Privacy Policy

This policy covers Sterling Shipments use of personal information that Sterling Shipments collects when you use Sterling Shipments website.

From time to time, you will be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name and email address) in order to contact Sterling Shipments. By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable Sterling Shipments to provide you with information you require. Whenever you provide such personal information, we will treat that information in accordance with this policy. When using your personal information Sterling Shipments will act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice. If you provide the email address of a third party to Sterling Shipments, we understand that you have permission to use this email address.

This web site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics, which DLD compiles to evaluate site use. Please see our cookie policy below.

Links to other web sites included on Sterling Shipments do not imply any endorsement, validation or responsibility by Sterling Shipments as to the content or privacy policies of such sites. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Use and storage of your personal information

When you supply any personal information to Sterling Shipments we have legal obligations towards you in the way we use this data. We must collect the information fairly, that is, we must explain how we will use it and tell you if we want to pass the information on to anyone else.

In general, any information you provide to Sterling Shipments will only be used within Sterling Shipments. Your information will be disclosed where we are obliged or permitted by law. Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to Sterling Shipments or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on Sterling Shipments, Sterling Shipments can use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing relevant third parties such as your employer, e-mail/Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content.

We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as you use the service you have requested. We will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

We will not contact you for promotional purposes, such as notifying you of improvements to the service or new services on Sterling Shipments unless you specifically agree to be contacted for such purposes at the time you submit your information on the site, or at a later time if you sign up specifically to receive such promotional services.

Disclaimer

As far as is reasonably possible, Sterling Shipments will ensure that information provided on this website is accurate. Sterling Shipments cannot accept any liability whatsoever for omission or error. Equally, as we regularly virus check materials, we cannot accept any responsibility for any disruption of damage that may occur during use of this website.

Intellectual property

Users of this site may not print, download or in any manner copy images or text from the site, except for personal, non-commercial use, without permission from Sterling Shipments. Please email us at info@sterlingshipments.com