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Privacy & Cookie Policy

Last revised on December 28th 2011

1. Who is Prizes.co.uk?


1. This Privacy Policy describes how Prizes.co.uk treats your personal data. Prizes.co.uk is a website of Intela Limited ('Intela' 'we','us','our'). We are registered with the UK regulator for the protection of personal data under number Z2142261. Intela processes your personal data in the USA and is governed by English law concerning the protection of personal data.
2. Intela deals with so-called opt-in marketing. By participating in activities via Prizes.co.uk you can win prizes. The rules for participation and prize draw can be found in our conditions of participation.


2. What personal data do we collect?


1. Information provided by you through Prizes.co.uk
• When you participate in a contest through Prizes.co.uk, you are asked to provide information about yourself. This includes your name, address, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number. We may also ask further questions regarding your marital status, education and for example your interests, preferences and your receipt of products or information. Intela can also use your telephone number to send you a text message. These messages are only to confirm any order you have made. You will not receive SMS marketing from Intela.


2. Information provided by you via surveys
• Besides issuing competitions through Prizes.co.uk, Intela or a client of Intela can contact you through telephone, email or Internet for a survey. When you participate in such a survey, Intela or the client which sends the survey shall process the personal data you provided in the survey. In such surveys you are asked to provide personal data such as your name, email address, address, postal code, telephone numbers, date of birth, gender, salary, education, and marital status, occupation, hobbies, interests, and (online) surfing habits.


3. Information provided by you to third parties
• Intela can obtain information about you through third parties or 'list rental'. Intela acquires for example the following personal data through third parties: name, email address, address, postal code, telephone numbers, date of birth, gender, salary, education and marital status, occupation, the industry sector in which you workin addition to information about your hobbies, interests and online habits. Intela ensures that you have agreed that your data can be transferred to third parties such Intela. If you do not want your data to be further processed by Intela, you can send an e-mail to unsubscribe@prizes.co.uk


4. Information collected through cookies and related technology
• Besides the data which is collected by Intela via Prizes.co.uk, via surveys and via third parties, Intela uses cookies and other technology such as so-called third-party pixels to collect data about you.





A cookie is a small text file placed on your hard disk by the server of Prizes.co.uk. This allows the server to save your preferences and other data including passwords. Furthermore, Intela uses cookies to remember that you have used the website before, to track your visits to the website and to track and aggregate statistical data regarding site visits , for example for reporting purposes for its internal organisation or for third parties.

You can decide whether to accept or refuse cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn about cookies by visiting AllAboutCookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser. Please note however, that by blocking or deleting cookies used on the website you may not be able to take full advantage of the website.



1. Our cookies

A description of the main cookies we use and of the general purpose we use these for is provided below:

Cookie name	Purpose	Type and duration [i.e. session only or persistent]
miPath	This cookie groups offers into a selection thatcan be presented for the user to view	Persistent 12 months
p	We use this cookie to help us understand the path that a visitor takes through our website and so we can log which offers they complete	Persistent 12 months
l	This cookie means we can be sure that each response to an offer or entry to one of our prize draws is treated as a separate unique offer or entry	Persistent 12 months
pg	This cookie provides a statistical count of the number of page views by visitors to the website.	Persistent 12 months
JSESSIONID	We use this cookie to remember if you have used the site before and to remember your login session as you move from page to page within the site	Persistent 12 months
cd_test_cookie	This cookie notes whether certain site features are enabled on the page a visitor is viewing	Persistent 1 day
cxxxxx	By using this cookie we can better understand which offers and promotions visitors to the website have completed.	Persistent up to 5 years



2. Third party cookies

Cookies of third parties are also set on the Site. More information about cookies placed by third parties and how to restrict or block their cookies can be accessed by following the link to their website. A description of the main third party cookies we use and the general purpose these are used for is provided below:

Cookie name*	Purpose	Type and duration [i.e. session only or persistent]	How to reject or delete this cookie
_utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz	The cookie enables us to collect statistics on visitors to the website including where they have come from and the pages they visit (via the Google Analytics service)	Session and persistent Up to 2 years	http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout



3. For what purposes do we use your personal data?



Intela uses the data you provide or which is otherwise obtained for the following purposes:

1. Awarding prizes and communication with winners about their prizes, including carrying out promotional activities regarding winners and their prizes;
2. Making offers on behalf of Intela or on behalf of its clients and partners. Click on the following link for an overview of clients and partners with whom Intela works. Intela can contact you on behalf of Intela or on behalf of clients and partners via e-mail, telephone or regular mail.
3. Providing your data to clients and partners so that they can approach you with targeted surveys, offers and information. Clients and partners of Intela who received your information can contact you via e-mail, telephone and regular mail;
4. Creating interest profiles for marketing purposes. Intela composes an interest profile based on your



4. Who does Intela provide with your data?


1. Once you have given permission for the provision of your data to clients and partners of Intela, Intela sends your personal data to the concerned clients and partners.
2. Intela may hire other companies to manage its website or to provide you with products and services.
3. Also, Intela can give third parties access to your personal data where it is legally entitled to do so or where it is obliged to do so in order to comply with the law, (such as in response to a Court order) or for conducting legal proceedings.
4. Furthermore, Intela can use or disclose your personal data if we believe that it is necessary to share that information in order to investigate, to prevent, or to be able to take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, and situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of individuals.
5. Finally, in the event that we undergo a reorganisation or are sold to a third party, you agree that any personal information Intela hold about you may be transferred to that reorganised entity or third party.


5. How do we deal with personal data of minors?



Intela does not knowingly collect data from persons under the age of sixteen. As soon as it becomes known to Intela that personal data of a person under the age of sixteen are included in its database, it will remove this data.

6. How do we protect yourdata?



When you provide personal data via the website, or when third parties provide personal data to Intela, Intela ensures the adequate security of your personal data. All data is stored in databases protected by among other things firewalls, to protect data from loss, abuse or accidental changes. We will review and update these measures as new technology becomes available.

7. What is the relationship between Intela and third party websites?



The website of Intela and e-mail messages sent by Intela contain links to other websites. Intela accepts no responsibility for the content of these websites.

8. How can I unsubscribe from Intela and its partners and clients?


• Unsubscribe from Intela

If you no longer wish to be contacted by e-mail by Intela, please send an e-mail to unsubscribe@prizes.co.uk . Also for e-mails sent by Intela on behalf of its partners, you can unsubscribe through Unsubscribe@prizes.co.uk

• Unsubscribe from clients and partners of Intela

Once you have agreed to provide your data to clients and partners of Intela, these third parties can approach you with offers and information. To Opt out of receiving offers and information from these third parties, you should submit a direct request to the concerned third party.



9. International transfers



As part of the services offered to you through our website, the information you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area ("EEA"). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are, from time to time, located in a country outside of the EEA or one of our service providers is located in a country outside of the EEA. We also share information between our group companies, which are located in countries worldwide. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. If we transfer your information outside of the EEA in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

In addition, if you use our services while you are outside the EEA, your information may be transferred outside the EEA in order to provide you with those services.



10. Your rights



You are entitled to ask for a copy of the information we store about you (for which we may charge a small fee not exceeding the prescribed maximum) or to update the details you have supplied us with. You can also prevent the continued use of your personal information for direct marketing purposes as mentioned above.

11. How can I get into contact?

If you want to change your personal data or have other questions about how Intela processes your personal data, please contact us at info@prizes.co.uk .