The policy: This privacy policy notice is served by Tonetix Limited of registered address: 98 Burlow Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9HT under the website; www.tonetix.com. The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information through the business and while you browse or use this website. If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us.

Policy key definitions:

• "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to the business, Tonetix Limited.
• "you", and "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.
• GDPR means General Data Protection Act.
• PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.
• ICO means Information Commissioner's Office.
• Cookies mean small files stored on a user's computer or device.

Key principles of GDPR:

Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles; (a) Lawfulness, fairness and transparency, (b) Purpose limitation, (c) Data minimisation, (d) Accuracy, (e) Storage limitation, (f) Integrity and confidence, (g) Accountability.

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and/or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

• We are registered with the ICO under the Data Protection Register, our registration number is: 12799054
• Lawful basis: Consent
  Where our purpose for processing is: To give you access to the membership site
  This is necessary because: Without the data, you will not be permitted to access the site
  We process your information in the following ways: We use your email address to send you a link to create your account.
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
  Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. 
• Lawful basis: Contract
  Where our purpose for processing is: To give you access to your account.
  This is necessary because:
  We process your information in the following ways: To enable us to send you emails
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
  Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
• Lawful basis: Legal obligation
  Where our purpose for processing is: For both parties to observe and adhere to the Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer.
  This is necessary because: In the event of any complaint, both parties are covered.
  We process your information in the following ways: To send emails.
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
  Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
• Lawful basis: Vital interests
  Where our purpose for processing is: Look after the interest of both parties.
  This is necessary because: Both parties need to be covered.
  We process your information in the following ways: Email communication.
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
  Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties.
• Lawful basis: Public task
  Where our purpose for processing is: The private areas of the site will be made public to you personally.
  This is necessary because: You have a private account to access the site.
  We process your information in the following ways: Email communication.
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
  Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. 
• Lawful basis: Legitimate interests
  Where our purpose for processing is: Both parties are able to adhere to the policies of the site.
  This is necessary because: Both parties must be legitimate and legal.
  We process your information in the following ways: Email communication.
  Data retention period: We will continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.
• Sharing your information: We do not share your information with third parties. 

If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

• the right to be informed;
• the right of access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restrict processing;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to object; and
• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO [www.ico.org.uk] if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

We use cookies on this website to provide you with a better user experience. We do this by placing a small text file on your device / computer hard drive to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen particular messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred you to a third party website.

Some cookies are required to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.

We use a cookie control system which allows you to accept the use of cookies, and control which cookies are saved to your device / computer. Some cookies will be saved for specific time periods, where others may last indefinitely. Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device, please see your web browser options.

Cookies that we use are;

• small files saved to the user’s computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.

Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, eBay Partner Network and Amazon Affiliates, or are self-served, through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners who each have high standards of user privacy and security. However, we do not control the actual adverts seen/displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as 'non-personalised' cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and to combat fraud and abuse.

Clickable sponsored or affiliate links may be displayed as a website URL like this; https://bit.ly/3s40zN9 or Saundersfoot Fishing Trips or as a titled text link like this: Boat Tours Pembrokeshire.

Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie. In most cases, we earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a purchase on their website or not.

We use advertising partners in these ways to help generate income from the website, which allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third-party service provider of software/applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations, will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences.

Our EMS provider is; Mailchimp. We hold the following information about you within our EMS system;

• Email address
• I.P address
• Subscription time & date

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