Last updated: August 2008
Introduction

OfferX recognizes that your privacy and the protection of your personal information is important to you. OfferX takes your privacy seriously, taking every reasonable precaution to safeguard the personal information that you provide. OfferX is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998, therefore the information that you supply is safeguarded under the terms of this Act. If you wish to find out more regarding the Data Protection Act please visit http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
This statement discloses how OfferX helps to protect your personal information while using the OfferX Web Site (http://www.offerx.co.uk).

 Collected  Data

OfferX Ltd collects data about you and answers to specific questions asked by sponsors. OfferX Ltd and its clients or sponsors will contact you with offers and information through mail, telephone or e-mail, which they feel will be of interest to you.
Sponsors of the OfferX quizzes have their own privacy policies and some have their own opt-in statements, OfferX strongly recommends that you read and understand this information.
Your data together with that of other subscribers to Offer may be aggregated at Postcode or other levels for the building of statistical and analytical tables. At no time will your data be individually identifiable in such tables.

Registration Information

When you are registering with OfferX Ltd, it is not until you click the 'Continue' button at the end of each page that your information is transferred. Once you have completed all your details and click 'play the game' button, you have then "completed" the registration confirming you are a valued member of OfferX.
 OfferX Ltd may use other reputable partners to provide its services in connection with the Registration. However this will not affect your statutory rights under the Data Protection Act. No other information will be gathered other than that which you have completed on the Registration.
Through providing this information OfferX are then able to:

• Enable a personalised service to be provided
• Conduct market research to provide improved competitions and promotions
•  Providing you with information about products and services you may be interested in
• Enabling you to receive special offers and promotions tailored to your interests, for example vie e-mail

General disclosure of personal information

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.
Personally identifiable information - We Share Personally Identifiable Information with Third Parties, we share the information that you have answered within the quizzes with the relevant client. The clients use this to profile you, this enables them to send you targeted communications.
Once you register with OfferX you consent to OfferX and it's clients being able to send you relevant communications.
The collection of data by OfferX through registration on third party sites may lead to your data also being held by that third party site.
The data that you provide to OfferX, is held by both OfferX and the sponsors, of the questionnaires that you answer. OfferX holds your data in a central database and this database is only accessed by reference to interest or demographic categories in order to provide you with information about those interests you have selected. The process of supplying you with this information is at all times under the control of OfferX although specialist third party suppliers may carry out the dispatch.

Security and storage of your personal information

OfferX is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities.
The Internet is not a 100% secure medium for communication and, accordingly, OfferX cannot guarantee the security of any information you send to OfferX via the Internet. OfferX is not responsible for any loss or damage you or others may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information.

Sponsored Questionnaires and Co-branded sites

Every user must agree and opt-in to the following statement before completing their OfferX registration:
“By registering and entering your details you consent to Offerx.co.uk and its clients sending you information about products and/or services that have been selected based on your stated interests. You also agree to the terms and conditions of the privacy that govern how your information will be processed.”
Each quiz on OfferX is sponsored by a client, after answering five questions correctly on the quiz you will be directed to the prize select page. At this point you are giving your consent for the sponsor / client sending you information about products and/or services that have been selected based on your stated interests. You will also have the opportunity to opt out of the draw/offer. The information you provide may be used, by OfferX and its Clients, to provide you with information and offers by post. If you would prefer not to receive such offers please indicate your preference by ticking the box provided, located on the Amend Details page.
At times it may be appropriate for OfferX, its clients or sponsors to contact you with offers and information in respect of your interests or to inform you about subjects upon which you have requested information through your mobile phone or other PDA devices.
You give your consent that OfferX or any third-party it provides data to may contact you by post or telephone. Where your telephone number is not provided, OfferX or a third-party may seek to append your telephone number from a third-party source. You accept that OfferX or a selected third-party may contact you by phone on our behalf or in partnership with OfferX with an offer of their own, and may choose not to suppress you against the Telephone Preference Service, whilst you are a member of OfferX.
Your data may be provided to clients of OfferX to be appended to information they already hold about you for the purpose of contacting you with information about their products and services. When first contacting you these clients will seek your appropriate consent.
OfferX may from time to time use third party suppliers to provide all or part of a service to you. OfferX shall only be entitled to supply such of your personal information as is necessary to enable them to provide the relevant service to you.
You should be aware that such outside service providers might be based in countries outside the European Union whose laws provide for a different standard of protection for your personal data than that provided under English law. In such circumstance OfferX will have in place contractual arrangements which will require your data to be processed at least to a standard compliant with the Data Protection Act 1988.
Except as provided above, OfferX will not provide your personal information to any third party without your prior consent, however, under certain circumstances the force of law may require the provision of information to the legal authorities. In order to maintain the integrity of its website and safeguard the interests of its subscribers OfferX will comply with any such legally binding request.

Managing your personal information

You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us.

Use of your responses

 OfferX collects data about you, including answers to specific questions asked by OfferX's sponsors. This information is used to assist OfferX and third parties in sending you by, email, sms, voice, post or other appropriate means, communications about their products and services, to assist in the providence of a personalised service. The information that OfferX collects maybe demographic (information about you, such as name, age and address) and lifestyle (information about your interests and purchasing habits).

Cookies

A cookie is small text-only file which is stored on your computer when visiting a site that record preference for that particular site's usage.
OfferX uses cookies solely to enable us to identify you when you return to the OfferX web site, therefore enabling us to show you offers which will be appropriate to you and your interests, gathered from your registration details.

 The cookie will not allow a website to learn any personally identifiable information (such as your name and address) that you have not otherwise given to us. The cookie will also not track where you go when you leave Offerx.co.uk or where you came to our website from. It's only purpose is to make your visit to Offerx.co.uk easier and more rewarding for you.

The use of cookies in OfferX means that you do not have to enter information such as your log in name and password every time you visit the site, resulting in an improved login experience.

 For example, OfferX may store your login details in a cookie that will remain on your computer after you log out. This cookie allows you to be automatically logged in the next time you visit OfferX. If you are using a public computer or do not otherwise want this information to be stored, you should log out before leaving the site.
The sites or services you visited may store their own cookies on your computer. OfferX recommends that you read each site's privacy statement to understand their policies and practices regarding the use of cookies. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using the settings on your browser. If you have cookies disabled in your browser you are still able to use the OfferX site but you will not have the benefit of an automatic login.

The functionality of OfferX depends upon your browser accepting session cookies. OfferX tracks visitors to and on the OfferX site by using referrer tracking. OfferX uses click thru and open mail tracking when sending emails. This process allows OfferX and its clients the ability to profile the recipients of their communications.
Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies.
It is possible to configure your web browser to refuse cookies or to be informed if a cookie is set. We refer to the manual of your web browser.
We will not use the IPaddresses or cookies to identify you personally.

Deregistration

You may at any time deregister from OfferX Ltd by using the following link: unsubscribe. The consequences of deregistration are that your account details will be placed in a suppression file and you will not receive any further communications from OfferX Ltd

From the 30th January 2007 any account registered after this date that has not had any activity within 7 weeks of registering will be removed from the database and will be placed in a suppression file. In week 8 you will receive an email informing you that your account is being deactivated. If you take no action at this stage you will be unsubscribed and will not receive any further communications from OfferX Ltd.

If an account is inactive for more than 6 months that account will be deactivated and will be removed from the OfferX database and will be placed in a suppression file. You will not receive any further communications from OfferX Ltd.

OfferX is NOT spam : should you ever decide that you don't want to receive any additional OfferX email, all you need to do in order to cancel your OfferX membership is to click on the unsubscribe link that will appear on every email that we will send you.
Every email that OfferX sends contains the following information at the bottom of the email:

Web Beacons

Offerx Web pages, emails and newsletters may contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs - that allow us to count users who have visited those pages and to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.

Offerx may also employ Web beacons from third parties in order to help us compile aggregated statistics and determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns. We prohibit Web beacons on our sites from being used by third parties to collect or access your personal information.

Finally, we may work with other companies that advertise on the Offerx website to place Web beacons on their sites in order to allow us to determine the effectiveness promotional campaigns.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

Offerx will occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top and bottom of the Privacy Statement. Offerx will obtain your opt-in consent for any updates to this Privacy Statement that materially expand the sharing or use of your personal information in ways not disclosed in this Privacy Statement at the time of collection.

Contact information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact Offerx by following this link:

     Contact Offerx

or by post:

   Offerx Limited (REF# Privacy Statement)
   Kestrel Court
   Waterwells Drive
   Gloucester
   GL2 2AT

Further Information

If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of Offerx Ltd or require any further information please use the Contact Us page.

Last updated: August 2008