Privacy Policy:

Definitions

UST Media refers to High Power Media Limited (registered in UK number: 5666309).

UST Media is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the UST Media site and governs data collection and usage. By using the UST Media site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

UST Media does not collect personally identifiable information from the general public, we do collect personal information from listed suppliers, such as your email address, name, address, telephone number, website and social media links. 

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by UST Media. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by UST Media for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the UST Media site.

UST Media encourages you to review the privacy statements of any websites you choose to link to/from. You should understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. UST Media is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the UST Media and High Power Media Limited family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

UST Media collects and uses your personal information to operate the UST Media website and deliver the services you have requested. UST Media also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from UST Media and its affiliates. 

UST Media does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. UST Media may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, UST Media may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to UST Media, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

UST Media websites will not disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on UST Media or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of UST Media; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of UST Media, or the public.

Security of your Information

UST Media secures your information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. UST Media secures the information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Cookie Policy:

The UST Media website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit some websites. They enhance your browsing experience in various ways, which include remembering your preference settings, displaying relevant content and ensuring web pages function as intended.

The main types of cookies

Session cookies:
These only last for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used to track your movements between pages and to remember information entered within that session – often aiding website functionality or security.

Persistent cookies:
These are not deleted when you close your browser and will be stored after your visit. Persistent cookies are typically used to store your preferences for future visits and to provide targeted advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. We may hold our persistent cookies for up to 12 months.

We use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of the e-billing services.

Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below. 

First-party (UST Media) cookies

This website will set some cookies that are essential for the website to operate correctly. These cookies, none of which capture personally identifiable information, are as follows:

• ASPXANONYMOUS - this cookie is used to deliver anonymous user details when authorising applications on the website;
• RequestVerificationToken - this cookie Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks;
• CookieConsent - (cfduid, is_unique) - Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain;
• language – this cookie saves the user's preferred language on the website;
• dnn_IsMobile - A DNN cookie used by the CMS to determine if the Visitor is browsing from a Mobile Device
• EDView# - Used in the News Module to prevent duplicate read counts.. 

Third-party cookies

Our websites will set several types of third-party cookies, and we do not control the operation of any of them. The third-party cookies which may be set include:

• Google Analytics - we use Google Analytics to collect data about website usage. This data does not include personally identifiable information. You can view the Google Privacy Policy here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/.  Opt-Out.
• Statcounter -  we use Statcounter, it is an online service which helps us to understand our visitors; for example, how visitors find our website, how long they spend on our site, which web pages they are most interested in etc. We use Statcounter because better understanding how visitors are interacting with our website helps us to improve the content, design and functionality of our site. This allows us to offer a better online experience to our visitors. You can view the Statscounter Privacy Policy here: statcounter.com/about/legal/#privacy  You can learn more about cookies from Statcounter and set your browser to refuse same Opt-Out.
• iContact -  we use iContact to process our newsletters. You can view the iContact Privacy Policy here  www.icontact.com/legal/privacy. Opt-Out.

What to do if you want to control the use of Cookies?

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies using your web browser, but please be aware that for some parts of our website to work you will need to accept cookies. Cookies can be removed or declined by changing your web browser settings. The following links may be helpful: 

Cookie setting in Firefox

Cookie setting in Safari 

Cookie setting in Internet Explorer 

Cookie setting in Chrome 

Cookie setting in Microsoft Edge 

For more information about third party cookies generated by advertisers please visit www.youronlinechoices.com and for general information about cookies and their use, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. You may also wish to review the guidance provided by the Information Commissioner's Office https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

Please be aware that these are 3rd party websites and as such UST Media accept no liability for the instructions given on these sites.

Your use of the website constitutes your consent to this website setting cookies on your device. 

If you do not wish the website to set cookies on your device then you should either not use the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” in Internet Explorer, "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari)]. This will mean that the site will continue to drop cookies and your visit to the site will be as normal. Once you leave the site, all cookies dropped will be destroyed.

Changes to this Statement

UST Media will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. UST Media encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how UST Media is protecting your information.

UST Media welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy and Cookies Policy.  This Privacy & Cookie policy was last reviewed in April 2021.

This cookie policy is published by High Power Media Limited (registered in UK: 5666309).

If you need assistance, please contact us using chris@highpowermedia.com