We are committed
to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how
we will treat your personal information.
(1) What
information do we collect?
We may collect,
store and use the following kinds of personal information:
(a) information
about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including
your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating
system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation and
details.
(b) information
relating to any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation
to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of
our goods or services (including details).
(c) information
that you provide to us for the purpose of registering
with us (including details).
(d) information
that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing
to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters (including
details).
(e) any other
information that you choose to send to us; and:
(f) other
information.
(2) Cookies
A cookie is a
file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by
a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is
then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the
server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.
We may use
both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. Session
cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until
they reach a specified expiry date.
We will use the
session cookies to: keep track of you while you navigate the website; keep
track of items in your shopping basket; prevent fraud and increase website
security; and other uses. We will use the persistent cookies to: enable our
website to recognize you when you visit; keep track of your preferences in relation
to your use of our website; and other uses.
We use Google
Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics generates
statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which
are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our
website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will
store this information. Google’s privacy policy is available at:
http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
Most browsers
allow you to reject all cookies, while some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer
(version 9) you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet options”,
“Privacy”, and selecting “Block All Cookies” using the sliding selector.
Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability
of many websites.
(3) Using your
personal information
Personal
information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes
specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your
personal information to:
(a) administer
the website;
(b) improve your
browsing experience by personalizing the website;
(c) enable your
use of the services available on the website;
(d) send you
goods purchased via the website, and supply to you
services purchased via the website;
(e) send
statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you;
(f) send you
general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
(g) send you
email notifications which you have specifically requested;
(h) send you
our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business
or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be
of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by
email or similar technology (and you can inform us at any time if you no longer
require marketing communications);
(i) provide third parties with statistical information about
our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual
user;
(j) deal with
inquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;
(k) keep the
website secure and prevent fraud;
(l) verify
compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the website
(including monitoring private messages sent through our website private
messaging service); and
(m)other uses.
Where you submit
personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and
otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.
We will not,
without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third
parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
All our website
financial transactions are handled through our payment services providers.
(4) Disclosures
We may disclose
your personal information to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers
or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in
this privacy policy.
In addition, we
may disclose your personal information:
(a) to the extent
that we are required to do so by law;
(b) in connection
with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights
(including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention
and reducing credit risk);
(d) to the
purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or
are contemplating) selling; and
(e) to any
person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent
authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable
opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure
of that personal information.
Except as
provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third
parties.
(5) Security of
your personal information
We will take
reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse
or alteration of your personal information.
We will store all
the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and
firewall-protected) servers.
All electronic
transactions entered into via the website will be
protected by encryption technology.
You acknowledge
that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure,
and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
You are
responsible for keeping your password and other login details confidential.
We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the website).
(6) Policy
amendments
We may update
this privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on our website.
You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any
changes.
We may also
notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.
(7) Your rights
You may instruct
us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of
such information will be subject to:
(a) the supply of
appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold
such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct
us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes,
by sending an email to us. In practice, you will usually either expressly
agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing
purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of
your personal information for marketing purposes.
(8) Third party
websites
The website
contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy
policies or practices of third party websites.
(9) Updating
information
Please let us
know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected
or updated.
(10) Contact
If there are any
questions regarding this privacy policy you may
contact us using the information below.
www.eatree.com
info@eatree.com
(11) Your Consent
By using our
site, you consent to our web site privacy policy.