Security & Privacy
The Empty Box Company Privacy Policy
Effective from 1st May 2018
This privacy policy sets out how The Empty Box Company uses and protects any information that you give The Empty Box Company when you use this website.
The Empty Box Company is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We, The Empty Box Company, are a small, privately owned, UK company, who may collect the following information when you use our website, and/or engage with us by subscribing to us.
- Your name and title (if applicable)
- Your contact information including email address, telephone number
- Your Demographic information such as postcode, address for posting an order.
What we do with the information we gather?
We usually require the above mentioned information to understand your needs, respond to an enquiry, and provide you with a product or service.
We may also require the above information for:
- Internal record keeping in connection with an order
- To improve our products and services
- To occasionally send emails with a discount voucher with news about products, or events with regard to The Empty Box Company (only) which we think you may find of interest, using the email address provided.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information given online.
The Empty Box Company will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to any third parties unless we are required by law to do so.
Any card payment information is encrypted via our secure site, and is not seen or stored by The Empty Box Company.
Links to other websites
Our website does contain links to other websites of interest – in particular a selection of recommended suppliers for weddings.
However, once you have clicked to use these links and leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over any other websites. Such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection of, and use of your personal information by The Empty Box Company in the following ways:
When you are asked to fill in a form on our website, look for the box that you can tick to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.
If you have previously registered with The Empty Box Company to join our mailing lists, and/or you are receiving emailed information from us via direct marketing routes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us, or emailing us at sales@emptybox.co.uk
You may request details of the personal information we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable.
If you would like a copy of the information held about you by The Empty Box Company please write to:
The Empty Box Company, Tuell Farm, Milton Abbot, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8PY
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Privacy Statement: How we use Cookies
Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites.
We use cookies to help identify your computer so we can tailor your user experience, track shopping basket contents and remember where you are in the order process.
You can disable any cookies already stored on your computer, but these may stop our website from functioning properly.
The following is strictly necessary in the operation of our website.
This Website Will:
- Remember what is in your shopping basket
- Remember where you are in the order process
- Remember that you are logged in and that your session is secure. You need to be logged in to complete an order.
- The following are not Strictly Necessary, but are required to provide you with the best user experience and also to tell us which pages you find most interesting (anonymously).
Functional Cookies
This Website Will:
- Offer Live Chat Support (If available)
- Track the pages you visits via Google Analytics
Targeting Cookies
This Website Will:
- Allow you to share pages with social networks such as Facebook (If available)
This website will not
- Share any personal information with third parties.