Privacy Policy & Terms And Conditions
THIS PRIVACY POLICY SETS OUT HOW WE COLLECT AND PROCESS INFORMATION ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE. BY CONTINUING TO USE THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO YOUR INFORMATION BEING PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY.
WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN:
• YOU CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT (“ACCOUNT”);
• YOU PLACE AN ORDER VIA THE WEBSITE OR BY TELEPHONE;
• YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER OR EVENTS UPDATES
• YOU MAKE A COMPLAINT OR ENQUIRY OR PROVIDE OTHER FEEDBACK TO US; AND
• YOU DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO US THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR AT ANY OTHER POINT
THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE WHEN SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT OR PLACING A TELEPHONE ORDER MAY INCLUDE YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, DELIVERY ADDRESS, BILLING ADDRESS AND PAYMENT INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT BE STORING YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION, THIS WILL BE DONE VIA A THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS COMPANY. IF YOU REGISTER TO HOLD AN ACCOUNT WITH US, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A UNIQUE PASSWORD WHICH ENABLES YOU TO ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT WE MAY RECORD TELEPHONE CALLS WHEN YOU PLACE AN ORDER BY TELEPHONE WITH US. IF WE DO RECORD YOUR TELEPHONE CALL, YOU WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS AND THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH RECORDING BY AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO A MEMBER OF THE TELEPHONE SALES TEAM.
WE MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU IF YOU USE ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES WE PROVIDE ON THIS WEBSITE, OR FROM OTHER ENTITIES AND AFFILIATES. WE ARE ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, BUSINESS PARTNERS, SUB-CONTRACTORS IN TECHNICAL, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY SERVICES, ADVERTISING NETWORKS, ANALYTICS PROVIDERS, SEARCH INFORMATION PROVIDERS, CREDIT REFERENCE AGENCIES) AND MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU (INCLUDING INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE) FROM THEM.
WHERE PERMITTED BY LAW, WE MAY COMBINE THIS INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES, WITH INFORMATION YOU GIVE TO US AND INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU. WE MAY USE THIS INFORMATION AND THE COMBINED INFORMATION FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOUR PREFERENCES AS OUR CUSTOMER, FOR ENHANCING YOUR USER EXPERIENCE ON OUR WEBSITES AND FOR PROVIDING YOU WITH INFORMATION, CONTENT AND OFFERINGS TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS.
IN ADDITION, WE USE COOKIES AS EXPLAINED BELOW.
WHERE COLLECTION OF SOME PERSONAL DATA IS NECESSARY FOR US TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES LISTED IN SECTION 3 BELOW, WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THOSE PURPOSES WITHOUT PROVISION OF THE INFORMATION.
WE WILL NEVER DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT CONSENT
YOU CAN ACCESS THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT YOU VIA YOUR ACCOUNT TO OBTAIN A COPY OF IT AND TO CORRECT, AMEND, OR DELETE INFORMATION THAT IS INACCURATE. YOU CAN ALSO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT ALTOGETHER AT ANY TIME.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU SUBMIT TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION ON YOUR ACCOUNT AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE. YOU MAY ALSO UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION BY CONTACTING US THROUGH THE CONTACT DETAILS PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, USERNAME, AND ORDER NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR INITIAL CORRESPONDENCE; THIS HELPS US PROTECT THE DETAILS AND PREFERENCES ON YOUR ACCOUNT FROM UNAUTHORISED ACCESS.
COOKIES HELP US IN VARIOUS WAYS. WE USE COOKIES TO HELP US (I) TO ADMINISTER OUR WEBSITE FOR INTERNAL OPERATIONS INCLUDING TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES; (II) TO BETTER COMPOSE THE WEBSITE OR OUR PRODUCT INFORMATION SO THAT IT IS MORE RELEVANT TO YOUR INTERESTS OR PREFERENCES; (III)TO UNDERSTAND WHO HAS SEEN WHICH PAGES AND ADVERTISEMENTS, TO DETERMINE HOW FREQUENTLY PARTICULAR PAGES ARE VISITED, TO DETERMINE THE MOST POPULAR AREAS OF THE WEBSITE AND GENERALLY IN ORDER TO MONITOR USAGE OF THE WEBSITE; (IV) TO ALLOW US TO KEEP OUR WEBSITE SAFE AND SECURE; (V) TO MEASURE OR UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADVERTISING WE SERVE TO YOU AND OTHERS, AND TO DELIVER RELEVANT ADVERTISING TO YOU; AND (VI) TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU AND OTHER USERS OF OUR WEBSITE ABOUT GOODS OR SERVICES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU OR THEM.
MOST WEB BROWSERS AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPT COOKIES, THOUGH YOU DO NOT HAVE TO. IF YOU WISH TO DISABLE COOKIES THEN YOU CAN DO SO BY READJUSTING YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS ALTHOUGH PLEASE NOTE THAT BY DISABLING COOKIES YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER WITH OR USE ALL FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE. SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES FOR SOME WEB BROWSERS.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIFIC COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE BELOW:
WHAT IT DOES
COOKIES NECESSARY FOR ESSENTIAL WEBSITE PURPOSES
THESE COOKIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE AND TO USE SOME OF ITS FEATURES, SUCH AS ACCESS TO SECURE AREAS. WITHOUT THESE COOKIES, SERVICES YOU HAVE ASKED FOR, LIKE TRANSACTIONAL PAGES AND SECURE LOGIN ACCOUNTS, WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES
FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES RECORD INFORMATION ABOUT CHOICES YOU’VE MADE AND ALLOW US TO TAILOR THE WEBSITE TO YOU. THESE COOKIES MEAN THAT WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO USE OR COME BACK TO THE SERVICES, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH OUR SERVICES AS YOU HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO BE PROVIDED. FOR EXAMPLE, THESE COOKIES ALLOW US TO:
• SAVE YOUR LOCATION PREFERENCE IF YOU HAVE SET YOUR LOCATION ON THE HOMEPAGE;
• REMEMBER SETTINGS YOU HAVE APPLIED, SUCH AS LAYOUT, TEXT SIZE, PREFERENCES, AND COLOURS;
• SHOW YOU WHEN YOU ARE LOGGED IN; AND
• STORE ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS.
ANALYTICS COOKIES
THESE COOKIES COLLECT INFORMATION THAT IS USED EITHER IN AGGREGATE FORM TO HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW THE WEBSITE IS BEING USED OR HOW EFFECTIVE OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ARE, OR TO HELP US CUSTOMIZE THE WEBSITE FOR YOU. THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, COMPILING REPORTS ON WEBSITE ACTIVITY FOR WEBSITE OPERATORS AND PROVIDING THEM OTHER SERVICES RELATING TO WEBSITE ACTIVITY AND INTERNET USAGE. OUR THIRD PARTY PARTNERS USE THEIR OWN COOKIES AND HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVACY POLICIES. THIRD PARTY COOKIES ARE USED TO GATHER STATISTICS, BUT CANNOT BE USED TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS. WE ALLOW OUR PARTNERS TO SERVE THESE THIRD PARTY COOKIES, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE OTHER ACCESS TO THEM.
ADVERTISING COOKIES
THESE COOKIES ARE USED TO MAKE ADVERTISING MESSAGES MORE RELEVANT TO YOU. THEY PERFORM FUNCTIONS LIKE PREVENTING THE SAME ADVERTISEMENT FROM CONTINUOUSLY REAPPEARING, ENSURING THAT ADVERTISEMENTS ARE PROPERLY DISPLAYED, AND IN SOME CASES SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE BASED ON YOUR INTERESTS. A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS YOU SEE ON THE WEBSITE ARE GENERATED BY THIRD PARTIES. COOKIES ARE OFTEN USED BY THESE THIRD PARTY PARTNERS TO ALLOW THEM TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CLICKED ON OR SEEN A PARTICULAR ADVERT OR PAGE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE ADVERT OR PAGE MORE THAN ONCE. PARTS OF THIS STATISTICAL DATA MAY BE SHARED WITH US BY THIRD PARTIES, ALLOWING US TO IMPROVE THE TARGETING AND PLACEMENT OF ADVERTS ON THE WEBSITE.
FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 8.0 :
• CHOOSE TOOLS AND THEN INTERNET OPTIONS;
• CLICK THE PRIVACY TAB;
• MOVE THE SLIDER TO CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED SETTINGS;
• FOR MORE SPECIALIZED COOKIE SETTINGS, CLICK ON ADVANCED, CHECK THE OVERRIDE COOKIE HANDLING BUTTON AND MODIFY THE SETTINGS TO SUIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 7.0 :
• CHOOSE TOOLS AND THEN INTERNET OPTIONS;
• CLICK THE PRIVACY TAB;
• MOVE THE SLIDER TO CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED SETTINGS;
• THE DEFAULT SETTING IS MEDIUM AND THE MENU ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT THE LEVEL OF FILTERING ON THE BASIS OF (A) THE SOURCE OF THE COOKIE AND (B) WHETHER THE SOURCE HAS A PRIVACY POLICY.
• FOR MORE SPECIALIZED COOKIE SETTINGS, CLICK ON ADVANCED
FOR FIREFOX 3.0 :
• CLICK ON TOOLS, THEN OPTIONS (OR EDIT / PREFERENCES ON LINUX);
• SELECT PRIVACY;
• SELECT COOKIES;
• CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED SETTINGS (YOU CAN CONFIGURE WHICH SITES ARE ALLOWED TO SET COOKIES, HOW LONG TO KEEP THEM FOR, AND VIEW AND MANAGE YOUR EXISTING COOKIES).
FOR NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 6 AND NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 7 :
• CHOOSE PREFERENCES FROM THE EDIT MENU;
• SELECT PRIVACY & SECURITY, THEN SELECT COOKIES;
• CHOOSE YOUR PREFERRED SETTINGS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT CONTROL THE USE OF COOKIES BY THIRD PARTIES.