Mead Online Services owns the exclusive rights to the material found on this website. All content is protected under UK and international copyright law. By accessing this website, you agree that you may use the content for your own personal, non-commercial use only. Except where expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy, broadcast, download, store (in any medium), transmit, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content of these web pages for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of Student-Income.

We take copyright infringement very seriously and will take legal action against any violations of this copyright notice.

If you would like to use any of the content you have found on meadx.co.uk, including any text or images, for your own website or publications, please contact us to discuss such matters by email to james@meadx.co.uk. Please include your name; company name if applicable; your postal address; your daytime phone number including international dialling code; details of why you are interesting in using our content; and finally, where you will publish our content, for example on websites or in printed documents.

This site includes the names, logos, slogans, trademarks and other intellectual property belonging to other companies and organisations. These will be protected under copyright by the respective company.

Where we use copyrighted material from other sources, we make every attempt where necessary by law, to contact the owner of the copyright. If you are the owner of copyrighted material that you believe we are using without your express permission, please contact us by email to james@meadx.co.uk. As previously mentioned, we take copyright infringement very seriously and we will fully co-operate with all parties involved should any such matter arise at any time in the future. Please be sure to include your name; company name if applicable; your postal address; your daytime phone number including international dialling code; the exact URL where you saw the copyrighted material on our website and lasted the exact date and time you saw it.

This statement was last updated on 1 February 2009.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all personal information obtained from you during your visits to this website. This privacy policy explains what personal information we may collect from you and the purposes for which it will be used. By using this website you give your agreement to the data practices described in this policy.

Who is the data controller for this website?

The data controller for this website is Mead Online Services.

What information do we collect and how do we use it?

Depending on which website facilities you use, we collect five different types of information. The types of information and uses are explained below.

If you supply your email address to us we may contact you to ask whether you would like to be added to our mailing list, so that we can tell you about our services.

If you are a registered user, we may use information from the five types to offer personalised information when you use the website, notify you of changes to our service, ask your opinions and to help us improve our service to you.

1. Information that you provide to us

We collect and process information that you provide for specific purposes. This may include demographic information such as your name and email address(es). We use the information to provide you with the specific information, product or services that you request from us and to communicate with you. If you contact us we may keep a record of that correspondence.

You will be asked to provide information about yourself when you use certain site facilities, including the following:

"Feedback" - you are asked to give an email address only if you want a reply to your feedback. This address is forwarded to the relevant contact along with your feedback and is not retained on the website.
"Contact us" - you will be asked for contact information as you require a response.

2. Website usage information

We receive and store certain information whenever you interact with us. We collect website usage information from a number of sources:

Our web server.
URLs passed to us when you navigate to our site.
"Tags" placed in web pages that send information to us or our processors.
A selection of Internet service providers to measure regional demographics, but are not traceable back to you..
A selection of search engine companies.
IP addresses.

We collect web usage information during your visits to our site including information on the date, time, page viewed or searched for, tools used, subscriptions and referrals made and other information relating to your browsing activity on our website. We may also use web usage information to create statistical data regarding the use of our website. We will never use or disclose that statistical data to others.

We collect web usage information to help us:

Assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Develop and deliver services and information that better meet your needs.
Inform you of events, services and products which we believe to be relevant to you.

3. IP Addresses

We use IP addresses to analyse trends, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

4. Cookies

This website does not use cookies.

5. Javascript

We use javascript, a simple web scripting language, for interaction with users. We also employ it to collect web usage information for the purposes described above.

Disclosure of information

We may have to disclose information to government bodies and law enforcement agencies if requires to do so by law. We may also disclose information provided by you to other third parties where this is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will only disclose information about you to others where the law allows. We will not sell, rent or disclose your information to any third parties other than those set out in this privacy policy without your consent. We do not transfer your personal information outside of the European Economic Area.

Linking to other websites

This website contains links to many other commercial and non-commercial websites. Anonymous visit or session information may be passed to other websites for the web usage information and user tracking purposes described above. None of this information can be related to an individual user of the website. The operators of other sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their own data protection policy.

This privacy policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices within any other websites. You should always be aware of this when you leave this website and we encourage you to read the privacy statement on any other website that you visit.

Security

We use leading technologies and security measures to safeguard your information and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We use industry-standard encryption software when processing sensitive information and storing names and email addresses in our databases.

Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may change from time to time as we develop the range of services on the website. When this privacy policy changes, we will place an updated version on this page and where appropriate we will give you the opportunity to review the revised privacy policy and ask you to agree to it. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. You should continue to check the privacy policy before using this site, even if you have visited it in the past. This ensures that you will be aware of any changes.

Your rights

If your use of this site falls under the Data Protection Act as a personal user, you have a right to request a copy of any information held about you. If you wish to do this, please contact us, explaining that your interest is to review your personal information. We will ensure that your data is gathered and/or purged from the servers managed by Mead Online Services. Details of how to make a request can be found on this website: http://www.meadx.co.uk/mead-online-services/request.htm. We will also need to receive appropriate identification that proves you are the correct person to request the information!

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