This statement explains how we may collect and use information about you through our website. We take privacy and the security of your information seriously and will only use such personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about our privacy policies, want to exercise your right to see a copy of the information that we hold about you, or think that information we hold about you may need to be corrected, please click here to send an email to our data privacy officer.

By using this website and by submitting your information to us you agree to us using your personal information in accordance with this policy.

As you would expect, we monitor visits to our website, principally so that we can make sure that it is easy to navigate, identify the areas that are of particular interest to visitors and generally improve the site and our services. In some circumstances our records will identify organisations visiting our site and we may use that information in managing our relationship with those organisations - for example, in considering how to develop the services that we offer them. In common with most websites, our site uses cookies - small data files which are downloaded to your computer so that we can recognise that your computer has visited the site before. We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience of the site - for example, by allowing the site to remember your bookmarks and language preference. You can if you wish set your Internet browser so that it will not automatically download cookies - this will not prevent you from using our site. The exact steps necessary to block cookies vary from browser to browser. They are generally explained in the "Help" section of the browser.

Various forms on our site invite you to submit your contact details and other information about yourself or your organisation, or to send us emails which will, of course, also identify you. In each case, the purpose for which you are invited to give us information is clear and we also indicate which of the requested information is essential for the relevant purpose and which is optional - fields for essential information are in bold text. If we propose to use your details to send you information from Optima about events or offers which we believe may be of interest to you (other than information that you have specifically requested), we give you an opportunity to tell us that you do not wish to receive such information by ticking a box - alternatively, you can let us know your preferences by sending an email to katiem@optimah.com or contacting our database administrator by telephone on +44 (029) 20388422 or by post at 47/48 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AD. We will not use your information for purposes that are not clear when you provide your details, and will not disclose it outside Optima, except in very limited circumstances - for example, with your agreement or where we are legally obliged to do so.