PRIVACY
The Privacy Policy of Empire Claims, incorporated by this reference, describes the
information collected when you visit this site and how such information is used.
ELECTRONIC SECURITY (Online)
Our website used SSL security provided by VeriSign. VeriSign is the leading secure
sockets layer (SSL) Certificate Authority enabling secure e-commerce and communications
for Web sites, intranets, and extranets. VeriSign secures over 500,000 Web servers
worldwide with strong encryption and rigorous authentication.
VeriSign is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program and is authorized to use the
TRUSTe trustmark. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission
is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the principles
of disclosure and informed consent.
SECURITY OF COLLECTED INFORMATION
Empire Claims maintains strict physical, electronic and administrative safeguards
to protect user's personal information from unauthorised or inappropriate access.
Workers, affiliates and business partners who misuse a user's personal information
are subject to legal or disciplinary actions.
We are members and/or regulated by the following organisations:
We are responsible for the regulation of claims management services including authorising
those providing services and monitoring them to ensure compliance with the regulatory
rules. We provide information and guidance to claims management services providers,
consumers, legal practitioners and the advice sector on all aspects of regulation.
The Compensation Act 2006 provides the statutory framework for doing this.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is an independent authority in the UK
that promotes openness of official information and protection of private information.
The ICO does this "by promoting good practice, ruling on eligible complaints, providing
information to individuals and organisations, and taking appropriate action when
the law is broken." The ICO oversees the Data Protection Act and the Privacy and
Electronic Communications Regulations.
PRIVACY POLICY
Empire Claims is committed to protecting the personal information of all visitors
to this web site. We recognise our obligation to keep personal information secure
and believe it is important for you to know how we treat information about you.
All data is held in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998
("DPA")
INFORMATION COLLECTED
Users of our web site can visit the site without revealing their identity or providing
information about themselves.
We collect information directly from users when they voluntarily submit their personal
information to us. At certain parts of our web site, we may provide the opportunity
for users to register for an event or order goods, join a mailing list or request
information.
When this sort of information is collected we will provide the reason for collection
and how the information will be used. It is completely up to users to provide us
with their personal information and to select how that information is used.
USE OF COLLECTED INFORMATION
Visitors are informed of the use of their personal information at the time of collection.
Normally, personal information provided or collected is used to respond to inquiries
or to process requests the user has submitted.
RIGHTS OF WEB SITE USERS
Users of our web site may review and update any personal information that is provided
to us or collected through this web site and actually stored by us.
Empire Claims will respond appropriately to users request to correct inaccurate
personal information and all complaints relating to the collection, storage, use
and disclosure of personal information will be dealt with promptly in a confidential
manner.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The web site operator, affiliates and business partners each reserve copyright in
all content that they provide to the site, including but not limited to design,
text, software, drawings, graphics and other files.
None of these may be republished, reproduced, downloaded, displayed, distributed,
posted transmitted or sold in any form or by any means in whole or in part without
prior written permission of the copyright owner.
No part of this web site content may be reproduced and reused for any commercial
purpose whatsoever.
All page headers, button icons, collection material, custom graphics and all other
types of graphics used on this site may not be copied or imitated without the right
owner's permission.
DISCLAIMER
Empire Claims has used its best efforts to obtain the most accurate and reliable
information available and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any
information on or accessed through this web site.
By providing links to other sites, Empire Claims does not guarantee, approve or
endorse the information or product available at those sites, nor does a link indicate
any association between the linked site and the operator of this web site.
JURISDICTION & GOVERNING LAW
The Terms of Use and all other legal clauses of this web site shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with English Law. English courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to resolve any dispute arising from communications and transactions
arising from the use of this web site.