Privacy Policy

At Rate Collate we know how important your personal information is used and shared and we appreciate your trust in us to do that carefully and sensibly. This notice describes the privacy policy of ratecollate.com. By visiting ratecollate.com, or becoming a member, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Controllers of Personal Information

Any personal information provided to or to be gathered by ratecollate.com is controlled primarily by Inkberry Creative Ltd. Registered office is at Deb House 19 Middlewoods Way, Whamcliffe Business Park Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3HR, UK company registered number is 08788328.

What Personal Information about Members Does ratecollate.com Gather?

The information we learn from members helps us personalise and continually improve your experience at ratecollate.com. We use the information to communicate with you about offers, products and services, update our records and generally maintain your accounts with us, display content such as wish lists and customer Reviews and recommend businesses and services that might be of interest to you.
Here are the types of information we gather.

Information You Give Us:
We receive and store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as review validation, responding to your requests, customising future offers for you, improving our Site and communicating with you.

The personal data that we collect from you includes your name, email address and/or mobile number. Only your First Name and Last Initial is used on our site against content provided by you, such as reviews and news articles (blogs). We do not publish your email address or mobile number, we hold this information to validate your reviews. Your email address is also used for sending of any communications you have subscribed to, such as our newsletters and priority update emails. We also capture your hometown and this information relates to the area website that you are primarily associated to and is for the purpose of providing you local content. You can see and manage all your information at any time by logging into your user account.

If you connect to the Platform using Facebook or another social networking site (each a "Social Networking Site"), we will receive information that you authorize the Social Networking Site to share with us, which may include public profile information and email address. When we receive this information, it becomes Rate Collate account information for purposes of your use of the Platform. This information also constitutes personal information and is therefore subject to this Policy. Any information that we collect from your Social Networking Site account may depend on the privacy settings you have set with the Social Networking Site, so please consult the Social Networking Site's privacy and data practices. You have the ability to disconnect your Social Networking Site account from your Rate Collate account by selecting the Social Media tab on Your Account settings. If you come to the Platform through a Social Networking Site, from other websites or with devices that enable third parties to collect information from or about you, such third parties receive information about you subject to their privacy policies.

Submitted content such as images, videos and documentation may hold personally identifiable information such as authors, devices, locations, dates, times, etc. It is your responsibility to check the information associated and to remove any such information at source prior to submitting any shared or directly uploaded content.

Automatic Information:
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies" and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses ratecollate.com. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit websites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalised experience at ratecollate.com if we cannot recognise you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

E-mail Communications:

To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from ratecollate.com if your computer supports such capabilities. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please let us know by amending your Profile on the Site.

Our newsletters and marketing e-mails contain links to unsubscribe and manage your profile settings, so you can choose to subscribe or unsubscribe at any time. You can also see and manage your information at any time by logging into your user account.

What about Cookies?

Cookies are most often small text files that websites may put on your computer whilst you are browsing. Cookies are used for many different purposes. For example, they can:

The most common function of cookies is to remember bits of information that help make browsing the web easier and more hassle-free for you.

Here is an example of a cookie:

The cookie explained:

All modern browsers have tools to help you delete or block cookies. But it’s important to remember that many websites need cookies in order to function properly. By deleting or blocking cookies, you could also block certain personalised features and you may not be able to take full advantage of some of the website's features.

Does ratecollate.com share the Information it receives?

No. Information about our members is an important part of our business and we are not in the business of selling it to others.

Are Children Allowed to become Members of ratecollate.com?

No. Members must be over 18 years of age.

Notices and Revisions

If you have any concern about privacy at ratecollate.com, please e-mail us a thorough description and we will try to resolve the issue for you. Our business changes constantly and our Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions will change also. You should check our website frequently to see recent changes.