PRIVACY POLICY
The following provides detail about our Privacy Policy. Oxford Diecast Ltd
("oxforddiecast.co.uk"), treats your privacy seriously. In general, we use the
personal information that we collect from you to identify personal preferences
and match your needs with relevant products, and process any orders that you may
make through our web site.
NOTICE: This policy only applies to web sites hosted at and comprising part
of the oxforddiecast.co.uk service and not to the companies, individuals,
organisations or other websites to which there are links.
1. Consent
Your use of this web site signifies your consent to us collecting and using
personal information about you as specified below in accordance with this
Policy. Should we choose to change our Policy for any reason, the changes will
be posted here, so that you are always kept informed of how we collect and use
your personal information, and when we may disclose it. If you are a
oxforddiecast.co.uk member this policy will be applied subject to any particular
limitations or choices you made as part of the membership application procedure.
2. How Do We Collect Information About You
and How Is It Used?
2.1 You may provide personal information when
communicating with us.
2.2 You may order a product or a service and give your name, e-mail address,
delivery address, credit or debit card number and expiry date so that the order
can be processed and your products (or services where appropriate) delivered to
you. Sometimes you may be asked for your telephone number.
2.3 If you enter a competition or promotion we will ask for your name, address
and e-mail address.
2.4 We will collect information about your tastes and preferences both when you
tell us what these are and by analysis of customer traffic, including by using
cookies (see below).
2.5 It may be that some of the personal information you give us (for instance
about your lifestyle or health) is sensitive personal data within the meaning of
the Data Protection Act 1998. Any such information ("sensitive information")
will only be disclosed with your express consent.
2.6 It may be that you provide to us details of credit or debit cards or bank
accounts in order to make payments to us. Any such information ("confidential
financial information") will be dealt with as described below.
2.7 We may use personal information collected about you to personalise your
visits to our web site and recommend goods or services to you. We also use the
information to help us develop the design and layout of our web site to ensure
that our sites are as useful and enjoyable as possible.
2.8 We may use personal information collected about you to let you know about
functionality changes to our web site or changes to our terms and conditions of
use.
2.9 Sometimes (and only in accordance with any preferences selected by you) we
or our affiliated companies might use the personal information collected about
you to let you know about, new goods, services or offers that you might find
interesting.
3. Traffic Data
3.1 We may provide aggregate statistics about our sales, customers, traffic
patterns and other site information to third parties, but these statistics will
not include any information that could personally identify you.
4. Other Disclosures
4.1 oxforddiecast.co.uk reserves the right to
access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with
applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly
or to protect itself or its users.
5. How Do We Protect Your Information?
5.1 When you review your account information or order products,
oxforddiecast.co.uk offers the use of a secure server. The secure server
software encrypts the information that you input before it is transmitted to us.
In addition, we have strict security procedures covering the storage and
disclosure of your information in order to prevent unauthorised access and to
comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. This means that sometimes we may ask
you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you.
6. Cookies
6.1 A cookie is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's
hard drive by your web browser. On revisiting this site our computer server will
recognise the cookie, giving us information about your last visit. Most browsers
accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your
browser to prevent automatic acceptance. If you choose not to receive cookies,
you may still use most of the features of our web site.
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