Privacy Policy and Personal Data

1. In order to provide you with the full use of this website www.bigchairproject.com (the "Website"), we are sometimes required to collect information about you. We will use any personal information collected from the Website in accordance with all laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal data including the Data Protection Act 1998 (as may be amended) (the "Data Protection Act"). Further details on the Data Protection Act can be found on the Information Commissioner's website (www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk)
2. Personal information you are asked to supply during your registration and use of the Website including that you supply voluntarily ("Your Data"), will be used by us, and any service providers and other organisations involved in the Big Chair Project and by subcontractors, employees, agents and advisors (including legal advisors) in relation to the following: (i) the administration of your registration,( ii) your bids in the online auction and potential participation at the live auction (iii) any donations; (iv) participation in the competition and delivery of any prize; (v) for marketing purposes where you have specifically agreed to this; and/or (vi) as set out on the Website or the Terms and Conditions. In addition, we may at our discretion disclose this information to the police, regulatory bodies or any legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of the Terms and Conditions by you or otherwise where required by law.
3. You understand and agree, that we can indicate your username and general location on the website in relation to the competition and/or the auction.
4. Except as set out in this Privacy Policy (or where we agree otherwise with you e.g. in relation to contacting you for marketing), Your Data will be kept private and confidential, will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent and will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By registering on the Website, you are agreeing to Your Data being used as set out in this Privacy Policy and in the Terms and Conditions.
5. The information collected on the Website includes:
6. Users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are automatically logged by our web server. IP addresses are numbers that can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on the internet and are used by us to observe users' interest in this Website (number of visits, etc).
7. Cookies. These are very small text files saved to your computer or other device and used to track user navigation around a website. Session cookies are also used to store information on which content, including advertisements, have been seen by a user. Some areas of the Website also use persistent cookies which are permanently stored on the users' computer. We will use such cookies to identify unique users to the Website. They are not cross-referenced with any other information such that an individual person could be identified. Cookies also allow us to make our sites more user-friendly by, for example, allowing us to save your password so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Website.
8. The Website contains hyperlinks to websites owned and/or controlled by third parties who have their own privacy policies and we advise you to check them. Third parties may for example use cookies to track responses to their adverts. We do not accept responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and you use them at your own risk.
9. Disabling/Enabling Cookies - users have the ability to accept or disable cookies by modifying the settings in their browser. Disabling cookies however may mean that some functionality of the Website may be affected. For further directions on how to disable cookies please click here for the Interactive Advertising Bureau's guidelines: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/stop-cookies-installed.html
10. There are opportunities on the Website to receive e-mail communications as fully explained before you registrer. You may unsubscribe from these emails at any time by replying to the email using the "unsubscribe" link.
11. We will not disclose voluntarily provided details to third parties or use your Data or Contributions in any other way other than set out in this Privacy Policy and the Terms without your prior consent.
12. If you are 18 or under, you may not register on the Website.
13. We will hold your Data and Contributions for as long as is necessary and reasonably required for the relevant service or purpose.