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.
Richard Kent
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Sign Up10:06 AM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Vanessa Warwick" at "22/12/2013 - 09:56":
I was one of the people who loved your speech! 🙂
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Sign Up10:10 AM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Well thank you Richard. That is kind of you to clarify that. 🙂
I am sure that it is a comfort to everyone that, if they feel a bit wobbly over WBBS at any time, they can pop back here for a rant or a bit of moral support. This thread is a great resource for all affected by this debacle.
Hope you have a lovely break over Christmas.
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Sign Up10:15 AM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Vanessa Warwick" at "22/12/2013 - 09:56":
I read your e mail in the spirit I'm sure it was intended Vanessa (and incidentally I didn't think either that Richard was 'having a go') - so thanks and I'm sure everyone on the forum hopes that you have a peaceful and restful holiday too
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Sign Up10:38 AM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Vanessa Warwick" at "22/12/2013 - 10:10":
Vanessa,
I dare not make impassioned speeches at this time because I can only imagine, and I mean literally only imagine how this hike has negatively affected the lives of the borrowers concerned.
The best I could do is offer some small amount of help towards the action.
I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas under the circumstances - and I emphasise that point - under the circumstances.
Richard Adams
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Sign Up12:49 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
While we eagerly await first salvos of the onslaught against WBBS early 2014 can I ask you all, and I mean all not just WB borrowers, to embrace a project that will unfold in January. Bit of a long post and in the words of Monty Python "Now for something completely different".
Property118 costs an arm and a leg to run - much more than you would dream of believe me and I only know because I was told - and relies on donations entirely and you can guess where much of that source comes from. Advertising which would clutter the site has been resisted.
The fight with WBBS is only part of what Property118 is engaged with. Its raison d'etre is "To help 1000's of landlords, tenants & letting agents every year to better understand their legal rights and responsibilities".
Mark Alexander has recently posted about how Property118 will be continuing to champion its ideals on a broader scale in the coming months. Some of his proposals have considerable cost implications hence the urgent need to raise some money.
Without putting your hands in your pockets here is how you can help raise the necessary. A sideline of mine is publishing e books for sale on Amazon. You may know that Mark has posted some blogs about being a landlord? These are being compiled/formatted etc right now into an e book, cover designed, price finally decided etc. Title is 99% likely to be "Strategies of a Buy to Let Landlord".
The work will be completed so the book is up for sale on Amazon in January. ALL SALES PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO PROPERTY118. Mark has thus donated his work which is extremely generous of him.
While the book is a very good read and would be a worthwhile purchase in its own right, that is not the point as far as we are concerned. I request your help in making it an Amazon best seller so it raises plenty of cash.
Here is how you come in. I'll post when the book is up on Amazon INCLUDING telling you of the 5 day free download period which is normal marketing practice.
You should then buy/download the book - FOC mind during the 5 day period - and write a favourable review. This is crucial. Don't go over the top but give a 4 or 5 star good review. Whether you like the book or not is immaterial remember as this is a fund raising exercise.
Those of you who know about e book launches on Amazon will understand this process, while those who don't just take it from me that it is vital.
We have a unique opportunity here if we get it right to raise some serious money. Worse outcome is a flop at zero money lost, only much work down the swanee. Not often does a publisher, me, have a big list of would be supportive followers, you lot, to approach to kickstart a book launch. Tell your friends about it as well of course - please!
E books are normally downloaded on to a Kindle device but desktop PC's, laptops, I Pads and even smartphones can also be used I believe. It is likely the book will ultimately also be available as a hard/paper back version as well.
If you don't have a Kindle gizmo and/or are uncomfortable with downloading please ask someone you know who is savvy to do the exercise for you.
I am appealing to ALL members of this forum to get involved in this project as Property118 needs financial help and deserves our support. I also repeat, stress in fact, that by jumping in during the 5 day free period it will cost you nothing - absolutely zippo.
Could be a bit of fun as well. Look out for my call to action post in the New Year. I hope the latter is a great one for you and that Christmas meanwhile is a happy one.
Richard
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Sign Up14:21 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Richard Adams" at "22/12/2013 - 12:49":
Excellent. I'll look forward to this. I think I'll get the eBook free and then donate the price direct to P118.
And here is the oldest Xmas joke re-configured - they tried to stage a nativity play at West Brom BS's Xmas bash, but failed because they could not cast the Three Wise Men.
Boom boom. Merry Xmas to all, Ed
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Sign Up16:01 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Ed Atkinson" at "22/12/2013 - 14:21":
That didn't stop them trying to crucify us though, courtesy of Judas Westhoff. Perhaps I should have saved that one for Easter time, although hopefully it'll be less relevant by then, fingers crossed.
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Sign Up16:29 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Richard Adams" at "22/12/2013 - 12:49":
would e mail addresses for a direct link on launch day help?
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Sign Up16:42 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
Reply to the comment left by "Denise D" at "22/12/2013 - 16:29":
Not quite sure what you're getting at Denise? E mailing everybody individually would be a bit of a chore even if I knew the addresses, and if everyone was happy to provide same for me.
I shall be able to post here that book is up/going up on whatever date applies warning that the 5 day period starts on XX Jan. So everybody should have at least a week to react. One post and job done.
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Sign Up17:37 PM, 22nd December 2013, About 11 years ago
just concerned about how quiet the group seems to be of late (and thinking that a lack of comments maybe indicates a lack of readers - after all who could possibly read all the interesting stuff posted and resist commenting). I was thinking that at this time of year maybe some of our members are not around for more than week at a stretch