We at Dod-dle take the privacy of your information very seriously. Dod-dle is committed to providing you with simple to use and easy to understand bookkeeping, accountancy and tax software.
What we collect
In order to use Dod-dle effectively you will need to provide us with certain personal information. This may include, for example, your name, address, email address, bank details and accounting information. Dod-dle may collect information from you when you:
- Register for Dod-dle or register an interest in Dod-dle
- Use Dod-dle
- Visit any of our websites
- Contact us
You may, of course, choose not to provide us with personal information but this may mean that you are unable to use some, or all, of our services.
By using Dod-dle you may give personal information about someone else and if so you should only do so with their full permission.
Why we collect information
When using Dod-dle you consent to your information being held, stored and used. Dod-dle uses your information to:
- Contact you regarding Dod-dle and your use of the service
- Provide you with our services
- Confirm your identity
- Comply with any applicable laws and regulations
- Notify you of any changes to the service or technical errors
- Carry out marketing or training activities
Dod-dle will also use the data that you provide to operate the service to you and this may include manipulating the data for accountancy and tax purposes.
Security
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. You should be aware that if we are requested to do so we may have to disclose information entered into our system to the tax authorities, court of law or other parties as required by law.
Your information will be stored on a cloud based server system operated by RSHosting and located in the UK.
Dod-dle is committed to ensuring that the information that you provide to us is kept secure and we take every reasonable precaution to ensure this. However you should be aware that the internet is never completely secure and we therefore cannot be held responsible for a breach that is not directly our fault. You must make sure that you enter your information in a secure environment and taken all precautions when entering information into our system to ensure that it is safe.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from using our services.
Card Payments
If you choose to pay for our services using a debit or credit card we do not store your card details on our site. We use an external payment provider, Worldpay, to process your payments. You should make yourself familiar with their privacy policy to ensure that you are happy with it.
Email
Dod-dle uses email to contact you regarding our services and also for marketing purposes. If you wish to opt out of being contacted by us for marketing purposes then please notify us of your decision or use the ‘unsubscribe’ link from our emails.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be held responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Third Party Applications
This service may allow you, or your authorised agent, to interact with and transfer data to a third party application. Dod-dle has no control over, and takes no responsibility for these third party applications and you should make yourself aware of their privacy policies before using their service.
Access to Information
It is your responsibility to ensure that the information that you provide to us is accurate and up to date. We will only keep your information for as long as we provide you with the services of Dod-dle, or to comply with relevant laws and regulations in force at the time.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Dod-dle Corporation Ltd, 4 Richmond Road, Malvern, Worcestershire. WR14 1NE.
This policy will be updated
This policy will be updated from time and time and published on our website. Your continued use of our service is deemed to be acceptance of any changes to this policy.
Last updated: March 2016.
