Privacy

This Privacy Statement describes how Dragon Technology Ltd, the UK-based company which operates this web site, collects and uses personal information obtained from users of the web site. In accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998, Dragon Technology Ltd is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner. Dragon Technology Ltd promises to comply with all its legal obligations under the Act when collecting and processing personal data.

NB: To view the Privacy Policy of any of the suppliers listed in the Wedding Wishes directory, we encourage you to contact the suppliers directly, or consult their web sites.

In the statement that follows, We refers to Dragon Technology Ltd, and You refers to users of this web site.

Collection of personal information

When you create a supplier or user account, we collect personal identification information, such as your name, your email address, your postal address and your phone number.

Use of your personal information

The data we collect about you via our web site is used to populate the publicly searchable supplier directory.

We can also use your personal identification information to inform you of critical service announcements which may affect ongoing services we are supplying to you.

We employ other companies on our behalf. Examples include processing credit card payments. In the terminology used by the Data Protection Act, these companies are termed third party Data Controllers. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. In accordance with the Act, we reveal the identity of these Data Controllers as PayPal (who perform credit card processing) .

We have no knowledge of your bank details or your credit card details when you pay for goods and services on-line by credit, debit or charge card. All on-line card payment transactions are handled by the third party company mentioned in the previous paragraph, and we never see your bank/card details. We do, however, pass some of your personal details to the credit-card processing company's transaction processing system via secure encrypted means when you pay by card, for the purpose of authorising card transactions. If you intend to pay for goods and services purchased from this web site by card, we encourage you to consult the privacy policy statement of PayPal.

We will not sell, rent or yield customer lists to third parties.

We will not use nor divulge any personal information without your explicit consent, unless obliged by the law, or if we are convinced, in all good faith, that such an action is necessary to:

conform to the legal decrees or to yield to a legal process concerning Dragon Technology Ltd or the site ;
protect or defend the rights or the property of Dragon Technology Ltd ;
to act in the event of critical circumstances, in order to protect personal safety of another customer or the public.

E-mail communications

We use email to forward enquiries from the supplier directory to you, and to contact you when we have questions about your supplier listing.

We sometimes send emails to inform you of technical problems, and service updates relating to a service we are providing to you on an ongoing basis. These emails are an essential part of the service.

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small piece of information stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. Cookies can't excute programs or introduce viruses on your computer.

This site uses cookies to keep track of your current browsing session, and to store preference settings (such as the postcode you may have entered when searching for suppliers near a certain location) on your computer. No personal information is stored in these cookies.

Security of your personal information

We do everything in our power to secure the personal information that you provide. The data is stored on servers housed by 1&1 Internet Ltd and on our own premises, in a controlled and safe environment, protected against all unauthorised access, use and disclosure.

Access to your personal information

You can access and review the personal information held about you by Dragon Technology Ltd at the account page and submit page.

Retention of your personal records

We will not keep your personal information for longer than is necessary. Our policy is to keep your account information on file for as long as we are still supplying ongoing services to you, and also (so that we can provide after sales support) for a period of 18-months after your most recent purchase from us (product or service). Some information necessary strictly for accounting/ledger-keeping purposes will be kept for longer (The UK Inland Revenue requires us to keep accounting and tax records for at least five years).

Third Party disclaimer

We are not responsible for the confidentiality clauses or the contents of external sites. External sites are those whose address does not begin with www.weddingwishes.co.uk or www.dragontechnology.com.

Modifications to this privacy statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time, so we encourage you to regularly consult it so that you are fully aware of the manner in which we are protecting your personal information.