1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy sets out the ways that OURBEDS  processes personal data. This Privacy Policy only relates to personal data collected by OURBEDS via this website, forms, responses to queries, emails and telephone calls.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal data provided to OURBEDS by any other means or via any other website. Users should be aware that if they access other websites, using the links provided, these are outside our control. If they provide personal data to other companies, the privacy polices of those companies determine the uses to which that information is put.

2. The Data Protection Act 1998

OURBEDS makes every effort to comply with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.

3. Use Made of Personal Information

Personal information provided to OURBEDS via this website, forms, responses to emails and telephone calls will be used for the purposes outlined at the time of collection or registration in accordance with the preferences you express.

Personal data collected and processed by OURBEDS may be used, for the following purposes:

a. Administration

b. Fulfilment of orders for goods and services requested.

c. In-house research and statistical analysis.

e. Communication about its conservation, membership, fundraising and other activities.

f. Communication about special offers

4. Consent

By providing personal data to OURBEDS you consent to the processing of such data by us as described in this Privacy Policy. You can alter your preferences as described below.

5. Use of Data For Direct Marketing by post and telephone

At each point of data collection or registration you are given options to opt-out from being sent future direct marketing material from OURBEDS or other carefully selected organisations by post or telephone. Where you do not opt-out of such communications we may send you information on new products or special offers that we think may interest you.

If at any time you want to alter your preferences or request that we communicating with you in this way then please contact us.

6. Cookies

A 'cookie' is a small text file that is placed on a user's computer hard drive by a website. There are several types of cookie and the most common are often referred to as 'session' cookies. These are used to keep track of information needed by a user as they travel from page to page within a website. These cookies have a short lifetime and expire within a few minutes of the user leaving the site.

Other types of cookies can be used to track internet activity after the user has left a website. These are either sponsored by organisations external to the website being visited (known as 'third party' cookies) or can originate from the website organisation itself ('first party' cookies). These usually have a long lifetime with several months being quite common. They are 'harvested' and 'refreshed' whenever the user visits a page where the same or a similar cookie is being used.

OURBEDS uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for OURBEDS and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default; however, it is possible to set a browser to reject cookies. If this is done it is important not to exclude the benign and useful session cookies or first party cookies. If you decide to do this you should choose an option that rejects all third parties.

7. Links to Third Party Websites

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the personal data collected by OURBEDS and does not apply to third party websites.

OURBEDSis not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites. We advise users to read the privacy policies of other websites before registering any

personal data.

8. Security

OURBEDS  holds your personal data in accordance with the security provisions of the UK Data Protection legislation. We use Paypal for your transactions with us. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read as the information travels over the Internet.

If you have any questions about security please contact us.

 

 

 

 

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