Privacy Policy
BACKGROUND:
Property118 Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website,
www.property118.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site
. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
- Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:
| “Account” |
means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site; |
| “Cookie” |
means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in section 13, below; |
| “Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003; |
| “personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case, it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”); and |
| “We/Us/Our” |
Means Property118 Ltd , a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. |
- Information About Us
- Our Site is owned and operated by Property118 Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 10295964, whose registered address is 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- Our VAT number is 990 0332 34.
- Our Data Protection Officer is Neil Patterson, and can be contacted by email at npatterson@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB.
- What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
- Your Rights
- As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
- The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data;
- The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section 12);
- The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your personal data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 14);
- The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data;
- The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your personal data to re-use with another service or organisation);
- The right to object to Us using your personal data for particular purposes; and
- If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 14 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
- For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
- What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal data (please also see section 13 on Our use of Cookies and similar technologies):
- Name;
- Date of birth;
- Address and post code;
- Business/company name and trading status;
- Number of properties owned;
- Accountants details;
- Contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
- Proof of residence and ID;
- Financial information such as income and tax status;
- Landlords insurance renewal dates;
- Property Portfolio details such as value and mortgage outstanding;
- How Do We Use Your Data?
- All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
- Our use of your personal data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to our use of your personal data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in our legitimate interests. Specifically, we may use your data for the following purposes:
- Providing and managing your access to Our Site;
- Supplying our products and or services to you (please note that We require your personal data in order to enter into a contract with you);
- Personalising and tailoring our products and or services for you;
- Replying to emails from you;
- Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all emails;
- Analysing your use of our site and gathering feedback to enable us to continually improve our site and your user experience;
- Provide information to our partner service and product suppliers at your request.
- With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email and or telephone with information, news and offers on our products and or We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
- You have the right to withdraw your consent to us using your personal data at any time, and to request that we delete it.
- We do not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):
- Member profile information is collected with your consent and can be amended or deleted at any time by you;
- Anti-Money Laundering information and tax consultancy records are to be kept as required by law for up to seven years.
- How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
- We only keep your personal data for as long as We need to in order to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
- Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein). You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our site and submitting information to Us. If we do store data outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the GDPR
- Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
- Do We Share Your Data?
- We may share your data with other partner companies in for the purpose of supplying products or services you have requested.
- We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on Our behalf. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
- We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
- In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your personal data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
- What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
- We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
- How Can You Control Your Data?
- In addition to your rights under the GDPR, set out in section 4, we aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails.
- Your Right to Withhold Information
- You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
- You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see section 13.
- How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any and all information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details at info@property118.com, or using the contact details below in section 14.
- Our Use of Cookies
- Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products AND/OR We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
- All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.
- Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a cookie prompt requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow only first party Cookies and block third party Cookies.
- Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown below in section 13.5. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in section 13.9, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.
- The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
| Name of Cookie |
Purpose |
Strictly Necessary |
| JSESSIONID |
Used only to collect performance data, with any identifiable data obfuscated |
No |
| __cfduid |
This cookie is strictly necessary for Cloudflare's security features and cannot be turned off. |
Yes |
- Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics and Facebook. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products AND/OR services offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
- The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information.
- The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:
| Name of Cookie |
First / Third Party |
Provider |
Purpose |
| __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt, __utmz |
First |
Google |
Helps to understand how their visitors engage with our website |
| _fbp |
First |
Facebook |
Helps to understand how their visitors engage with our website |
- In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
- You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
- It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
- Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at info@property118.com, by telephone on 01603 489118, or by post at 1st Floor, Woburn House, 84 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AB. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 12, above).
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118
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Sign Up20:26 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "ROSEMARY BOSWORTH" at "14/11/2013 - 20:06":
Hi Rosemary
Did you pay Connells to arrange the mortgage for you or did you pay them for professional advice? There is a big difference! I suggest you check your paperwork including their Terms of Business, their invoice and whether the KFI said the mortgage broker service provided was advised or non-advised.
Did you use a solicitor?
I do feel for all the mortgage brokers who arranged these mortgages, I was one of them at the time and the West Brom promotional material and ambiguous terminology certainly had me fooled.
In additional to doing everything that Justin and the QC recommend I am also planning to make a complaint to advertising standards. I doubt the outcome of that will be anywhere near as powerful as the stuff Justin and our legal team are working on, however, if the ASA agree that West Brom's promotional materials were misleading it will certainly not do our legal case any harm will it 🙂
I'm not planning to involve Justin in this as I know we need to use all money in the legal fighting funds sparingly. I will, however, keep the forum updated with my progress and if it looks like I'm getting somewhere I may well be asking everybody to submit an identical complaint to mine 😉
Onwards and upwards.
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Sign Up20:29 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "ROSEMARY BOSWORTH" at "14/11/2013 - 20:06":
I don't think the advisors can be blamed. The T and C s were never meant to mean what west brom are saying they mean. That is the whole point. West brom are making this up. Thats why they needed to get external legal advice. If there was ever any way our rates could have been varied it would have referred to it in the offer and loan agreements. Then there would have been no reason to obtain external legal advice and they would have done it years ago.
These people are immoral unethical individuals, lower than a snakes belly. They are trying it on in the hope we won't have enough support and money to bring a strong enough case to court. That's our weakness. We need to ensure more and more sign up. If you are reading this forum and are affected and have not sent your money to Justin yet, do do this weekend at the latest. Don't rely on the rest. I know people really want this to come to a positive conclusion for everyone. But if there is not enough money to take this to court and west brom come up with a deal just for those registered then that will be the only alternative. It's no good wanting to join after a line will have been drawn.
As things stand I'm so pleased I've got my documents in. It's £240 . I wouldn't want to be left on the outside not knowing what's happened.
Now I'm not saying that west brom will make an offer to leave all those who are listed in the class action on the original terms. But there is absolutely nothing to stop them. If you believe there is then why are we in the situation in the first place. These people will try and get away with whatever they can.
If I were the directors of west brom ( and had all my morals and ethics surgically removed) I would be saying there are around 200 who are making a right fuss here. Get together with whoever represents them make them an offer that their agreements stay the same as originally agreed and shut them up. That still leaves 6500 , so probably over 7500 + loans.
It's took these 200 weeks to get £50000. The rest won't have a chance of organising anything on the same scale otherwise they would be in now. This would cost them less the £1m per year so they would still have £16m plus extra.
It's just my thoughts but I'm glad my name is in the hat. If yours isn't sleep on it and get up tomorrow and ask yourself can you take the chance that you might be left out. .
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Sign Up20:35 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Dean Turner" at "14/11/2013 - 20:29":
If we can get a few hundred solicitors to say the something similar about the T&C's to what you have said Dean that will definitely help!
If all of us who paid for our solicitors to advise us get a response from our solicitors admitting they screwed up that could be a game changer. Those borrowers will be able to claim on their solicitors PI insurance and the others will have a problem.
However, what are the realistic chances of any of the solicitors admitting they screwed up? I'm thinking of a round number, can you guess what that round number might be? LOL
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ROSEMARY BOSWORTH
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Sign Up20:42 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "14/11/2013 - 20:26":
West Brom paid them the fee, declared on my loan offer. Yes I did use a solicitor they also do not read any T&C'S and deny any responsibility. KFI States advice. WBBS have stated that the advisors were aware of the clause I hope that is recorded when I obtain my records.
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Sign Up20:55 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "14/11/2013 - 20:35":
I wrote to my solicitors very early on in this. We used them about 20 times I think. Plus I passed them onto around four other people. I've not even had an acknowledgement to my letter. So if we end up trying to sue them I won't have any qualms. If fact it would be a pleasure. I only wanted them to acknowledge my letter.
Ps. I'm guessing the number you are think is nil ?
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Sign Up21:01 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "ROSEMARY BOSWORTH" at "14/11/2013 - 20:42":
Hi Rosemary
On the basis that your broker made an advised sale then you may well have a claim against them, same for your solicitor. I'd suggest you send copies of the correspondence you are quoting to Justin to be used as evidence against West Brom.
I very much doubt that Justin's will be taking action against brokers or solicitors as that is not the remit of his instructions for the Class action. However, he will be helping us to rattle a few cages in order to gather evidence against West Brom.
I'm sure Justin would be pleased to take your instructions to commence litigation against your solicitors and your broker, however, and I say this with no disrespect to Justin, you will probably be able to find a far more economical alternative, e.g. a "no win no fee" solicitor specialising in financial services and legal negligence claims. I also plan to look into this myself and will share what I decide to do here. I do have a lot of contacts in legal circles and will be putting the feelers out once I know the contents of Justin's updates over the coming weeks.
The fact that West Brom paid a fee to your broker is a "red herring" by the way. This would have been a procuration fee which is in no way connected to whether advice was provided by the broker to you or not.
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Sign Up21:16 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Thanks for you advice will forward docs to Justin.
So Wbbs paid commission to sell us a product without giving all the facts? Good way to increase business
Not sure a solicitor will take this on no win no fee let me know if you find one.
Thanks for all you hard work and advice
Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118
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Sign Up21:44 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Dean Turner" at "14/11/2013 - 20:55":
LOL - zero is the roundest number on my keyboard.
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Sign Up21:45 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "ROSEMARY BOSWORTH" at "14/11/2013 - 21:16":
Thanks Rosemary 🙂
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Sign Up22:04 PM, 14th November 2013, About 11 years ago
Mark,
Please can you clarify something for me. I registered my interest in joining the class action and sent off the template letter to WB 10 days ago requesting the copies of all of the documents as outlined in the letter. As yet nothing has arrived form the WB. I was planing to send these documents along with my payment (cheque) together. I am now reading that I will not be a recipient of Justin's advice regarding the way forward unless I am a paid up member. So, my question is as follows;
1. Should I remain in the dark until I receive my docs and then send them off along with my payment?
2. Will the forum be updated with a 'high level' but non specific update regarding the viability of any action without mentioning strategy etc.
3. Should I (could I) make payment on-line without sending any docs. If so, I guess there will be no issues in matching up my payment with any subsequent documents that I send to Justin?
If point 3 is your suggestion, how do you know that I am not a WB insider simply paying £240 (without docs) to get the low down on what action we are thinking about?
On another note, I have read a few reference to Subject Access. I am not sure what this is and if this is something I need to be progressing.
I have pulled out my original docs and have noticed that the mortgage was 'recommended' to me by Charcol who also received a fee from WB. This seems to be a familiar story, do you think I have any chance in suing them in addition to any class action we are taking against the WB.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Alexander