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PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy was last updated on 31 May 2001.

Definitions
"Globalvision" is Globalvision Online Limited, publishers of the Lycos London Guide.
"LondonTown.com" is the world's leading destination website, owned by Globalvision.

About Globalvision
Lycos Europe GmbH and Globalvision Online Limited ("Globalvision") have agreed to work together to offer users of the Lycos site a co-branded guide to London containing information about the capital and online booking services. This guide is known as the Lycos London Guide and has the URL London.Lycos.co.uk. The Lycos London Guide is published by Globalvision.

Your privacy is our top priority and therefore, here at Globalvision, we have produced this privacy policy in order to demonstrate how important it is that you trust our handling of personal data that we collect from you when you use the Lycos London Guide. Globalvision is registered under the Data Protection Act.

Why do we collect personal data?
· To monitor use of the site and to help us create a more effective and appealing site for you, the consumer.
· In order to provide various services such as email newsletters.
· For record keeping purposes.
· To facilitate financial transactions

How we use the information collected
Information is collected for a variety of reasons from users of the Lycos London Guide. Your information will be used in the following ways:

Direct Marketing
If you have requested further information about promotions, offers and services, for example through our membership registration facility, we may ask you for more information, such as demographic data and your personal interests, so that Globalvision and Lycos Europe GmbH can ensure that only relevant information is dispatched. By using the Lycos London Guide you are also consenting for your data to be passed to Lycos Europe GmbH and are bound by their terms and conditions. You will be asked to confirm your consent at the relevant point.

Market Research (also see 'Cookies')
By tracking movement around the site and collecting information about buying habits we can improve the service offered to you, the client. Personal information will not be communicated to third parties when we are talking about the overall use of the site, but we reserve the right to use such statistics en masse to inform third parties about visitors to the site.

Third Parties
As a member of the Lycos London Guide you will also be given the option to receive a SMS from commercial third parties throughout your membership of the Lycos London Guide. This will only be activated with your consent.

The Law
We reserve the right to access and disclose personal information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate our systems properly or to protect either ourselves or our users. - Email Services If you use our 'email a postcard' or 'email this article to a friend' service, we will need your friend's name and email address. We will then send the service requested. Details of this transaction will be stored in order to send the email and these details will then be added to our contacts database. Your friend may email lycos.londontown.com/unsubscribeme to ask that they be deleted from the database.

Ordering Something
If you decide to buy a product from the Lycos London Guide we will ask for detailed information such as your name, email address, postal address, credit card details etc. These details are essential in allowing us to fulfil your order. In certain instances the money will not be deducted from your account. For example, when booking accommodation, your credit card details are taken as a means of securing your booking, with full payment being deducted as you check out of the hotel. Payment for entertainment tickets will be taken from your credit card immediately. See our Terms and Conditions. We may contact you following your purchase, with details of similar offers, related products or for market research purposes. This will be done with your consent.

Contact Us/Comments
If you choose to contact the Lycos London Team for any reason, your email address will be stored in order to facilitate a reply and Globalvision and Lycos Europe GmbH may forward details of offers or relevant information to you from time to time.

Competitions/Offers
If you enter a competition or respond to an offer we will ask for your name and an email address. Occasionally we may also ask for a telephone number and/or delivery address in order to dispatch your prize. Your details will be retained in our database and we may inform you of similar competitions or offers in future with your consent.

Cookies
We may sometimes use cookies to keep track of your purchases or the areas of the site that you access most frequently. Cookies are small files of data stored on your computer that help us identify you when you visit the site. They can help us deliver a more personal service when you visit the Lycos London Guide. The information gathered can also help us to improve the site. You can disable cookies on your browser, but this may interfere with the functions of the Lycos London Guide and impair your use of it. How long is information kept for? Your information will be retained for as long as you are registered on the Lycos London Guide. If you choose to cancel your registration then we will no longer send you mailings of information, promotions and services which may be of interest. Your details will be deleted from our contacts database. To unsubscribe visit lycos.londontown.com/unsubscribeme.

Your consent
By using the Lycos London Guide you are agreeing to us collecting and using your personal data as described in this agreement. You are also agreeing to your data being transferred to Lycos Europe GmbH for their use. Your consent will be requested at the relevant points on the site. You can unsubscribe at any point by visiting lycos.londontown.com/unsubscribeme.

Our security
Your personal and payment information are only entered on secure pages and encrypted during transmission. LondonTown.com has its secure certificate issued by Thawte. The public key is RSA (512 bits).