Privacy policy
Dated February 2012
What Is A Privacy Policy?
Nick UK’s privacy policy is just Nick UK’s way of telling you how Nick UK
UK Ltd (a company incorporated in England registration number 2797365) of 15-18
Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1HU (or any successor and/or associated company) (Nick UK)
will collect, store and use any information, which you provide to Nick UK, such
as your name, age, address, and telephone number or anything else. It also tells
you the choices you can make about how the information you provide to Nick UK
is collected and used.
It is important you read through this policy and be sure to get your parent(s)/guardian(s)
to read and discuss it with you.
And don’t forget, you should always make sure you get the consent of your parent(s)/guardian(s)
before giving any information or sending any materials to anyone, including Nick UK,
whether online, by post or in any other way.
The Legal And Important Bit
Nick UK promises to look after and control any information you send Nick UK, whether
it's personal information (such as your name, address, date of birth or contact
details) or other non-personal information (such as your nickname, your computer's
address known as an IP address, views or comments).
So whether you register your details on Nick UK's websites, enter competitions,
contact Nick UK by phone, send Nick UK SMS messages, interact with Nick UK through
red-button applications, voting for your favourite things online or send Nick UK
a letter in the post or provide Nick UK with your information any other way, this
policy will apply, unless Nick UK tells you otherwise.
By providing Nick UK with your information, you (and your parent(s)/guardian(s))
agree to the terms of this policy. If you (or your parent(s)/guardian(s)) do not
agree with this policy, please do not supply any information.
Interacting With Nick UK
You can interact with Nick UK in a number of ways but if you want to interact with
Nick UK online through Nick UK's websites, it is always a good idea for you and
your parent(s)/guardian(s) to spend time online together for your safety and it
may even be fun!
Parent(s)’/Guardian(s)’ Consent and Checks
If you are under 18, you will ALWAYS need to get your parent(s)/guardian(s) permission
before contacting and interacting with Nick UK - whether it's entering one of Nick
UK's competitions, sending Nick UK a letter or accessing Nick UK's websites, especially
if you are providing Nick UK with personal information.
Nick UK may need to check that your parent(s)/guardian(s) are happy for you to provide your information to Nick UK. Where Nick UK does need to check with your parent(s)/guardian(s), Nick UK will ask you for your parent's/guardian's contact details (usually an email address or telephone number) so Nick UK can then contact them.
Nick UK will always ask for your parent(s)'/guardian(s)' permission where Nick UK wants to use your personal information for marketing or research purposes; to send you Nick UK's newsletter or whether you are allowed to receive the prize and can comply with the competition terms and conditions, if you're lucky enough to be selected to win a competition.
Nick UK may also carry out checks to ensure that the contact details you have provided for your parent(s)/guardian(s) are your actual parent(s)/guardian(s). So no cheating!
What Happens If Nick UK Does Not Receive My Parent(s)’/Guardian(s)’ Consent?
If Nick UK:
(a) finds out you’ve cheated;
(b) discovers you’ve given Nick UK fake details for your parent(s)/guardian(s)
- very naughty!!; or
(c) Nick UK does not get a reply from your parent(s)/guardian(s) within a reasonable
time (being approximately 5 weeks if you’ve asked to receive Nick UK’s newsletter
but for competitions, this time period will be a lot shorter, sometimes maybe only
24 hours);
Nick UK will not be able to use your information and will remove your information
from Nick UK’s database within a reasonable time.
This may affect the way you may interact with Nick UK so, for example, you won’t
be allowed to enter a competition; your use of Nick UK’s websites may be limited;
or you will not be able to receive any marketing materials.
Why Does Nick UK Need Your Information?
A lot of the information Nick UK asks you to provide is to make sure you can
enjoy all the benefits of Nick UK’s websites or red-button applications or so
Nick UK can tell you if you’re lucky enough to win one of Nick UK’s competitions.
You can, of course, ask Nick UK to remove your information at any time by contacting
Nick UK.
What Else Does Nick UK Do With Your Information?
The information you provide may be used for marketing and research; to provide and
personalise Nick UK’s service for you; and to send you newsletters and other
information about Nick UK and our related products and services (marketing materials).
If you’d like to receive marketing materials from Nick UK such as Nick UK’s
newsletter, you can either write to Nick UK asking to receive marketing materials
from Nick UK or you can choose to receive it by ticking the appropriate box
when providing your details to Nick UK – for example, on Nick UK’s websites,
as part of the registration process or when entering a competition or otherwise.
It is your choice whether you'd like to receive these marketing materials or not and you can change your mind at any time by contacting Nick UK (as detailed below).
In order to ensure that any marketing materials, which Nick UK provides to you
are likely to be of interest, Nick UK may also use information collected about
you from cookies (as described below), surveys, household data and any correspondence
between you and Nick UK, as well as information you provide when you register
your details on Nick UK’s websites.
Where Nick UK uses your personal information for such marketing materials, Nick UK
will ask your parent(s)’/guardian(s)’ permission first BUT where Nick UK does
not use your personal information and just uses your non-personal information, Nick UK
will not ask your parent(s)/guardian(s) for their permission.
Who Else May Have Access To My Information?
Sometimes Nick UK needs third parties to carry out a service for it. For example
if you win a competition, Nick UK may need to pass your information to a third
party to arrange delivery of your prize or need advice from any auditor or legal
adviser. Nick UK will make sure that these third parties keep your information
secure; only keep the information for so long as is necessary; and will comply with
all UK and EU legislation.
Apart from the above, Nick UK will only pass on your information to third parties
if:
• Nick UK has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary
for legal proceedings;
• the information is generic and doesn’t identify you, such as whether you’re a
boy or girl and how you watch Nick UK’s programmes. Nick UK may use such
information (in whole or in part) to identify trends and may pass this to third
parties such as advertisers and business partners to give them a better understanding
of Nick UK’s business.
International Use Of Your Information
As Nick UK and its associated companies operate throughout the world, it may
be necessary to transfer your information outside of the UK or even Europe. If Nick UK
needs to do this, Nick UK promises that any of Nick UK’s associated companies
will comply with UK and/or European law in respect of data protection and will comply
with the terms of this policy.
Cookies and IP Addresses – What Are They?
For information please see our Cookie Policy
Links To Other Websites
When you’re on one of Nick UK’s websites, you may be directed to other sites
where your information may be collected and this will be outside the control of
Nick UK. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement on one of Nick UK’s
websites, it may take you from Nick UK’s website to a third party’s website.
Nick UK cannot be responsible for or control the content on another party’s
website and don’t forget that once you’ve left Nick UK’s website, if you provide
any information to the third party, you will need to check their privacy policy
as this policy only applies to Nick UK websites.
It is important that you stay safe online and if you’d like more information about
this then please talk to your parent(s)/guardian(s).
Changes To This Policy
Nick UK may change this policy from time to time and will post the latest version
on Nick UK’s websites. If Nick UK wishes to use your information in a way
which is incompatible with the information in this policy, Nick UK will contact
you (and your parent(s)/guardian(s)) to get your consent.
Who Can I Contact?
For Nick Jr. viewers: http://www.nickjr.co.uk/info/contact
For all other viewers: http://www.nick.co.uk/info/contactus/
The Data Protection Officer
Nick UK UK Limited
15-18 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HU.
How To Remove Or Amend Your Information
In addition to contacting Nick UK as above, if you have registered your information
online on Nick UK’s sites, you can change, update or remove it at any time just
by clicking on the relevant link as displayed on the relevant website and following
the directions given.
You may also be able to stop receiving Nick UK’s newsletters or other marketing
materials by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link in the emails Nick UK sends
you.
Access To Your Personal Information
You have the right to request a copy of the information that Nick UK holds about
you at any time. If you’d like to make a request please write to the address above
enclosing the fee of £10.
More Legal Information
(a) Nick UK will not be liable to you and/or your parent(s)/guardian(s) for
any loss or damage however it was caused (including without limitation in contract,
tort or statutory duty) in connection with this privacy policy and/or the collection
and use of your information by Nick UK, other than death or personal injury
caused by Nick UK’s (and/or its employees) negligence.
(b) Nick UK shall comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998
(or any successive legislation which may come into effect from time to time).
(c) This policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England
and if there are any disputes the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.