Welcome
to the Earifin.co.uk Privacy Policy.
Earifin.co.uk is the No.1 Online retail shopping
site (Sole Trader) in the UK. We always respect your (our customers) privacy
and want to protect your personal information. To learn more, please read this
Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use
your personal information. This Privacy Policy also explains the steps we have
taken to secure your personal information. By visiting the Site directly or
through another site, you accept the practices described in this Policy.
Data protection is a matter of trust, and your
privacy is important to us. We shall therefore only use your name and other
information which relates to you in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy.
We will only keep your information for as long as we are either required to by
law or as is relevant for the purposes for which it was collected.
You can visit the Site and browse without having to
provide personal details. During your visit to the Site, you remain anonymous, and at no time can we identify you unless you have an account on the Site and
log on with your username and password.
1.
What information that we collect?
We may collect various pieces of information if you
seek to place an order for a product with us on the website. We collect, store,
and process your data for processing your purchase on the Site and any possible
later claims, and to provide you with our services. We may collect personal
information including, but not limited to, your name, mobile number, date of
birth, email address, delivery address, payment card details, or bank account
details.
We will use the information you provide to enable us
to process your orders and to provide you with the services and information
offered through our website which you request. Further, we will use the
information you provide to administer your account with us; verify and carry
out financial transactions in relation to payments you make; audit the
downloading of data from our website; improve the layout and/or content of the
pages of our website and customize them for users; identify visitors on our
website; carry out research on our users’ demographics; send you information we
think you may find useful or which you have requested from us, including
information about our products and services, provided you have indicated that
you have not objected to being contacted for these purposes. Subject to
obtaining your consent we may contact you by email with details of other
products and services. If you prefer not to receive marketing communications
from us, you can opt-out anytime.
We may pass your name and address on to a third
party to make delivery of the product to you (for example to our courier or
supplier). You must only submit to us the Site information which is accurate
and not misleading, and you must keep it up to date and inform us of changes.
We cannot assume any liability for the misuse of passwords unless this misuse
is our fault.
2.
How to collect?
We may use your personal information for opinion and
market research. Your details are anonymous and will only be used for
statistical purposes. We save the answers to our surveys separately from your
email address. We may also send you other information about us, the Site, our
other websites, our products, sales promotions, our newsletters, and anything
relating to other companies in our group or our business partners. If you would
prefer not to receive any of this additional information as detailed in this
paragraph (or any part of it) please click the ‘unsubscribe’ link in any email
that we send to you. Within 7 working days of receipt of your instruction, we
will cease to send you information as requested. If your instruction is unclear,
we will contact you for clarification.
We may pass your details to other companies in our
group. We may also pass your details to our agents and subcontractors to help
us with any of our uses of your data set out in our Privacy Policy. Please be
aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those
third parties or other sites, nor for any third party to whom we transfer your
data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
3.
Cookies:
The acceptance of cookies is not a requirement for
visiting the website. However, we would like to point out that the use of the
‘check box’ functionality on the Site and ordering is only possible with the
activation of cookies. Cookies are tiny text files that identify your computer
to our server as a unique user when you visit certain pages on the Site, and
they are stored by your Internet browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies
can be used to recognize your Internet Protocol address, saving you time while
you are on, or want to enter the Site. We only use cookies for your convenience
in using the Site (for example to remember who you are when you want to amend
your shopping cart without having to re-enter your email address) and not for
obtaining or using any other information about you. Your browser can be set to
not accept cookies, but this would restrict your use of the Site. Please accept
our assurance that our use of cookies does not contain any personal or private
details and is free from viruses.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics
service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text
files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze 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 website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity
and internet usage. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data
held by Google.
4.
Security:
We have appropriate technical and security measures
in place to prevent unauthorized or unlawful access to or accidental loss of or
destruction or damage to your information. When we collect data through the
Site, we collect your personal details on a secure server. We use firewalls on
our servers. Our security procedures mean we may occasionally request proof of
identity before disclosing personal information to you. You are responsible for
protecting against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer.
5.
Your rights:
If you are concerned about your data, you have the
right to request access to the personal data which we may hold or process about
you. You have the right to require us to correct any inaccuracies in your data
free of charge. At any stage, you also have the right to ask us to stop using
your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
We reserve the right to change or update this policy
at any time by placing a prominent notice on our site. Such changes shall be
effective immediately upon posting to this site.