Business 1st uses information collected from registered customers and visitors to this website to improve the services we offer to you and to improve your online experience. We take your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy sets out details of the personal information we collect about you and the ways in which we may use that information.

When do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information from you when you register to become a Business 1st customer and when you enter any promotions or competitions on this website. You may also be asked whether you would like to participate in surveys about this website to help us improve our service. Whether you participate in these surveys or not will be up to you.

What may your personal information be used for?
If you are a Business 1st customer, we may use the personal information to:

(a) collect payment from you;
(b) verify that you are a Business 1st customer if you call the helpdesk (for reasons of security, you will be asked for some of the details you provided during the registration process);
(c) tell you about any service related changes affecting your use of this website and any new features and functionality (e.g. the introduction of a new e-mail service or chat service); and
(d) contact you to ask whether you would like to attend a research group to help us improve our service.

If you are a Business 1st customer or you provide us with personal information in the context of a promotion or competition, we may use your personal information to:

(a) assess and develop Business 1st products and services;
(b) tell you about other Business 1st products and special offers, provided that you choose to receive this information; and
(c) tell you about any products and services offered by other companies which we think might interest you, provided that you choose to receive this information.

If you choose to receive information about products and services of other companies, we may sometimes disclose your personal information to those companies. We will only do so where those companies have assured us that they will not use your personal information for any purpose other than to provide this information to you. If you decide that you no longer want to receive information from a particular company, you should contact that company directly.

You should be aware that if you subsequently give any personal information to another company, the uses to which that information may be put will be determined by that company's privacy policy. Our policy will no longer apply.

Agents and contractors
If you choose during registration to receive information about other products and services (Business 1st's and/or those of other companies), your personal information may sometimes be shared with Business 1st's or those third parties' contractors or agents to provide you with that information.

Updating and amending your personal information
As a Business 1st customer, you have control over the accuracy of your personal information. If, at any time, you wish to verify, update or amend the personal information you have provided, you can do so online by clicking on "My Account", then under the sub-heading "My Details".

Third party sites
Our privacy policy does not apply to third party sites that you may access from this website. We recommend you familiarise yourself with the applicable privacy policy before entering any personal information on a third party site.

Security
We have implemented security measures to ensure that your personal information is protected. Your password is stored in an encrypted format. Information you provide to us on registration (including credit card details) is protected using encryption whenever it is transmitted over the internet. In addition, we use a firewall to prevent third parties from accessing your personal information and other physical measures to prevent Business 1st customers from accessing the personal information of other Business 1st customers.

Changes to Privacy Policy
We recognise the importance of privacy to our customers and visitors and intend to remain at the forefront of industry developments in this area. We will keep this policy under review and any changes made from time to time will be posted on this website.

Consent
By disclosing your personal information to us or, if you have already registered, by continuing as a Business 1st customer, you give your consent to the collection, storage, processing and use of your personal information by us as described in this privacy policy.