Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out the approach taken by Group Lotus plc to the processing of personal information concerning visitors to the Lotus website ("personal data"). It explains how we use your personal data. By using our website and entering details of your personal information you agree to the terms of this privacy policy and our use of your personal data in the manner described. If you have any requests concerning your personal data or any queries concerning how we process it please contact us at webmaster@lotuscars.co.uk

Information collected and how we use it:

Lotus collects and uses your personal data from you (including your name and email address) which you provide when you use our website. We also collect information from your use of our products and services and your visits to website. You have a choice whether to allow us to use this personal data and information when you register on grouplotus.com. If you do not agree then do not enter and submit your details to us.

We would like to use your personal data to keep in touch with you as necessary to provide information on:

• Promotions and offers from Lotus
• Lotus products and merchandise; and
• News about Lotus

We may contact you via email, post or telephone calls.

We may use your personal data to analyse our customer profiles and for statistical purposes. We may share anonymised statistical information with third parties as part of market research purposes.

Updating your information:

You can update your personal information at any time by clicking here. This takes you to your registration details. You should log in using your email address and password.

Passing your information on:

We may share your personal data with companies within the Lotus group of companies and selected third party companies.

We will not rent out or sell our customer lists to any other organisation.

Links to other websites:

Websites which are linked from our website may not have privacy policies or they may use your personal information in ways which are different to those set out in this privacy policy. Lotus has no control over this.

Cookies:

Cookies are tools that enable an organisation's website to store information on a visitor's harddrive. A cookie is a string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file on a computer's hard disk in order that the website can remember the visitor's details on a subsequent visit. Cookies cannot be used on its own to identify individuals. The lotuscars.co.uk website uses cookie technology.

We will not disclose any information to any other person in any way that enables them to identify you through the cookie.

Please refer to your browsers help file (clicking the F1 key will activate this in all common browsers) and search for "Cookies" to find out how to change your cookie settings.

Deactivating cookies may prevent us from providing a full service to you. The cookie is used for tracking content preferences and traffic patterns in order to provide the most value to you. Usage information may also be used to target advertising to visitors to our site so that they view advertisements and the like which have the most relevance for them.

Your access rights:

You have a right to access personal data that is held about you. To obtain a copy of your personal data please email webmaster@grouplotus.com or alternatively please write to us at the following address:

Webmaster Group Lotus plc Potash Lane Hethel Norwich Norfolk NR14 8EZ UK

Transfer of data outside EU:

Your personal data will be transferred outside of the EU because part of the Lotus' information technology infrastructure is outside the EU. Countries outside the EU do not have the same standards of protection of personal data. . We make every effort to ensure that when your data is transferred it is processed in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the EC Directive on the Protection of Personal Data (95/46/EC) and any amendments or replacements of such legislation.