Privacy Policy covering the websites of Empire Interactive Europe Ltd.

General policy
Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. respects your privacy. The information that you provide us with, or that is gathered automatically helps us and third parties to monitor our service and provide you with the services that you have subscribed to. Please bear in mind that any personal information that you submit through forums, letters/emails for publication and the like may be collected by others. If you have any concerns, questions or comments please email webmaster@empire.co.uk

Email newsletters
Empire operates email newsletters on many of its sites. These are free to sign up to. What we ask of you is your email address, at times we may ask you for further information, which is used for demographic purposes. We do not give our email lists out to other parties. Our newsletters may contain promotions or advertisements from various businesses or information on other sites or services that we offer. If at any time you wish to unsubscribe from our newsletter you may do so by visiting the site you signed up with and using the unsubscribe facility. Or you may choose to click the "unsubscribe" link at the end of every newsletter. You may also email the website editor although it may take a longer time before your email address is removed than with the automatic unsubscribe facility.

Emailing of Empire Publishing Ltd content from websites
Some of our sites permit the emailing of content from you to another person for personal use only. We ask that you provide us with a valid email address for yourself and the recipient. This is used to check for transmission errors and to inform the recipient who sent the story. This information is not used for newsletters or promotions.

Cookies
We use 'cookies' to track advertising information and website usage. On certain sites, or third party sites we may utilise cookies for other purposes such as order tracking in online shops or for targeting advertisements to particular types of visitor.

Surveys
On occasion we may conduct online surveys. This is used to gauge our service, collect demographic information and other information that we may find useful. These surveys are optional. We may share non-personal, aggregated information with third parties.

Affiliates
Many of our sites have affiliated websites operated by third parties. The content on these sites are not under our control. If you have any questions concerning these sites and the usage of them we suggest that you contact the webmaster of the site directly.

Security
While we strive to keep the information that you supply directly or indirectly secure please be aware that the Internet is not a fully secure medium.

Competitions
From time to time we operate competitions and promotions. Participation in these is optional. Information submitted may be submitted to third parties, check individual competition rules. You may also be given an option to sign up for a free email newsletter, opting out of this does not disqualify you from a competition.

Usage of information
If requested we may submit your information to local or government authorities.

Corrections/updates
You may unsubscribe from our newsletters using the facilities available on the website you signed up with or clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or by e-mailing the webmaster.

Policy changes
By using our site you agree to accept this privacy policy and are aware that our policy may change with time. Any changes to this policy will appear on this web page.

Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree that Empire Interactive will not be liable to you and/or any third party for (i) any consequential or incidental damages; (ii) loss of business; (iii) loss of income or revenue; (iv) lost profits or contracts; (v) loss of data; (vi) loss of privacy; (vii) loss of goodwill; (viii) failure to meet any duty including but not limited to any duty of good faith; or (vi) for any indirect, special, or punitive damages whatsoever that arise out of or in connection with the use of the Sites or the Site Services or any breach of these Terms by Empire Interactive, even if Empire Interactive has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, Empire Interactive's liabilities will not be limited in the case of death or personal injury directly caused by Empire Interactive's negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or for any liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.