Mark Usher Racing Privacy, Terms & Conditions and Cookie policy

Mark Usher Racing Privacy Statement

Mark Usher Racing endeavours to treat personal and confidential organisation information with equal care and respect. To reflect this we are committed to upholding the statements below.

What do we use information for?

We use the information that we collect for a number of purposes:

  • To better understand the needs of our customers and how we can improve our products and services.
  • To provide information which may be of interest to you about services offered by Mark Usher Racing.
  • To answer requests that customers or potential customers may have
  • To respond to those that might be interested in working for Mark Usher Racing

We collect only the personal information required to provide services to our customers and potential customers. This includes:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Phone

Other information is collected by us but this is either anonymised (as in the case of IP addresses) or is business information (such as Company, or Job Role).
Where we collect personal information, we do so on the basis that the individual has specifically consented or on the basis that an individual has or is entering into a contract with Mark Usher Racing or one of our BHA Registered Horseracing Partnerships.
If we do seek to collect personal information through our website, we will be up clear and open about this. We will make it evident when we are collecting personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
When you provide personal information, we will enter and store it in our database and use it to contact you to continue to discuss business, services and products which may be of mutual benefit.

Your rights

Your personal information is owned by you. If you have any questions or issues with the way in which we are using your data you have the following rights:

  • ​You can ask to see what data we hold on you (right of access)
  • You can ask for information to be corrected
  • You can ask to receive a copy of the data we hold on you (the right to portability)
  • You can ask us to delete any information we have about you (the right to be forgotten)
  • You can object to the way in which we use your information
  • You can complain to the supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner;  the Information Commissioner’s contact details are shown here https://ico.org.uk/

If you wish to enact any of these rights then you can do so by emailing markusher.racing@btconnect.com or by writing to the Data Controller, Rowdown Stables at the address at the top of the website.

Retention and data storage

When we store data, reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information from access by unauthorised persons. This information will be stored, archived and backed up as part of internal systems which are hosted by Stable IT Systems Limited.

When we do store information, we keep it for the following periods:

  1. Information gathered on our website for the purposes of promoting and delivering our services is retained for 12 months from the date of consent being provided.
  2. Correspondence not relating to a contract will be retained for 1 year following its creation.
  3. Records and documents relating to contracts and insurance policies will be retained for 7 years after the end of the contract or policy.
  4. Information and documents relating to unsuccessful job applicants will be retained for 6 months from date of notification to the candidate.
  5. Other Information will be kept for periods as defined in our retention policies which can be provided on request.

Where else does data go?

As a principle we do not share any of the personal information that we hold. However in the course of running our business some data does get transferred outside of our organisation:

  1. To process payments the relevant information may be passed to "Worldpay” our Debit and Credit Card Processor.
  2. Aggregate information on the usage of our website may be passed to third parties but this will not include data that can be used to identify a natural person.
  3. Where we do collect personal information this will be stored on the systems of our software providers Stable IT Systems Limited. We have checked and will continue to check that these providers implement appropriate security measures to protect this data.

If you need more information please either email or write to Mark Usher at the addresses at the head of this website.

Use of cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer when you browse a website. This website uses cookies in a general way to help us to understand how our website is used and also to improve the user experience. We do not use data from which you can be individually identified.

Our website occasionally makes use of embedded services such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Google Maps. These third party services may also save cookies on your computer whilst you use our website. We have no control over these cookies and you should seek advice from these services if you wish to understand more about how they use cookies.

You may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.

Website terms of use

Legal notice

Any use by you of this site is subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out in this legal notice. Please also see our privacy policy. If you do not accept these terms and conditions please leave this site now. This site is made available by Mark Usher Racing  - referred to in this notice as "we" or "us".

1. Rights - all rights in the material at this site are owned by us.

2. Trade marks are registered in many jurisdictions across the world. Save as provided in these terms and conditions any use or reproduction of these trade marks is prohibited.

3. Copying - you may view this site and you are welcome to print hard copies of material on it for your personal, non-commercial use. All other copying whether in electronic, hard copy or other format is prohibited and all other rights reserved.

4. NO WARRANTIES - THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WE GIVE NO WARRANTIES THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE THIS SITE OR THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ITS CURRENT OR ANY OTHER FORM OR THAT ANY MATERIAL OR INFORMATION CONTAINED ON IT WILL BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY WARRANTIES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY LAW INCLUDING WARRANTIES AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OR SKILL AND CARE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

5. Your responsibility - we have exercised reasonable care in compiling the information provided at this site but you should always verify the information with independent authorities before acting on it. It is your responsibility to use virus checking software on any material downloaded from this site and to ensure the compatibility of such software with your equipment.

6. NO LIABILITY - TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WE (AND ALL OF OUR SISTER, PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES) HEREBY EXCLUDE ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, ECONOMIC OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE) SUFFERED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR OF ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED ON IT OR DOWNLOADED FROM IT OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY ERROR IN THE PROVISION OF THIS SITE OR ANY COMPUTER VIRUS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THIS SITE WHETHER SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISES FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE AND EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.

7. Materials submitted by you - you agree that any materials posted by you or otherwise submitted to the site, whether ideas, creative concepts or other materials, may be used and disclosed by us without restriction for whatever purpose we deem fit and without payment of any sum or acknowledgement of you as their source. WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF USE OR DISCLOSURE OF SUCH MATERIALS BY US. This paragraph 7 does not affect any rights you may have under data protection or similar laws, to the extent that such rights cannot be excluded. In this connection please see our privacy statement, below.

8. Links to other sites - sites to which you link through this site are independent of this site and we have no control over them and accept no liability in respect of your use or inability to use them.

9. Other legal notices - there are other legal notices on areas of this site which relate to your use of such areas.

10. Changes to this legal notice - we may amend this legal notice from time to time.

11. The details expressed in this document and accompanying documents are for information purposes only and are not intended as a solicitation for funds or a recommendation to trade. Mark Usher Racing accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages suffered through any act or omission taken as a result of reading or interpreting any of the above information.

12. Law and Jurisdiction - these terms and conditions and any matter relating to this site shall be governed by English law and the English courts shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction in respect of them. © Mark Usher Racing 2011.