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Privacy Policy: Lab M (UK) Ltd

About Us

The purpose of this statement is to set out how we use personal information that we may obtain about you. By registering for any services or information provided by Company on this website and by using the Company web site generally you agree to this use.

In this privacy policy, 'Company' , 'we' or 'us' refers to the following companies: Lab M Limited, IDG (UK) Limited and International Diagnostics Group Limited. A current list of these companies and the activities undertaken by them is available at http://www.labm.com/about_us.htm, which are collectively referred to in this privacy policy as 'Company activities'.

We take the security of your information very seriously and we endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. You accept the inherent security risks of providing information and dealing on-line over the Internet and will not hold us responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to our negligence or wilful default.

By submitting your details, you agree to the use of your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy. You will also be indicating your consent to receiving information by e-mail, telephone, mobile, post and fax as explained below unless you indicate otherwise. We will not disclose your details to third parties (unrelated to Company activities) for the purposes of marketing.

Your Personal Information

When you contact us for information about Company activities and use this website you may be asked to provide information that is required for the purposes set out below. This will include information such as:

Information that you give us may be supplemented with information available to us from other sources such as address checking services, screening data against preference services, and standard industry classification information for profiling purposes.

How we use your information

We may use the information you give us for the following purposes:

We may use your information to make decisions about you using computerised technology, for example using automatically selecting services which we think will interest you from the information we have. We may keep you informed of such services by using the following methods:

We may from time to time contact you for the purposes of market research for Company activities using the contact methods mentioned above.

We will not disclose your details to third parties unrelated to Company activities for the purposes of marketing.

We value our relationship with you and by requesting information on Company activities, you agree that we may use the contact details provided to us as set out above.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may give information about you to the following, who may use it for the same purposes as set out above:

In carrying out the activities specified in this privacy policy, we may transfer data to reputable companies outside the European Economic Area. We take steps to ensure that your information will be afforded the same level of protection as that required of us under applicable UK data protection legislation.

What to do if you do not want to receive information about the Company?

If you prefer not to receive details of offers, products and services from us, you can opt out at any time by writing to us by mail or email (see the section "How to contact us" below).

Please note, if you do opt out of receiving information, we will be unable to keep you informed of new services, products or events that may interest you and you will no longer be eligible for free content.

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these sites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these sites.

Cookies

In common with many other website operators, we may use standard technology called 'cookies' on this site. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive and they are used to record how you navigate this website on each visit.

Our cookies are used to enable us to develop our website to reflect our users' interests and by noting who has seen which pages, how frequently particular pages are visited and determining the most popular areas of our website. We may use cookies to improve your use of the website by allowing us to tailor what you see to what we have learned about your preferences during your visits to the site.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent cookies being stored. Please note, if you do turn cookies off this will limit the service that we are able to provide to you and may affect your visitor experience.

For further information on cookies and how to switch them off see www.allaboutcookies.org.

General

You have the right to see personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act) that we keep about you, upon receipt of a written request (see details below) and payment of a fee (currently £10). If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us (see details below).

Please be aware that our site may link to other web sites which may be accessed through our site. We are not responsible for the data policies or procedures or the content of these linked web sites.

In order to protect you, our customers and us from fraud, we may use and disclose or verify information that we obtain from making identity checks and other information in our customer records, for the purposes of fraud prevention and detection.

For further information about Company activities please read our Terms of Website Use.

How to contact us

If you would like any further information or have any comments or questions about our privacy policy or any other aspect of our website, please contact Lab M Limited at:

Topley House
52 Wash Lane
Bury
Lancs BL9 6AS
United Kingdom

or by sending an email to: .

This Privacy Policy is effective as at 30 September 2006.



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