Privacy Policy

Note: unless otherwise specified, all definitions used have the same meaning as in the Terms of Use, of which this privacy policy forms part.

General

If you register on the Site, you will be taken to have agreed in full to our privacy policy. You accept that all information you provide us with is provided voluntarily, including personal information which is considered "sensitive" by applicable law (for example age, gender). You consent to the processing of your personal information by us in line with this privacy policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by closing or deactivating your account with us.

If you reside outside the United Kingdom, your personal information will be transferred to the United Kingdom and processed and stored there in accordance with the Data protection Act 1998.

This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any personal information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it.

We are the data controller for the purpose of the Data protection Act 1998 (the "Act"). Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is Eike Berend post.

Your personal information is processed in accordance with the Data protection Act 1998 and The privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

We collect only what is necessary!

What we collect and why

The purpose the Site is to:

  • Enable you to assess your skills level with various psychometric instruments
  • Enable you to increase your brain power with various cognitive excercises.
  • Enable you to get evaluated by your own networks of friends, colleagues and other contacts.

We obtain personal information from you during registration as well as by importing information from Facebook and LinkedIn. We use this information in order for you to receive the benefits of the Site and Services. We may also use this information to stay in touch with you.
You provide your personal information to us voluntarily and having agreed to this privacy policy on your registration on the Site, or by adding our Facebook or LinkedIn applications.
We need to collect and use your information in order to allow you to benefit from the Site.

Your Activities on IQ Friends

Contact Invitations

In order to have your contacts evaluate you or invite them to also take professional psychometrics, you may use the Services to invite them via Facebook or LinkedIn as well as Email. The names and email addresses of people that you invite will be used only to send your invitation and reminders. We retain this information to allow you to see the invitations you have sent and also so we can analyse the invitation service. Any person you invite can ask us to remove this information.

Communication on IQ Friends

If you post materials on the Site, you do so at your own risk.
We cannot control and are not responsible for the actions of Users with whom you share your personal information.
We do not guarantee that your personal information will not be viewed by unauthorised persons.

Communications with us

We may collect information through the Site or by "contact us" in order to deal with an enquiry, comment or complaint you may have about the Site or Services.

Web log files, cookies and other recognition technologies

We may collect information and details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, traffic personal information, location personal information, weblogs and other communication personal information, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.

Automatic information - Ip Address / URLs

We automatically receive from your internet use such information as your Ip address, the URLs of sites from which you arrive or leave our Site, your type of browser and your ISp.
Any information you provide at registration in your profile that is not personally identifiable may be used in the same manner and extent to which other information that is not personally identifiable is permitted to be used hereunder.
please note that information that does not personally identify you is collected by us. We own this information exclusively and can use it in any manner we think appropriate.

How we use cookies and Ip addresses

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your Ip address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical personal information about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. The connection between you personally identifiable information and your Ip address will not be shared with third-parties without your permission or except when required by law or regulation.
For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. A cookie asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. We use persistent cookies to recognise you after your first login to the Site post registration and we sometimes use session cookies to. Additionally, if you log out of the LinkedIn website you will need to re-enter your password the next time you visit in order to log in to your account. Another type of cookie, called a "session" cookie, identify a particular visit to the Site.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. We use persistent cookies to recognise you after your first login to the Site post registration and we sometimes use session cookies to. Additionally, if you log out of the LinkedIn website you will need to re-enter your password the next time you visit in order to log in to your account. Another type of cookie, called a "session" cookie, identify a particular visit to the Site.
Web-log files, cookies and other recognition technologies help us:

  • to improve the Site and to deliver a better and more personalised service for Users;
  • estimate audience size and usage pattern;
  • store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise the Site according to your individual interests;
  • to recognise you when you return to our site, and to analyse personal information about web page traffic.
A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the personal information you choose to share with us. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to the Site.

We do not pass on your information!

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 Companies Act 2006 (replacing section 736 of the Companies Act 1985).
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

  • 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 business or our assets are acquired by a third party or if we have a corporate reorganisation, in which case personal information held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets;
  • if we integrate with another online site to enhance the Services we provide;
  • if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to (i) comply with any legal obligation; (ii) to enforce or apply our terms of use or acceptable use policy; or (iii) protect the rights, property, or safety of our company and business and assets, our employees, our Users, our service providers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We will not supply your information to a third party for marketing purposes if you tell us not to.

Third party service providers

We use third party service providers in order to manage and administer your account and provision of the Services, to perform functions and to provide services to us, including website hosting, development and maintenance, customer relationship management (for Employers in particular), market and User research, database management and direct marketing campaigns. Your personal information will be shared with these third parties but only to the extent necessary for functions or services to be performed. Third party services providers enter into contracts with us obliging them to keep secure your personal information.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Although we will try our best, since the internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Us. There is no guarantee that information may not be accessed, copied, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications at all times.
Emails and instant messaging and similar means of communication with other Users are not encrypted and we strongly request you not to communicate any confidential information through these means.

Your rights and obligation

Your Rights

  • We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
  • You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the personal information protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable.
  • If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
  • You can update your personal information, choose how your personal information is dealt with (including what is on your public profile and what is private) as well as visibility and accessibility. You can also tell us to close your account at any time. If you update your personal information we may keep a copy of your original personal information or older versions provided in our backup files or on our database.
  • You can also close your account. On account closure, we will use our reasonable endeavours to remove your name and other personally identifiable information from public view, however this may not be possible if other search engines (e.g. Google) or social networking sites (e.g. Facebook) have your information. We may retain certain information or Site content contributed by you if we believe it may be necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, or if required by law.
  • You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your personal information. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at info@IQFriends.com.

Your Obligations

As a User, you have certain obligations:

  • at all times, comply with the terms of us and this privacy policy.
  • keep your personal information updated and accurate;
  • to keep your login information safe and secure;
  • respect all intellectual property rights which may belong to us or third parties.
  • Any violation may lead to the restriction, suspension or termination of your account, as we take these principles seriously.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to us at info@IQFriends.com.

Governing Law

This policy is governed by the Law of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from or in connection with this policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.