About Northern Music Online
Northern Music Online is a partnership made up of Darrell Priestley and Eileen Priestley with a trading address of 7 Ropergate, Pontefract, west Yorkshire WF8 1LL (“we”, “us”, “our”).We are committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of all visitors to the Website and are mindful of the importance of upholding the security of information under our control. All data collected through the Northern Music Online website (the “Website”) is stored on secure servers, and we have stringent security and confidentiality procedures covering the storage and disclosure of such information, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1988. The following Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions and will help you to understand how your personal information collected during your use of the Website will be treated by us. Please read the following carefully and if you have any queries on this please don't hesitate to contact us on 01977 797422 or email info@northernmusiconline.co.uk.
We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the privacy of your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. You accept the inherent security risks of providing the information over the Internet, and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security, unless this is due to our negligence or wilful default.
Consent
We have a strong commitment towards the privacy of sensitive information. This Privacy Policy sets out how we use personal information obtained about you during your use of the Website. Your use of the Website signifies that you have given us your consent to such use of your data and your agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy.What personal information do we collect?
We collect personal information when you carry out a transaction, place an order or fill in a form on our Website. If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence and if you select to receive email updates on products and offers then we may keep a record of your preferences and your use of such updates. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them. The purpose of collecting this information is to be able to provide you with the product you have requested in a secure and timely way. Any personal information we collect will be used by us strictly in accordance with current data protection legislation and this Privacy Policy. We will store the information we collect from you and hold it electronically or otherwise.
IP addresses and cookies
We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify you or any individual.
For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us to:
estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests.
speed up your searches.
recognise you when you return to our site.
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
Who do we share your information with?
We disclose information to employees for the purpose of administrating your accounts in relation to products ordered from the Website. In addition, we may use your personal information for the purpose of our marketing and promotional activities and that of Northern Music Academy which is a partnership also owned by Eileen and Darrell Priestley. Other than in relation to the purchase of software, we shall not share your information with third parties (with the exception of the relevant bank or card processing agency where required to process a transaction carried out on the Website). In the case of software, it may also be necessary from time to time for us to share customer details with our suppliers, particularly in regard to the authorization process.We may contact you to notify you about changes to our service or for marketing purposes by email, telephone or post (depending on the information we collect from you). If you do not wish to receive such offers then you will be able to prevent your information being used at the point you provide the information. Further, you can at any time write to us, or email us at the address in the "Contact Us" section if you no longer wish to receive such offers.
Where we store your data
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. In order to effectively process credit or debit card transactions it may be necessary for the bank or card processing agency to verify your personal details for authorisation outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Such information will not be transferred out of the EEA for any other purpose.Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Your rights to see your personal data
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1988) that we keep about you. In order to receive such information please send a written request with your address detailed, verification of your identity, and payment of £10 to cover the administration expenses to the address in the "Contact Us" section below. If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect or if you wish to object to the use we have made of your personal data or if wish for us to not use your personal data for marketing purposes please contact us at the address in the "Contact Us" section below.Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may modify our Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion; if so, we will post a revised version of this Privacy Policy on this webpage. We urge you to check the Privacy Policy regularly to obtain the most up to date copy. Modifications will be effective when they are posted on the Website.Other websites
Our Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from other internet sites. Please note that this Privacy Policy only covers this Website. Any other website which is linked to or from this Website will have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Contact Us
If you have any comments or queries in connection with our Privacy Policy, please contact us.Northern Music
7 Ropergate
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1LL
Tel: 01977 797 422
Email: helpdesk@northernmusiconline.co.uk