WeatherOnline Ltd takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. It is our goal to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices and we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy by notifying you of:

1. What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site
2. The organization collecting the information
3. How the information is used
4. With whom the information may be shared
5. What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information
6. The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under WeatherOnline UK & Ireland's control
7. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should first contact WeatherOnline UK & Ireland by weather@weatheronline.co.uk

Information Collected

WeatherOnline Ltd collects personally identifiable information (name, e-mail address, etc.) and demographic data (post code, gender, interests, etc.) provided by you when you:

Register for our services
Complete a survey
Register for a promotion, contest or sweepstakes
Make a purchase from our online store, or
Send us an e-mail message.

You are NOT required to disclose any personally identifiable information to us, although portions of our Web site may be unavailable to you without such information.

How We Use Information

We use the information you provide to process and maintain your account, compile demographic statistics about our users and display information and advertisements that match your interests and profile.

We may also use this information to contact you about your account, or to send you necessary information directly related to the products or services you have requested. We share personally identifiable information with our third party partners where necessary to process the services you have requested.

If you order products from WeatherOnline Ltd, you will be required to provide contact information (e.g., name and shipping address) and financial information (e.g., credit card number and expiration date). This information will be used by our third party partner, virbus, to fulfill your order and to bill your account accordingly.

With your permission, we may use your contact information to inform you of new features and special offers from WeatherOnline Ltd. As part of the registration process, you have the option to inform us if you do not wish to receive these announcements and promotions.

We will not provide your contact information to unaffiliated third parties without your express permission. Credit card information will be shared with third parties only as necessary to provide products and services that you request.

E-mail Links

WeatherOnline Ltd provides various e-mail links throughout the site to help you communicate with us easily. We review the questions and comments that we receive to help us improve the site and set the direction for future enhancements. Any personal information that you provide will not be used or shared with any third parties without your explicit permission.

IP Addresses and Cookies

WeatherOnline Ltd uses IP addresses (random numbers assigned to individual computers) to help diagnose problems with our servers, administer our Web site and anonymously track content preferences and traffic patterns. We also use cookies (small text files transferred from our Web site to your hard drive) to recognize repeat users, track usage behavior and facilitate your access to and use of our site. Cookies do not damage files or allow anyone to access your personally identifiable information - they simply allow us to tailor information and advertisements to make your visits more enjoyable and meaningful (and enable us to provide you with personalized weather information, if you choose). They also provide information to us about site usage to help us improve and update our site. We may share aggregate (not individual) site usage statistics and demographic information with advertisers and other third parties, but this information will not include any personally identifiable information.

Third Party Ad Servers

WeatherOnline Ltd works with DoubleClick and ValueClick to serve ads on our site. Some of these ads contain cookies that are used to track user behavior. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies set by Real Media or any other third party advertisers. WeatherOnline UK & Ireland does not have control or access to the information contained in these cookies.
For more information about how DoubleClick uses the information collected by these cookies and how to opt-out, please review DoubleClick's privacy policy.
For more information about how ValueClick uses the information collected by these cookies, please review ValueClick's privacy policy.

Security and Links

The security of the information you provide to WeatherOnline UK & Ireland's site is important to us. We use encryption software and other security measures to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of sensitive information under our control. However, the WeatherOnline UK & Ireland's site includes links to other sites, and when you choose to visit those sites, we are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat user information. In addition, we may permit third parties to offer registration-based services through our site. We are not responsible for the actions and policies of these third parties, and you should review the privacy policies of these parties when supplying personally identifiable information to them.

Children's Privacy

WeatherOnline Ltd is committed to protecting the safety and privacy of young people using the Internet. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information about children and believe that children should get their parents' consent before giving out any personal information.

Our Web site may contain links to third party Web sites geared to children. The linked sites are not under the control of WeatherOnline UK & Ireland. We are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, nor are we responsible for the privacy policies relative to children on those linked sites. We strongly encourage parents to review the privacy policies of all linked sites.

Making Changes/Opt-Out

To make changes to your preferences, update your personally identifiable information, unsubscribe to any e-mail subscriptions or to opt-out of any services, please contact us directly.

Special Relationships

WeatherOnline Ltd is a associated with WetterOnline, Meteorology Services GmbH, registered in Bonn, Germany. Information collected, as outlined above, may be shared between WeatherOnline Ltd and WetterOnline GmbH, but is not shared or sold to other companies and organisations, other than as outlined above.

Additional Information

WeatherOnline Ltd reserves the right to alter our Privacy Policy as business needs require. Any changes to this policy will be posted on our Web site in a timely manner. In the event that we change the way we use personally identifiable information, users will be notified via e-mail and will be given the opportunity to opt-out. This statement and the policies outlined here are not intended to and do not give you any contractual or other legal rights.

All personally identifiable information and/or third party personally identifiable information is subject to disclosure (i) pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders, (ii) where otherwise required by law, or (iii) where WeatherOnline Ltd believes our property or an individual's safety or security is at risk.

You can send email to weather@weatheronline.co.uk Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: news@weatheronline.co.uk