uLIBRARY a division of Ulverscroft Limited whose registered office address is The Green, Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FU under company number 1068776 are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our Terms of Use and Terms of Sale (“Terms”) and any other documents referred to on it) reflects the new data protection requirements enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which became law on 25th May 2018 and sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
For the purpose of GDPR, the data controller is Ulverscroft Limited of The Green, Bradgate Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7FU.
1.1 We may collect and process the following data about you:
1.1.1 Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site ulibrary.net (“site”) or in our uLIBRARY app. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.
1.1.2 If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
1.1.3 We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
1.1.4 Details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access. This data is only collected if you switch on Statistical Cookies (Google Analytics).
1.2 The legal basis for processing any personal data held by us is ‘consent’.
2.1 We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. Cookies are separated in to two groups: Necessary Cookies and Statistical Cookies. The individual can select whether statistical cookies are active.
2.2 For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:
2.3 You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
2.4 Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies when you click on an advertising link, over which we have no control.
3.1 All websites are now required by law to explain their cookie policy. uLIBRARY uses necessary or session cookies to enhance your experience of our website. We do not use them to collect any of your personal information. These cookies do not track individual information. Statistical cookies, namely Google Analytics, obtain general information such as geographical location and IP address. Neither necessary cookies nor statistical cookies collect any personal information about the individual. If you wish to accept statistical cookies you can switch them to on via the cookie widget on the bottom right screen of our web site pages. These are set to off by default. You may additionally refuse to accept any cookies by activating the setting in your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of necessary and statistical cookies.
However, if you turn off necessary cookies in your browser you may be unable to access certain parts of our site and you will not be able to carry out a transaction with us.
3.2 Our system will issue cookies when you log on to our website unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies.
3.3 If you do nothing other than read pages or download information while using this web site, we will capture and store information about your visit. This information will not identify you; it relates to:
3.4 We use this information to make each visit more rewarding, and to provide us with information to help improve our service. We do not know (and do not want to know) the identities of people who visit us in this way.
4.1 A cookie is a small text file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded to your computer when you access websites. Typically, they contain the following information: a site name and unique user ID, the duration of the cookie’s abilities and effects, and a random number. As a rule, cookies cannot be used to reveal your identity or personally identifying information.
4.2 When you visit a website that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your computer. The next time you visit that website, your computer checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant and sends the information contained in that cookie back to the website. The website then notes that you have been there before, and in some cases, tailors what pops up on screen to take account of that fact. They also might record how long you spend on each page on a site, what links you click, even your preferences for page layouts and colour schemes.
4.3 Generally, the role of cookies is beneficial, making your interaction with frequently-visited sites smoother with no extra effort on your part. Without cookies, online shopping would be much harder. Without cookies, some websites will become less interactive with the cookie option turned off.
4.4 Most common cookies:
4.5 Further information can be found at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_test_cookie | ulibrary.net | Used by wordpress to allow access to password protected content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| wp-postpass_* | ulibrary.net | Used by wordpress to allow access to password protected content. Used so browser remembers entered password. | 10 Days | HTTP Cookie |
| 1P_JAR | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 1 Month | HTTP Cookie |
| APISID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
| CONSENT | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | Unknown | HTTP Cookie |
| HSID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
| NID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 18 Months | HTTP Cookie |
| SAPISID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
| SID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
| SIDCC | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
| SSID | google.com | Allows for the reCAPTCHA facility on resource order pages. | 2 Years | HTTP Cookie |
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We only use Google Analytics cookies for this purpose.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | ulibrary.net | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _gat | ulibrary.net | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| _gid | ulibrary.net | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| statistical | ulibrary.net | Generated when Statistical cookies are accepted on this website. Simply used to remember this user action. | 3 Months | HTTP Cookie |
For information about how to restrict, delete and/or block cookies from your web browser, please visit the Cookies & You website.
5.1 The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
5.2 All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers in a secure UK data centre. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
5.3 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
6.1 We use information held about you in the following ways:
6.2 If you are an existing customer, we can only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services if
you have specifically consented to this. Consent is given on our subscribe page.
6.3 If you are a new customer we will contact you by electronic means only if you have consented to this via our subscribe page.
6.4 If you have subscribed to request information about our products and services and no longer want us to use your data in this way (as set out above) and to stop receiving such information please tick the unsubscribe box situated on the form on which we collect your data or the unsubscribe link on our emails.
6.5 We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to any company other than Ulverscroft Limited, of which uLIBRARY is a division. In addition data on identifiable individuals is only accessible by authorised senior employees of Ulverscroft Limited for support purposes.
7.1 We may disclose your personal information to third parties in specific situations:
8.1 You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. Your data will only be used to send marketing emails to you as an individual. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking the unsubscribe box on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at digital@ulverscroft.co.uk.
8.2 You have the right to access information held about you. We have a legal responsibility to respond within 30 days. There is no charge for this. You can exercise the right at any time by contacting us at digital@ulverscroft.co.uk.
8.3 You have the right to request us to delete any personal data we hold on you. We have a legal responsibility to act on this within 30 days. There is no charge for this. You can exercise the right at any time by contacting us at digital@ulverscroft.co.uk.
8.4 Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access (subject access) can be exercised in accordance to GDPR. Any subject access request will be responded to within one month of receipt.
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to digital@ulverscroft.co.uk.