THEROTA.COM PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT (covering websites www.therota.com, www.theroster.net, www.lalista.net, www.rostermatic.com) TheRota.com takes the privacy of its users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users whilst providing them with a useful service. This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of theRota.com. If you have any questions concerning your personal information held or with regard to these practices please contact the owner at mark.fraser@therota.com Information collected via log files and sessions from visitors We collect information automatically about your visit to our site. The information obtained in this way includes demographic data and browsing patterns, s ome types of non-personally identifiable information such as the pages you visit, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, your browser type, or the type of computer operating system you use. This information is used to help us customize the site for the benefit of the user. Information we collect from registered users We collect personal information from you through the use of inquiry and registration forms. Information about staff on your rota is never used, and is only ever viewed in relation to a technical query. The possibilities exists for users to make their roster anonymous, even to us Use and disclosure of personal information We process information collected via this website for the purposes of providing a personalized service to visitors making a secure browsing environment for our registered users providing customers and mailing list subscribers with periodic information about therota.com and its related sites. to audit usage of the site to monitor technical and security issues Third parties We do not use any third party content on our site. We never discloses any information about our customers or mailing list subscribers to third parties,except if required to do so by law. Use of cookies A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. (You can find out more about cookies on http://www.cookiecentral.com) Like the vast majority of websites, we use cookies to identify site visitors for security reasons and to build up a demographic profile of our visitors. Authentication cookies are utilized to allow registered users to browse the data on their online rota. It's helpful to think of them like a visitor's pass you pick up from the reception of a secure building. It permits a customized degree of access. You can only get an authentication cookie by entering your rotaname, username and password correctly. This cookie expires when you close your browser, or are inactive on the website for twenty minutes. Internet-based transfers Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by visiting theRota.com sites and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way. SPAM We maintain a mailing list of those who have entered their email address on the site. This is only used to send information directly concerning theRota.com and its primary services. You will never be sent unsolicited "SPAM" (unwanted advertisements), nor will it be sold to another company for this purpose. The information will never be disclosed to a third party. Any mail we send to you will include a personalized "one click link" for unsubscribing. If you have any questions relating to this site, please email mark.fraser@therota.com theRota.com, 8a Castle Street, Dornoch, Sutherland, IV25 3SR, United Kingdom Telephone +44 1862 810958