Privacy Policy

Compareandsave.com is a trading name of Freedom Marketing Limited, registered in England (Registration number 05349340) at 5 Beacon End Courtyard, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NU. In this Privacy Policy any use of the words “we”, “us” and “our” means Freedom Marketing Limited. Freedom Marketing Limited complies with and is registered under the data protection laws in the UK.

At Compareandsave.com we take data protection very seriously and we respect the privacy of each individual that visits our site. This Privacy Policy has been developed to help put your mind at ease and allow you to feel confident that your personal information will always be handled in a private and secure manner.

As required by the Data Protection Act 1998 we follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of your information.

By using Compareandsave.com and our price comparison services you are hereby giving us permission to use your data as detailed in this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish for us to do so then please refrain from using our service.

Information we may collect

Compareandsave.com may collect, store and use the following kinds of information.

• Your use of the Compareandsave.com website and information about your computer (this may include IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and page views).
• Registration information you will give us upon sign up for our newsletter and/or downloading content from Compareandsave.com.
• Postcodes provided when using our “broadband postcode” search (this may include postcode and phone number).
• Details you leave when entering competitions on Compareandsave.com

Cookies

In some instances Compareandsave.com uses cookie-based technology. A cookie is a text file stored by a web browser, sent by a web server. This ‘cookie’ then enables the web server to track the web browser.

We may send cookies to your web browser for the following reasons:

• Track purchases made for products using links via Compareandsave.com
• Validating competition entries
• Allow us to identify individual users whilst they are logged in
• Help us determine products we feel might be of interest to you

Using Compareandsave.com will also result in cookies being sent to your browser by third parties. These include (amongst others):

• Google Analytics
• Yahoo! Web Analytics
• Omniture

Using your information

We may use your information to:

• Send you emails when products you have shown interest in are introduced or when products have changed
• Send you emails about sections you have interacted with on site
• Send you emails relating to your ‘areas of interest’
• Send you other periodic emails
• Improve your browsing experience by making changes to the website

You have full control of the emails we send you and may unsubscribe at any time. See below for details.

Disclosure of information

Compareandsave.com will not disclose any of your information to any third parties other than under the terms of this Privacy Policy, unless:

• We are legally compelled to do so
• There is a duty to the public to disclose
• Disclosure is required to protect our interest
• Disclosure is made at your request or with your consent

Third party sites

Compareandsave.com contains links to other website. We are not and cannot be held responsible for their privacy policies or practices.

Information about our services

As stated above Compareandsave.com may use information you supply to contact you about products and services. Methods of contact include phone, email, SMS or otherwise.

If you do not wise for your data to be used this way you can unsubscribe in the following ways;

• Click on the ‘unsubscribe’ link within each email you receive.
• Email unsubscribe@compareandsave.com.
• Us the ‘Contact Us’ form on the Compareandsave.com website.
• Manage setting via ‘My Account’ on the Compareandsave.com website

Please be aware that by following through with any of the above you will be opting out and we will not be able to contact you about products and services that may benefit you.

Changes to privacy policy

Freedom Marketing Limited reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. When doing so we will email users about the changes no later than 1 week prior to the date these changes will take effect giving any users the chance to opt out should they so wish.

Your rights to your personal data

As a user of Compareandsave.com you have the right to request any personal information that we hold on you. If any of this information is incorrect we will make amendments and confirm changes to you. Please write to us at the address below should you wish to make a request under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA):

Data Protection Officer

Freedom Marketing Limited

5 Beacon End Courtyard

London Road, Stanway

Colchester

CO3 3NU

All you need to do is send two forms of ID that display your name, address and/or date of birth and a cheque for the statutory admin fee of £10.00 made payable to Freedom Marketing Limited. This charge falls under the DPA to cover admin costs.

If you have any queries about data protection and this privacy policy please feel free to write to the Data Protection Office using the above address.

Product Offers
Please ensure that you fully read the terms & conditions of any product or policy before you decide to proceed and are fully aware of the total costs and the benefits and any exclusions or limitations applicable to the product or plan.

Please note that the product links will take you direct to the Issuer or Insurer's site direct and we cannot be held responsible for the information which they provide within their own sites. On some comparison tables we use a star rating which rates products by visitor popularity.