Disclaimer & Privacy Statement

DAAR Communications Plc is committed to the highest standard of quality information and every attempt has been made to present up to date and accurate information.

However, the group gives no warranty as to the accuracy of the information on this website and accepts no liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on such information.

Although DAAR Communications Plc takes all reasonable measures to ensure that the information provided to it from third parties is not defamatory or offensive, it cannot control the content or take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers.

Privacy statement
What personal information do you collect?
In some areas, we may ask you to register your name, email address and relevant personal details. We will also collect information from you if complete any other forms on our site or if you contact us with comments or specific requests.

This information is only used for the intended purpose and, if we wish to use it for any other purpose, we will ask you first.

If you choose to complete any of our online forms, DAAR Communications Plc will not use the personal information you provide us with for marketing purposes without first gaining your consent. We may pass your details on to third party service providers who are contracted to DAAR Communications Plc in the course of dealing with your request. These third parties are obliged to keep your details securely, will use them only to fulfil the request and will dispose of the information at the appropriate time.

No personal information you have given us will be passed on to third parties for commercial purposes. Our policy is that all information will be shared among staff and other agencies where the legal framework allows it, if this will help to improve the service you receive and to develop other services.

If you do not wish certain information about you to be exchanged within any of DAARGroup websites, you can request that this does not happen. You can write to, or email us, quoting Section 4 & Part 11 of the Computer Security and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Bill 2005 and we will consider your request and respond to you.

For more information, please contact our Legal Department [Hyperlink]

Collecting information automatically
We collect statistics about your visit to our website. We use this information to track user activity which in turn helps us to improve the website. These statistics do not contain personal data and cannot be traced back to an individual.

We use ‘cookies’ to collect this statistical information. However, the cookies themselves do not store personal information.

Confidentiality/security
We give you the option of using a secure transmission method to send us the following types of personal data:
• primary personal data (such as name and contact details)
• identifiers (such as credit card details, website password)

All our employees and data processors with access to, and associated with the processing of, personal data are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors’ personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to government institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation. Email messages

You may receive occasional email messages from DAAR Communications Plc on matters that we consider may be of interest to you, if you have provided your email address to us for this purpose.

Email monitoring
The use of DAAR Communications Plc’s email system may be monitored and communications read in order to secure effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.

External Links
www.daargroup.com contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies to all websites owned and maintained by the Group. When you are transferring to another site you should read their privacy statement for their policy on the use of personal information.

Changes
If this privacy statement changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.
By regularly reviewing this page you will ensure that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with others.

For more information please contact the Legal Department [Hyperlink]

Google analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your Internet Protocol [IP] address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above
• Cookies

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a small text file that is placed on an internet user's hard drive. It is generated by a web server, which is the computer that operates a website.

The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site. A cookie can be thought of as an internet user's identification card, which tell a website when the user has returned.

What is the purpose of cookies?
Cookies make the interaction between users and websites faster and easier. Without cookies, it would be very difficult for a website to allow a visitor to fill up a shopping cart or to remember the user's preferences or registration details for a future visit.

Websites use cookies mainly because they save time and make the browsing experience more efficient and enjoyable. Websites often use cookies for the purposes of collecting demographic information about their users.

Cookies enable websites to monitor their users' web surfing habits and profile them for marketing purposes (for example, to find out which products or services they are interested in and send them targeted advertisements.)

Are cookies dangerous?
No. Cookies are small pieces of text. They are not computer programs, and they can't be executed as code. Also, they cannot be used to disseminate viruses, and modern versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla or Firefox browsers all allow users to set their own limitations to the number of cookies saved on their hard drives.

Can cookies threaten users' privacy?
Cookies are stored on the computer's hard drive. They cannot access the hard drive - so a cookie cannot read other information saved on the hard drive, or get a user's email address etc. They only contain and transfer to the server as much information as the users themselves have disclosed to a certain website.

A server cannot set a cookie for a domain that it is not a member of. In spite of this, users quite often find in their computer files cookies from websites that they have never visited. These cookies are usually set by companies that sell internet advertising on behalf of other websites. Therefore it may be possible that users' information is passed to third party websites without the users' knowledge or consent, such as information on surfing habits. This is the most common reason for people rejecting or fearing cookies.

Accessibility
Introduction / Plain English / PDFs / Access keys / Text size / Further information / Tell us what you think

Introduction
We are committed to a website that is accessible to all our users.
We review the site regularly and amend pages that may cause problems for people with disabilities.
We aim to meet or exceed the provisions of the W3C/WAI Level 'AA' checklist.

Plain English
All of our content is checked for plain English, and we aim to use a written style which is straightforward and understandable

PDFs
The downloadable documents on this site are in Portable Document Format (often referred to as PDF).

How can I open and view a PDF document?
In order to view a PDF document, you need free software called Adobe Acrobat Reader, created by the company called Adobe. However PDFs are not easily accessible to all users so Adobe has developed a method of converting PDF documents into HTML (normal web pages), a more accessible format for assistive technologies. How do I convert a PDF document into HTML?
The URL (the web address) of a PDF document will appear in the web browser address bar when it is selected. Copy the url (normally looks like this: http://www.daargroup.com... or http://www.aittv.co.uk .. ) and then visit Adobe's website on the link below.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

Online conversion tools for Adobe PDF documents
Once you have clicked on the link above, you will see an online form created by Adobe. Simply paste the URL into the box you will see and the contents of the PDF will be automatically converted to HTML - an ordinary web page; and in that form it should then be accessible.

There are further features and capabilities of Adobe products that enhance electronic document accessibility for people with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and motor impairments. You can visit their website using the link below, where you will find this information and links to resources that help people with disabilities work more effectively with Adobe software.
http://access.adobe.com
Adobe website, accessibility information • Access keys

There are Access Keys (keyboard shortcuts) available on this site.
Windows, press ALT + AccessKey then ENTER
Macintosh, press Control + AccessKey.
Access key S - Skip navigation
Access key 1 - Home page
Access key 3 - Sitemap
Access key 4 - Search
Access key 6 - Help
Access key 8 - Privacy information
Access key 9 - Contact us
Access key 0 – Accessibility

Text Size
If you find the text size on this website too small or too large, you can change the size of the text via your Internet browser.

Internet Explorer 7 & 8
In your toolbar select "Page" followed by "Text size" and change to your preference. Internet Explorer 8 also allows you to zoom the page as a whole. Select "Page" followed by "Zoom" and adjust to your preference, or use the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the zoom.

Internet Explorer 5.5, 6
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change to your preference.

Firefox
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change to your preference or press the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the text size.

Google Chrome
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change to your preference or press the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the text size.

Tell us what you think
If you are a person with a disability and have trouble using our website - or if you experience difficulty using any of our services, products, or facilities - please tell us about the problem.
• Contact the Daargroup web team
• Website feedback