IN RELATION TO ALL WEB SITE SERVICES OFFERED BY HIGGS GROUP ON THIS WEB SITE

We are committed to:

• Protecting the personal information you give us.
  telling you how we use the information we gather about you.
  getting your consent to our disclosure of your personal information.
• Our privacy policy is set out in detail below. Any changes to this policy will be posted here. Please also refer to the Terms and Conditions of this web site. Higgs Group Ltd is part of Higgs Group Ltd and when we refer to "we" in this policy we mean the activities of Higgs Group Ltd.

Why we may collect information about you

• We want to offer you a service which you want to use. We may use information about you to help us customise our site to improve it's usefulness to you. It can also help us to choose services we think will interest you.
• Information about you helps us sell space to advertisers of products and services relevant to you so that we can continue to fund the site through advertising and you can continue to use the site for free.
• In addition to the services we provide on this web site we want to offer you goods and services provided by us and others (with your consent) which are of interest to you.
• We compile anonymous records of user trends which we may make use of ourselves, or pass to our associated comapnies or to unconnected parties.

What information do we collect from you?

• We may collect information from you when you fill in an online registration form for any of our website services, (e.g., chat areas, forums, shopping, advisory services, competitions etc.). We may also collect information you give us over the telephone or in written or other communications. The type of information we will collect includes , for example, your name. mailing address, email address, telephone numbers, gender, preferences and where relevant, financial, credit card or bank details.
• We collect information about your use of our sites' web site services through "cookies". Cookies are blocks of text placed in files on your computer's hard drive when you visit a web site which contains information to identify you. A cookie does not contain any personal information you have prodided us with, except your user name or email address, unless the cookie is attached to personal information collected another way, such as by means of your onine registration for,m.
• Where it is lawful and necessary, we may monitor emails you send and receive.

This policy applies only to Higgs Group and not to other websites to which this site is linked. Accordingly, we cannot be held responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting other websites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statements applicable to the website in question. By using this website you agree that we may collect and use information about you as described in this policy. We will always make clear how we do this and allow you to tell us whether and to whom your information may be disclosed.

Under British and European law we have to make clear that your details may be supplies to third parties, possibly outside the European Economic Area.

Where we ask for personal information, such as name and address, we will always tell you why we need this information and what it will be used for. Should your personal information change or you no longer wish to have the services you have signed up for, you may request that we amend, correct or delete your data by emailing Webmother@higgsgroup.co.uk.

We may supply third parties with overall statistics about visitors to our site. This information will not contain anything that could personally identify you. Personal information you disclose to us will only be passed on to third parties where you have consented or to comply with the law and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly or to protect ourselves and others and other users. Your data may be passed to other companies within Higgs Group Ltd.

We may also use the information to inform you about changes to the site and let you know about any services and products you may be interested in. This will be done only wiht your consent.

Higgs Group Ltd is registered with the Data Protection Commission in the UK and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998.

We always endeavour to keep your personal data stored securely and have a number of measures in place to ensure this. However, due to the nature of this medium we cannot give a full guarantee that your details will stay, at all times, completely secure.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

General disclaimer and conditions of access to website
Use of and access to this site is subject to the following terms of the Copyright Notice and licence below. Bu entering the site you agree to these terms.

Save where specifically indicated otherwise, this Website and its contents is targeted only at UK residents and Goods services offered are available only to Uk residents.

Any legal proceedings arising as a result of content of or use of this site shall be subject to the laws of England and Wales.

Higgs Group Ltd, accept no liability in respect of the content os any third party material appearing on this site or in respect of the content of any other website to which this site may be linked from time to time.

No metatags hyperlinks or other forms of linkage whatsoever to any other site may be imposed on any websites owned by Higgs Group Ltd without our express written consent.

Higgs Group Ltd makes no warranty in respect of the contents of this website and accepts no liability for any loss or damage whatsoever and however arising whether directly or indirectly as a result of access to and use of this website including without limitation acting or failing to act in reliance on any information contained herein.

Access to particular areas of this site may be subject to additional terms to which you must consent in order to use those areas.

In view of the vast flow of information transmitted by an Internet service provider and/or website operator (as applicable) each day, it is not technically possible nor economically feasible to monitor all materials that pass through its system (including, without limitation, all views and/or comments therein). Higgs Group Ltd believes that the onus for ensuring that material presented on the Internet is legal rests with the original content provider, and we will not limit access to material unless notified that is illegal.
Notwithstanding, Higgs Group Ltd shall have the right to remove any items it believes may be illegal.

Availability and Security of the Sites and the Interactive Service

Due to the nature of the Internet, Higgs Group Ltd does not promise full and error free operation of the Sites and/or the Interactive Services at all times. All liability of Higgs Group Ltd, its directors or employees howsoever arising from your use of or inability to use the Sites and/or the Interactive Services is excluded, insofar as it is possible to do so in law.

Higgs Group Ltd shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure the the Sites, the Interactive Services and any information it holds on you are kept secure. However, due to the nature of the Internet, Higgs Group Ltd cannot accept any liability for those who intentionally attempt to and/or gain unauthorised access to the same by means such as, without limitation, computer hacking (save to the extent the Higgs Group Ltd is unable to exclude such liability by law).

Registration
Where you are asked to complete Higgs Group Ltd registration form the personal details that you provide must be true, accurate and complete.

Variation of Terms
Higgs Group Ltd reserves the right to vary thie Agreement from time to time. Such changes shall either be notified to you by e-mail or posted on the home pages of the Site. Changes in this manner shall be deemed to have been accepted if you continue to use the Sites and/or the Interactive Services after a period of two weeks from the date of transmission of the e-mail or of posting on the home page of the Sites, whichever occurs later.

Copyright Notice and License

The Henley Standard Online Website and the contents of its pages are © Higgs Group Ltd 2004. Reproduction in any form, printing or downloading of part or all of the contents is forbidden save in accordance with the following licence.

Licence to copy for personal use: you may print copies of any item in hard copy provided that it is for personal use or for use by others in your organisation and provided that you do not edit, alter, amend, or delete any part of it or combine it with other material. You may recopy the material to individual third parties for thier personal information only if you acknowledgement and the address of the Henley Standard Online Website (www.henleystandard.co.uk) in the copy of the material AND you inform the third party that the material to any third party for commercial gain.

No part of the Henley Standard Online Website or the contents thereof may be reproduced on or transmitted to or stored in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

E-commerce

On-line security is a primary concern of Higgs Group Ltd. and we have donated a great deal of effort to implementing security measures that help safeguard you information. Our Sites use industry-standard security technology to encrypt:
Potentially sensitive information, such as your name and address.
Critically sensitive information, like your credit card number.
Credit card transactions are handled in a secure manner by a third party bureau that is recognised by bankers. However, we are not responsible for the actions of the third party although we do store your credit card details ourselves.

Secure online payment

If you are interested in placing an order with us on-line, but are concerned about how safe and reliable it will be, here are a few things you'll be happy to hear.
To make sure you always have the highest level of security, your payment details are automatically encrypted when you enter them.
You have the right to cancel your order within seven days of placing it, subject to advertising deadlines. Please notify us by telephone on (01491) 419419 or email us adverts@higgsgroup.co.uk.
Internet Explorer can warn you if the site you are about to send payment details to is secure or insecure. To do this, select OPTIONS on the VIEW menu and then click the SECURITY tab. Once all the warning boxes have been ticked, Internet Explorer will automatically alert you each time you send private details to another site. Netscape browsers should select SECURITY PREFERENCES from the OPTIONS menu and then click on the GENERAL tab. Tick all the Security Alert boxes and again, you will be warned when you are sending details to secure or insecure sites.

Conditions of access to the Henley Standard Noticeboards

By using the Henley Standard Noticeboards you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. "We" means Higgs Group Ltd. and "Content" menas any information data, text, image, garphics, message, or other material posted or intended to be posted to the Henley Standard Noticeboards.

1, You warrant agree and undertake that you shall not post e-mail, transmit any Content which is or may be unlawful, indecent, offensive, harmful, threating, abusive, vulgar, defamatory or violent or which breaches the copyright or other intellectual property rights, moral rights or any other rights of any third party and that you have secured all necessary permissions licences and consents in respect of any Content uploaded by you.

2. Without prejudice to any other rights we nay have at law under this Agreement, we reserve the right to exclude you from the Henley Standard Noticeboards at our sole discretion and without notifying you of any reason therefor.

3. You acknowledge and agree that in providing the Henley Standard Noticeboards we are acting as a passive conduit and that whilst we will take all reasonable care to monitor the Henley Standard Noticeboards we do not undertake any liability or obligation with regard to any Content and you therefore enter at your own risk. We reserve the right (but do not undertake to) at our sole discretion to remove, delete or amend Content.

4. We reserve the right to disclose your name and any other personal details of nay user to any law enforcement authority or other competent authority or to any person for the purpose of legal proceedings or prosecution or investigation of any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement.

5. You acknowledge agree and undertake that you shall be the legally responsible party for nay Content placed by you in respect of any legal proceedings of nay competent jurisdiction worldwide and you agree and undertake to indemhify us and keep us at all times fully indemnified from and against any claims, demands, costs, damages or awards whatsoever arising directly or indirectly as a result of Content placed by you on the Henley Standard Noticeboards.

6. You acknowledge and accept that the nature of the Internet means that your use of the Henley Standard Noticeboards may out your computer at risk of being infected by a computer virus, worm. cookie or other manner of electronic program which may impair or destroy the working of your computer and any data held in it and you therefore agree that your use of the Henley Standard Noticeboards is entirely at your own risk.

7. These terms and conditions are in addition to our General Terms of Access and Copyright Notice (above) all of which shall continue to apply and be binding in respect of your use of any part of the site including the Henley Standard Noticeboards.

Standard competition Terms and Conditions

Any competitions included on our Sites are only open to UK and Isle of Man residents.

No purchase necessary. If a free entry coupon is required please send a SAE to Higgs Group, Caxton House, 1 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 1AD

No cash alternative is available.

The winners will be the first correct and valid entries drawn from the entries received by the closing date. The draw will be supervised by an independant observer.

Entries which are defaced, incomplete or illegible, will not be valid.

The promoter accepts no liability for entries lost, damaged or delayed in the post.

Proof of posting is not proof of receipt.

The promoter cannot be held responsible if tickets do not reach the winner(s) and the promoter accepts no liability for tickets won in the promotion being lost, delayed or damaged in the post.

The winner(s) may be asked, but not required, to take part in publicity.

Only one entry per person is permitted.

Employees of Higgs Group Ltd and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

Any personal information collected will be used only for the purposes of this promotion, unless otherwise specified.

The surnames and postal towns of the winner(s) may be obtained by sending a SAE to Higgs Group, Caxton House, 1 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 1AD.

The participation instructions form part of these Terms and Conditions and entry into the promotion implies acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as final and binding.

The promoter is the Higgs Group, Caxton House, 1 Station Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 1AD

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