Global Short Story Competition

We would like to stay in touch with you about what's happening at the GlobalShortStoryCompetition. We value our relationship with you very highly so please be ensured that we would never abuse it. As a result we won't share your information with anyone else. Ever. We will only send out (occasional) notifications when exciting new things are happening.

You can contact us at any time and ask us not to contact you in future. And remember, if you have any kind of problem at all please contact us. Rest assured a real human being will make things right.

Thanks,
The GlobalShortStoryCompetition team

Our Commitment To Privacy:

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we've provided this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

The Way We Use Information:

We use the information you provide about yourself when you enter to ensure that your entry and payment correspond. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive and keep in touch with you. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with any outside parties.

Our Commitment To Data Security:

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information:

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by logging in and clicking on my account in the above menu. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.

How To Contact Us:

Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send us an email at john.dean@certys.co.uk

When you enter the Global Short Story Competition, we gather information in a number of different ways:

* When you register with us before entering, we ask for information such as your name, e-mail address, contact. We keep a record of this information. All this is necessary for us to recognise you as a registered customer and to fulfil the entry that you forwarded to us.

* We keep a record of your entry with us. As long has we have your permission to do so we will also communicate with you on an ongoing basis. This also allows us to update you on the progress of the competition. It also means we can deal a lot quicker with any problems you may experience with your entry.

* We keep a record of any e-mail correspondence you send us. This helps us to keep track of any problems or concerns you've had with our products or services.

Cookies (and why we're telling you about them)

Cookies are small text files that web sites can send to your computer. A cookie can be thought of as an internet user's identification card, which tells a web site when the user has returned. Cookies are not computer programs, and can't read other information saved on your hard drive. They cannot be used to disseminate viruses, or get a user's e-mail address etc. They only contain and transfer to the web site as much information as the users themselves have disclosed to that web site.

Cookies make the interaction between users and web sites faster and easier. Without cookies, it would be very difficult for a web site to allow a visitor to fill up a shopping basket or to remember the user's preferences or registration details for a future visit. The GlobalShortStoryCompetition website uses cookies to allow customers to move from one part of the web site to another.

The European Union Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (the "Directive"), which came into force on 31st July 2002, recognises that cookies are a "legitimate and useful tool" for many activities, including verifying the identity of web site users. The Directive makes it compulsory for web sites to inform users if cookies are being used, and to provide some information on how cookies are used. You can find more information on this subject at www.aboutcookies.org.

Finally, we have an obligation to make you, the users aware that you can set your computer to reject cookies. You will find the instructions on how to do this at www.aboutcookies.org However, you should be aware that this website (in common with most other shopping web sites) will not work without cookies.

Website Security

The Global Short Story Competition uses Paypal as a Payment Gateway, also called a Payment Service Provider (PSP). Payment Gateways provide the secure link between the website and your bank to ensure that your card details are kept secure throughout the transaction process. By partnering with Paypal we ensure that your credit card information is encrypted to maintain that your transactions with us are private and protected as they travel over the Internet. We accept orders only from Web browsers that permit communication through Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology - this means you cannot inadvertently place an order through an unsecured connection. Most web browsers above version 3 support this security.

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Links to Third Party Sites

GlobalShortStoryCompetition will not be held responsible for the content of any web sites that are linked to this site. We will notify you when you are visiting an external site. When entering a third party site, it is your responsibility to ensure that you read the Privacy Policy and Legal Terms & Conditions that apply to that site. Legal Obligations

Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy, if requested to do so we may need to disclose personal information if required by law. Wherein we have good-faith in believing that such action is necessary to comply with a regulatory requirement, a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on our website.

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