This privacy policy sets out how Toy Central Limited uses and protects
any information that you give Toy Central Limited when you use this website.
Toy Central Limited 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. Toy Central Limited 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.
What we
collect
We may collect the
following information:
· name
· contact information including email address
· demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
· other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see the List of cookies
we collect section.
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:
·
Internal record keeping.
·
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
·
We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special
offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the
email address which you have provided.
·
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for
market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We
may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
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 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 may prevent you from taking full
advantage of the website.
Links to
other websites
Our website may
contain links to other websites of interest. 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:
·
whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the
box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be
used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
·
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 sales@toycentral.com
We will not sell,
distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have
your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal
information to send you promotional information about third parties which we
think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request
details of personal information which 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 on you please write to Toy Central Limited 3 The Mews 16
Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3TH.
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.
The table below
lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
COOKIE name |
COOKIE Description |
CART |
The association with your shopping cart. |
CATEGORY_INFO |
Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages
more quickly. |
COMPARE |
The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
CURRENCY |
Your preferred currency |
CUSTOMER |
An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
CUSTOMER_AUTH |
An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
CUSTOMER_INFO |
An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS |
Stores the Customer Segment ID |
EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE |
A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
FRONTEND |
You sesssion ID on the server. |
GUEST-VIEW |
Allows guests to edit their orders. |
LAST_CATEGORY |
The last category you visited. |
LAST_PRODUCT |
The most recent product you have viewed. |
NEWMESSAGE |
Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
NO_CACHE |
Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART |
A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have
asked the site. |
POLL |
The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
POLLN |
Information on what polls you have voted on. |
RECENTLYCOMPARED |
The items that you have recently compared. |
STF |
Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
STORE |
The store view or language you have selected. |
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE |
Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS |
The products that you have recently viewed. |
WISHLIST |
An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
WISHLIST_CNT |
The number of items in your Wishlist. |