Security Notice

LIRIC Associates Limited has in place generally accepted standards of technological security for the purpose of protecting information provided by visitors from misuse, loss, or corruption. Only authorized personnel have access to personally identifiable information submitted through the Web site. Such employees are required to maintain the confidentiality of this sensitive data. The policy also applies to any and all agents, of LIRIC Associates Limited that may receive such information from LIRIC Associates Limited. All visitors, however, should be aware that our Web site may contain links to other sites that are not governed by this or any other security statement.

Legal Notice

1. The site is used for information purposes only. In particular, this limited licence does not permit you to incorporate any material from this website in any other work, publications or web site either of your own or belonging to any third party.

2. Any copy of information from this Site or portion thereof must include this copyright notice in its entirety.

3. Note that certain proprietary publications, designs, products, processes, software, technologies, information, know-how or ideas described in this website are the subject of other rights, including other intellectual property rights, which are owned by LIRIC Associates Limited.

4. The information contained in this website is intended to provide general information on a particular subject or subjects and is not an exhaustive treatment of such subject(s). Accordingly, the information in this website is not intended to constitute communications or security consultancy or other professional advice or services.

5. This website and the information contained herein is provided "as is", and LIRIC Associates Limited makes no express or implied representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in or through this website, including any hypertext links or any other items used directly or indirectly from this website. Without limiting the foregoing, LIRIC Associates Limited does not warrant that the site or information will be error-free or will meet any particular criteria of performance or quality. LIRIC Associates Limited expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. LIRIC Associates Limited reserves the right to make changes to the website and its contents at any time and without notice.

6. Your use of this website and the information contained in it is at your own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from the use of this website or the information contained in it. None of LIRIC Associates Limited practices or associates, or any partners, stockholders or employees of any thereof will be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages or any other damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, statute, tort (including, without limitation, negligence) or otherwise, relating to the use of this website or the information contained in it.

7. If any of the foregoing is not fully enforceable for any reason, the remainder shall nonetheless continue to apply.

8. "LIRIC Associates Limited", logos, product names and all page headers, footers and icons are trademarks or registered trademarks of LIRIC Associates Limited. All other product names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective owners.

9. Certain links in the LIRIC Associates Limited Web Site (later Server) lead to resources maintained by third parties over whom LIRIC Associates Limited has no control. LIRIC Associates Limited makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of, or any other aspect relating to those resources.

Copyright © 2003 by LIRIC Associates Limited. All rights reserved. LIRIC Associates Limited hereby authorises you to view, download, print, and distribute information from this site subject to the above conditions:

Privacy Statement

Introduction

1. LIRIC Associates Limited believes that online privacy is important to the success of the Internet and other electronic transactions. We are strongly committed to each visitor's right to privacy. The following statement sets forth LIRIC Associates Limited's privacy policy for our Web site, located at http://www.liric.co.uk, and includes our information gathering and handling practices.

2. The privacy statement applies to all agents, affiliates, and related entities of LIRIC Associates Limited that may receive visitor information from this Web site. In addition, any service provider for LIRIC Associates Limited is obligated to process information collected through the Web site in accordance with this privacy statement.

3. If you as a visitor choose to register or submit personal information, you are consenting to LIRIC Associates Limited's use of such data in accordance with the privacy policy described in this statement. All visitors, however, should be aware that our Web site may contain links to other sites that are not governed by this or any other privacy statement.

4. If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement or do not feel that your concerns have been addressed, please direct your questions to genoffice@liric.co.uk using the Contact Us link.

Collection of Information

5. As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use this Web site. LIRIC Associates Limited limits the information collected from visitors to only the minimum information required to fulfill a visitor's request or order. Such personal information may consist of, but is not limited to, your name, current job title, company name and address, phone and/or fax numbers, and email address.

6. Where non-mandatory data is requested, the visitor will be notified at the time the data is collected that such information is not a necessity.

7. It is LIRIC Associates Limited's policy not to seek sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race/ethnic origin, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical/mental health) from visitors to our Web site. We do not suggest that you provide sensitive information. However, if you do provide such information, LIRIC Associates Limited accepts your explicit consent that the data may be used in the ways described in this privacy statement or in the ways described at the point where such information is requested.

8. To customize services in some areas of the site, "cookies" are used to collect information about viewers' browsing habits. Cookies are small text files stored in a user's browser; they are not used to track the identity of individual users or to store personal data about them. If you are concerned about cookies and do not wish to receive a cookie from http://www.liric.co.uk or any other Web site, you may set your Internet browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. You can then decide to either accept or reject it. However, under specific circumstances, visitors may be denied access to some parts of our site if their browsers reject cookies.

9. To ensure that our Web site is well managed, we or our service provider may track information on our systems and identify categories of visitors by items such as domain, company IP address and browser type. This information is reported in the aggregate and includes no personal identifiers. Our in-house web staff use this information to analyse the number of visitors to different areas of our site to make sure that our Web site is serving as a useful and effective information source.

Use of Information

10. Personal information is used only for limited purposes, compatible with the purposes for which the information was collected. For example: When you register with the Web site to gain access to premium content or request future communications about LIRIC areas of interest, such as specific LIRIC Associates Limited publications or marketing campaigns, we may use the information you submit to create a personal profile to facilitate further requests or inquiries. We may also use the information to personalize your Web site experience. In addition, when you choose to register online for a LIRIC hosted event, and when you elect to contact us online with feedback, inquiries, or information requests, indicating you would like a reply, we will use the information you submit to respond to you.

11. We will not use personal information to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities. With your explicit permission, we may send you emails about LIRIC Associates Limited service offerings. Many of our visitors value these messages. You may at any time request that we discontinue sending you such emails. It is our policy to honour any such request and, accordingly, refrain from sending any further information or notices.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

12. LIRIC Associates Limited will never sell, release, or give any visitor’s information to an unaffiliated third party without first notifying that visitor and receiving explicit permission and approval.

13. Personal information may be transmitted internationally through the LIRIC Associates Limited organization or to third parties when necessary to achieve the purpose for which such information was submitted. This may include transfer to countries without data protection rules similar to those in effect in a visitor’s country of residence. By providing information to LIRIC Associates Limited through this Web site, you are explicitly consenting to such transfers.

14. Where appropriate, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies, or third parties where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests.

Access to Information

15. LIRIC Associates Limited is dedicated to providing reasonable access to visitors who wish to review their retained personal information and correct any inaccuracies it may contain. Visitors who choose to register with the Web site can access their user profile, correct and update their details, or unsubscribe at any time. Visitors may also request a copy of their personal information by contacting genoffice@liric.co.uk using the Contact Us link.

16. LIRIC Associates Limited will use reasonable efforts to keep an accurate record of any information submitted by any visitor to this Web site. LIRIC Associates Limited is not responsible for verifying the continued accuracy of this information. If LIRIC Associates Limited is made aware that personal data previously submitted to the site is no longer accurate, and if it is practical, LIRIC Associates Limited will use its best efforts to make appropriate corrections based on updated, revised information provided by visitors. Upon request, LIRIC Associates Limited will do what is reasonable and practical to remove any personal information from its systems.

Information Security

17. LIRIC Associates Limited has in place appropriate organizational, physical, and technical security arrangements to protect all information provided by visitors from misuse, loss, or corruption. We recognize especially that appropriate security standards are important where we arrange for outside service providers to process personal information on our behalf. All service providers are obligated to adhere to security standards similar to ours when handling our visitors’ information.Changes to our Privacy Policy

18. LIRIC Associates Limited reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy statement at any time and for any reason. Nothing contained herein is intended to create a contract or agreement between LIRIC Associates Limited and any user visiting the Web site or providing identifying information of any kind.

Children's Privacy Protection

19. LIRIC Associates Limited understands the importance of protecting children's privacy in the interactive online world. LIRIC Associates Limited's site covered by this privacy policy is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children 18 years of age or younger. It is not LIRIC Associates Limited's policy to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 18.

Visitors' Questions

20. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy while using http://www.liric.co.uk , please direct them to genoffice@liric.co.uk using the Contact Us link.