| PRIVACY POLICY|

This privacy policy outlines how Menard Competition Technologies Limited (‘MCT’) uses and protects any information that you provide when using this  website.

MCT is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain identifiedable information when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

MCT may alter this policy from time-to-time by updating this page. You should check this page from time-to-time to ensure that you are still happy to comply with our policy  which is effective from 1-6-2010.

What we may collect

We may collect the following information:

• Name
• Contact information, including email address
• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

How we might use the the information we gather

Werequire this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• To improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting, using the email address which you have provided. 
• From time-to-time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
  

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure any information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

MCT uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. 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.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but users can modify thier browser’ssettings to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other sites of interest. However, once these links have been used to leave our site, users should note that MCT does not have any control over the content of such website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which users provide and such third party are not governed by this privacy statement. Users should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

Users may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• Whenever asked to fill in a form on the website, users should look for a  box which can beclicked to indicate that any supplied informationcannot be used for direct marketing purposes
• If users have previously agreed to MCT using personal information for direct marketing purposes, users may change their mind at any time by contacting us.

MCT will not sell, distribute or lease personal information to third parties unless we have the users’ permission or are required by law to do so. We may utilise users’ personal information to send promotional information about third parties which we think applicableshould users tell us that they wish for this to happen.

Users may request details of personal information which MCT holds about them under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If users would like a copy of the information held about them, they should write to Menard Competition Technologies. Leafield Technical Centre, Langley, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 9EF.

If users believe that any information we are holding about them isincorrect or incomplete, they should  write to MCT as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.