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Protection of Customer Information
At LivingConcepts we understand the importance of privacy to our customers
and visitors to our website. We treat what we learn about our customers as
confidential and will not give, sell or rent confidential or personal
information about our customer to any third party not affiliated with their
transaction, except as required by law or as necessary to provide services
to the customer.
We use information about our customers, their purchases, and their shipping
preferences to provide or enhance the services we make available to our
customers, to enhance our ability to communicate with our customers about
additional products & services they may find of value, to satisfy our
legitimate business interests (including performing trend analysis and
market studies), to set prices, fulfill a Contract of Carriage or Service
Agreement, accomplish the billing function, and to comply with government
regulations.
As we collect and use information about our customers, we may contract with
vendors to assist us in processing that information. These vendors are
required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are
restricted from using the information for any purpose other than helping to
provide LivingConcepts services to our customers.
Some of the information collected by LivingConcepts is personal data or data
which relates to an identifiable person. Examples of personal data are
names, addresses, e-mail addresses, credit card numbers and telephone
numbers. We never sell or rent information to third parties that could be
used to specifically identify an individual customer or group of customers.
Data that is anonymous, with all names, addresses and other personally
identifiable information removed, is sometimes shared with third parties.
Finally, we do provide personal data to government agencies as required by
law or regulation.
Links to Other
Websites
LivingConcepts provides links to external sites as a convenience to the
user. The inclusion of any link does not imply LivingConcepts endorsement of
the external site company, its web site, or the products and services it
promotes and sells. LivingConcepts is not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such Web sites.
Security And Integrity Of Information
We treat our data as assets that must be protected against loss and
unauthorized access. We employ best efforts to appropriately protect
confidential information from unauthorized access by users inside and
outside the company. Access to customer information is limited to those
employees who have a legitimate business need for that information.
LivingConcepts websites are currently located in the United States.
LivingConcepts Internet sites, and their supporting systems, employ
generally accepted information security techniques such as firewalls, access
control procedures and cryptography to appropriately protect confidential
information from unauthorized access.
What Information We Collect And How We Use It
Users can visit most areas of the LivingConcepts website without revealing
who they are or providing any information about themselves. However, some of
our interactive services require that users identify themselves in order to
enable the interactive function. We may ask users to provide some personal
information in these situations. We will inform you how we will use the
information and allow you to opt-out of any use of the information for
future marketing contact.
Web Survey
From time to time, we include survey forms on our Web site asking users for
contact and demographic information (such as postal code, age or house hold
income). We use the responses from the surveys to better understand our
customer's needs and to create a websites that responds to their interests.
Participants in the survey may, if they choose, provide personal information
that will be used to keep them informed of LivingConcepts products and
enhancements. Participants receiving these updates will be able to
'unsubscribe' by following instructions included with the update.
LivingConcepts will not disclose survey response information to companies or
individuals outside LivingConcepts with two exceptions:
1. Data that is anonymous, with all names, addresses and other personally
identifiable information removed.
2. To vendors who are required to maintain the confidentiality of the
information and are restricted from using the information for any purpose
other than helping to provide services to LivingConcepts customers.
Consent To Receive Promotional Material
Users of LivingConcepts may opt in to receiving promotional material from
us. The 'opt-in' feature applies to promotional material sent to our
customers as a result of their participation in the website surveys or
completing the contact us page. Opting-out can be accomplished by not
checking the option box the adjacent to the words, "I
want to receive periodic special offers from LivingConcepts.co.uk
".
IP Addresses
The LivingConcepts website collects IP addresses for system administration,
security, and statistical analysis purposes. An IP address is a number that
is automatically assigned to a computer whenever it is connected to the
Internet. We log these addresses and analyze them to understand where
requests originate so that we can provide the most efficient service,
enhance security, ensure appropriate usage and produce traffic volume
statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a Web site can send to a user's browser
for storage on the hard drive. Cookies can make use of the Web easier by
saving status and preferences about a Web site. Most browsers are initially
set to accept cookies but users can change the setting to refuse cookies or
to be alerted when cookies are being sent.
We use cookies to keep track of customer status as a registered user of
LivingConcepts.co.uk acceptance of cookies will not interfere with the
ability to interact with most of our website.
Assent
Your continued use of this website signifies your assent to the
LivingConcepts Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to
modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check
this page periodically for changes.
Contacting LivingConcepts
If you have questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this
website, or your experience on any of our LivingConcepts Web sites, you can
contact:
Webmaster@LivingConcepts.co.uk
Comments, suggestions or materials sent or transmitted to LivingConcepts shall be deemed to be non-confidential. LivingConcepts shall have no
obligation of any kind with respect to such comments, suggestions or
materials and shall be free to use and distribute them to others without
limitation, including, but not limited to developing and marketing products
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