By using this website you consent to your personal information being collected,
used, stored and disclosed to third parties in accordance with the terms of this
Privacy Policy.
1. Definitions and interpretation
1.1 In this Privacy Policy the following have the meanings set out in this Clause
unless the context otherwise requires:
‘Business Day’
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A day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) when banks in London are
open for business
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‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘Our’
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Refers to Propertyauctions.com which is the trading name of Property Auctions.com
Limited being a company registered in England and Wales and registered under company
registration number 04125005 and whose registered address is 15 Foster Avenue, Beeston,
Nottingham, NG9 1AE
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‘Associate Company’
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Means Plus Art Limited being a company incorporated in England and Wales and registered
under Company Registration Number 01200684 and whose registered address is 15 Forster
Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1AE its agents and employees.
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‘The Terms and Conditions’
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The terms and conditions of use of this website from time to time published or notified
to You.
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‘You’, ‘Your’
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Any person using the Website
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‘the Site’
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This website
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1.2 reference to a person, includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated
body (whether or not having separate legal personality).
1.3 Reference to the singular is a reference to the plural and visa versa as the
context so permits.
1.4 Any phrase introduced by the terms ‘including’, ‘include’ or ‘in particular’
or any similar expression, shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit
the sense of the words preceding those terms.
1.5 references to ‘in writing’ or ‘written’ includes faxes and emails.
2. How We use Your information.
2.1 This Privacy Policy tells you how We collect information about You by Your use
of the Site.
2.2 The information We collect will be kept by Us.
2.3 You can use the Site as a Visitor without submitting your details but to get
the most from the Site You will need to register as a Member at which time You will
need to provide to Us personal information about You which may include but not be
limited to Your name, address, contact telephone numbers, e-mail address, user name
password (for use of the Site) ("Personal Information") which we will endeavour
to keep secure.
2.4 We will process your Personal Information in the way indicated in this Privacy
Policy.
2.5 Over time the way we process your Personal Information may change. We will let
You know about changes that may not be obvious to You by publishing them in the
Privacy Policy. By using the Site You agree to any change we tell you about unless,
within 60 days of that notice, You write and tell Us not to handle Your Personal
Information in the new way.
3. Marketing Purposes
3.1 Your Personal Information may be used by Us to contact You in writing, by telephone
or by e-mail ("Contact") to offer you content, advertisements, products and services
that We believe may be of interest to You ("Marketing Purposes"). You can opt out
of receiving Contact for Marketing Purposes any time by sending an e-mail to manager@propertyauctions.co.uk
3.2 We may wish to pass Your Personal Information to Our Associated Company. By
ticking the box in the registration page next to the statement “I agree to You sharing
My Personal Information with Your Associated Company” you consent to Us providing
Your Personal Information to and being contacted by Our Associated Company.
4. Automatically Obtained Data
4.1 We will automatically gather data such as Your IP address, which site You had
previously visited, the kind of browser you are using, and statistics about how
You use the Site (“User Data”). The User Data may be linked to the Personal Information
We hold about You and used to Contact you for Marketing Purposes and help us improve
the Site, the Information, facilities and services We offer and search functionality.
4.2 We may share anonymous User Data in aggregated form with current or potential
advertisers to facilitate the functionality of the Site and to ensure that advertisements
on the Site are more effective. Your Personal Information will not be linked to
the User Data or provided to such third party advertisers.
5. Cookies
5.1 When You first visit the Site We will automatically send You a cookie (a small
text file which We create and send to your computer) which allows Us to recognise
You when You come back to the Site.
5.2 In addition to the cookies We send to your computer some of our advertisers
and third party advertisers will also send You their own cookies. You should ensure
that You have read the privacy policies of any such third party organisation and
understand how they will collect, use and store Your personal information.
5.3 If You are concerned about cookies You have the ability through Your browser
to either reject all cookies or to provide a warning before any cookie is loaded
on to Your computer but if you decide to reject cookies You may find that You will
not be able to take full advantage of some of the features, facilities and services
on the Site.
6. View and/or amend Your Personal Information
If You have become a Member You can use your user name and password to access, view
and edit the records and Personal Information We hold about you by clicking on the
feature "Edit Your Profile". You can also terminate Your membership by selecting
the applicable option on the “edit your profile” page, or by writing to Us in the
ways detailed in the “Contacting Us” section of this policy.
7. Access to Your Records
7.1 You have a right to see a copy of the Personal Information We hold about You
if you pay Us the fee set by law. If You wish to see a copy of the Personal Information
We hold about You please write to the Data Protection Officer, propertyauctions.com
Ltd, 15 Foster Avenue, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1AE.
7.2 If We hold any Personal Information about You we will respond to your written
request with information about what information we are holding, why we are holding
it, who We can disclose the information to and give you a copy of the Personal Information
We hold about You.
7.3 If the Personal Information We hold about You is incorrect You can ask Us to
correct it by notifying Us in writing and sending it to the address detailed below
in the ‘contacting us’ section.
8. User Initiated Contact
If You contact Us by telephone or by e-mail asking for assistance or for any other
purpose We will ask for or take your Personal Information. As well as using Your
Personal Information to help You, Your Personal Information will be used to Contact
You for Marketing Purposes in accordance with Clause 3 of this policy.
9. Access to Information on the Site
As a Visitor to the Site You will be able access limited details and information
(as set out in the Terms and Conditions) without giving Us Your Personal Information.
However, if You wish to access all the information and facilities offered by the
Site or search or save properties to view at a later date, as and when such functionality
is made available by Us, We will ask You for Your Personal Information including
Your e-mail address which We may use to send You details of other properties You
may be interested in. In addition Your Personal Information may be used to contact
You for Marketing Purposes in accordance with Clause 3 of this policy.
10. Application Information
10.1 If you decide to take part in any property auction, place a bid(s) on any properties
advertised on the Site for sale by any third party auctioneers or otherwise to apply
for a service or buy a product provided by a third party who appears on the Site
the third party will ask for details about You. If you consent, that third party
will pass your Personal Information to Us. The Personal Information We receive from
the third party may include data about Your use of their service which will be used
to contact You for Marketing Purposes in accordance with Clause 3 of this policy.
10.2 We will only pass Your Personal Information to any third party (who is not
an Associated Company) when You have specifically requested that We do so.
11. Links to other websites
This privacy policy does not cover the links to third party websites contained on
the Site. You are responsible for reading any third party’s privacy policy, terms
and conditions and any other information or statement to ensure that you understand
how they will collect, use or store your personal information if you access their
website either by selecting a link on the Site or otherwise and You shall have no
claim or cause of action against Us in respect of the collection, storage or use
of Your Personal Information by any such third parties.
12. Complaints
Any notice or complaint or other communication required to be given to Us shall
be in writing and sent to Us in one of the ways set out in paragraph 13 of this
policy ‘Contacting Us’ except data requests which shall be sent by post only to
the address specified in section 7 (Access to Records).
Any complaint received by Us from You will be passed to the Manager from time to
time responsible for handling complaints and other communications. Our Manager will
contact You within 14 days of receiving Your communication which may be by e-mail
or telephone.
In the event that You are dissatisfied with Our Manager’s decision You may escalate
Your communication to a director after 21 days. We shall use Our reasonable endeavours
to deal with any communication notice or complaint by You within a reasonable time.
13. Contacting Us
You can contact Us about Your Personal Information or the information in this Privacy
Policy as follows:
By Post: Marked for the attention of the Data Protection Officer at Propertyauctions.com
Limited, 2 Manor House Road, Nottingham, NG10 1LR
By email to:manager@propertyauctions.co.uk
By telephone on Business Days between the 09:00 and 17:00 on: 0115 9724000