Privacy of your information
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We consider your privacy is very important.
We operate a policy of disclosing to you, on written request, what customer
information we have gathered, how we use it and give you the opportunity to
review and correct any information we may hold. |
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What we gather and hold about you
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Email
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Email addresses are required to register for some features on
Gourmet Foods. We will not pass on your email address to any third party
without your permission.
Occasionally, we will send you email to provide information and keep you up
to date with developments on Gourmet Foods. We may also offer you
access to email newsletters that contain the latest information and updates
relating to our services.
In every newsletter we send, it is our policy to have instructions on how to
unsubscribe so that you will not receive any future emails. You can change
your email address at any time.
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Mailing Lists
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Mailing Lists are operated on an "opt-in" basis. If you sign
up for a newsletter, the email address given must be confirmed by
responding to an email. The original sign-up will be ignored until the
confirmation process has been completed.
"Pending" details will be deleted from our systems four or five
weeks (four complete weeks plus 1 weekend) after the application date.
In every newsletter we send, it is our policy to include instructions on how
to unsubscribe so that you will not receive any future emails. You may
change your email address at any time.
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On Line Discussion Pages and Guest Book
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Any on-line discussion pages and/or Guest-Books on this site will
display any personal information you include in the messages posted.
In addition, some details regarding your browser (type and version) may also
be stored in the source code of the pages concerned, though not displayed.
This additional information is used for statistical purposes only, and may be
seen by viewing that source code.
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Cookies
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What is a cookie?
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A cookie is a small piece of code that a website gives to you, via your web browser. Cookies can be used for a variety of purposes, but most commonly they are used to give sites information about their users. In this way, sites can appear to 'remember' information about visitors, such as passwords, preferences and viewing habits.
As far as clogging your machine goes, this is unlikely as cookies are very small - usually text files stored in a cookies directory within your browser applications memory on your local hard drive. As far as security goes, cookies can't spread viruses as they are not executables, i.e. programs that can contain viruses.
You're not damaging your PC or software by using a cookie - you're only increasing the information that websites hold about you. If you don't like this, then you can use your browser to restrict or even cancel their use. |
| Persistent cookies are stored on your computer until the expiry date embedded in the cookie. |
| Session cookies expire when the browser is closed. |
| This site uses both types of cookie to facilitate the Store and other database operations. |
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Which third parties may see information about you?
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| We will not disclose your name or postal
address or any data that could identify you to any third party without first
receiving your permission, unless it has been posted in a discussion page or
Guest Book article, and its use is relevant to that article. Everything
posted in such an article is open to all viewers. |
| We share information with partners who provide products and
services that you request. For instance, if you
wish to have more information on a particular product we will, with (and
only with) your permission, pass them the relevant information in order for them
to fulfill your request. Our partners only see information relating to
your specific requirement. |
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More Information / Your comments
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| If you want more information, or have any questions or
comments relating to our privacy policy, please contact
us. |
