Privacy Policy

Americanexpats.co.uk is committed to protecting our users privacy. To that end, we offer this statement to inform our users of how we define, gather and utilize personal information.

Americanexpats.co.uk reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter this policy at any time. Such changes and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. Please review this policy periodically. Your continued usage of the Americanexpats.co.uk website following the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised privacy policy. For your information, this page was last updated on March 31, 2003.

We define personal information as information that includes a person's full name, address, telephone number, date of birth and/or email address or any other information that is tied to individually identifiable information that would allow someone to identify or contact you, unless stated otherwise herein or on the Site. We can gather information on our users in by two different methods: cookie technology and voluntary submissions.

We utilize cookie technology to collect data regarding the number of visits a person has made to our site and also for personalisation purposes. This data is stored in aggregate form and is in no way singled out in an individual file. This information allows us to know what pages/sites are of interest to our users and what pages/sites may be of less interest. Such information is utilized in revising the website to better meet our users needs and interests.

We also collect personally identifiable information from users through voluntary submissions. We use good faith efforts to make it clear why the information is being collected and what it will be used for. In the event that this information is being shared with a third party affiliate, sponsor or advertiser, we will use good faith efforts to post a notice on the site clearly stating that the information is being shared.

We have taken steps to ensure that personally identifiable information collected is secure, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to its database servers, as well as electronic security systems and password protections which guard against unauthorized access.

Americanexpats.co.uk would like to take this opportunity to encourage users to be smart about choosing when, and to whom to release information online.