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We don't believe in 'small print' and we hope you will agree that our rules are mostly common sense but we welcome any suggestions on how to simplify them. The main points are:
Consumers
We hope that our site will help you to make a more informed choice, but we're not responsible for the work of the listed firms and we don't give guarantees for the firms or for their goods or services.
We can't guarantee the accuracy of the information shown or of the opinions expressed, so please ask the firms to give you more information about any references which may be important to you and tell us about any misleading information.
The Site includes a Compare function and suggestions to help you make a more informed choice but these are for your general guidance only and do not amount to professional or legal advice. We recommend that you should make your own enquiries to satisfy yourself about anything that may be important to you, such as the firms' membership of schemes and associations, their financial status, the qualifications and experience of the firms and their people, and any guarantees.
We can't guarantee that we hear about every complaint, but fewer than 1% of responses sent to Referenceline are not recommended. We aim to work with customers and firms to help reduce the number of problems, but some level of misunderstandings and disagreements is inevitable. We do want to hear about any problems that you may have, but please contact the firm first. Firms are responsible for settling disagreements with their customers and we are not liable for this. See our complaints procedure.
Firms You agree that any customer may submit a review; you will not influence their response in any way; we may publish every response; you can't pick and choose the responses you like
General
We hope you like our website and services, but they are provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and you use them at your own risk. As far as the laws allow, Referenceline excludes all guarantees and representations. In particular:
The views expressed by firms and customers are theirs, not ours, and we don't accept any responsibility for any mistakes, omissions or inaccuracies in the content provided by them.
We don't guarantee the performance, completeness, security or availability of our websites or services, whether for reasons within our control (for example to carry out maintenance, service or development work) or for reasons outside our control (such as changes affecting the internet or postal services and practices).
You agree to all of our rules and that these rules replace any other agreement, including any written agreement between us. You agree that no other rules apply, including any terms and conditions which you might otherwise use in purchasing services or entering into agreements with others.
You agree that we may change these rules at any time without notice, so please check our rules regularly. If you don't agree to be bound by all of our rules, then please don't use our website or services. By continuing to use our website, you agree that you accept all of our rules, including any revisions.
Referenceline Ltd is a limited company No. 3341732 registered in England at 3 Huron Drive, Liphook, GU30 7TY. We are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals, including consumers, customers and employees. We are registered with the Data Protection Registrar: Z7698138. We do not sell, trade or rent personal information such as individuals' name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We don't publish customers' names and addresses. If you have any concerns, please email our Data Protection Officer via support@referenceline.com
We provide consumers with a directory and independent review service about businesses. This involves relationships with various bodies including trade associations, trading standards, regulators and others through a number of websites including:
Please be careful and responsible, especially when online. When contacting a firm for the first time, don't provide any more information than is necessary until you are confident about the person you are dealing with. We don't monitor or control the privacy policies of third parties, including registered firms. Ask questions before giving any personal information to anyone. Remember that any information given on message boards, through email, or in chat areas can be collected and used by others.
This privacy policy applies to customers of businesses that use our services and to visitors to our website(s) and it explains how we use your personal data and your related rights.
This policy does not apply to businesses listed on our websites, including legal and trading names, addresses, email addresses, reviews or any other business information. The publication of contact details such as postal addresses, email addresses and phone numbers is essential to the function of our directory services. Where appropriate, businesses should use contact details that are separate from the personal data of individuals. This includes phone numbers, email addresses (ie sales@example.com rather than john.smith@example.com) and in some very limited cases may include the use of PO boxes rather than the full postal address. Please contact support@referenceline.com to request any change to business contact details.
We may change this policy from time to time and if we make significant changes, we will make that clear on our websites, so that you are able to review the changes before you continue to use our services.
When a business or body gives us your personal details as a customer and asks us to contact you by email, by post or by phone (for example, inviting you to leave a review about that business), then we are acting as data processor for them. We will not publish your name or personal details or use them for any other purpose unless you otherwise agree.
When a business or body gives us data that may be linked to an individual as part of the information required to operate our websites or services (eg john.smith@example.com rather than sales@example.com) then we are acting as data processor for them. If you are adversely affected by this, you should contact the data controller and we recommend that you should provide generic, rather than personal, contact details wherever possible. You may also contact support@referenceline.com to advise us of your concerns.
In either case, the business or body is the data controller and you should contact them with any questions relating to privacy.
When we act as Data Controller
When you use our website(s), then we act as data controller in relation to your personal data and any other information you provide, including the details of any review you may leave. We automatically collect personal data using cookies and your IP address. Please direct any questions to us at support@referenceline.com
We collect:
We do not collect special category data such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, health conditions. Read the ICO guide to special category data.
We won’t publish your name unless you have asked us to do so. Instead, we use your personal data:
When we act as data controller, the information is necessary for our legitimate interests which include:
When we act as data processor, we treat personal information with the same care, but the responsibility for the legal basis lies with the data controller.
When we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw your consent by following the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting support@referenceline.com
Unless you agree otherwise, we keep:
We may keep personal data for longer in some cases, including where there is a statutory, regulatory or other legal need to do so.
Where personal data is included within the information provided to us under contract with another data controller, we do not keep that personal data when the contract expires unless the business registers directly with us and authorises us to act as a data controller.
Where more than one retention period applies to the same personal data, the longest period will apply.
We obtain your personal data from businesses, as their data processor and from you, as data controller, when you submit information to our websites, communicate with us, or otherwise provide personal data to us; from your accounts on other websites, including Facebook or Twitter, when you give us permission to do so and automatically when you use our website, using cookies or similar technologies.
We may share your personal data:
When we share your personal data (including transfers outside the European Economic Area) with others, we require them to sign contracts which include the obligation to handle your personal data consistently with this privacy policy.
Like most websites, by using our site(s) you agree that we may use cookies and other similar technologies to provide our services to you. You can find helpful information on the Information Commissioners website. https://ico.org.uk/
We may use the following types of cookie:
If you want to delete any cookies, the help section in your browser should provide instructions on how to do so on your computer, but some functions on our site(s) may be affected or not work at all.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact support@referenceline.com.
If you are not happy with the way we respond to any complaint about the way we use your personal data, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
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