LEGAL INFORMATION

Privacy Statement

1. General

This policy covers all sites produced by Bay Computer Solutions in the UK ("BCS"). BCS is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you what personal information BCS collects and the purposes for which it uses this information. This policy may change from time to time so please check back here periodically. If you wish to contact BCS concerning any matter relating to your personal information then please send us an email.

2. Disclosures

BCS may disclose your information, under strict terms of confidentiality and restriction of use, to partners of BCS who supply services on behalf of BCS and who require to process personal data in the provision of such services. When you use "BCS Services" you are consenting to the disclosure of your personal information to BCS's partners. BCS will not disclose any of your personal information to any other third parties without your express consent.

3. Information Collected
3.1. Identifiable information

Your information is collected when you register or fill in a form on an BCS website or when you send an email to BCS. The information that is provided by you will only be used for the purpose for which it is provided, unless you are informed otherwise at the time of giving the information. You may inform BCS at any time if you wish BCS to cease using your personal information.

3.2. Non-identifiable information

BCS will from time to time collect information from you that does not reveal your personal identity. BCS uses this information for editorial purposes, and occasionally for other internal purposes. This information is only used in aggregate form and is not connected to any name, address or other personal identifying information.

4. Use of Personal Information

BCS processes personal information for the purpose of providing a personalised service, conducting market research surveys, running competitions and providing you with information about products and services on offer. BCS may from time to time use your contact information to tell you about news or events provided by BCS or one of its strategic partners. You may opt-out of receiving such mailings, either when you register with BCS or at any time afterwards. BCS may also contact you with important information about your registration details even if you have opted-out of receiving promotional emails.

5. Use of Cookies

Cookies are small amounts of information that are sent to and are stored on your computer. They are used to identify you when you visit the site, and to make your use of the site more convenient for you. Cookies are used to remember usernames, passwords and preferences and to deliver a faster and more personalised service. The BCS site and service may contain advertisements created and provided by a third party. These advertisements may place Cookies on your computer that collect information about you and your use of the Internet. BCS does not control the collection or use of your information by such advertisers and this privacy policy does not apply to such information. If you do not wish to have Cookies placed on your computer you can disable Cookies on your Internet browser. Turning them off however may mean that you will not be able to enjoy the BCS web sites to their fullest.

6. Links

There are links on BCS web sites to third party web sites over which BCS has no control. BCS accepts no responsibility or liability for any third party practices on third party websites. BCS advises you to carefully read 3rd party privacy statements prior to the use of any third party website.

7. International Transfers

Due to the international nature of the Internet, the collecting and processing of your personal information in accordance with BCS's privacy policy will often involve transferring the data between countries in which BCS, other companies in the BCS group of companies and strategic partners are located.

8. Security

This Website has security measures in place to protect against loss, misuse and alteration of your personal information under BCS's control. However no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and whilst BCS strives to protect your personal information, BCS cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. Once BCS receives the transmission, BCS makes best efforts to ensure the security on the system.

9. Contact Details

Bay Computer Solutions 7 Six Mills Avenue Gorseinon Swansea SA44QD tel: 0845 2267422

Conditions of Use

BCS provides its services to you subject to the following conditions. For the purposes of this statement "BCS" shall mean Bay Computer Solutions. If you visit www.baycomputersolutions.com or www.bcsweb.com, you accept these conditions; please read them carefully and when you visit or purchase from any business affiliated with BCS, whether or not included in the BCS web site, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.

Privacy

Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.

Facilities

This web site may contain bulletin boards, chat rooms, news groups, forum, communities and/or other message or communication facilities (collectively the "Facilities"). You agree to use the Facilities only to send and receive messages and material that are legal, proper and related to the particular Facility in particular, but without limitation, you agree that you will not:
(a) Defame, libel or slander any other person, firm or company.
(b) Abuse, harass, threaten or otherwise infringe the legal rights and privacy of any person, firm or company.
(c) Publish, upload, post, distribute or otherwise disseminate any defamatory, libellous, obscene, indecent, unlawful, profane, inappropriate or infringing material or information of any nature.
(d) Upload, post, e-mail, otherwise transmit or post links to any files that contain:
(i) Software or other material protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws unless you own or control the copyright or other such rights in such software or material or you are duly authorised by the owner thereof;
(ii) Viruses, corrupt files or similar software or programmes that may harm or damage the property of another.
(e) Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose.
(f) Download any file posted by another user of the Facilities that you know, or ought reasonably to know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
(g) Conduct or forward any competitions, surveys, pyramid schemes, chain letters or similar items.
(h) Falsify or delete any legal, copyright or other proprietary notices, trade marks, service marks or other identifying symbols as to the origin or source of any software or other material contained in any file that is uploaded.
(i) Restrict or prevent any other user from enjoying use of the Facilities.
BCS reserves the right to terminate access to all or any of the Facilities at any time with or without notice for any reason. Use of the Facilities is conditional upon and subject to compliance with these terms and conditions of use. BCS has no obligation to conduct monitoring of the Facilities but reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law or regulation.
You acknowledge and agree that the Facilities are public and that your communications may be read by others without your knowledge. You should therefore exercise caution when providing any personal information about you or your family.
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant BCS a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
You grant BCS the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content. You warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify BCS for all claims resulting from content you supply.
BCS excludes to the fullest extent permitted by law any liability with regard to the Facilities and any actions resulting from your participation in the Facilities.
The views expressed on any of the Facilities whether by other users or forum managers and hosts do not necessarily reflect the views of BCS. BCS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or edit the content of any message or file uploaded, posted, e-mailed or otherwise communicated to the Facilities.
No person under the age of [16] may participate in all or any of the Facilities."

Copyright and Trademarks

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, that is the copyright of BCS or its respective content suppliers are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright laws. BCS graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are copyright protected by BCS and/or respective suppliers and may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not BCS's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits BCS.
All other trademarks not owned by BCS that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by BCS.