privacy policy
ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. does not capture or store personal data through its website without the prior knowledge and consent of users. We will ensure that all personal data supplied is held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998; compliance with the Act is maintained through the following methods:
1.1 Confidentiality of all data is maintained through discretionary and mandatory access controls.
1.2 Internet and other external service access is restricted to authorised personnel only.
1.3 Access to data on all laptop computers is secured through encryption or other means, to provide confidentiality of data in the event of loss or theft of equipment.
1.4 Data may only be transferred for the purposes determined in the ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. data-protection policy.
1.5 All diskette drives and removable media from external sources are virus checked before they are used within ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd.
1.6 To prevent the loss of availability of I.T. resources, measures are taken to backup data, applications and the configurations of all workstations. This backup data is securely saved on a geographically separate remote server, with the relevant password protected encryption required to ensure full data protection.
These conditions cover the protection of data collected by ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd through it's websites, including all registered mystery shoppers, auditors and clients. ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. does not sell or otherwise transfer personal data to any third parties unless you have consented to this or this is so permitted by law.
site usage information
log files
Continuous logs are maintained of ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. web server activity. These log files include the details of your IP address, browser type, page last visited etc. Log files are used to analyse usage of ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. website, and may be kept anonymously for historical records.
For each of the client specific microsites additional log files are kept to analyse trends and track user movement / activity within each client specific microsite. The analysis of these trends & web activity is used in conjunction with the relevant mystery shopping or compliance audit programme to further enhance and improve the service we provide. The data collated from these log files is only accessible by authorised personnel at ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. and the corresponding client. Further information is provided in the site usage information found within each respective client specific microsite. Please note this only applies to the registered users of each client specific microsite and therefore general visitors to www.aba.co.uk are not subject to the same user monitoring.
session cookies
Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit a website. The cookies our site uses are 'session cookies', which store your 'preferences' while you move around the site. You can set your computer not to accept cookies if you so wish. This will not in any way affect your ability to access the information on the site, but will prevent you logging into any of the personalised facilities and using the added functionality that the site offers.
The use of log files & session cookies on the ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. website is to facilitate the functionality of the website. It does not use cookies to collect any personal information about you except that required for system administration of our web server. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
This privacy statement applies to ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. web pages, including those used for client specific microsites. If the user leaves this website or any client specific microsite and visits a website operated by a third party, ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. cannot be held responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which users have provided while visiting such websites. Accordingly, users should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. is not responsible for the content of any external, third party websites. Equally, ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. does not endorse any third party website, and the views, expressions, opinions and content of any third party sites does not necessarily reflect those of ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd.
If you have any concerns about the use of your personal data on this website, please contact us.
copyright notice
Copyright © 2009 ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. All rights reserved
main website:
The copyright for content on this website is held by ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. Website content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, disassembled, decompiled or reverse engineered without express permission. We use the term "content" to mean all information, data, text, animation and graphic images contained on the pages of this website (with exception to the legal notice below). The names, images and logos identifying ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. are subject to the same copyright as listed above.
legal notice:
The copyright for any third party specific logos, images and organisational / company branding remains the intellectual property of the respective company, organisation, institution or body. ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd has not made any profit from the use of any third party material. All third party material is accompanied with a digital link to the relevant third party source.
client reporting microsites:
The copyright for content data available through our client specific microsites is held jointly by ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. and the corresponding client for who we are displaying results. Further details our outlined in the individual contracts held between ABa Quality monitoring Ltd. and the corresponding client. The copyright for client specific logos, images and organisational / company branding remains property of the relevant client organisation, and is used in conjunction with their reporting requirements. The copyright for all other content available through our client reporting microsites, including reporting methods, web coding and site functionality along with all other relevant intellectual property is held solely by ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd.
Access to these microsites is strictly limited to the authorised personnel of ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. and the specified web users as outlined by the corresponding client. Web users are not permitted to directly or indirectly disclose or allow access to their corresponding microsite to unauthorised personnel outside their registered organisation without the express permission of ABa Quality Monitoring Ltd. Web users must protect the confidentiality of the information available through their corresponding client specific microsites with at least the same diligence and care with which they protect the confidentiality of their own company information.
