Statement
This Privacy Policy is applicable to any personal
information, which is given by You to Us ("User
Information") via the web site located at www.sky.com
("Site"). This Policy is devised to help you feel more
confident about the privacy and security of your
personal details.
"You" shall mean you, the user of the Site. "We/Us"
means British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and any member
of the British Sky Broadcasting Group of companies
"Users" means the users of the Site collectively and/or
individually as the context allows.
We process personal data only in strict compliance
with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated
legislation.
How we may use your statement
By entering Your User Information, You accept that
we may retain Your User Information and that it may
be held by Us or any third party company which
processes it on Our behalf.
We shall be entitled to use Your User Information for
the following purposes:
1. market research, including statistical analysis of
user behaviour which we may disclose to third parties
in depersonalised, aggregated form.
2. in order to enable Us to comply with any
requirements imposed on us by law.
3. in order to send You periodic communications (this
may include e-mail), about features, products and
services, events and special offers. Such
communications from Us may include advertising for
third party companies or organisations.
Updates
You may notify Us of any updates, amendments and
corrections to previously collected User Information by
using the Feedback Form link in the Contact Us
section of the site.
We may change this privacy policy from time to time
and you should check these regularly. Your use of the
Sky Site will be deemed an acceptance of the privacy
policy existing at that time.
We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or
update this Privacy Policy.
Data Collection
When using the Site You may encounter areas such
as games, competitions, chat forums, shopping or
video services where You may be asked to enter User
Information. Such User Information will only be used
for the purposes for which it was collected, for any
other purposes specified at the collection point and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Unsubscribe
For your convenience you can withdraw consent by
replying to the "unsubscribe" link in e-mails from us.
Please also note that we do not disclose your
personal information to third parties to enable them to
send you direct marketing without your permission to
do so.
Cookies
You should be aware that information and data may
be automatically collected through the use of Cookies.
"Cookies" are small text files that store basic
information that a web site can use to recognise
repeat site visits and as an example, recall your name
if this has been previously supplied. We may use this
to observe behaviour and compile aggregate data in
order to improve the Site, target the advertising and
assess general effectiveness of such advertising.
Cookies do not attach to Your system and damage
Your files. If You do not want information collected
through the use of Cookies, there is a simple
procedure in most browsers that allows You to deny
or accept the Cookie feature. Note, however, that
"personalised" services may be affected if the cookie
option is disabled. If you wish to disable the setting of
cookies in your browser, please click here for
instructions in a pop-up window.
Contact
Any queries or comments about this policy should be
forwarded to:
dpoffice@bskyb.com
Any site that you may connect to from here is not
covered by this Privacy Policy.