The GoldDirect Privacy Policy

Version: effective on 25 May 2018 GoldDirect respects the privacy of all its site users and makes sure that the personal information you entrust to us is kept confidential. We only use your information to ensure that the orders are processed as quickly and easily as possible. We will not use your information for any other purpose without your permission. GoldDirect will not sell your personal details to third parties, and will only provide such information to third parties that are involved in processing your order.

GoldDirect will not sell your data GoldDirect will not sell your personal details to third parties, and will only provide such information to third parties that are involved in processing your order. Our employees and the third parties that we work with are required to respect that policy and keep your information confidential.

Your personal details are secure We appreciate your confidence in us and will handle your personal information with all due care. When you place an order or access your GoldDirect account, you can rest assured that your data is protected by one of the latest technologies available: the Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Your data will be protected and kept confidential at all times.

What information do we collect We may collect, record and use information about You in physical and electronic form and will hold, use and otherwise process the data in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation and as set out in this Privacy Policy. The personal data we collect and process may include, among others:

• Your name;
• Your contact information such as Your email address and telephone number (or any telephone number used to call our customer services);
• Your demographic information such as age, education, gender, and interests;
• Evidence of Your identity (for example passport information);
• unique identifiers such as username, account number and password;

How do we collect information about You

• Information You give to us when You use our services. 

This is information about You that You give us by filling in forms on our site (e.g.: the ‘contact us’ section) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. It includes, for example, information You provide when You register on the site for us to contact You, and when You report a problem with our site. The information You give us may include, among other data, Your name and e-mail address.

• Information we collect about You.
  • Like most websites, we use "cookies" to help us make our site – and the way You use it – better. Cookies mean that a website will remember You. They're small text files that sites transfer to Your computer (or phone / tablet). They improve website use and speed – for example by automatically filling Your name and address in text fields.
  • Log Files. In addition, with regard to each of Your visits to our site, we will automatically collect certain information (e.g.: browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data). We may combine this automatically-collected log information with other information we collect about You.

How do we use Your information Our primary purpose in collecting user information is to provide You with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customised experience and to provide the services You have requested from us. We use Your information for the following specific purposes:

• to register You with a account;
• to notify You about changes to our services;
• to ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for You and for Your computer;
• to send You marketing communications, provided that You have given us Your contact details and that you do not decide to opt out from this type of communications, in accordance with Data Protection Legislation (including the European Directive 2002/58/EC and The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003).
• to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
• as part of our efforts to keep our site and our services safe and secure;

Legal grounds for using Your personal information The law permits us to process Your personal data in the way we do because the processing is:

• necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests that we pursue, which are:

• to run and administer our business;
• to prevent fraud;
• to provide you with our services;
• to evaluate, develop or improve our services;
• to keep you informed about relevant products and services you are using;
• to discharge our legal obligations to store and disclose information where necessary; and/or
• to provide You with an efficient and smooth customer experience;

• necessary for the performance of our contract with You to provide You with our services;
• necessary in order to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject; or
• permitted by You, because You have given us consent.

Sharing Your information The following categories of recipients may receive Your personal information and process it for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy:

• We may disclose data to provide our services, to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, liaise with judicial or regulatory authorities where required under applicable law, and protect our rights and property.

The personal information You provide to us may also be shared with third party companies, agents, contractors, service providers or related companies, including without limitation: We may also share Your personal information with:

• other companies we have instructed to provide services to or for us;
• other third parties for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the circumstances in which the information was submitted;
• other business entities, should we plan to merge with, or be acquired by, or be invested in by that business entity, or if we undergo a corporate re-organisation;
• to any other third party, but only subject to Your prior consent.

How we protect Your information We ensure that there are appropriate technical, physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards in place to protect Your personal details from unauthorised access. When You enter certain information such as a credit card number on our order forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using reasonable security measures. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet (including by email) is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect Your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of Your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at Your own risk. Once we have received Your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. How long we keep Your information We will only keep the information we collect about You for as long as required for the purposes set out above, or as required to comply with any legal obligations to which we are subject. This will involve us regularly reviewing our files to check that information is accurate, up-to-date and still required. The period for which we will retain information about You will vary depending on the type of information and the purposes that we use it for. We may retain Your contact information collected for the purposes of sending You marketing communications in accordance with this policy for as long as You do not unsubscribe from receiving the same from us. Opting out Where required by Data Protection Legislation, You will be given a choice when You provide us with Your personal information to opt in or opt out of receiving marketing communications. You have the option of "unsubscribing" from our mailing list for marketing communications, alerts and updates at any time, thereby disabling any further marketing e-mail communication from being sent to You. Details of how to unsubscribe will be included on each electronic mailing we send You. Alternatively, just send an email with " UNSUBSCRIBE REQUEST" in the subject line and the email address that You wish to be removed within the email. We will action any opt out request from You without delay. Your rights At any time, You have the right:

• to be informed about the processing of Your personal data (i.e., for what purposes, what type of personal data, to what recipients it is disclosed, storage periods, any third-party sources from it was obtained, confirmation of whether we undertake automated decision-making, including profiling, and the logic, significance and envisaged consequences). Reading this Privacy Policy forms part of Your right to be informed;
• to request access to or a copy of any personal data which we hold about You;
• to rectification of Your personal data, if You consider that it is inaccurate or not up-to-date;
• to ask us to delete Your personal data, if You consider that we do not have the right to hold it;
• to withdraw consent to our processing of Your personal data (to the extent such processing is based on previously obtained consent);
• to ask us to stop or start sending You marketing messages at any time by using the below contact details;
• to restrict processing of Your personal data;

Any request for access to Your personal data must be in writing and we will endeavour to respond within a reasonable period and in any event within one month (three months for complex or numerous requests), in compliance with Data Protection Legislation. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee (reflecting the costs of providing the information) or to refuse to respond where requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive: in this case, we will explain the situation to You and we will inform You about Your rights. We aim to ensure that the information we hold about You is accurate at all times. To assist us in ensuring that Your information is up to date, You will need to let us know if any of Your personal details change.  Upon your request, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the data is accurate, and we will rectify any personal data that is incorrect promptly and in any case within one month of Your request. Changes to this Privacy Policy Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to You by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.