Privacy Policy

Lasoo is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to www.lasoo.co.uk (the "website") and to protecting any personal information that you may provide to us. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us or how we may use and protect it in the future.

In this privacy policy references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Lasoo.

In general, you can visit this website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. In addition there are parts of this website where we may need to collect personal information from you for a specific purpose, such as to provide you with certain information you request or to enable us to respond to an enquiry.

The information we collect via the website may include but is not limited to:

• Any personal details you knowingly provide to us, through forms and our email, such as name, address, telephone number, fax number and email address
• Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails we send you
• Your IP Address: this is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the website. This information is used to monitor your usage of the website
• Data recorded by the website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings: this saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the site. Such data is recorded locally on you computer through the use of cookies. Most browsers can be programmed to reject, or warn you before downloading cookies, please see the further advice on cookies in the section "Use of cookies"
• In particular we may use your information to contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the website or to our services

You will find that it is not compulsory to provide us with any additional information we request which is not necessary or reasonable in order to provide you with the services you have requested. Furthermore, please note that our policy is not to ask for sensitive personal data - that is, data relating to: race or ethnic origin; political opinion; religious or other similar beliefs; trade union membership; physical or mental health; sexual orientation; or criminal records. We recommend that you do not provide such information to us. If you choose to do so for any reason, this will mean that you have given (and we accept) your explicit consent for us to use that information for the reasons described in this privacy policy, or as explained at the time you provide the information.

What we do with your information

Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. When personal information, such as your name and email address, is collected from you with your consent we generally let you know at the time of collection how we will use that personal information. The details we collect will be used to send you information including updates on our services, changes to the site or information we think you may find useful. In such cases, you will be offered the option to opt in/out. Where you have consented, when providing us with your details, we may also allow carefully selected third parties, including other companies in our group, to contact you occasionally about products and services which may be of interest to you. If you change your mind about being contacted by these companies in the future, please let us know. We may need to pass the information we collect to other companies for administrative purposes. We may use third parties to carry out certain activities, such as processing and sorting data, monitoring how customers use the website and issuing our emails for us. Third parties will not be allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes. Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

Use of cookies

Cookies are small amounts of information which we may store on your computer to enable our server to collect certain information from your web browser. Cookies and other similar technology make it easier for you to log on to and use the website during future visits. They allow us to monitor website traffic, to identify you when you visit this website, to personalise the content of the website for you and to enable you to both carry out transactions and have access to information about your account. Cookies are read only by the server that places them, and are unable to execute any code or virus. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. If you want to know more about how to do this please look at the 'help' menu on your web browser. Please note that switching off cookies will mean that you may not be able to use certain features of the website.

Other websites

This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of these websites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their own privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

Will Lasoo disclose the information we collect to outside parties?

Any personal information received from you will be retained by us and will not be sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party, unless law or court order requires such disclosure. We may provide aggregate statistics about our users and traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third parties, but these statistics will include no information personally identifying you. Lasoo may disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

• Prospective employers/other recruitment companies. Where necessary Lasoo may pass candidate data to prospective or intended employers or recruitment companies for employment-related purposes. Lasoo will never forward any of your details to prospective employers without your consent.
• Third parties and agents. Lasoo may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. They will have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. They must process the personal information in accordance with this policy.
• Business transfers. If Lasoo is involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of its business, as part of that sale or transfer, Lasoo may disclose personal information to the acquiring organisation. Lasoo will require the acquiring organisation to agree to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this policy.
• Law enforcement and legal disclosure. Lasoo may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information.
• Outside of European Economic Area (EEA). Whenever Lasoo transfers personal information to countries outside of the EEA in the course of sharing information as set out above, the information will be transferred in accordance with this policy.
• With your consent. Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when your information may go to a third party and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

Security of information collected and data retention

We employ strict physical, electronic and administrative security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage both on-line and off-line. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.

Internet-based transfers and disclaimer

Using the internet to collect and process personal information necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. By providing us with information you acknowledge and agree to our processing personal information in this way.

We employ reasonable measures to protect against viruses and other harmful components, however the nature of the internet is such that it is impossible to ensure that your access to this website is uninterrupted and error free or that this website, its servers or email are free of viruses or other harmful components.

The contents of this website are designed to comply with the general obligations of the European directives on data protection and e-privacy. We cannot be responsible for non-compliance with any local advertising or other laws in relation to this website or its contents.

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to see the personal information we hold about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. You have the right to request a copy of any information that we currently hold about you. In order to receive such information please send your contact details, including address and payment of GBP10 to cover administration expenses, to the following address: Lasoo, 18 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QL, UK

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Any changes to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted to the site and, where appropriate, through email notification.

Contacting us

If you have any comments, queries or requests relating to our use of your personal information or any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.