Does your business offer free wifi to your customers? If yes, then do you know who is using that wifi? No? Then you could be breaking the law!
Many companies are unaware that there are legal requirements for those who allow their customer to use their WiFi and that they are responsible for meeting the requirements set under the Data Protection act, European Directive for Data Retention Regulations 2009, the Code of Practice (Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001), Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and Digital Economy Act 2010.
When a company supplies WiFi to their customers, such as having an open network or giving out a password, these legal requirements must be complied with. A potential problem for companies is that of content filtering, which allows venues to block certain content – such as porn and illegal content. Many companies fail to track the activity of each user, which means that you could find yourself in a lot of trouble if illegal activity takes place on your WiFi and you can't provide any information to say it wasn't you.
Our system allows you to restrict the content that can be accessed through your network, logs the activity of every user and captures their email address. It also allows you to restrict the broadband usage per user or per network, so that your company will never be left with slow internet when you need it most*
With an easy to use export function you are able to export all of the email addresses from our software into an Excel spreadsheet, which you can then use to form a mailing list for your marketing!
*Depending on your Broadband/Fibre speeds.
Unit A, Moorhouse Courtyard,
Warwick-on-Eden,
Carlisle,
Cumbria
CA4 8PA
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Here at, Sensible IT Solutions, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure.
We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to privacy@sensibleitsolutions.co.uk or by writing to Unit A, Moorhouse Courtyard, Warwick-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8PA. Alternatively, you can telephone 01228 212010.
We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us we receive the information you submit through our contact form.
The personal information we collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, browser type and information regarding which pages you access and when you access them.
We may use your information to:
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf: We may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf. However, when we use third party service providers, we disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that we will not release your information to third parties for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested us to do so, or we are required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.
Third Party Product Providers we work in association with: We work closely with various third party product providers to bring you a range of quality and reliable products and services (e.g. Microsoft, 3CX, VOIP Unlimited). When you enquire about or purchase one or more of these products, the relevant third party product provider will use your details to provide you with information and carry out their obligations arising from any contracts you have entered into with them. In some cases, they will be acting as a data controller of your information and therefore we advise you to read their Privacy Policy. These third party product providers will share your information with us which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if we’re under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of our supporters and customers. However, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from us then you can unsubscribe from our emails at any time.
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or post unless you have given your prior consent. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email: privacy@sensibleitsolutions.co.uk or telephone on 01228 212010.
The accuracy of your information is important to us. We’re working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. In the meantime, if you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at: privacy@sensibleitsolutions.co.uk, call us on 01228 212010 or write to us at: Unit A, Moorhouse Courtyard, Warwick-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8PA.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely.
Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively.
Like many other websites, our website uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.
In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.
Our web site uses Google Analytics to record information such as the pages you visit, your browser type and your location. Data collected by Google Analytics from the Google Analytics website is for our internal use only. The information collected is used to improve our website usability and is stored and used for aggregated and statistical reporting.
We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in May 2018.