Andy Thornton

Privacy Policy

ANDY THORNTON LTD - E-MAIL & PRIVACY STATEMENT

This confirms that Andy Thornton Ltd is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program.  This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for http://www.andythornton.com

TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices.  Because this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.  By displaying the TRUSTe trustmark, this web site has agreed to notify you of:

• What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is collected from you through the web site
• The organization collecting the information
• How the information is used
• With whom the information may be shared
• What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information
• The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Andy Thornton Ltd control
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should first contact Andy Thornton Ltd by email If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org.  TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.

Information Collection and Use
Andy Thornton Ltd is the sole owner of the information collected on this site.  We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.  Andy Thornton Ltd collects information from our users at several different points on our website.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user.  Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.  Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates.  For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.  If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site.  The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site.  For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).  However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.  IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address.

Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.  Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).  Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.  Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.

Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.

Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us.  This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing our Customer Support.  [Some sites may also provide telephone or postal mail options for updating or correcting personal information].

Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.  For example, our order form has an 'opt-out' mechanism so users who buy a product from us, but donÕt want any marketing material, can keep their email address off of our lists. 

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at email@andythornton.com 

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties.  We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our e-mail or privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Contact Us so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.  If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email.  Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Statement related to email sent from Andy Thornton:
The information in e-mail messages you receive from Andy Thornton Ltd is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. Access to such e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message or data is prohibited. It is not to be relied upon by any person other than the intended recipient except with our prior written approval. If no such approval is given, we will not accept any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on such information.

Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain confidentiality. If you have received such e-mail in error please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete it along with any attachments from your computer system(s). Copyright in such e-mail and any document created by us will be and remain vested in us and will not be transferred to you. We assert the right to be identified as the author of and to object to any misuse of the contents of such e-mail or other documents. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in such messages are not given or endorsed by Andy Thornton Ltd unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of such messages.

No responsibility is accepted by Andy Thornton Ltd in the event that the onward transmission, opening or use of an e-mail and/or any attachments adversely affect the recipient's systems or data. It is the recipient's responsibility to carry out such virus and other checks, as they consider appropriate.

Andy Thornton Ltd
Registered Offices: Ainleys Industrial Estate, Elland, West Yorkshire,
United Kingdom, HX5 9JP
Registered in England No. 5566738

If you require any further information, please contact email@andythornton.com