Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
[Max Group of Companies – Max Publishing, Max Media Ventures, Max Live Events, Max Exhibitions) (and associated companies Limited (“Max”], “Us”, “We”, “Our”) registered in England and Wales under company number 02567677 is the Data Controller of your Information for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”).
We respect your right to privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal Information as that term is defined in the Act (“Information”). We comply with the principles of the Act and aim to maintain consistently high levels of best practice in our processing of your Information.
And here’s our upfront promise. We know how important it is for you to have control over any communications that you receive from us, so here’s a quick and easy way of opting-out of all marketing communications. But please remember that this will remove you from everything you’ve signed up for and you may wish to be more selective and choose which communications you no longer wish to receive, particularly by email or SMS, by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each and every message we send you.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is intended to inform you how we collect, use and disclose your personal data. This Policy is intended to assist you in making informed decisions about your Information when using our website or the services provided by us or our group companies. Please take a few moments to read and understand the Policy.
By using our website and services you consent to our collection and use of your Information as described in this Policy. If we change our Policy and/or procedures, we will update this Policy to keep you aware of what Information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Your continued use of the website or services after this Policy has been amended shall be deemed to be your continued acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Policy, as amended. We encourage you to bookmark this Web page and review this Policy regularly.
In addition to this Policy, each service offered by us or our group companies may have additional privacy provisions that are specific to the particular service. These supplemental disclosures are made adjacent to the particular service at the time your Information is collected. A list of our group companies can be seen at the end of this document.
2. What information we collect
All your Information will be held and used in accordance with the Act where applicable. If you want to know what Information we collect and hold about you, please email us at subscriptions@max-publishing.co.uk, or write to us at the address given at the end of this Policy. When you visit and use our website or request our services you may provide us with or we may collect your Information such as your postal address, email address and other personal information. You may provide or we may collect this Information in a number of ways:
2.1 Information you voluntarily provide to us
We collect and maintain Information that you voluntarily submit to us during your use of our website or services. For example:
Different websites operated by us may ask for different pieces of Information. You can choose not to provide us with certain Information, but this may stop you from gaining access to a service or limit the features that you can use on our websites. For more Information, please see the “How We Use Your Information” section of the Policy below.
2.2 Information we collect through your use of our Website
As you use our website, Information may also be passively collected by us through our use of cookies, flash cookies, web beacons, pixels, log files, and other technologies. This Information allows us to deliver more helpful Information, services, tools and advertisements. Please see our Cookie Policy for more Information.
2.3 Information we receive from third parties
We may also combine online and/or offline Information received from third parties (including other members of our group of companies – see point 15) with your Information. The third party Information is used for a variety of purposes including to verify other Information about you (e.g., verify your mailing address to send you requested products or services) and to enhance the content and relevance of the advertising we provide to you.
3. Protection of information for minors
3.1 Most of our sites are not designed for children, but one or two may receive visits by children and young people under the age of 16 and we encourage them to speak to their parents before submitting any personal Information on any of our sites.
3.2 We recommend that parents or guardians supervise young people while they are online.
3.3 We are dedicated to the protection of children’s and young people’s personal Information and we do not knowingly market to children.
3.4 If you are under 16 years of age you should always ask your parent or guardian before:
3.5 A parent or guardian may submit a request to subscriptions@max-publishing.co.uk to stop any further use of a child or young person’s personal Information or to request that we suppress any Information as far as we are able. Before disclosing Information about a child, we may request that the parent or guardian provide reasonable Information for identification purposes.
4. How we use your information
We will use your Information in the ways described below and as described at the time that the Information is collected.
4.1 To Provide the Services
In general, we use your Information as necessary or appropriate for our business purposes including to:
4.2 Marketing
Where you have provided us with the appropriate consents, or where the Act entitles us to do so, we may send you marketing materials about other products or services offered by the Max Group of Companies, including products or services offered by our group companies.
In addition, where you have provided us with the appropriate consents, we may also pass your Information for marketing purposes or host messages on behalf of one or more of our group companies (see point 15) or other selected third parties in the following sectors where the Information they provide will be relevant to you: Professional Associations, Automotive, Charity, Education and Training, Recruitment, Business and Leisure Travel, Events, Conferences and Exhibitions, Financial Services, Surveys and Research, Media, Broadcast and Marketing, Publishing and Subscriptions, Business and Information Services, Electronics, computers, Software and AV, Sports and Sportswear, Gaming, Betting, Telecoms and Retail and Partners and Sponsors of Promotions, Events and Competitions.
However, be assured that we understand the irritations of unsolicited communications and we are fully committed to ensuring the rights and obligations set out in the Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, updated 2004 and 2011 are respected.
4.3 Behavioural Advertising – customer-relevant advertising
We believe that advertising is more interesting to you when it is relevant. Accordingly, we may customise the advertisements that you see based upon:
You can limit the way that we tailor advertising based on your Information by objecting to the cookies that we or third parties wish to place on your browser or deleting the cookies that we or third parties have placed on your browser. Please see our Cookie Policy for more details of how to delete cookies.
After you have exercised your right to object or reject the use of cookies, you may still see advertisements, but the advertising may not be as relevant to your interests. If you change your computer, change your browser or delete certain cookies, you will need to renew your preferences.
5. Understanding the information Max Group of Companies holds about you.
Under the Act you have the right to request a copy of the Information that we hold about you. There may be an administration fee associated with this request, as permitted by the Act, and it will require two pieces of identification to prove your identity. Please make a written application to the Data Protection Officer, Max Group of Companies, United House, North Road, London, N7 9DP. The statutory time for our response is 30 .
If any of the Information that we hold about you is incorrect and you’d like it amended, please email subscriptions@max-publishing.co.uk and we will review your request.
6. How we disclose your information to third parties
We may share your Information with third parties as specifically approved by you or under the circumstances described below and in this Policy.
6.1 Disclosure for legal reasons
We may disclose your Information if we are under a duty to disclose or share your Information to comply with any legal obligation or in order to enforce or apply or fulfil our terms and conditions and other agreements or protect the rights, property, or safety of our customers, our group companies or others. This includes exchanging Information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We use a number of third party organisations to help provide a professional service to our customers (i.e. fulfilment bureaus, call centres, and website designers). These organisations act as data processors and are strictly contractually controlled in how they may/may not use your Information and we remain responsible for the protection of your Information.
6.2 Promotions and Sponsors
Some or all of the Information collected during a promotion, contest or poll (“Promotions”) may be disclosed publicly. It may also be shared with other third parties as disclosed and consented to by you at the time of collection or in the Promotion rules. These third parties may include providers of prizes in order to update you of your status of your prize or other fulfilment needs or a co-sponsor who may use your Information to administer the Promotion or for their marketing purposes, but only in conformance with your consent, or with the terms published at the time your personal data is collected. We are not responsible for the privacy policy or practices of third parties.
When you participate in a Promotion, you are subject to any official rules for that Promotion, which may contain additional Information about the specific privacy practices associated with the Promotion.
6.3 Changes to our Company
In the event we go through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Policy.
6.4 Message Boards and Chats
We may make message boards, chat rooms, and other interactive forums available as part of our services. You should be aware that any Information which you post to these interactive forums or otherwise choose to make publicly available, may be disclosed and available to all users who have access to that portion of our website or services. By using these interactive forums, you agree that we are not responsible for any Information that you disclose or communicate in such forums, and any disclosures you make are at your own risk.
7. Updating and control of your information
There are a number of ways in which you can control the collection, use, and sharing of your Information and update your Information and preferences.
7.1 Opting-Out on Receipt of Marketing Communications
When you receive electronic marketing communications from us you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in e-mails covering any marketing communication from us.
7.2 Preference Services
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS) and the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) allow you to choose to opt out of unsolicited marketing contact. However, if you are registered on any of the preference services, which are general opt-out registers, you may still receive marketing communications from us if you have given us your consent previously or if you subsequently give us that consent.
7.3 Contacting Us
If your Information has changed or if you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us then you can amend your Information or update your preferences by contacting us.
Please note that:
Even if you delete Information, we may retain your Information in conformance with our data retention policy most specifically for legal and tax reasons and to honour your opt-out requests; and
We do not keep Information longer than we deem necessary.
We are not responsible for updating or removing your Information contained in the lists or databases of third parties who have previously been provided with Information as permitted by this Policy.
8. Third party links and services
Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website or you request a service from a third party, our Policy no longer applies. Your browsing and interaction on any other website or your dealings with any other third party service provider, is subject to that website’s or third party service provider’s own rules and policies. We do not monitor, control, or endorse the Information collection or privacy practices of any third parties. We encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of every website you visit or third party service provider that you deal with and to contact them if you have any questions about their respective privacy policies and practices. This Policy applies solely to Information collected by us through our website or services and does not apply to these third party websites and third party service providers.
9. Where we store your information
The Information that we collect from you may be transferred to, stored and processed at a destination outside the European Economic Area, (all EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). Your Information may also be processed by staffs operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers, for instance, for customer service purposes. By submitting Information to us, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all reasonable steps necessary, including the use of the Model Contractual Arrangements as approved by the EU, or other contractual means to ensure that your Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and the Act.
10 Security of your information
We follow appropriate security procedures in the storage and disclosure of your Information so as to prevent unauthorised access by third parties. We also require those parties to whom we transfer personal Information to comply with the same. However, unfortunately, the transmission of Information via the Internet is not completely secure. So, we cannot ensure the security of your Information transmitted by you to us via the internet. Any such transmission is at your own risk and you acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible for any unauthorised use, distribution, damage or destruction of your Information, except to the extent we are required to accept such responsibility by the Act. Once we have received your Information we will use security procedures and features to prevent unauthorised access to it.
11. Reporting of security compromises
Max Group of Companies is committed to the privacy, safety and security of our customers. If you discover a potential security vulnerability, we would appreciate it if you could report it just to us in a responsible manner. Please email us at subscriptions@max-publishing.co.uk and we will respond to you as soon as possible. This provides us with an opportunity to work with you and quickly address and resolve any issue. Publicly disclosing a potential vulnerability could put the wider community at risk, and therefore we encourage you to come to us first. We’ll keep you informed as we move forward with our investigations.
12. Social Media
12.1 Max Group of Companies is not liable for comments made on social media, nor links, extensions or other interaction.
13. Anti Spam Policy
Max Group of Companies provides exciting and thought-provoking content in our emails and aims to tailor them to the specific needs & interests of our brand audiences. We hope you enjoy receiving and reading them.
Max Group of Companies has zero tolerance concerning the sending of unsolicited/bulk commercial email – “spam”. In respect of this policy, please also refer to our terms and conditions.
13.1 Automated Spam Filtering: We automatically scan all incoming electronic messages and filter out those that appear to be spam. As no system can be 100% accurate in detecting genuine emails from spam, authentic messages may occasionally be filtered. If you believe this may have happened, please contact the recipient by another means.
13.2 Unwanted messages from Max Group of Companies: Any recipient of email communication from us may request, at any time, to unsubscribe. In the unlikely event you are in receipt of email communication from Max Group of Companies which could be considered as spam, we encourage you to report it to us by forwarding a copy to us at subscriptions@max-publishing.co.uk
We will fully investigate any reports of abuse.
14. Contacting us
If you have any questions regarding privacy or this Policy, you may contact us in writing as follows:
Rob Willis, Data Protection Officer, Max Group of Companies, United House, North Road, London, N7 9DP.
15. List of the Max Group of Companies
Max Publishing Ltd
Company Registration: 02567677
ICO Registration: ZA287785
Max Live Events Ltd
Company Registration: 08798135
ICO Registration: ZA294626
Max Media Ventures Ltd
Company Registration: 10305510
ICO Registration: ZA291328
Max Exhibitions Ltd
Company Registration: 06530768
ICO Registration: ZA294625
Changes to this Policy
We may amend/update this policy by publishing a new version on this website at any time, so we encourage you to check back regularly to make sure that you are still happy with the terms under which we process your personal data.