Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out the data processing practices carried out through the use of the Internet and the World Wide Web by or on behalf of Cove Energy plc and its subsidiaries and associated companies ("us" or "we"). If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices, please contact us. info@cove-energy.com

Information collected

We collect personal information from visitors to this Website [every time you email us your details]. We may share certain data about our site visitors' traffic patterns with partners or other parties. However, we do not sell any information about individual users.

Use of personal information

We process personal information collected via this website for the purposes of:

• Planning and managing our workload and/or business activity;
• Providing you with press releases or other information and responding to your queries; recruitment, order processing, account administration and obtaining feedback from website visitors; and
• Maintaining information as a reference tool or general resource.

Disclosure

We will only disclose personal information to other companies in the Cove Energy plc group of companies and to suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf or as otherwise required by applicable law or regulations.

Internet-based transfers

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data for the purposes set out above necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Some of the countries to which data may be transmitted may not provide the same statutory protection for your data as your home country. By browsing this Website and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our transferring and processing personal data in this way.

IP addresses

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

Cookies

For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. Some of the cookies we use are essential for the Website to operate.

Your rights

In addition to the policies and procedures we employ to safeguard your data, your personal data is protected by Directive 95/46/EC and its local implementing legislation including the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK. This provides, among other things, that the data we hold about you should be processed lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate, relevant, and not excessive. The information should be kept up to date, where necessary, and not retained for longer than is necessary. It should be kept securely to prevent unauthorised access by other people.

Policy changes

Any changes to this policy will be posted here.

Security

Cove Energy plc treats all the data held by it with the utmost care and security.