This policy describes how we collect, store and use the personal information that users enter on the Excel Skills website and highlights the security measures that we've implemented in order to safeguard the personal information of our customers.

Casual Surfing

When you visit the Excel Skills website, we collect statistical information like your IP address, browser type, operating system and the pages that you accessed on our website. This is part of the standard operating procedures which are used by most websites and the information which is collected is aggregated in order to measure the number of visits, average time spent, pages viewed and other indicators which form part of our website visitor statistics. This information is used for the purpose of determining the use of our website, identifying any broken links or browser errors and to improve the content which is included on our website.

Personal Information

If you decide to register for our free calculators, we require that you enter your personal information when completing the registration process. The personal information that you supply is used as follows:

• Your e-mail address is used as our only means of contacting you when you request such contact or if you need to be notified of any technical aspect relating to your use of our calculators,
• The billing name, address, post code, country and VAT number that you enter if you decide to pay our once-off logo removal fee are only included on your tax invoice, and
• Your website address is only used for validation purposes to link your account to the website on which you have included our calculators.

All the he personal information that you enter anywhere on our website is encrypted when it is sent from the appropriate web page and stored in our database. This encryption is facilitated through a secure SSL certificate.

Cookies

When you access our website, we may place small data files called "cookies" on your computer as is the norm with most websites. We send a "session cookie" to your computer as part of the using the calculators or setting up the calculators for your own website. This type of cookie helps us to recognize you when you visit multiple pages on our website during the same session so that you don't need to supply the relevant details on each page. Once you decide to leave our website or when you simply close your internet browser window, this cookie expires and no longer has any effect. We also encode our cookies so that only we can interpret the information which is stored in them. You are free to decline our cookies if your browser permits you to do so, but this action may interfere with your use of our website.

Note that cookies are used by most websites in order to identify users and to customize the browsing experience of users. The use of cookies on our website does not differ in any way from the standard protocol that is used by most websites.

Protection of Personal Information

As we mentioned before, we use SSL encryption when the personal information that you enter on our website is transmitted to our web server. We also use the latest computer safeguarding technologies including firewalls and data encryption in order to protect the personal information that is stored on our web servers and we implement the highest standards of physical, electronic and procedural safeguards at the premises where our web servers are situated.

Use of Personal Information

Your personal information is only used for the purpose of registering for our services and receiving support when it is required. We will not share your personal information with third parties under any circumstances. We also therefore guarantee that you will not be contacted by any third parties as a result of registering for our services.

Communication with Customers

We do not communicate with our customers through regular newsletters and will not send you any unsolicited e-mails. The only correspondence that you will receive from us relates to important service or product announcements and support or information requests which are initiated by you.

Changes to Personal Information

After registering as a user of our calculators, you can log into your account at any time by using your calculator ID and password to change or update any of your personal information.