This privacy policy sets out how “The Dining Table Company” uses and protects any information that you give “The Dining Table Company” when you use this website.

“The Dining Table 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.

“The Dining Table Company” may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1^st December 2007.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Name
• Address  
• Contact information, including email address
• Payment information, such as your debit/credit card number and expiry date
• Information such as preferences and interests
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offer
• User traffic patterns

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• To allow us the process your enquiry efficiently we need to know some, if not all, of the following information: name, postal address and e-mail address.  We only gather this information to allow us to communicate with you about your enquiry and promotions (if requested). 
•  In order to purchase/place an order on the website you need to register on our site.  We need to know your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number.  We gather this information to allow us to process your order and provide you with the best possible service. The relevant information is then used by us to authenticate your identity, to validate your debit or credit card (if necessary), to authorise the transaction and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the provision of the service in general. 
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We will only send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting if you have requested us to.  Information in this case will be sent to the email address which you have provided.
• We track user traffic patterns throughout the site. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. The Dining Table Company does not break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).  We only use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.

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 we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use cookies which enable you to login to your account and view your details.  If you disable cookies this area of the site cannot be used by you.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This will prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at unsubscribe@diningtable.co.uk

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to the address shown below.

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 address below. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Contact Us

If you have any additional questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us:

Internet Security Team,
The Dining Table Company,
New House Farm,
Holme Marsh,
Kington,
Herefordshire,
HR53JS