Legal Information

Data Protection Statement

The Data Protection Act 1998

The Data Protection Act 1998 (hereafter referred to as "The Act") is a statutory act of the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Act defines what types of data are allowed to be collected, how they should be stored and what can and cannot be done with that information. In particular The Act states that personal data relating to individuals must be stored securely and only used for legitimate purposes. Full text of The Act can be found here.

Definitions:

"Us" means "Sothis" or "Sothis Group" as defined elsewhere on this website.

"Customer" means anyone who requests services from us and has entered in a contract with us.

"Contract" means the contract between us and the customer covering the supply of services by us to the customer.

Personal Data Collected (Part 1)

The following customer data is collected by us as part of the formation of a contract between our customers and us and is necessary for us to enter into said contract with the customer. In addition, some of this data is also collected each time customers request services from us (either via our web site or via written purchase orders):

• The customer's full name.
• The customer's email address.

What the above information is used for:

The information collected above is used solely to implement our contract with the customer (Setting up of an account with us, supplying of goods by us and the issuing of invoices by us) and is not disclosed to any third party or used for any other purpose.

Where the above information is kept:

The above information is maintained on an electronic database used solely by us and only available to us.

Personal Data Collected (Part 2)

The following information is logged by our web and mail servers when customers contact us by these means:

• The internet protocol address (IP address) of the computer used to send the request.
• The version of web browser and the computer operating system used to send the request.
• The email address of the requestee.

What the above information is used for:

The information collected above is used solely for the purposes of implementing the contract between us and the customer, monitoring web and mail usage and the diagnosing and rectifying of problems that may occur.

Where the above information is kept:

The above information is maintained on the server logs and is used solely by us and only available to us and our technical team.

More information

If you require further information or clarification of any of the statements made above, please contact us. We respect the personal privacy of our customers and their right to access the information held about them by us. Any customer wishing to obtain a copy of the information about them held by us should contact us (in writing) asking for the information. A charge of £10 sterling is levied for each request.

Accessibility Statement

Standards Compliance

We try to ensure that all of our pages meet the standards benchmarks set out below. If you find that a page does not comply with these standards, please contact us immediately and we will attempt to rectify the problem.

• All pages comply at least with all the Priority 3 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS2.
• All pages use structured, semantic markup. H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 tags for subtitles.

Images and Layout

All "content" images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.

This site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual layout.

If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

For more information about our commitment to website accessibility, please contact us.

Conditions of Use

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern our relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term "Sothis", "Sothis Group", "us" or "we" refers to the owner of the website.

The term "you" refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
• Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
• From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
• Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

For more information about the use of our website, please contact us.