Information tracking
We track, and keep for our reference, logs that show the general movement of visitors around the site, including how they found us and how long they spent here. We do this so that we can discover ways of improving the site – for example, making it easier to navigate or providing more of the type of things that people like to read. We do not have the capability to track an identifiable individual visitor, and we don’t collect any details about visitors that could tell us who they are – we record their IP address, but no more than this. In particular, we do not collect or keep email addresses from general users.
As operators of this site, we have not personally created any cookies of our own. However, some of the statistics packages we use to run the site may install their own cookies to carry out their work. Any expanded use of cookies will be disclosed in updates to this page.
Use of information
Information supplied by you, for example in the newsletter subscription process, the product search or the contact form, will be used for the purpose you supplied it and no other. We do not ever share or sell your information. We hate spammers, and will never do anything to help them.
Advertisers and partner merchants
We have multiple relationships with other companies in order to make offers available to you and to feature products on our site, from which we earn commission on any sales generated. We also carry some advertising. As a result of your visit to our site, and of any outgoing links you may click on, partner merchants and / or ad server companies may collect information such as your IP address and your clicks. Please see their privacy policies on their sites for more information.
Changes in this policy
From time to time, we may use customer information for new reasons not previously disclosed in this notice. Should that happen, we will update this page to tell you what is happening.
Google Analytics
We make use of Google’s free analytics service to help us manage this site. A condition of use is that we display a statement about how it works on our site. So here it is:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). 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 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.