Ananova and your personal data

This is Ananova's Privacy Statement. It sets out how we deal with your personal data.

If you have any queries about this statement, please write to us at: The Data Protection Officer, Ananova Ltd. PO Box 36, Leeds, LS11 9YJ, United Kingdom.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

1. "Personal Data" is any data that identifies you. We will deal with your Personal Data in compliance with the current UK data protection legislation. Please note this applies only to Ananova Limited not to other companies' or organisations' websites to which we link.

2. Personal Data may be collected, processed and used by Ananova Limited in the course of providing the Ananova Service to you and the other purposes mentioned below. Personal Data may also be processed and used by such other organisations on our behalf for the purpose of providing the Ananova service to you. The use of information will remain under the control of Ananova Limited (or to of other companies within the Orange group of companies of which Ananova Limited is part and to whom we may pass your Personal Data) at all times.

3. Only if you have given us permission will we send email and text messages to you about new products and services which we consider may be of interest to you.

4. We may collect Personal Data about your usage of the Ananova Service in order to provide a service to meet your needs, and to let you know about products and services that may be of interest to you by means other than email and text messages. However, the data will only be disclosed on an anonymous and aggregated basis not in a way in which you will be identified.

5. We may hold Personal Data relating to the transactions you enter into with us or others through the Ananova service such as an online seller. We will disclose Personal Data to a party to the transaction, but only to assist your transaction.

6. You agree that for the purposes of providing the Ananova service to you it may be necessary for your Personal Data to be passed by us or other organisations involved in providing the Ananova service to companies outside the European Union.

7. If you have any questions about the handling or protection of your Personal Data or your rights under this privacy statement please write to us at : The Data Protection Officer, Ananova Ltd, PO Box 36, Leeds, LS11 9YJ, United Kingdom.

8. Ananova Limited may disclose your Personal Data acting in good faith if it believes such action is necessary to conform with a legal requirement or comply with the legal process, protect and defend the rights or property of Ananova Limited or other members of the Orange group of companies, enforce this Online Agreement, act to protect the interests of its registered users or others.

9. Cookies

9.1 The Ananova service makes use of "cookies". A cookie is a small text file which is placed on your hard disk. Cookies contain information about you and your chosen preferences. For example, it might contain a record of which pages within the Ananova website you visited, to help us customise the website for you the next time you visit.

9.2 Only the information that you provide, or the choices you make, while visiting the Ananova website can be stored in a cookie. For example, the Ananova website cannot determine your email address unless you choose to type it. Allowing Ananova to create a cookie does not give Ananova access to the rest of your computer and only Ananova can read it.

9.3 Ananova will only use the cookies created to enhance your experience. What this means is that when you use the site Ananova will be able to keep certain settings for you for when you return. It also means that you do not need to choose options such as your TV or weather region every time you visit the site as we store them for you during the time you spend browsing our site.