Activus is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Activus Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Activus website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Activus collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Activus also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Activus. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Activus for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Activus Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Activus public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Activus does not read any of your private online communications.

Activus encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Activus so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Activus is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Activus and Activus family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Activus collects and uses your personal information to operate the Activus Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Activus also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Activus and its affiliates. Activus may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Activus does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Activus may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Activus may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Activus, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Activus does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Activus keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Activus, in order to determine what Activus services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Activus to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Activus Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Activus or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Activus; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Activus, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Activus Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Activus pages, or register with Activus site or services, a cookie helps Activus to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Activus Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Activus features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Activus services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Activus secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Activus secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Activus will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Activus encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Activus is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Activus welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Activus has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Activus at tony@hodderonline.co.uk. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.