Privacy Policy

Privacy, Data Protection and sharing of information 

Privacy, Data Protection and sharing of information

 

This privacy policy explains what information Isle of Man Post Office collects and what that information is used for. 

 

This Site is owned by Isle of Man Post Office. By submitting information about yourself or others to this Site, you on your behalf and on behalf of others consent to its use as set out in this consent notice. We may also record information about the way you have used our Site to improve the way it operates. 

Personal data that you provide to us will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2002 of the Isle of Man. 

 

Disclosure of personal information 

The information collected from you will only be used for the purposes of:

 

• processing and managing your account (if you hold one); 

• responding to and dealing with any queries or feedback which you have provided; 

• developing the design and layout of our website to ensure that our sites are as useful and enjoyable as possible; and 

• where you agree to such use, providing you with, and/or notifying you about, services which we believe may interest you.   

 

Information which we collect about you will not be disclosed to any third party (other than as described in the following paragraph) without your prior consent or the requestor's demonstrated legal authority to receive it.  We reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and/or lawful government and/or police requests, to operate our systems properly or to protect ourselves or our users.  We also reserve the right to disclose individually identifiable information to third parties where a complaint arises concerning your use of this website, and that use is deemed by us inconsistent with the Terms and Conditions.

 

We may share your personal information with Sub Post Offices and other companies in the Isle of Man Post Office group in relation to services provided by those parties, unless you have specifically requested that we do not do so.  We may also engage third parties to provide services to the Isle of Man Post Office group in relation to the website and/or your personal information.  Any such party will either be bound to this privacy policy as if it were Isle of Man Post Office or will be subject to strict confidentiality obligations.

 

We may provide aggregate statistics about our services, competitions, clients, traffic patterns and other site information to third parties, but these statistics will not include any information that could personally identify you.

 

Access to your information 

In return for a small administration fee you have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you at any time.  You also have the right to have any inaccuracies corrected. 

 

Storage of information 

When you input information or request services from us, we use procedures which we feel are consistent with industry standards.  This lets you input information safely whilst effectively preventing that information from being accessed by unauthorised persons.  In addition, we have strict security procedures covering the storage and disclosure of your information to prevent unauthorised access and comply with the relevant Isle of Man data protection legislation.  This means that sometimes we may ask for proof of identity before we disclose personal information to you.

 

Cookies 

A cookie is a piece of data that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser.  On revisiting the website our computer server will recognise the cookie, giving us information about your last visit. 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 be unable to use some or all of the features of our website.

 

Feedback 

We welcome your questions and comments about privacy issues and the design of our website.  Should you have such comments or have a complaint about how we are using your personal data, please send an e-mail to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Any communication you make with the Isle of Man Post Office or with an individual on the IMS website may be monitored for quality control and security purposes. 

 

By using this Site, you are agreeing to the collection and use of any personal information sent to Isle of Man Post Office in accordance with our privacy statement. 

 

Before you provide Isle of Man Post Office with any personal data about a third party you must obtain the correct authority from the individual concerned and undertake to keep that individual advised about how the information of that individual will be used. 

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