Mainstream Computer Systems Ltd is incorporated in England with registered number 03467013 having its registered office at 527 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9BU, United Kingdom. 

All references to "we", "us" or "our" refer to Mainstream Computer Systems Ltd and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Mainstream”). 

Our Privacy Policy explains (i) what information we collect and why we collect such information; (ii) how we use the information we collect; (iii) the use of cookies by Mainstream and a description of Mainstream cookies and other third party cookies; and (iv) what are your choices to control, access and modify the information we collect.

We may collect and process the following data about you:
By using the contact us form, you consent to sending us:

■ The reason for the enquiry; and
■ Your name, phone number, email address and a message.

If you apply for a job position through our website, you consent to sending us:

■ Your name, phone number, email address and a message; and
■ Your CV document.

The details from the contact us form are sent via email to the relevant department at Mainstream;

Any information collected and stored in cookies as listed in the section below.

This privacy policy tells you what to expect when Mainstream collects personal information. It applies to information we collect about:

■ visitors to our websites; and
■ job applicants.

When someone visits www.mscsl.co.uk we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting either of our websites. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

The cookies used by this website and their purpose are identified and described in the table below. We will seek your consent to use cookies the first time you visit this website (or on subsequent occasions if the cookie that records such acceptance is deleted). Denial of the cookies used by this website may prevent parts of the website from working properly.

Cookie	Name	Purpose	Type	Expiration	Details
ASP.NET session ID	ASP.NET_SessionId	Each user gets assigned a 120-bit random number that is represented by a 20-character string and is used to identify the users session on the server.	Session	On session end
Google Analytics	_ga	Used to distinguish users.	Persistent	2 years	Here
Google Analytics	_gat	Used to throttle request rate.	Persistent	10 minutes
Mainstream.com site cookie acceptance	MainstreamCookiesAccepted	This cookie is used to record if a user has accepted the use of cookies on the Mainstream.com website.	Persistent	1 year
Sitecore Analytics cookie	SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE	To identify repeat visits from a single user, Sitecore sends a persistent session cookie to the web client. The name of the persistent session cookie is  SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_COOKIE. The persistent session cookie expires ten years after the last page requested from the solution by the web client.	Persistent	10 years	Here
Language setting	{Website}#Lang	This cookie is used to record which language the user wishes to read on Mainstream.com	Session	On session end

We embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode. To find out more please visit YouTube’s embedding videos information page.

These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. To find out more please visit the Google Maps Terms of Service .

Most web browsers allow some user control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org .

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled.

There are a number of ways to manage cookies. If you use different computers in different locations you will need to ensure that each browser is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.

You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows Explorer 8:

■ Open ‘Windows Explorer’
■ Click on ‘Tools’ menu
■ Click ‘Delete Browsing History’
■ Tick ‘Cookies’ and click ‘Delete’

If you are not using Microsoft Windows Explorer, then you should search for “cookies” in the “Help” function for information on where to find your cookie folder and the controls to manage them.

Where we store your personal data

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses made of the information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

■ To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
■ To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
■ To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
■ To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page.

How to contact us

We respect your privacy. Any questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to info@mscsl.co.uk or by writing to: Mainstream Computer Systems Ltd, 8 Copperfields, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 7PQ, United Kingdom.