@hash.co.uk

Privacy Policy & Cookies Notice:

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as 'Privacy Policy') applies to the website which can be accessed under the internet domain hash.co.uk (hereinafter referred to as 'website'), a service of Arena Internet (hereinafter referred to as 'we', 'us' or 'our').

We are committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for our members, subscribers, guests and/or visitors (hereinafter referred to as 'user', 'you' or 'your') and have developed this policy to ensure that your privacy is protected while using our website.

1. A Special Note About Children
Children under the age of 18 years old (or the age of majority in the locality or jurisdiction in which you reside) are prohibited from using our website. We ask that children do not submit information to us.

2. About The Information We Collect
Our website collects 'Non-Personal Information' and 'Personally Identifiable Information (PII)'. Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personally Identifiable Information includes only your email, which you submit to us through the registration process on our website.

2.1 Information Collected Via Technology:
To activate our website you do not need to submit any Personal Information other than your email address. To use our website thereafter, you do not need to submit further Personal Information. However, in an effort to improve the quality of our website, we track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use our website, such as the website you came from (known as the 'referring URL'), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to our website, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user's browser from our website and are stored on the user's computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user's browser enables us to collect Non-Personal information about that user and keep a record of the user's preferences when utilizing our website, both on an individual and aggregate basis.

2.1.1 Our Use Of Cookies:
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Cookie Name Purpose
cookie_consent

This cookie records the fact that you have agreed to accept cookies in the first place.
Re-confirmation will be required if and when we update this cookie policy.

This cookie is stored for 180 days.

session

This cookie is essential for the running of the @hash.co.uk website. It is used to streamline your user experience, validate you when you are logged into your account, it is also used during the registration process.

This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.

From time to time additional cookies may be used for limited periods to assist with the functionality of our website or for usability testing in order to improve user experience of our service, any data stored in these cookies will be anonymous. These temporary cookies will be listed here whilst in use.

2.2 Information You Provide To Us By Registering For An Account:
In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit our website, to become a subscriber to our website you will need to create a personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with our website, entering your email address and creating a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3. Our Use Of The Information We Collect
3.1 Non-Personal Information:
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve our website and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyse usage patterns. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.

3.2 Personally Identifiable Information (PII):
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your PII with third parties without your consent. We may, however, provide your PII to our service providers as reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide services on our website. Those vendors use your PII only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

In response to compulsory governmental and/or third party inquiries, we may disclose PII to comply with a court order, subpoena or search warrant. We expressly reserve the right to disclose your PII when we have a good faith and belief that the disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, or to enforce our agreements, policies, and rules governing your use of our website, or to cooperate voluntarily with law enforcement inquiries.

In general, the PII you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use PII to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support and inform users about promotional offers. We may also send you periodic informational updates via email if you have opted-in to our newsletter service.

In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your PII may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your PII as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our website so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check our website periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.

4. Our Rights Regarding The Use Of Your PII
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional email. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us in the 'My Account' section of our website. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either un subscribing or opting out in the 'My Account' section of our website, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic notifications of updates to our Privacy Policy.

5. Do Not Disclose Your PII Or Password
DO NOT post, share or disclose in public forums, chat rooms, blogs or via email any PII that you do not wish other users to know. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your PII to others. Similarly, you should never disclose or share your password with anyone else. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your PII and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. If your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately change your password and/or contact us at .

6. Reviewing, Changing Or Removing Your PII
Once you register, you will be able to review and change much of your PII by logging in to your account and following the screen prompts. We strongly urge you to change your password periodically to help reduce the risk of unauthorized access to your account information.

Upon your request, we will remove your PPI from our main databases. To make this request you have the following choices:
* Login with your password and delete your account.
* Send an email to us at .

Despite the foregoing and even though you have requested us to remove information, we will retain in our files certain data used to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, enhance security, reduce fraud, or to enforce any agreements, policies, and rules governing your use of our website. Removed information also may persist in backup copies and/or other users' caches. For example, any information exchange with other users may remain in their email boxes, computer caches, or instant message archive. Whether your exchanged information is kept by another user is beyond the control of our website. Any such information retained by us or under our control is not available to third parties except as provided in this policy.

7. Data Security
Our website uses security measures designed to protect and prevent unauthorized access, loss, misuse and alteration of the PII information under our control. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use.

We further protect your PII from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your PII will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

You can obtain further information about data protection laws by visiting the Information Commissioner's website at https://ico.org.uk/. You can search for our Data Protection Notification there, should you so wish.

8. Links To Other Websites
As part of our website, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through our website. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our website. To the extent that you access or use our website through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.

9. Location
Our website is located in the United Kingdom. If you are visiting our website from outside the United Kingdom, you are on notice that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United Kingdom. The data protection and other laws of the United Kingdom and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country.

10. Revisions To This Privacy Policy
We reserve our right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to revise, amend, modify or revoke this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use agreement at any time and in any manner to the fullest extent permitted by law. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, non-material changes or clarifications to this policy will be effective immediately by posting revisions on our website. You should periodically check our website and this Privacy Policy for updates.

11. Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of our website, please contact us by sending an email to .


Last revised on: 14/10/2022.

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