Familyrelatives.com Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Your right to privacy is important to you and is a priority to us at Family Relatives. We are committed to the protection of your privacy.

To access our website we ask you to supply your name, address, contact number (optional) and email address in order to register and to enable us to provide you with information or respond to your enquiries.

All information you provide will be kept confidential and every effort has been made by us to provide on-line security for the protection of your credit card details which is processed by a secure third party using 128 bit encryption by Barclays Merchant Services. We do not store your payment card information.

Your private information is a priority and will not be disclosed or sold to any other organisation. We will only disclose information to an outside company or a third party who are processing information on our behalf under contract. Your information is only used to facilitate your transaction with us or exchange information. You may change your personal details at any time in My Account and select the update my details page.

Information you choose to create, share and upload in the social features of the site including, My Account, Wall, Homepage, Profile, Photos, Calendar, Tree, Comments, Classifieds, Announcements, for instance names, birthdays, interests, we receive and store this information. You may choose to share or keep this information private for these features.

Emails (marketing) and text messages (information) about our services will be sent to you only if you have given permission. Some emails (service emails) we will send to you even if we don't have your permission, these are sent to administer the service and may include registration and payment confirmation, subscription updates or reminders, website changes or how to use the service, or changes to our Terms and Conditions for legal or .

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails in a number of ways, each marketing email has an unsubscribe link, or unsubscribe in My Account and select Update my details alternatively Contact Us and we can unsubscribe for you. You cannot unsubscribe from service emails, however should you no longer wish to use the website we can delete your account, Contact Us and we can do this for you.

Cookies

Please note we may use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the Familyrelatives.com site in order to provide a more efficient service and to build up a demographic profile.

Statistical information about the use of this website and your own visit is automatically aggregated using "cookies". The information is to provide user patterns in order to improve our service as well as offer you promotions related to our service. This information is not shared.

Cookies - What are they?

Cookies are small, usually randomly encoded, text files that help you navigate through a website. They are generated on the sites that you visit as well as by third-parties that websites work with to manage key elements of their business (user functionality and advertising, for instance). In most cases they do not involve or use personal information in any way.

"They are extensively used online and have become part of the fabric and make-up of what has made the internet work so effectively for consumers and businesses. Without cookies many areas of functionality for example, user logins, shopping baskets and other customisation features will not work." DMA & IAB

Information we gather from you:

When you log into the website our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. In some cases this information helps us diagnose problems with our servers or your access to our services.

When you send an email or other communication to us we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.

We will not share your personal information without your consent or unless required by law.

By the nature of our service we will gather statistics about the usage of our website and store that information.

We only process personal information for the purpose of providing, improving, ensuring the delivery of, and developing new services to users.

How we may use your information

By using the website, you agree that we may collect, store, process and use information about you (including personal information) for the purpose of providing you with a more complete user experience and in developing and improving our services to you which could or will include:

Verifying your identity (for example when you login or when you return to the website)
Personalising areas of the website to improve the services we provide to you
From time to time we may inform you about the latest changes to the website, which may include products, services or promotional offers.
Dealing with, and responding to comments you have submitted on Familyrelatives.com
Enabling you to share our content with others e.g. using our Email a friend and Share this article facilities
Compiling customer reviews or market research
Carrying out statistical, technical and logistical analysis
According to your preferences, communicating (and personalising such communication) with you:

Information we may hold about you

Information you’ve provided to us
Information about products and services you have ordered or enquired about
Information about the pages you may have visited on our website, time and date, browser version and the type of device you are using i.e. PC, tablet, phone.
Your IP address, this is a number that identifies a specific network device on the internet and is required for your device and is required for your device to communicate with websites
Technical information from your device relating to the service you receive

Please do not submit your personal information to us if you do not wish us to collect it.

Third-party service providers: Under appropriate agreements, we may use third parties to perform various tasks for us. For example, we use third parties to process payments. These third-parties are only provided access to information in order to carry out a specific function and are prohibited from using it for other purposes.

How we use cookies on our website

We use cookies - small text files - to identify you when you visit the Familyrelatives.com site. We use these cookies in the following way; Functional cookies - to retain your login information so that it is remembered and the login page is personalized when you visit the website. You may switch this off by un-ticking or de-selecting the "Remember Me" feature on the login page.

To facilitate your visit to the site we use a temporary session cookie that assists you when navigating the site and enhancing your visit. These cookies disappear when your browser session ends or when you log out of the website.

We use third party cookies for analytical purposes to compile statistics which allows Familyrelatives.com to understand how you use the website and to help us improve the website. The cookies are normally permanent and enable us to see which pages have been visited and how frequently. Newsletters may also use cookies or a similar analytical technology to monitor the effectiveness of a news or service mailing. This data is for the use of Familyrelatives.com only.

You may control, prevent and delete these cookies by adjusting your internet browser settings. Internet Explorer - select Tools in the menu, then Internet options in your browser. Select the privacy tab and adjust your settings to your preference between accepting all cookies to blocking all cookies. (By blocking all cookies this may affect the overall experience with the website although you may also list and Manage websites you use and either allow or block the sites to suit your needs. If you do not ‘Allow' cookies from Familyrelatives.com this may affect your experience of the site).

Please check and manage your individual browser settings from the list below;

If you would like more information regarding cookies and what they do please visit

http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

http://www.cookiecentral.com

Should you require any further information or clarification regarding the Familyrelatives.com Privacy policy please contact us.