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The
following provides detail about our Privacy Policy. Furnishing b2b
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 Furnishing b2b service and not to the companies,
individuals, organisations or other websites to which there
are links.
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Consent |
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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 Furnishing b2b member or visitor this policy
will be applied subject to any particular limitations or choices
you made as part of any future membership application procedure.
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How
Do We Collect Information About You and How Is It Used?
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You
may provide personal information when communicating with us.
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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.
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If
you enter a competition or promotion we will ask for your
name, address and e-mail address.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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Traffic
Data
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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.
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Other
Disclosures
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| 4.1 |
Furnishing b2b
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.
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How
Do We Protect Your Information?
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When
you review your account information or order products, Furnishing b2b
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.
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Cookies
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| 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, including purchasing items.
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pages of this web site are subject to copyright© Furnishing b2b
2005-2008
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