Privacy Policy Statement

AP Information Services Ltd. (APIS) is committed to protecting your privacy, and complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. APIS collects business information, including professional contact information only. The core aim of our business is to help the business-to-business market by publishing trade directories, databases and websites. We therefore comply with all data regulations regarding business information. APIS is a member of the Direct Marketing Association and the Data Publishers Association.
APIS collects and uses information from users of its websites in the ways outlined below. By using this website or service you consent to this collection and use of information.

Contact details
Contact details provided by you (including your name, job title, telephone and fax number and your e-mail and postal addresses) are firstly used to process your subscription and may also be used by APIS to tell you about important changes to our services or websites and their functionality or any special offers that may be of interest to you.

If you do not want to be informed in this way please contact: complianceofficer@apinfo.co.uk

Your details may also be used by us to provide you with information about our services and products and disclosed to third party businesses and advertisers for the same purposes. If you do not wish us to use this information in this way, please send an email to: complianceofficer@apinfo.co.uk

Company Entry Details
Details of personnel provided to us by questionnaire and telephone research for company entries will be published in our business directories which may be in printed, CD-ROM and online formats. In addition, the individuals named in these entries may also receive direct marketing material from APIS and from other companies, which may involve this data being transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area where data protection laws may be less rigorous than in the UK. If your details are included in a company entry and you do not wish us to use this information in this way, please send an email to: complianceofficer@apinfo.co.uk

Security
Your personal data will be held on a secure server. Our sites are equipped with the latest security devices/firewalls which are maintained and updated in line with new technology.

Statistical information
Aggregate statistical information provided by us to our advertisers or others regarding sales or website usage will not include personally identifying information.

Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by us on your computer which enable us to identify your computer when you access our websites.  Most websites use cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a convenient and easier means of accessing the site. Cookies are also used to protect the integrity of registered user names and passwords and to limit access to 'paid for' services. There is no personally identifiable information held on cookies. We may also use cookies to collect aggregate statistical information about the use of the site. If you do not wish us to store a cookie on your computer, you can alter your browser settings to not accept cookies but this may affect your access to the site. We will not disclose information obtained through the use of cookies to third parties. If you would like to know more about cookies, please go to allaboutcookies.org.

Other Information
We may ask for further information about your company via user surveys so as to enable us to improve our products and provide you with a more efficient service.
Queries and comments received via our websites, via email and by telephone are also monitored in order to enhance APIS customer service and the user experience of our products

Subject Access Requests
Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to know what personal information we hold about you on our databases. Such requests carry an administration fee of £10 and we will aim to respond to you within 20 days up to a maximum of 40 days. Please write to the Compliance Officer at the address below or send an email to complianceofficer@apinfo.co.uk

Information Storage and Security
APIS uses all reasonable endeavours to ensure the security of systems on which personal data is stored and may be processed. Users who are issued with a user name and password have a responsibility to ensure that these details are kept confidential and are not used by any unauthorised third party.

Other Websites
This website contains links to other sites. When you choose to visit those sites, we are not responsible for any other site's content or information handling practices. We encourage you to review each site's privacy policy prior to entering into transactions with the third party-linked site.

Contact
Please address any queries related to this privacy policy to:
Compliance Officer
AP Information Services Ltd.
6-14 Underwood Street
London
N1 7JQ
Email: complianceofficer@apinfo.co.uk