Protecting consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online
Privacy Statement is available to inform you about our collection
and use of personal information so that you can make informed
choices about how your own information is collected and used.
This Online Privacy Statement reflects the CORPORATE TRENDS
policies covering personal information collected at this website
on or after the effective date shown above.
We believe that information used responsibly benefits consumers
and the economy, whether it is information we house on behalf
of consumers conducting transactions or information we collect
on behalf of our business clients. For example, we use consumer
information every day to ensure fast and accurate processing
of hundreds of thousands of money transfers. In addition, CORPORATE
TRENDS strives to better serve our customers by offering goods
and services that we believe fit their needs and interests.
When identifying an opportunity, CORPORATE TRENDS may use consumer
information it has collected in an effort to identify consumers
who may be interested in that opportunity. Central to that commitment
is ensuring that we abide by a set of privacy policies, which
are outlined below. These policies guide us in the collection
and use of information as well as employee responsibilities
in protecting your privacy. We use personal information about
consumers only in a manner consistent with these policies.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security as our customer.
We are obliged by the Distance Selling Directive, the Data Protection legislation and all current Trade and Legal presedence and policies to respect your wishes.
Be advised that your credit card details are entered on a secured page and transferred using a secured SSL connection.
Collection of Information
CORPORATE TRENDS collects personal information in order to offer
or provide goods and services to consumers and our customers.
We may obtain this information from a variety of sources:
• Directly from customer applications, questionnaires and other
materials submitted to us by customers; • From transactions
in which CORPORATE TRENDS and consumers are involved;
• From click thru activity on our web sites; • From a
variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers,
government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other
financial institutions.
• When you place an order online with us your payment and card details are not stored by us but securely transmitted using an SSL secured connection to Elavon who are our Secure E-commerce Payment Provider.
Disclosure of Information
CORPORATE TRENDS does not disclose customer information to third
parties without first giving customers an opportunity to opt-out
of certain kinds of disclosures. There are some disclosures
to third parties that are not subject to the opt-out, such as
disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce a transaction
requested by you, to companies that perform services for us
or to prevent fraud.
Finally, CORPORATE TRENDS may disclose information about former
customers to third parties and companies with which CORPORATE
TRENDS is affiliated, as well as unaffiliated third parties.
Those disclosures may consist of the following: • Financial
background information describing a customers financial status;
• Identification information, such as name and address data;
• Transaction information, such as account activity, debit activity
or credit activity; • Other information relating to financial
matters.
Recipients of Information
CORPORATE TRENDS may disclose consumer information to companies
affiliated with CORPORATE TRENDS and to companies or other parties
not affiliated with CORPORATE TRENDS (subject to consumers opt-out
rights).
These recipients include: • Financial institutions, such
as banks, credit card companies and brokerage houses;
• Companies that process transactions or provide other services
for us; • Government agencies; • In addition, under
United Kingdom law CORPORATE TRENDS is permitted to disclose
customer information to certain recipients, like credit reporting.
We are committed to protecting the confidentiality of personal consumer information.
CORPORATE TRENDS limits access to personal information to
those employees of CORPORATE TRENDS and its affiliates who
need it to fulfil their business responsibilities.
