Claranet privacy policy 2022
1. Who are we?
Claranet Limited of 110 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6JS and its group of companies
(www.claranet.com)(“we”, “Claranet”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
For the purpose of applicable data protection legislation, the data controller of your personal
information is the Claranet group company(ies) you have contracted with and/or to whom you
have granted consent.
2. What does this Privacy Policy do?
a) Claranet has developed this privacy policy because we want you to feel confident about
the privacy and security of your personal information. Claranet takes all reasonable care to
prevent any unauthorised access to your personal information.
b) When we refer to “personal information” in this privacy policy, we mean information that
relates to you in circumstances where we can identify you directly or indirectly. We may
hold and use personal information about you in your capacity as a consumer, a business
customer or as an individual when you visit our websites.
c) This privacy policy only applies to how Claranet deals with your personal information. It
does not apply to your use of services, products or websites made available to you by third
parties, even if you access them through Claranet. Please review the applicable privacy
policies of such third parties to understand how they use your personal information.
3. What personal information do we collect from you and how
do we use it?
We may collect and process the following personal information about you:
a) Personal information that you provide by filling in forms Claranet provided portals and on
our website www.claranet.co.uk/ (“our site”) or Claranet Affiliate websites and portals
where applicable. This includes personal information provided at the time of subscribing to
our services, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for
personal information when you report a problem with our site.
b) We use this information to provide the services to you that you have requested and which
we have agreed to provide to you.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for this purpose is that our
processing is necessary to deliver our services to you, it is necessary for the performance
of a contract.
c) We also collect personal information about your use of our services (such as the amount
of time you spend on-line), which we use to manage our network, and for billing purposes.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for these purposes is that our
processing is in our legitimate business interests.

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d) We may ask you from time to time about what use you make of the services we provide,
what other services you would like us to provide in the future, and other personal
information, such as lifestyle data.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for these purposes is that it is in
our legitimate business interests to do so.
e) We collect personal information about your use of our site and services to help us to make
improvements to our sites and to the services we make available to our customers and
users.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for these purposes is that it is in
our legitimate business interests to do so.
f) We may also monitor and record our communications with you, including e-mails and
phone conversations which may then be used for training purposes, quality assurance, to
record details about the products and services you order from us, and in order to meet our
legal and regulatory obligations generally.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for training purposes and quality
assurance purposes is that it is in our legitimate business interests to do so.
• Our lawful ground for processing for the remaining purposes described in this section is that
our processing is necessary to deliver our services.
g) We receive information about you from other telecommunications operators where you are
also our customer.
• Our lawful ground for processing for the remaining purposes described in this section is that
it is in our legitimate business interests to do so.
4. How else do we use your personal information?
4.1. Marketing and Advertising
a) We may need your personal data in order to send to you marketing materials which we
think you may be interested in. In most instances our lawful ground for processing your
personal data for marketing purposes is that it is in our legitimate business interest to do
so.
h) Where appropriate, we strive to obtain your consent if we intend to use your personal
information for certain other marketing purposes and in these instances our lawful ground
for processing your personal data is that you have consented for us to do so.
i) Where you have consented to us doing so, we may use personal information that you
provide directly to us, and/or which we collect about your use of our site and services for
marketing purposes, either alone or in combination with personal information that we
receive about you from third party companies and organisations. Where we receive
personal information about you from such third parties which we use for marketing
purposes, this is on the basis that such third parties have obtained your consent to such
disclosure to, and use by Claranet.
j) Where you have consented to us doing so, we may also share your personal information
about your use of our site and services with our advertisers and to other companies which
offer their goods or services on our websites.

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4.2. Credit checking and account management
a) When you order goods and services from Claranet, we may make enquiries about you for
credit reference purposes. These enquires include searching your records held by a Credit
Reference Agency (CRA) and checking any details held on you by Fraud Prevention
Agencies (FPA’s). When CRA’s receive a search from us they will place a footprint on your
credit file that may be seen by other organisations. At all times where your personal
information is disclosed to us we will protect it in accordance with this privacy policy. We
do this to help protect you from identity theft and fraud, and also to prevent and detect
crime and money laundering.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for these purposes is that it is in
our legitimate business interests to do so.
k) Personal information on applications will be sent to CRA’s and will be recorded by them.
We may also give them details of your accounts and billing information, including how you
manage it/them to CRA’s. We may tell them about payments you make to us, your
account balances, and payment defaults. We may also give them historical information we
hold about your payment history with us. If you do not pay your bills on time, CRA’s will
record this information and it may be supplied to other organisations by CRA’s and FPA’s
to perform similar checks and to trace your whereabouts and recover debts that you owe
to them as well as us.
• Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for the purposes described in
this section is that it is in our legitimate business interests to do so.
5. Do we share your personal information with anyone else?
5.1. External companies
a) We sometimes use other companies to help us to provide the services that we have
agreed to supply to you. To enable them to do this, we may need to share your personal
information with them. When we do so, these companies are required to act in accordance
with the instructions we give them and they must meet the requirements of applicable data
protection legislation when processing your personal information.
l) Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for the purposes described in
this section 5.1 is because it is in our legitimate business interests to do so.
5.2. Lawful requests
a) We may provide your personal information, in response to lawful requests, for the
purposes of the prevention and detection of crime, and the apprehension or prosecution of
offenders. We may also provide information for the purpose of safeguarding national
security. In either case we do so in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
We also provide your personal information to third parties when required to do so by law,
for example under a court order, or in response to lawful demands, under powers
contained in legislation.
m) Our lawful ground for processing your personal information for the purposes described in
section 5.2 is because such processing is necessary for us to comply with legal obligations
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6. For how long does Claranet keep your personal
information?
Unless there is a specific legal requirement for us to keep your personal information, we will
retain it for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected or for
which it is to be further processed.
7. How do we protect your data when it is transferred outside
the EEA?
Claranet complies with the rules in applicable data protection legislation governing the transfer of
your personal information from countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) to countries
outside the EEA. We do sometimes transfer your personal information to a country outside the
EEA but before doing so we will take steps to ensure that your personal information is only
transferred in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
8. How do we protect your personal information?
8.1. Security
We are serious about guarding the security of your personal information. We take appropriate
organisational and technical security measures to protect your personal information against
unauthorised disclosure or processing.
8.2. Passwords
Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access
certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you
not to share a password with anyone.
8.3. Other security measures
We use various security measures to protect the information we collect, as appropriate to the
type of information, including encryption, firewalls, and access controls. Our company databases
are accessible only by persons who have entered into and are bound by a confidentiality and
nondisclosure agreement with Claranet.
8.4. Internet security and associated risks
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although
we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your
information transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received
your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised
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9. How to access your personal information and your other
rights?
9.1. You have the following rights in relation to the personal
information we hold about you:
a) Your right of access. If you ask us, we’ll confirm whether we’re processing your personal
information and, if so, provide you with a copy of that personal information (along with
certain other details). If you require additional copies, we may need to charge a
reasonable fee.
n) Your right to rectification. If the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or
incomplete, you’re entitled to have it rectified. If we’ve shared your personal information
with others, we’ll let them know about the rectification where possible. If you ask us, where
possible and its lawful to do so, we’ll also tell you who we’ve shared your personal
information with so that you can contact them directly.
o) Your right to erasure. You can ask us to delete or remove your personal information in
some circumstances such as where we no longer need it or you withdraw your consent
(where applicable). If we’ve shared your personal information with others, we’ll let them
know about the erasure where possible. If you ask us, where possible and it is lawful to do
so, we’ll also tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can
contact them directly.
p) Your right to restrict processing. You can ask us to ‘block’ or suppress the processing
of your personal information in certain circumstances such as where you contest the
accuracy of that personal information or object to us processing it. It won’t stop us from
storing your personal information though. We’ll tell you before we lift any restriction. If
we’ve shared your personal information with others, we’ll let them know about the
restriction where possible. If you ask us, where possible and it is lawful to do so, we’ll also
tell you who we’ve shared your personal information with so that you can contact them
directly.
q) Your right to data portability. With effect from 25 May 2018, you have the right, in
certain circumstances, to obtain personal information you’ve provided us with (in a
structured, commonly used and machine-readable format) and to reuse it elsewhere or
ask us to transfer this to a third party of your choice.
r) Your right to object. You can ask us to stop processing your personal information, and
we will do so, if we’re:
• relying on our own or someone else’s legitimate interests to process your personal
information except if we can demonstrate compelling legal grounds for the processing;
• processing your personal information for direct marketing; or
• processing your personal information for research unless such processing is necessary for
the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
s) Your rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling. You have the
right not to be subject to a decision when it’s based on automatic processing, including
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profiling is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between you and
us.
t) Your right to withdraw consent. If we rely on your consent as our legal basis for
processing your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any
time.
u) Your right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. If you have a concern
about any aspect of our privacy practices, including the way we’ve handled your personal
information, you can report it to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). You can
find details about how to do this on the ICO website at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or by
calling their helpline on 0303 123 1113.
10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and,
where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.
11. When do we use Cookies?
11.1. Information that can be collected
We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address,
operating system and browser type, for SYSTEM administration and to report aggregate
information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and
patterns, and does not identify any individual.
11.2. The purpose of cookies
Cookies cannot be executed as code or used to deliver a virus. Cookies help us to improve our
site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:
a) To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
b) To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customise our site
according to your individual interests.
c) To speed up your searches.
d) To recognise you when you return to our site.
12. What type of Cookies do we use?
12.1. Types of Cookie
Two types of cookies may be used on this website, session cookies, which are temporary cookies
that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site, and persistent cookies,
which remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on
the lifetime of the specific cookie).

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12.2. Third party advertisements
We may use a third party to serve advertisements on our site. Cookies may be associated with
these advertisements to enable the advertiser to track the number of anonymous users
responding to the campaign. We do not have access to or control of cookies placed by third
parties.
12.3. Third party internet sites
Third party internet sites that you can link to from Claranet’s websites are not covered by our
privacy policy, so we urge you to be careful when you enter any personal information online.
Claranet accepts no responsibility or liability for these sites.
12.4. Additional cookies
Other companies which advertise or offer their products or services on our website may also
allocate cookies to your PC. The types of cookies they use and how they use the information
generated by them will be governed by their own privacy policies and not ours.
12.5. Deactivating cookies
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to
refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access
certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse
cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
13. Google Analytics
Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager – data protection declaration
We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), pursuant to
Article 6 (1) f) GDPR, for the purposes of tailoring our website to meet your needs and ongoing
optimisation. In this context, anonymous user profiles are created, and cookies are used. The
information collected about your use of our website, such as
• browser type/version,
• operating system
• referrer URL (the previously visited page),
• host name of the accessing computer (anonymous IP address),
• time of the server request
is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to
evaluate your use of the website to compile reports on website activity for us as website
operators and to provide other services associated with the use of the website and the Internet.
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
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By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner
and for the purposes set out above.
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 our
website and portal.
You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser,
which will prevent the collection of cookies-generated data relating to your use of the website and
the processing of such data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin
available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Google Tag Manager is used to implement Google Analytics on our website. The Google Tag
Manager is a solution from Google Inc. that enables companies to manage website tags via a
single interface. Google Tag Manager is a cookie-free domain that does not collect personally
identifiable information. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags that may themselves collect
data. The Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If the user has disabled it at the
domain or cookie level, it will remain disabled for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag
Manager.
Deletion of old data, if applicable
If Google Analytics has created user profiles without IP anonymisation, this data has been
collected illegally and must therefore be deleted. In the Analytics settings, Google now offers the
option of moving so-called "properties" and "data views" to the trash, whereby they are deleted
after three (3) months.
14. Helpful definitions
Affiliate means, with respect to any entity, any other entity Controlled directly or indirectly, by the
entity, any entity that Controls, directly or indirectly, the entity or any entity directly or indirectly
under common Control with the entity;
Control means the beneficial ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued share
capital or the legal power to direct or cause the direction of the general management or affairs of
the company, partnership or other entity in question and “Controls”, “Controlled” and “Controlling”
shall be construed accordingly.
15. Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be
addressed to Claranet Limited, 110 High Holborn, London, England, WC1V 6JS or by email at
privacy@uk.clara.net.

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