FAQs

GP-TV.ORG ("GP-TV.ORG ") recognises that its customers, visitors, users, and others who use GP-TV.ORG or other web sites owned or operated by Sovereign Publications (the "Sovereign Publications Sites ") (collectively or individually "Users") value their privacy. This Privacy Policy details important information regarding the use and disclosure of User information collected on the Sovereign Publications Sites. GP-TV.ORG provides this Privacy Policy to enable you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the site. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Terms and Conditions set out on GP-TV.ORG . Your use of GP-TV.ORG and any personal information you provide on GP-TV.ORG remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.

Please note that any image, video or other content posted onto GP-TV.ORG becomes published content that is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.

GP-TV.ORG may change this Privacy Policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st April 2008.

1. Information GP-TV.ORG collects

• First name
• Surname
• Town
• Known name
• Membership number
• Email address.

All data is provided directly from the Sovereign Publications and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

GP-TV.ORG also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from Users of GP-TV.ORG . This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.

2. How GP-TV.ORG uses information

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
• We may use the information to customise GP-TV.ORG according to your interests.
• Any personal information or video content that you voluntarily disclose online becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by other Users. Any videos that you submit to GP-TV.ORG may be redistributed thought the internet and other channels and may be viewed by the general public.

3. Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use reasonable measures to protect User information that is stored within our database and we restrict access to User information to those employees who need access to perform their jobs. We cannot however guarantee the security of User account information and unauthorised entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of User information at any time.

4. How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

5. Links to other websites

The GP-TV.ORG Sites may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

6. Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at Deborah.Akroyd@sovereign-publications.com

   

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to GP-TV.ORG , Ten Alps Publishing, 9 Savoy Street, London WC2E 7HR.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

7. Changes to our privacy policy

We may occasionally make changes to our Privacy Policy. If we make any changes we will post them to GP-TV.ORG to make Users aware of the changes made. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when he/she uses GP-TV.ORG after those changes have been posted to it. However, if we are going to use Users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on GP-TV.ORG for 30 days.

8. Third party advertising

GP-TV.ORG  allows other companies to serve advertisements within GP-TV.ORG. These third party ad-servers use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on GP-TV.ORG and they automatically receive your IP address when this happens. GP-TV.ORG does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third party ad servers without your consent. However, if an advertiser asks GP-TV.ORG to show an advert to a certain target audience and you respond to that advertisement, the ad server may conclude that you fit the description of the target audience they are trying to reach. The advertiser may also use information regarding your use of GP-TV.ORG, such as the number of times that you have viewed any advert (but not personally identifiable information) to determine which adverts to deliver to you. You should consult the privacy policies of these third party advertisers for more information regarding their practices and for instructions as to how to opt out of certain practices.

9. Chat rooms, message boards and forums

Please note that if you voluntarily post public information to message boards, chat rooms, forums and the like that information can be accessed by the public and can be used by those people to send you unsolicited communications.

10. Note for international users

The GP-TV.ORG Sites are hosted in England and are intended for and directed to Users in England. If you are a User accessing GP-TV.ORG from the any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from English laws, please be advised that through your continued use of GP-TV.ORG, which are governed by English law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms and Conditions, you are transferring your personal information to England and you consent to that transfer.