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Privacy Policy

K M Associates (KMAUKprojects ltd t/a K M Associates) will respect the privacy of our website users, customers and clients. This privacy policy sets out the way in which we and our internet services providor 1&1, use and maintain information collected from users of our web sites.

Privacy

K M Assocites is committed to developing long lasting relationships based on trust and to do what we can to ensure that your right to privacy is maintained and protected. As will our internet service providor 1&1.

This Website is directed at professionals in the design and fashion industry and is not directed at children under 13 years of age.

Information.

K M Associates may request or collect personal information from online users in a variety of ways, including the use of online forms for registering interest in products, services and other instances where users are invited to volunteer such information. The information K M Associates collects, via response forms on our websites, can be personal information that identifies you personally, for example:

    Your name
    E-mail address
    Postal address
    Telephone and facsimile numbers
    Billing address information
    URL
   
We do not request Credit card or banking information online.

K M Associates may from time to time engage third parties, including its own subsidiaries and affiliated companies, to preserve, analyse or otherwise store or manipulate data received by

K M Associates from its customers. In all such cases, such third party service providers will be required to treat all such data with the same degree of care as K M Associates and they will be prohibited from disclosing such data to any other person or party, except as otherwise provided for in this Privacy Policy.

1&1, our internet services providor, might also collect collect information on how users access the Website by using a tracking ID unique to each user through the use of cookies.

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. 1&1 may use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For session ID cookies, once you close your browser or log out, the cookie terminates and is erased. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on your computer’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Your browser’s help file contains information and instructions for removing persistent cookies. Session ID cookies may be used by 1&1 to track user preferences while the user is visiting the website. They also help to minimise load times and save on server processing. Persistent cookies may be used by 1&1 to store, for example, whether or not you want a password remembered, or other such information. Cookies used on the 1&1 maintained Websites do not contain personally identifiable information.

Log Files

Like most standard Websites, 1&1, our internet services providor, use log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp and number of clicks to analyse trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. However, none of the information stored in the 1&1 log files, including but not limited to IP addresses, is linked to personally identifiable information.

How 1&1, our Interent service providor, uses this information

Disclosure of Information: 1&1 may also disclose anonymous data based on information collected from Users to investors and potential partners. In such cases, statistical information only will be disclosed and personally identifiable data will be kept strictly confidential. In case 1&1 is sold, the information collected from users may be transferred to the new owners.

1&1 may from time to time engage third parties, including its own subsidiaries and affiliated companies, to preserve, analyse or otherwise store or manipulate data received by 1&1 from its customers. In all such cases, such third party service providers will be required to treat all such data with the same degree of care as 1&1 and they will be prohibited from disclosing such data to any other person or party, except as otherwise provided for in this Privacy Policy.

Legal Disclaimer

Though every effort is made to preserve your privacy, 1&1, our Internet Service Providor, may need to disclose personal information when required to by law. If it is deemed necessary that such action needs to be taken, 1&1 will comply with judicial proceedings should a court order or legal process be served on 1&1.

The K M Associates website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that KM Associates is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. You are encouraged to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. The 1&1 / K M Associates Privacy Policy as described herein applies solely to information collected by 1&1 / K M Associates.

Maintenance of Information

The information provided to K M Associates is saved indefinitely and may be stored on one or more databases directly or indirectly maintained by K M Associates and we employ standard security measures to protect the confidentiality of the information. Although K M Associates cannot guarantee that any loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur; every effort is made to prevent such occurrences.

We do not currently ask for sensitive information online such as payment details for commercial transactions, such as credit card details. Please do not send us this sort of information by email or by our website enquiry forms.

Any information provided to 1&1 is saved indefinitely and may be stored on one or more databases directly or indirectly maintained by 1&1. 1&1 employs industry standard security measures to protect the confidentiality of the information.

Although 1&1 cannot guarantee that any loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur; every effort is made to prevent such occurrences.