Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is applicable to any personal information, which is given by You to Us ("User Information") via this web site. This Policy is devised to help you feel more confident about the privacy and security of your personal details.  
 
"You" shall mean you, the user of the Site. "We/Us" means Pioneer Online Ltd. "Users" means the users of the Site collectively and/or individually as the context allows.  
 
We process personal data only in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated legislation.  
 
Data Collection  
 
When using the Site and its services You may encounter areas such as a membership form, a Questions and Answers section, a poem submission form, newsletter sign-up and comment submission form, where You may be asked to enter User Information. Such User Information will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy and for the purposes for which it was collected, or for any other purposes specified at the collection point.  
 
How We May Use Your Data  
 
By entering Your User Information via this Site You accept that we may retain Your User Information and that it may be held by Us or any third party company which processes it on Our behalf.  
 
We shall be entitled to use Your User Information for the following purposes:  
 
1. market research, including statistical analysis of user behaviour which we may disclose to third parties in depersonalised, aggregated form; 
2. in order to enable Us to comply with any requirements imposed on Us by law or court order; and 
3. in order to send You periodic communications (by e-mail) about new content, editor recommendations, products and services related to our site. Such communications from Us may carry advertising for third party companies or organisations.  
 
For your convenience you can withdraw consent by following the "unsubscribe" instructions in e-mails from Us.  
 
Please also note that we do not disclose Your User Information to third parties to enable them to send You direct marketing without Your permission to do so.  
 
Acceptable Use Policy  
 
We will process your User Information in order to monitor compliance with and enforce our Acceptable Use Policy. 

Cookies  
 
You should be aware that by using the site, information and data may be automatically collected through the use of Cookies. "Cookies" are small text files that store basic information that a web site can use to recognise repeat site visits and, as an example, recall your name if this has been previously supplied. We may use this information to observe your internet use and to compile data in order to improve the Site, target the advertising and assess general effectiveness of such advertising.  
 
Cookies do not attach to Your system or damage Your files. If You do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows You to deny or accept the Cookies feature. Note, however, that "personalised" services may be affected if the Cookies option is disabled.  
 
If you wish to disable the Cookie settings in your browser, please follow these instructions: 

If you're using Netscape 6.0: 
On your Task Bar, click:

1. Edit, then
2. Preferences
3. Click on Advanced
4. Click on Cookies

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0:

1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options
3. Click the Privacy Tab
4. Click on Custom Level
5. Click on the 'Advanced' button
6. Check the 'override automatic cookie handing' box and select Accept, Block or Prompt for action as appropriate.

If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.5:

1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options
3. Click the Security tab
4. Click on Custom Level
5. Scroll down to the sixth option to see how cookies are handled by IE5 and change to Accept, Disable, or Prompt for action as appropriate.

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0:

1. Choose View, then
2. Internet Options
3. Click the Advanced tab
4. Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of the three options to regulate your use of cookies.

If you're using Internet Explorer 3.0: 
You can View, Options, Advanced, then click on the button that says Warn before Accepting Cookies.  
 
If you're using Netscape Communicator 4.0: 
On your Task Bar, click:

1. Edit, then
2. Preferences
3. Click on Advanced
4. Set your options in the box that says Cookies.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at