Please read for information on privacy safeguards on our web sites. This includes information as to how we collect, use and disclose information gathered on our web sites, including the use of cookies.
1. What Personal Information does Barsby's collect?
The types of personal information that Barsby's records will depend on your usage of our site. If you carry out a transaction online or send us an email, Barsby's will record information that may differ from the information Barsby's collects if you simply visit our site.
- Purchasing products or services:
If you purchase products or services or apply to become a Barsby's customer, Barsby's requires you to provide certain details so that we can establish an account and provide you with the product or service. This includes details such as your name and contact information. Barsby's requires this information to help us process and manage your account.
Barsby's also requests information to help us assess your credit worthiness (if applicable). Further details about this can be found in the terms and conditions for the product or service you are purchasing. If you purchase a product or service Barsby's also requires your credit card details in order to process the purchase. Barsby's may also request information about you in order to help you decide which product or service would best suit your needs.
- Paying your account online or making other enquiries about your account:
If you pay your account online, Barsby's requires you to provide your account details and credit card details in order to process the payment. If you make an online query about your account you will be required to provide your account details, password and contact details so that your inquiry can be resolved as soon as possible.
- General requests:
You can use the online forms for a number of other purposes such as to request further information about other Barsby's products and services. In order to process your request, we will require you to provide us with certain personal information. This includes such details as your name and contact information and information about any existing account. If you send us an email request, we will ask for similar information. We require this information to process your request and to improve the services we provide to you.
When you are carrying out a transaction or simply making a query, Barsby's may also ask for information such as details about yourself or your company in order that Barsby's can better tailor its services or products to your needs and to provide you with information about a range of Barsby's services or products you might be interested in.
Barsby's may also conduct voluntary surveys or request other voluntary information from time to time. These surveys provide Barsby's with important information that enables improvement in the types and quality of services offered and the manner in which those services are offered. It will always be clear whether the information requested is mandatory or voluntary.
- Navigation Information:
Each time you visit Barsby's web site, anonymous navigation information is collected by our servers. This information includes:
- the type of browser and operating system you are using;
- the address of the referring site (ie the previous site you had visited) and the website you leave our site to visit;
- the date and time of your visit;
- your server's IP address (a number which is unique to the machine); and
- the address of the pages you accessed.
This provides Barsby's with information about how the web site is used and navigated, including the number of hits, the frequency of visits and the duration of visits to each web page on the site. It does not personally identify individual users unless the user has previously elected to identify themselves by submitting personal information.
In addition, Barsby's web site, like many others, uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of information that the website sends to your browser and which is stored on your hard disk. A cookie helps to identify your browser to the website when you return to visit the site and identifies the previous requests your browser has made. This allows the site to be tailored to you on your return visits. Cookies cannot identify you personally. If you do not wish to receive cookies it is likely that you can disable their use by altering the security settings on your web browser however this may impede your ability to use parts of the site (for example, the shopping trolley). Your web browser might also contain a mechanism that warns you that a site you are visiting makes use of cookies.
2. What Happens with Your Personal Information?
The personal information collected from you at this site is or may be used:
- for credit verification purposes;
- for billing purposes;
- to maintain your account;
- to notify you about other or new services or promotions from time to time;
- to provide customer support;
- in order to provide you with the products, services or information you have requested.
In addition, anonymous navigation information may be used for statistical analysis of the site, for marketing purposes and to tailor the content of the site to the needs of Barsby's customers. Statistical information is not disclosed in connection with your personal information.
3. Will personal information be given to anyone else?
Personal information collected at this site will only be disclosed to credit agencies, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, courts or external advisors where permitted or required by law.
4. Access and Correction
Once you have registered as a Barsby's customer, you may access your account details and correct your personal information, by logging into your Barsby's Customer Account. You can lodge an access request with Barsby's customer service at any time.
5. Are personal account details safe when being transmitted?
Barsby's strives to protect your personal information during its transmission. Customer account information provided through this site is held in a secure server environment behind Barsby's firewalls.
Barsby's secure server software (SSL) is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including your name and address, so that it cannot be read as the information travels over the Internet. However, while Barsby's maintains high standards in protecting your security, no transmission over the Internet or storage of information on servers connected to the Internet can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure.
6. Are personal account details stored safely
Barsby's takes every precaution to ensure the security of personal information held by it from such risks as loss or unauthorised access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure of data. Barsby's only permits your details to be accessed by authorised personnel.
7. Links to other sites
Barsby's may provide links on its website to other sites. These sites may have different privacy policies than those of Barsby's and you are advised to check the privacy policies on those sites.
8. Changes to this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement may change from time to time. Any changes to Barsby's Privacy Statement will be highlighted in this area from time to time.
This policy was last updated on June, 2005 |
