Privacy

1. When you register as a customer, we need to obtain certain Personal Information from you (including if you represent a Company, personal information is still required from a operating Director, such as name, address and date of birth. "Personal Information" is any information about you that we collect and process. It is important that the Personal Information which you supply to us is, complete and accurate in all respects and you agree to notify us immediately of any changes to that information. We will deal with your Personal Information in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 . Please note this applies only to Seed Exchange Ltd and subsidiary companies, not to other companies' or organisations' websites to which we link. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.

2. We will collect and process Personal Information for the purposes of providing our foreign exchange services to you and the other purposes mentioned below.

Personal Information may also be processed by other organisations on our behalf for the purpose of providing Seed Exchange Ltd services to you. The use of information will remain under the control of Seed Exchange Ltd at all times. We do not pass your Personal Information to other organisations to be used for marketing purposes.

3. We will use your Personal Information to verify your identity in order to conform with legal requirements, such as money laundering regulations. Further details of this are set out in the registration section of this website.

4. Once you are a registered client, we will hold Personal Information relating to the transactions you enter into with us. We may disclose Personal Information to a party to the transaction, but only to assist your transaction and subject to your approval.

5. We also collect Personal Information about your usage of the Seed Exchange Ltd website in order to provide a service to meet your needs. However the information will only be disclosed on an anonymous and aggregated basis and not in a way in which you will be identified. Some websites store information in a small text file called a "cookie," on your hard disk. Cookies contain information about you and your preferences. For example, it might contain a record of which pages within the site you visited. We do not currently set "cookies" from our website.

6. We may send letters and email messages to you about new products and services which we consider may be of interest to you. If you would prefer not to receive this information, please contact us on support@seed-exchange.com

7. When you call us we may monitor or record your calls to confirm your instructions or for training purposes.

8. The internet is not always a secure medium thus your physical signature is required when opening an account.

9. To correct or view your Personal Information you can write to us at Seed Exchange C/O The IBA, Quatro House, Lyon Way, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 7ER. A fee may be payable for viewing Personal Information.

10. We may disclose your Personal Information acting in good faith if we believe such action is necessary: to conform with a legal requirement or comply with the legal process, protect and defend our rights or property, protect the interests of our registered customers or others, enforce our Terms and Conditions and prevent fraud.

11. If this business is sold or integrated with another business your Personal Information may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and advisers and will be passed on to the new owners of the business. You accept this on registration.

12. Owing to the global nature of the internet structure, the Personal Information provided by you may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have similar protections in place regarding your Personal Information and its use as set out in this policy. However, we have taken the steps outlined above to try to ensure the safety of your Personal Information. By submitting your Personal Information you consent to such transfers.

13. By submitting your Personal Information you consent to its use as set out in this privacy policy. If we change this policy we will post the changes on this page and may place notices on other pages of the website to bring it to your attention. Continued use of the service will mean that you agree to such changes.

14.This website is owned and operated by Seed Exchange Ltd. This company is the controller of all Personal Information collected on this website.

Seed Exchange is registered and fully compliant with HM Revenue and Customs anti-money laundering policy and guidelines, www.hmrc.gov.uk registration number 12256121. This includes stringent personal and corporate ID checks for the safety and security of its own business and its customers' assets.