PRIVACY POLICY

Definitions and Interpretation

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Information About Us

1. Our Site, watchdogapp.com is owned and operated by IP House Limited.
2. Our VAT number is GB124552140.

Scope – What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from Our Site (whether We provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). We have no control over how your data is collected, stored or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Data Collected

Some data will be collected automatically by Our Site, other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it. Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following data:

1. name;
2. date of birth;
3. business/company name (if applicable);
4. job title;
5. contact information such as address, email address and telephone number;
6. your password to access Our Site.

Third party APIs

By using Our Site, users are agreeing to the terms of service and privacy policies of the following:

1. Bing
2. eBay
3. Mercado Libre
4. Vimeo
5. YouTube: Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.
6. Twitter

How Do We Use Your Data?

1. All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security see section 6, below.
2. We use your data to provide the best possible services to you. This includes:
   1. Supplying Our services to you;
   2. Your name, company address and details of your job position are sent to third parties (eg eBay) when we submit a removal request.
   3. Responding to communications from you.

How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

1. We only keep your data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 5, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
2. Your data will only be stored within the European Economic Area ("the EEA")
3. Data security is of great importance to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
4. Steps We take to secure and protect your data include:
   1. Our infrastructure is run behind firewalls;
   2. We encrypt your password;
5. Notwithstanding the security measures that We take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and that you are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting to Us data via the internet.

Do We Share Your Data?

1. We may share your data with other companies in Our group.
2. We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply services to you on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
3. We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying information. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
4. In certain circumstances We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal information, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. We do not require any further consent from you in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of Us.

What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?

1. We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
2. In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes.

Your Right to Withhold Information

You may access Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

How Can You Access Your Data?

You have the legal right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held) on payment of a small fee which will not exceed £10. Please contact Us for more details using the contact details below in section 12.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@ip-house.com by telephone on or by post at 123 Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4JQ. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 11, above).

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.