HBMA Data Policies
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
HBM Ashton Ltd. collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. HBM Ashton Ltd. also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your post code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by HBM Ashton Ltd. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by HBM Ashton Ltd. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the HBM Ashton Ltd. website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through HBM Ashton Ltd. public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: HBM Ashton Ltd. does not read any of your private online communications.
HBM Ashton Ltd. encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from HBM Ashton Ltd. so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. HBM Ashton Ltd. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the HBM Ashton Ltd. website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use www.hbma.uk.com
Who we share your data with
HBM Ashton Ltd. collects and uses your personal information to operate the HBM Ashton Ltd. website and deliver the services you have requested. HBM Ashton Ltd. also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from HBM Ashton Ltd. and its affiliates. HBM Ashton Ltd. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
HBM Ashton Ltd. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. HBM Ashton Ltd. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, HBM Ashton Ltd. may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to HBM Ashton Ltd., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
HBM Ashton Ltd. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
HBM Ashton Ltd. keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within HBM Ashton Ltd., in order to determine what HBM Ashton Ltd. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within HBM Ashton Ltd. to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
HBM Ashton Ltd. websites will not disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on HBM Ashton Ltd. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of HBM Ashton Ltd.; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of HBM Ashton Ltd., or the public.
We will not: sell or rent your data to third parties, share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
How long we retain your data
HBM Ashton Ltd. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. HBM Ashton Ltd. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
We will only retain your personal data for as long as it is needed for the purposes set out in this document.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.