Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy

 

Chaplins Furniture is committed to upholding your privacy rights and takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. As of May 2018, we have implemented the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR) which safeguards how we collect, store and use the information that you provide us.

In doing so, we pledge to handle your information fairly and legally at all times, while operating in complete transparency about how and why we use your data.
Please note that this policy applies only to sites maintained by Chaplins Furniture and not to websites maintained by other companies or organisations to which we may provide links.

Do take the time to read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. You are encouraged to review the privacy policy whenever you visit the site to make sure that you understand how any personal information you provide will be used.

1. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

In order to provide our services, we collect personally identifiable information as voluntarily submitted to us by our clients and visitors. This includes names, preferred postal addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers. In all cases, the information you submit is used to fulfil your specific request such as making a purchase from our online store. By completing a purchase online, you consent to the personal data you provide being processed as required to fulfil your purchase. Should you choose to subscribe to our mailing list, only your name and email address will be used in that communication. You can redefine or opt-out of receiving our newsletters at any time by following the designated ‘unsubscribe’ link in the footer.

In certain cases, your data will be transmitted to Architonic AG via the Virtual Showroom for processing enquiries. In turn, Architonic AG will forward this data to the relevant retailer if this is necessary for processing the request in question. Only the data which is necessary to process the purpose in question will be forwarded.

Architonic AG uses Google Analytics in its Virtual Showroom. This is a web analysis service of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are stored on your computer, to perform an analysis of how the website is used. The information determined by these cookies (time, location, pages accessed and anonymised IP address) are sent to Google and stored in the USA. Google uses the information to evaluate the use of the Virtual Showroom and generate reports for Architonic AG.

Google offers a tool to deactivate Google Analytics on most common browsers: HTTPS://TOOLS.GOOGLE.COM/DLPAGE/GAOPTOUT?HL=EN

2. COOKIES

A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser which is then stored on your system.
Cookies allow your basket to be saved, remember your login details and browsing activity such as visiting a webpage or viewing an advertisement. Cookies inform us of how people are using our website so that we are able to make improvements to it. When you use our website, we pass a cookie over to you.

How we use Cookies
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience we can offer on our website. Different types of cookies have different functionalities, like enabling personalised product recommendations, saving your preferences, and allowing us to see aggregated browsing statistics. The types of cookies we use and their functionalities are listed below.

Strictly necessary cookies
These are required for the operation of our website including those that allow you to log into your account at the checkout.

Performance cookies
These cookies allow us to count the number of people on our site and see the paths that visitors are taking through the website. Measuring this helps us improve the functionality of our website and provide the best experience for our visitors.

Functionality cookies
These are used for serving adverts relevant to a visitor’s interests based on their interaction with our website. Advertising cookies are managed by our third-party marketing partners in most cases, and enable them to show personalised adverts or marketing emails with content and products reflective of a visitor’s interaction with our website. Without these cookies, our marketing will be less relevant to our customers.

Managing your cookies
Most web browsers automatically allow cookies but you have the choice to to accept or decline them by amending your browser settings. Read the information provided by your browser software which will tell you how to set up a notifcation when you receive a cookie. This will give you the opportunity to decide whether or not to accept it.
If you decline the use of cookies, you will not be able to access all the features of our website, and any preferences will not be saved. You will still see our advertising but it will be less relevant to you.

For more information about managing your cookies, visit WWW.YOURONLINECHOICES.COM.

3. DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION

Chaplins Furniture values the trust that clients place in us when they supply their personal information. We promise never to share this with a third party for marketing purposes. We will only share information with a Government agency when obliged by law to comply with an investigation into or the prevention of fraud. In order to complete the delivery of your purchase, we will pass on your name, address and contact number to the trusted delivery company contracted to carry out the delivery of your purchase.

4. COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

When purchasing from our website, we obtain limited information about your payment card from our payment processor, such as the last four digits, the country of issuance and the expiration date. Currently, our payment processors are Stripe and PayPal. Stripe and PayPal uses and processes your complete payment information in accordance with their privacy policies, which can be viewed here: Stripe / PayPal

Read our full GDPR statement, here

5. PRIVACY CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about our privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:

By e-mail: customerservices@chaplins.co.uk

By mail: 477-507 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middlesex, HA5 4JS

By Phone: 020 8421 1779