Macclesfield Forum - Privacy Policy
This policy explains in detail how Macclesfield Forum, its successors and assigns, owners, officers, administrators, moderators, directors, agents and /or employees [hereinafter "Macclesfield Forum", "we", "us" and "our"] use any information collected during any session of usage by you [hereinafter "your information"] of the http://www.macclesfieldforum.co.uk web site, including its web pages, forums, sub-forums, categories, directories, text, images and other content [hereinafter "Forum"].Browsing Macclesfield Forum will cause the phpBB software to create a number of cookies, which are small text files used to store information on your computer. These cookies contain identifiers which are automatically assigned to you by the phpBB software. Cookies may also store information on which topics have been read. The purpose of these cookies is to improve your user experience only.
IP addresses are also logged on the Forum, to help us in cases of abuse.
We may also collect information that you actively submit to us. This might include but is not limited to information that you use to request the registration of an account with Macclesfield Forum [hereinafter "your account"] and posts submitted by you after registration and whilst logged in [hereinafter "your posts"].
At a minimum, your account will contain a uniquely identifiable name [hereinafter "user name"], a personal password used for logging into your account [hereinafter "password"] and a personal, valid e-mail address (hereinafter "e-mail address"]. The information for your account at Macclesfield Forum is protected by data protection laws applicable in the country that hosts us. Additional information beyond your user name, password and e-mail address may be required by Macclesfield Forum as a requirement of registration and use of an account. Other information may be optional In all cases, as an account holder you have the option of deciding what account information is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated e-mails from the phpBB software.
As a user of this Forum, you agree to any information you entered into it being stored in a database. While your private information will not be disclosed voluntarily to any third party without your consent, or a valid court order, Macclesfield Forum cannot be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.
Your password is encrypted so that it is secure. However, no password is hackerproof. It is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account at Macclesfield Forum, so please guard it carefully. Under no circumstance will Macclesfield Forum or a third party legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your account password, you can use the "I forgot my password" feature provided by the phpBB software. This process will ask you to submit your user name and your e-mail, and the phpBB software will then generate and send a new password to your email address.
Last Updated: December 31, 2007.
