1 Introduction

Mathon Limited (“Mathon”) takes your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how and why we obtain, store and process data that you provide to us. We may update this Policy from time to time and shall indicate on the web site when changes have been made.

2 The Information we collect

Information is collected from you when you apply for funding and provide us with your personal details on the application form (such as your name, contact details and loan requirements etc). We may also collect information from your usage of our website, including your IP address and any other information you post on our website.

3 How we use your personal information and who we disclose it to

We use your personal information:

3.1 To enable us to supply you with the services and information you have requested.  We will only pass on your information (as opposed to aggregate information) to third parties (including third parties outside the UK) to enable us to perform services requested by you or with your prior consent.

3.2 To analyse information collected so that we can administer, support and improve our business;

3.3 To contact you in order to send you details of the services we provide which may be of interest to you; and

3.4 In certain circumstances we may need to disclose information about you if you breach this Privacy Policy or if you breach our Terms and Conditions. We may also disclose or access your account if required to do so by law or by any Governmental body.

We may contact you by post, telephone, fax or e-mail.  If you change your mind about being contacted in the future by any of these means, please contact us to let us know.

Data Protection

Any personal information provided by you will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (“1998 Act”) and will be treated as confidential, unless disclosure is required by law or your consent is granted to disclose your information to any third party, in accordance with paragraph 3 above.

Mathon is registered with the Information Commissioner in the UK as a “data controller” in accordance with the provisions of the  1998 Act. Further details of the registration are available at www.ico.gov.uk.

5 Security

Keeping information about you secure is very important to us and certain sections of the site may encrypt data using SSL or a comparable standard. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. As a result, whilst we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information which you send to us, and you do so at your own risk.

6 Cookies

From time to time we may use session cookies that will hold your data on our website until such time as you log out.  You can disable or reject cookies by changing the settings on your web browser – please consult the “Help” section of your web browser.

7 Accessing and updating your personal information - your rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information held about you, which has been collected by us.  In return for this we may charge an administration fee.

You may correct any inaccuracies contained in your personal information if you wish.

Please help us to keep your records updated by informing us of any changes to your contact details.

8 Questions?

If you have any questions or complaints relating to this privacy policy or how we use the personal information we have about you, please contact info@mathonuk.com We will endeavour to respond to you promptly.