Tomboy Tools UK - Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT: BY SUBMITTING DATA TO US AND/OR USING OUR WEB SITE YOU GIVE YOUR CONSENT THAT ALL PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU SUBMIT MAY BE PROCESSED BY US IN THE MANNER AND FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY.

This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to Personal Data collected by us manually or through our web site (“Web Site”). The Web Site is owned and operated by Women Into Tools Limited (trading as Tomboy Tools UK) of Unit A11A, Garth Works, Taffs Well, Cardiff CF15 7YF.

The term “Personal Data” refers to personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date, telephone number, e-mail address or mailing address.

The terms “Tomboy Tools UK”, “we”, “us” and “our” when used in this Privacy Policy means Women Into Tools Limited which includes any parent, subsidiaries, divisions, branches, affiliates or companies under common ownership or control of Women Into Tools Limited.

The terms “you” and “your” when used in this Privacy Policy means any user of this Web Site.

Notification of changes to this Policy

We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this Web Site and improving and adding to our existing services. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, we will (as soon as practicable) post the changes on our Web Site to notify you of the changes. We encourage you to check this page frequently.

We understand and share your concern about privacy. We want to assure you that we respect your privacy and treat your personal information with the highest standards of safety, security and confidentiality. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. If you have questions regarding this Policy, you may direct them to marketing@tomboytools.co.uk.

Collection of Personal Data including e-mail addresses

When we collect information about you it is in an effort to make our products and services more efficient and customized to you. You are free to browse our Web Site without revealing any personal information about yourself. However, once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us.

We will collect and store the information you give us. You may use this Web Site to register to receive additional information or services from us. When you register, we ask you for contact information like your name, postal address and e-mail address.

We sometimes supplement the information that you provide with information that is received from third parties. For instance, if inaccurate postal or zip codes are received, we may use third party software to fix them.

Use of Personal Data

The purposes for which we process Personal Data include the following:

· We may use your Personal Data to improve our products and services, make your experience more efficient and relevant and provide you with a personalised service.
· We may use your Personal Data internally to administer this Web Site.
· We may review the actions of our visitors on an aggregate basis to determine preferences.
· We may conduct analysis and research on our visitors' demographics, interests, and pages viewed based on the information provided to us during ordering, from our server log files, or surveys.
· We may contact you occasionally to inform you of new services we will be providing, or events we think will be of interest to you.

Opt-out choice

If you do not wish to receive information from us and want to be removed from our mailing list, please e-mail us at marketing@tomboytools.co.uk.

Anonymous data collected through this Web Site

In addition to the information we collect as described above, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Web Site. For example, we use technology to track which pages of our Web Site our visitors view. We also use technology to determine which Web browsers our visitors use. This technology does not identify you personally, it simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Web Site.

Our Web Site contains hyperlinks to other pages on our Web Site. We use technology to track how often these links are used and which pages on our Web Site our visitors choose to view. Again this technology does not identify you personally – it simply enables us to compile statistics about the use of these hyperlinks.

We use this anonymous data to improve the content and functionality of this Web Site and our e-mail updates, to better understand our clients and markets, and to improve our services.

Cookies and IP address

In order to collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, we may in the future use temporary “cookies” that collect the first level domain name of the user (for example, if your e-mail address is “john@bigmail.com,” the cookie collects the “bigmail.com” portion of your e-mail address) and the date and time you accessed this Web Site. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not.

We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web Site. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your computer on a network, or in this case, the Internet. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information, such as determining how many of our visitors are from outside of the UK.

Disclosure of your Personal Data

We do not share, sell or distribute your Personal Data with unrelated third parties, except under these limited circumstances:

· Personal Data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for us for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented.
· We may employ other third parties to perform services or functions on our behalf in order to improve our site, merchandising, marketing and promotional efforts, communications or other services. Those third parties include authorized contractors, consultants, legal advisors and other companies working with us (collectively, "agents"). They only have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, and may not share any personal information with others or use it for any other purpose than improving our services and offerings. Where appropriate, before disclosing Personal Data to a third party, we contractually require the third party to take adequate precautions to protect that data and maintain confidentiality. We may also receive information about you from other sources (such as demographic information and purchase history) and add it to our information in order to make our marketing efforts more efficient.
· We may share or transfer the information in our databases to comply with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or this Web Site, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of a sale, merger, reorganisation, dissolution or similar event.
· Where you have consented, we may also disclose your information to our partners or other businesses who may contact you about their products or services that may interest you.
· During the purchase process, we will share your information with certain intermediaries (e.g. UPS) strictly to process and ship your order.

Data integrity and security

We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of Personal Data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases. We keep your Personal Data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention requirements.

Our employees and advisers who have access to Personal Data have been trained to handle such data properly and in accordance with our security protocols and strict standards of confidentiality. Although we cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure, alteration or destruction of data, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.

Our security protects you while you shop on this Web Site so that you never have to worry about credit card safety. Our servers use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an encryption technology that works with Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and AOL's browser, so that only we can read a buyer's personal information. We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. However, we will transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.

Gift Certificates

If you purchase a gift certificate on our site, we will ask you to provide the recipient's name and e-mail address. The recipient information you provide us will only be used to deliver the gift certificate and for no other purpose.

Third Party Sites

This Web Site may contain hyperlinks to web sites that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party web sites or any association with their operators. We do not control these web sites and are not responsible for their data or privacy practices. We urge you to review any privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any Personal Data about yourself. The information practices of those websites linking from or to our site are not covered by this Policy, and we encourage you to be very cautious before you disclose your personal information to others.

Data access and corrections

Upon receipt of your written request and enough information to permit us to identify your Personal Data, we will disclose to you the Personal Data we hold about you. We will also correct, amend or delete any Personal Data that is inaccurate and notify any third party recipients of the necessary changes.

If you wish to access or correct your Personal Data, please write to us at Tomboy Tools UK, Unit A11A, Garth Works, Taffs Well, Cardiff CF15 7YF or e-mail us at marketing@tomboytools.co.uk. We do not charge for complying with a correction request, however, for all other requests, we charge a fee of £10.00 to cover its costs. Requests to delete Personal Data are subject to any applicable legal and ethical reporting or document retention obligations imposed on us.

You may ask to have your account information removed from our active databases; however, because we keep track of past purchases, we cannot delete information associated with past purchases. Such information will be deactivated as soon as reasonably possible based on your account activity. Also, as a security measure we "back up" the data stored on our systems, and such prior information cannot be completely removed from our databases. Therefore, you should not expect that all of your Personal Data will be completely removed from our databases in response to your requests. However, please be aware that we keep your personally identifiable information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention requirements.

Children's privacy

You must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to use this Web Site. We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Data about visitors under 18 years of age. If you are a minor, you can use this Web Site only in conjunction with your parents or guardians.

Transfer of Data abroad

Tomboy Tools UK is the franchisee of Tomboy Tools Inc. need to changeTomboy Tools Inc hosts our website on its server in the USA. Any personal data which you submit to our website will therefore be processed in the USA but we take steps to ensure that your personal data is kept secure by contractual and technical means.

Of course, the Internet is made up of a large number of international connections. If you are visiting this Web Site from a country other than the country in which our server is located (currently the USA), the various communications will necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By visiting this Web Site and communicating electronically with us, you consent to these transfers.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy forms part of our Web Site Terms of Use (CLICK HERE TO ACCESS OUR TERMS OF USE ) and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England & Wales. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your use of this Web Site to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England & Wales.

Questions

If you have further questions about our Privacy Policy or comments on how we can improve our Web Site, please do not hesitate to email us at marketing@tomboytools.co.uk.or write to us at Tomboy Tools UK, Unit A11A, Garth Works, Taffs Well, Cardiff CF15 7YF.

Last Updated: [ 11/11/2008 ].