Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
The Golfers Club UK Ltd (TGC) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to this web site. This Privacy Policy is designed to let you know what data we collect about you, how we store it and how we use it.
This website is operated by TGC whose registered office is at The Royals, Altrincham Road, Manchester, M22 4BJ and is registered in England at Companies House registration number 034 77099.
By visiting this web site you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Any dispute you have regarding privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions of Use. We reserve the right to update them without notice and we recommend you visit these sections regularly as continued use of this site after a change will constitute acceptance of the new terms.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Cookies - A cookie identifies your computer to a server that then enables information to be stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies allow a computer to be identified as corresponding to one that has accessed another website or visited Site previously. Cookies are commonly used on the Internet and do not harm your computer system.
The cookies used on the Site do not include any information that others could read and understand about you, such as your name, or any account or membership number. They contain no personal information about you.
If you prefer not to have cookies stored on your computer, you may change your browser settings to either refuse all cookies, or to ask you if you wish to accept a cookie each time a website tries to store one.
2.2 Personal Information - If you decide to apply on-line for a product or service or for a quote on a product or service offered by TGC you may be asked to provide personal contact details (such as name, postal address and e-mail address), financial information (for example, account or credit card details) and demographic/profile information (for instance, your postcode and age).
Your personal information may be held by TGC on computer or manual files and will be used for administration purposes including carrying out claims handling and fraud prevention in connection with any insurance cover we arrange for you. We may use customer contact information to send details about TGC’s additional products and services or promotional material from some of our partners. Users may opt out of receiving future mailings. See “Contact us” below. . All customers of TGC with an email address will automatically be registered with Rewards4Golf, free of charge. If paying by Credit/Debit Card this number will be encrypted and also registered allowing TGC members to accumulate Reward Points by using their registered card at a number of high street and online retailers (full details available at Rewards4Golf.com).
Should a TGC member wish to opt out of Rewards4Golf, they may do so at any time by emailing Rewards4Golf at admin@rewards4golf.com. Full details of the benefits offered are available on the Rewards4Golf.com website. Rewards4Golf is governed by its own set of Terms and Conditions, which are available by visiting Rewards4Golf.com
2.4 Exchanging Information - We exchange personal information with other approved organisations for underwriting and fraud prevention purposes and for the purpose of fulfilling claims. We may provide such information to others where required or permitted by law, and the Data Protection Act of 1998.
2.5 Modification of and Access to Data - You can change and modify any information that we hold about you by contacting us at dataprotection@thegolfersclub.co.uk or in writing to:
The Data Protection Officer
The Golfers Club UK Ltd
The Royals
Altrincham Road
Manchester
M22 4BJ
3. Security
TGC employs up to date technology in order to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control.
Our internal procedures cover the storage, access and disclosure of information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Please note that e-mails are not 100% secure. We advise that you take this into account before e-mailing personal and confidential information to us. If you send information by e-mail to us you are doing so at your own risk.
We have a secure server with 128bit encryption on our secure socket layer (SSL), ensuring your details are totally safe and secure.
Thawte Certificate - We are Thawte certified. This certificate acts as our digital ID card and proves we are who we say we are. To obtain this certificate we have had to prove our identity, location and authenticity.
4. External Links
TGC accepts no responsibility for the content or privacy practices of any site to which a hypertext link from this site exists. The links are provided "as is" with no warranty, express or implied for the information provided within them.
5. Contacting Us
If you have any queries about this web site our details can be found via our contact us page.