Who manages this website?
This website is managed by Chalfont Online, a Sole trading company in the UK. We are registered with the Data Protection Notification Dept.
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy will change from time to time as we develop the range of services on the website. When this privacy policy changes, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. You should always check the privacy policy before using this site, even if you have visited it in the past. This ensures that you will be aware of any changes. Changes to our privacy policy do not affect information we already hold about you. This statement was last updated on 12 July 2007.
The Data Protection Act
Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. It will not be disclosed to any other third party.
What information do we collect?
Depending on which site facilities you use, we collect several different types of information:
- Website usage information - see below.
- Information that you provide for specific purposes eg email addresses, mailing address, and contact information.
- Stored information - that you provide to enable you to log-on and reuse site facilities such as shopping basket content.
We use industry-standard SSL encryption software when processing sensitive information such as user names and passwords, to safeguard your data. We keep to strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to your details.
Website usage information
We collect website usage information to help us:
- assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- improve the usage of the website
- improve the design of the website and make it more usable for you
We collect website usage from a number of sources:
- Our web server.
- URLs passed to us when you enter our site.
- A selection of Internet Service Providers.
- A selection of Search Engine Companies.
In all cases, website usage information excludes any information that can be traced back to you, so is non-personal in the meaning of the Data Protection Act.
IP Addresses
We use IP addresses to analyse trends, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Stored information
Your personal storage area is called My Account, which you create by providing an email address, password and address information. This makes it easier to use some of the facilities on the website, such as subscribing to receive notification of updates to products on our site via our newsletter. You can change your stored information at any time by logging in. Your stored information is not shared with other parties other than at your request in provision with goods and services. You may un-subscribe from the newsletter at any time, by changing your account information or using the newsletter unsubscribe link under the company information side box.
Linking to other websites
This website contains links to other websites. None of the personal information described above is passed to any of these organisations. Anonymous visit or session information may be passed to other websites for the web usage information purposes described above. None of this information can be related to an individual user of the website.
This privacy policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practises within any other websites. You should always be aware of this when you leave the Chalfont Online website and we encourage you to read the privacy statement on any other website which collects personal information.
Right to request information
You have a right to request a copy of any personal data held by the Chalfont Online at any time, in order to check its accuracy. If you wish to do this, please write (explaining that your interest is in personal data maintained by the Chalfont Online to:
Chalfont Online ( Data Request )
8 Elm Way
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 7BD
