Hostroute Privacy Policy

1. Who are Hostroute and what is the Service that we provide?

Our trading name is Hostroute ("We"). It is a trading name of UK Webhosting Ltd. We are an international Internet hosting service, transacting business in Euros, British Pounds and US dollars. Hostroute has created this data protection and privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. For the purpose of the applicable data protection legislation, the data controller is Paragon Internet Group Limited. The Data Protection Registration Number is Z9986997.

1.1. This policy (together with our terms and conditions and any other documents referred to) sets out the basis on which we will process personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, as a result of your use of the following websites www.hostroute.com, www.hostroute.co.uk, www.hostroute.ca, www.nameroute.com, www.nameroute.co.uk, www.nameroute.ca. It supplements and should be read in addition to other terms and conditions that you have agreed to in connection with your use of our web site or our services. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

2. Definitions

In these Terms and Conditions the following words shall have the following meanings. "We" or "Us" shall mean Hostroute. "You" or "Your" shall mean the Subscriber or Customer.

3. What is Data Protection and Privacy?

Data protection laws are the laws by which an individual can control results which they voluntarily give about themselves which can be abstracted into information and finally knowledge about that individual by the organization or person collecting, storing and possibly trading those results. Privacy is the right of an individual from unfair and unlawful intrusion with their private and family life. At Hostroute we have the highest standards of both data protection and privacy.

4. Information we may collect from you

4.1. Information Automatically Logged

We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and your shopping cart, and to gather broad demographic information such as your country of origin so we know we are reaching the right potential customers.

4.2. Cookies

Our site uses cookies to keep track of items in your shopping cart. This allows you to add items and continue shopping without losing any items in the process.

4.3 Advertisers

We sometimes use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information.

4.4. Registration Forms

Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name, email, and postal address).

Contact information from the registration forms is used to ship purchases and information about our company. The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the customer when necessary.

Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

4.5. Order Forms

Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect contact information (like their email address), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), unique identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic information (like their zip/postal code).

Contact information from the order forms is used to ship purchases, information about our company. The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary.

Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.

Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are sometimes collected from web site visitors to verify the user's identity.

Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences.

4.6. External Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Hostroute is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

4.7. Special Relationships

Hostroute occasionally provides some services as part of this web site which are sourced from other providers. When a service is generated from another company's servers. Hostroute has no control over the contents of those pages or the use to which they put your data.

4.8 Public Forums

This site makes forums & message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

4.9. Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. These include the use of SSL secure server and PGP encryption of all data sent via forms on this web site.

4.10. Choice / Opt-Out

You can send email to sales@hostroute.com.

4.11. Data Quality/Access

This site gives users the option of changing and modifying information previously provided. Please get in touch with us by e-mailing sales@hostroute.com.

4.12. Contacting the Web Site owners

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can contact sales@hostroute.com.

5. Where we store your personal data

5.1. The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). We refer particularly to our domain registry partners in Canada and the United States. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the processing or fulfillment of applications, and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Where required we shall enter into safe harbour agreements applicable to data protection law to ensure that all parties handling and storing your information are subject to obligations at least as stringent as those applicable tin the EEA.

5.2. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

6. Access to information

6.1. The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

7. Changes to the Privacy Policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page.