Privacy policy
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OWNERSHIP, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
U STATE U.com understands that your privacy is important to U and that U care about how your information is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits Our Site and will only collect and use information in ways that are useful to U and in a manner consistent with your rights and Our obligations under the law.
This Policy applies to Our use of any and all data collected by us in relation to your use of Our Site. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that U understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site. If U do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, U must stop using Our Site immediately.
U can visit our website without disclosing any personally identifiable information about yourself (although please note that we may use cookies and collect other non-personally identifiable information about your browsing activity — see our cookie policy for detailed information).
If U do submit personal information by ordering products, services or completing a web form registration, for example, U can be assured that we will use your personal information only to support your continuing relationship with U STATE U.com. We have provided this Privacy Policy Statement to help U understand how we collect, use and protect your information when U visit our websites and when U generally use our products and services.
We wish to help U make informed decisions, so please take a few moments to read the sections below and learn how we may use your personal information.
International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding privacy, online conduct and acceptable content; U must not modify, adapt or hack into the Website or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Website.
U must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
U must not violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to trademark and copyright laws).
Intellectual Property
Except for Content linked to or from an external source, all other Content that appears as part of this website (including text, graphics, images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, audio clips, interfaces, software, logos, titles, and names and collectively ("Intellectual Property") are the property of U STATE U.com
The website as a whole and all Content and Intellectual Property are protected by copyright, trade dress, and trademark laws of the United Kingdom, as well as international treaties, conventions and the laws of other countries, as applicable. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which U have been given express written permission to use by U STATE U.com, U may not use, reproduce, copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, download, license, enter into a database, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, transfer, or sell any Intellectual Property, information, software or products obtained from or through this Website, in whole or in part. Any use of the Content, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, is strictly prohibited.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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“Account” |
Means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site; Providing the feature is active. |
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“Cookie” |
Means a small text/image file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when U visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when U use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in section 15, below; |
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“Our Site” |
means this website, www.USTATEU.com |
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“United Kingdom and EU Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended in 2004, 2011 and 2015; |
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“We/Us/Our” |
Means USTATEU.com, a company in England and Wales. U STATE U, (Office 466), 321-323 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex ,RM6 6AX, UK |
2. Information About Us
1. Our Site, www.USTATEU.com, is owned and operated by U STATE U, a company in England and Wales.
3. Scope – What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from Our Site (whether We provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and We advise U to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
4. What Data Do We Collect?
Some data will be collected automatically by Our Site (for further details, please see section 15 on Our use of Cookies), other data will only be collected if U voluntarily submit it and consent to Us using it for the purposes set out in section
5, for example, when signing up for an Account. Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following data:
1. Name.
2. Date of birth.
3. Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers.
4. Billing and postal address.
5. Demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests.
6. Financial information such as transaction history.
7. IP address (automatically collected).
8. Web browser type and version (automatically collected).
9. Operating system (automatically collected).
10. A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on Our Site, and the site U exit to (automatically collected).
11. Lifestyle and other information collected on registration or through surveys.
If U choose to provide us with personal information it will be used in support of the intended purposes stated at the time at which it was collected, and subject to any preferences indicated by U.
Non-personal Identifying Information
We may also collect non-personal identifying information about your visit to our website based on your browsing activities. This information may include the pages U browse and products and services viewed or ordered for example. This helps us to better manage and develop our sites, to provide U with a more enjoyable, customised service and experience in the future, and to help us develop and deliver better products and services tailored to your individual interests and needs.
From time to time, if U consented accordingly we may also store and use your information to contact U for market research, marketing, information and customer service purposes. We may contact U by email, phone, mail or social media platforms as indicated by U.
5. How Do We Use Your Data?
1. All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (GDPR). For more details on security see section 6, below.
2. We use your data to provide the best possible products and services to U. This includes:
1. Providing and managing your account.
2. Providing and managing your access to Our Site.
3. Personalising and tailoring your experience on Our Site.
4. Supplying Our products and services to U.
5. Personalising and tailoring Our products and services for U.
6. Responding to communications from U.
7. Supplying U with email newsletters and offers, that U have subscribed to, (U may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time).
8. Analysing your use of Our Site [and gathering feedback] to enable Us to continually improve Our Site and your user experience.
9. Administrating debt recoveries.
10. Verifying your identity when required (U may lose your password or security information for example, and we may then need to ask U for other 'identifiable' information to protect your data from unauthorised access).
3. In some cases, the collection of data may be a statutory or contractual requirement, and We will be limited in the products and services, We can provide U without your consent for Us to be able to use such data.
4. With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting U by email and telephone and text message and post with information, news and offers on Our products and services. We will not, however, send U any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, as amended in 2004, 2011 and 2015.
5. Under GDPR we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following basis applies:
1. U have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
2. Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which U are a party or in order to take steps at the request of U prior to entering into a contract.
3. Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
4. Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of U or of another natural person.
5. Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; and/or.
6. Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
6. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
1. We only keep your data for as long as, We need to in order to use it as described above in section 5, and/or for as long as, We have your permission to keep it. Your data will be deleted if we no longer need it.
2. Your data will only be stored within the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).
3. Some or all of your data may be stored or transferred outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). U are deemed to accept and agree to this by using Our Site and submitting information to Us. If We do store or transfer data outside the EEA, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the EEA and under the GDPR. Such steps may include, but not be limited to, the use of legally binding contractual terms between Us and any third parties We engage and the use of the EU-approved Model Contractual Arrangements.
4. Data security is of great importance to Us, and to protect your data We have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
5. Notwithstanding the security measures that We take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and that U are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting to Us data via the internet, email and any electronic means.
7. Do We Share Your Data?
1. We do not share your data.
2. We may contract with third parties to supply products and services to U on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
3. We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying information. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
4. In certain circumstances We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal information, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. We do not require any further consent from U in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of Us.
8. What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
1. We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
2. In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, U will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.
9. How Can You Control Your Data?
1. When U submit information via Our Site, U may be given options to restrict Our use of your data. We aim to give U strong controls on Our use of your data including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which U may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails or by managing your Account.
2. U may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the United Kingdom. The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent U receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent U from receiving marketing communications that U have consented to receiving.
10. Your Right to Withhold Information and Your Right to Withdraw Information After U Have Given it
1. U may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site U may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
2. U may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information, see section 15 and Our Cookie Policy.
3. U may withdraw your consent for Us to use your personal data as set out in section in 5 at any time by contacting Us using the details set out in section 15, and We will delete Your data from Our systems. However, U acknowledge this may limit Our ability to provide the best possible products and services to U.
11. How Can You Access Your Data?
U have the legal right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Please contact Us for more details at info@ustateu.com, or write to us, Data Protection Officer, U STATE U, (Office 466), 321-323 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex ,RM6 6AX, UK
Please quote your name and address together with your mobile and /or account/order number (if relevant). We would be grateful if could also provide brief details of what information U want a copy of (this helps us to more readily locate your data.)
We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before providing U with details of any personal information we may hold about U.
12. Security Information
U STATE U.com recognises that its customers are increasingly concerned about how companies protect personal information from misuse and abuse and about privacy in general. U STATE U.com is constantly reviewing and enhancing its technical, physical and managerial procedures and rules to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, accidental loss and/or destruction. We use industry standard TLS certificates to provide encryption of data in transit, for example, all access to U STATE U.com website and management portals is covered by HTTPS.
Please be aware that communications over the Internet, such as emails/webmails, are not secure unless they have been encrypted. Your communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered — this is the nature of the World Wide Web/Internet. U STATE U.com cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorised access or loss of personal information that is beyond our control.
13. Privacy Support
U STATE U.com reserves the right to amend or modify this Privacy Policy Statement at any time and in response to changes in applicable data protection and privacy legislation.
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on our website so U know what information we collect and how we use it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will tell U. U will have a choice as to whether or not we are able to use your information in this different manner.
If U have any enquiry about U STATE U.com privacy policy or practices, please write to: Data Protection Officer, info@ustateu.com or Data Protection Officer, U STATE U, (Office 466), 321-323 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex ,RM6 6AX, UK
14. Monitoring and/or Recording of All Your Communications
Monitoring or recording of your calls, emails, text messages and other communications may take place in accordance with UK law, and in particular for business purposes, such as for quality control and training, to prevent unauthorised use of U STATE U.com website, to ensure effective systems operation and in order to prevent or detect crime.
15. What Cookies Do We Use and What For?
1. Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
2. By using Our Site U may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. We use third party Cookies on Our Site for advertising services.These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site.
3. All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current English and EU Cookie Law.
4. Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Your Country and EU Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies. U may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings, but please be aware that Our Site may not work as intended if U do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
5. Our Site uses various analytical services. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling Us to better understand how people use Our Site. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and services offered through it. U do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, as detailed below, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for U.
6. The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information. Certain of these Cookies may be placed immediately when U first visit Our Site and it may not be possible for Us to obtain your prior consent.
7. U can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable U to choose whether U wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
8. U can choose to delete Cookies at any time however U may lose any information that enables U to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
9. It is recommended that U keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that U consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if U are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
10. We collect information through cookies to ensure the content of the website and the website pathways work as effectively as possible. We use the following cookies to help us achieve this. Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website and are completely anonymous. Below are examples of when or why we will use these cookies:
1. To help the website to function and enhance the look and feel of the website.
2. To ensure U are always provided with a quick and responsive browsing experience.
3. Our web servers to respond to your actions on the website or browsing the website. The website would not be able to work without it; and
4. They also help to improve navigation around our website and allow U to return to pages U have previously visited.
5. Analytical/performance cookies. Allows us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works. Below are examples of when we will use these cookies:
6. Statistical information and log data about the number of visits to certain pages on the site.
7. The pages U viewed and activities U carried out during your visit.
8. The time and date of your visit.
9. The duration U stayed on a certain page; and
10. The path taken whilst on the site.
11. Functionality cookies. These are used to recognize U when U return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for U, greet U by name and remember your preferences. Below are examples of when we will use these cookies:
12. As soon as U visit the website, a cookie on your device will identify U have returned to the website and record your preferences.
13. Remembering your choice of language or region; and
14. When submitting a comment to one of our blogs, the information U enter is remembered in order to make it easier for U to comment next time.
By using our website U STATE U, U agree to us placing the cookies specified above on your device (phone, android, computer, mac etc).
16. Summary of Your Rights under GDPR
Under the GDPR, U have:
1. The right to request access to, deletion of or correction of, your personal data held by Us.
2. The right to complain to a supervisory authority.
3. Be informed of what data processing is taking place.
4. The right to restrict processing.
5. The right to data portability.
6. Object to processing of your personal data.
7. Rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling (see section 17 below).
To enforce any of the foregoing rights or if U have any other questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the details set out in section 18 below.
17. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
17.1 In the event that We use personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on U, U have the right to challenge such decisions under GDPR, requesting human intervention, expressing Your own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from Us.
17.2 The right described in section 17.1 does not apply in the following circumstances:
1. The decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between the U and Us;
2. The decision is authorised by law; or
3. U have given your explicit consent.
18. Contacting Us
If U have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@ustateu.com, or by post at U STATE U, (Office 466), 321-323 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex ,RM6 6AX, UK
Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about U.
19. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and We will email U with a link to the updated Privacy Policy once we have made any changes. U will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that U check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
20.Unauthorised Use of the Website
U agree that U are only authorised to visit, view and retain a copy of pages of the Website for your own personal use, and that U shall not duplicate, download, publish, modify, or otherwise distribute the material on the Website for any commercial use, or for any purpose other than as described in this Agreement. U also agree not to deep-link to the Website for any purpose, unless specifically authorized by U STATE U.com.
U shall not use any automatic or manual conduct, device, process, software, program, algorithm, methodology or routine, including but not limited to a "robot," "spider" or other similar process or functionality to interfere or attempt to interfere with, or impose an unreasonable burden or load on, the operation of the website.
U shall not use the Website for any illegal, obscene, abusive, offensive, harassing, improper or objectionable purpose, to sell or offer to sell any goods or services, to conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters, or for any purpose that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Illegal and/or unauthorised uses of the Website, including, but not limited to, unauthorised framing of or linking to the website or unauthorised use of any robot, spider, or other automated device on the Website, will be investigated and will be subject to appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.