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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

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(A) Introduction
(1) Thames Valley Buses Limited ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

(2) This policy sets out:

what personal data ("information") we collect from you when you use our website or services
how we collect and use that information
how you can contact us if you wish to exercise any of your rights in the information
(3) By providing us with your information you consent to our use of it in the manner set out in this policy.

(4) For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Thames Valley Buses Limited of Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7HH registered in England No. 01128598

(5) Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is Nick West, Staff Manager, email: nickwest@thamesvalleybuses.com

(B) Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following information about you:

(1) Information that you provide to us when filling in forms on this website or that you provide when you contact us. This may include your title, first name, surname, address, telephone number(s), email address(es), date of birth and in certain circumstances details of payment methods used by you and journeys taken, your place of employment or education, student number, and a photograph. This information may be given:

when you contact us with queries, complaints or a request for information
when you register for the smartcard or similar bus pass
when you sign up for the app
when you respond to surveys that we may conduct, and you have agreed to be contacted
whilst recording transactions that you carry out on our site, although we do not hold any information about your financial transaction other than details of the value of the ticket(s) that you purchase, when they are purchased and the method of purchase
(2) When you visit our website details of your visits, how you use our site and the resources that you access on our site may be recorded as explained in our cookie policy.

(C) Where we store your personal information
(1) Other than as set out in (C2) the information that we collect from you will be stored in the European Economic Area ("EEA").

(2) In order to respond to your complaints or administer requests made by you we may engage third party processors to process the information contained in your correspondence. These processors are sometimes located outside of the EEA. We will take such steps as are required by law to ensure that suitable safeguards are in place when any information is transferred to other countries.

(3) Any payment card transactions will be processed securely, the suppliers that we use to process payment card transactions operate in accordance with the PCI DSS industry standard payment card security process to ensure that your online purchases are secure.

(4) Please note: where you use a password on any website we provide it is your responsibility to keep that password confidential.

(D) Uses made of the information
(1) We may use information held about you in the following ways:

To notify you about changes to our services
To make and receive any payments necessary between us
To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us
To provide you with details of our services, information, newsletters, and details of promotions and offers which we feel may interest you
To enhance your experience of our website, as described in our cookie policy
To share with our suppliers where this is required by our processes
(2) If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail, social media, app or SMS), by phone or doordrop mail with information about goods, services and promotions similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you.

(3) If you do not want us to use your information for marketing purposes please make sure that you indicate this by using the tick box when you sign up or, if you have an account with us, by logging in and changing your contact preferences. Alternatively write to the person nominated in (A5) above and tell us.

(E) Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed onto the hardware device which you use to browse the internet by websites that you visit. Cookies contain information about your visits to that website and the purpose of cookies is to enable our websites to remember you, and your browsing habits, when you visit it again in the future. Details of how we use cookies can be found here.

(F) Monitoring
(1) To ensure that we carry have an accurate record of dealings between us (and for training purposes) we may, in certain circumstances, record and or monitor telephone calls however you will always be forewarned when this is to happen.

(2) For the purposes of ensuring your safety and security and for the prevention of crime and apprehension of offenders we use, record and monitor CCTV images around our premises and on our vehicles.

(G) Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

to process payment card transactions
to respond to your complaints or administer requests made by you
In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets
If we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal information held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets
If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use or our conditions of carriage; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our other customers, or other individuals. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction
(H) Your rights
(1) You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your information) if we intend to use your information for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your information. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting the person named in (A5) above.

(2) Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from third party websites. Please note we are not responsible for how these sites use your information and, if you wish to understand how they do, please consult the privacy policy of the relevant website.

(3) In the event of a complaint you may contact the relevant supervisory authority which in the UK is the Information Commissioner’s Office whose address is Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Thames Valley Buses uses personal data based on its legitimate commercial interests, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation. We take great care to handle all personal data in accordance with data protection law and to ensure that it is never used in ways that unduly prejudice individuals’ interests.

(I) Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Please contact the person named in (A5) if you wish to make such a request.

(J) Changes to our privacy policy
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.

Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to the person named in A5 above.
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