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Privacy Policy

Mandatory since 26 May 2011 under UK law

SHORT VERSION

  • Privacy matters but it can be confusing.
  • This page explains our approach to privacy on our StarMatch website and how it affects you.
  • We collect anonymous statistics about your visit, like which of our pages you viewed.
  • If you sign up with us we take great care to keep your information safe.
  • We'll never share it with others (unless we legally had to).
  • We never share your data with 3rd parties for profit. Period.
  • At Starmatch we comply to the highest levels with policy and do NOT use/give any data with/to "Third Parties".
  • We can NOT prevent you specifically doing it to yourself (using the planned facebook app for example).

We ONLY use cookies to:

  1. Store your GLOBAL RESEARCH OPTIONS
  2. Store the fact that you have indicated you understand we comply with this EU law
  3. At some point in the future, we might use them to see what pages you visit (saves us looking through logs)

Nothing nefarious. Nothing intrusive.

COOKIE LAW INFORMATION

This site displays a warning about using cookies.

To be clear this is a legal requirement.

All non-resolvable cookie related complaints would be directed to the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office).

THE LAW

Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations

The EU Cookie Directive was implemented into UK law under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 which are themselves an amendment to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

These regulations came into UK law on 26 May 2011.

WORDING OF THE UK REGULATIONS

There is one key section of the UK regulations that is relevant to website owners in respect of user consent:

Confidentiality of communications:

6.—(1)

Subject to paragraph (4), a person shall not store or gain access to information stored, in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user unless the requirements of paragraph (2) are met.

6.—(2)

The requirements are that the subscriber or user of that terminal equipment— (a) is provided with clear and comprehensive information about the purposes of the storage of, or access to, that information; and (b) has given his or her consent.

6.—(3)

Where an electronic communications network is used by the same person to store or access information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user on more than one occasion, it is sufficient for the purposes of this regulation that the requirements of paragraph (2) are met in respect of the initial use.

6.—(3A)

For the purposes of paragraph (2), consent may be signified by a subscriber who amends or sets controls on the internet browser which the subscriber uses or by using another application or programme to signify consent.

6.—(4)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the technical storage of, or access to, information— (a) for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network; or (b) where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber or user.

PLAIN ENGLISH INTERPRETATION

You cannot store or gain access to information stored on a computer, unless the user has been given clear and comprehensive information about what you want to do, and why, and has given their consent to do so.

The exception to this rule is when the user requests a service and that service cannot be provided without storing or gaining access to information stored on their computer.

OUR COMMITMENT

At Starmatch we comply to the highest levels with policy and do NOT use/give any data with/to "Third Parties" unless you specifically do it yourself.

Should you wish to block our cookies you can do so in your browser settings. Same for the local storage we use to save your research options and natal data.

We hope that is now very clear.

— Starmatch