This policy applies to information we collect about visitors to our website and people who do business with us. Your privacy is vitally important to us, and so is being transparent about how we collect, use and share information about you.
This Privacy Policy sets out the privacy practices for Quite Interesting Ltd ("QI Ltd"), a company incorporated in the United Kingdom with company number 3867016 and QITV Ltd (“QITV Ltd”), company number 9054353, where the registered office for both companies is at BSG Valentine, Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9BQ United Kingdom ("we", "us", "our"), and applies to our websites www.qi.com, www.qitv.co.uk, www.nosuchthingasafish.co.uk and www.nosuchthingasthenews.co.uk (the "Site") and any subdomains and services we offer (together with the Site, the "Services"). By visiting the Site or using our Services you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree please do not use or access our Site or Services.
1. The information we collect about you
We may collect personal information from you. Personal information may include your name, postal address, email address, telephone number amongst other things. The personal information we collect will be provided by you.
Competitions/Prize draws: We may ask you for your name, email address and address so that we can contact you in the event of a win. Contact details and any additional information, such as photos or copies of proof of purchase, will be deleted on completion of the competition.
2. How we will use the information about you
We gather this information to allow us to provide the services requested; we do not carry out marketing of products or services. The relevant information is then used by us to communicate with you on any matter relating to you. You are in control of what we do with your given information unless we specifically state our intentions regarding that information.
3. Legal Requirements
QI Ltd and QITV Ltd cooperates with government and law enforcement inquiries, and in response to a genuine request by law enforcement or other government officials we can share personal information about you, if we determine such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with the law.
4. Cookies and other information-gathering technologies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of the website which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
Like most websites, we use a web analytics tool – Google Analytics, to collect information about how you interact with our Site. This is used to improve our services. For more information on the analytics tools we use and their privacy policies, please refer to:
Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB
5. How we protect your information
We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information such as firewalls, browser certification technology, encryption, limited access, use of passwords etc as appropriate. However, you should be aware that the use of the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal information which is transferred from you or to you via the Internet. We will, once we receive your information, use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access.
6. Access to your information and updating and correcting your information
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please send an email to gdpr@qi.com or send a letter to us at our registered office. We want to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If any of the information that you have provided to Quite Interesting Ltd/QITV Ltd changes, for example if you change your email address or name, please let us know the correct details by sending an email to your usual contact. You may ask us, or we may ask you, to correct information you or we think is inaccurate, and you may also ask us to remove information which is inaccurate. Should you want to be ‘forgotten’, simply ask us to delete any data by emailing your instructions to gdpr@qi.com.
7. Your consent
By submitting your personal information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy.
8. Changes to privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. If we change our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page, and place notices on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. This privacy policy was last updated on 1 October 2018 to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
9. Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to this website so when you access links to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.