usage of our website to help us to improve our website design and layout.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If you choose not to receive cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our website.
Storage of your personal data: The personal information that we collect from you may be transferred to and stored outside of the European Economic Area.
As required by the Data Protection Act 1998, we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal information which you have provided via this website, to prevent unauthorised access. We shall take all reasonable steps to ensure your personal details remain secure.
Uses made of your information
We or third parties acting on our behalf may use your Personal Information in the following ways:
• to populate online forms with data provided by you which we screen and pass on to suitable providers furnishing such providers with the information necessary for the conclusion of your application for the financial and insurance products displayed on our Website;
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to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us;
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to allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so;
• and/or to contact you by letter, telephone or e-mail to inform you about other products and services which may be of interest to you;
• and/or notify you of our news, changes to the website, special events or other services we think may interest you;
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to administer or develop our website.
We may also disclose your personal information to third parties who provide financial products and services relevant to the products or services you have selected on our Website;
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that we think might be of interest to you so that they can also provide you with information about the goods or services that they provide;
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where it is necessary to comply with any applicable laws or to protect ourselves or our users (including exchanging information with other companies for the purposes of fraud protection);
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in the event that we sell our business, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective buyer of our business.
If at any time after you have provided personal information to us and you want to object to your personal data being used by us, you need to let us know by sending an email to unsubscribe@ifiwereyou.co.uk. We will endeavour to process your request as soon as possible, but in some cases it may take us up to 14 days to process your request.
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access information we hold about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with that act and may be subject to a fee of up to £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
Our Data Protection Registration number is Z2083464.
We are registered in England and Wales under company number 07029479 and with our registered office and main trading address at 3 & 4 Regan Way, Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 6RZ.
We are an appointed representative of Sesame Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for advising on and arranging mortgages and insurance.