BuyCosmetics - Privacy Policy
We guarantee that every online purchase you make
from our store is a secure transaction. Our site uses the strongest commercially
available level of encryption, 128-bit Secure Socket Layers (SSL). This ensures
that your transactions are secure and your information cannot be hi-jacked or
redirected to anyone but BuyCosmetics.com. Look for the yellow padlock
in your browser as you enter the
Checkout section of our site.
What information we hold about you
If you have bought something from us we will have
your email address, phone number, address and credit card details. If you choose
to deliver items to a third-party (such as a friend) we will have their name and
address. Information is only used to help us deliver the parcels and contact
you. You may also optionally decide to receive our newsletter and special
offers. You can opt-out of this at any time by using 'Your Account'.
We also maintain an order history of your
purchases. This allows you and us to track your deliveries and review your past
purchases. We may offer you a reward for purchases or make an offer we think you
might like based on your order history. We also collect information of a general
nature about how many 'hits' our website gets. And we monitor the site traffic
patterns; this tells us which areas of the site are being visited more than
others. It also helps us build a more useful site in subsequent re-designs. We
don't track individual users pathways through the site. Our site also uses
'cookies'.
Cookies
Cookies are small amounts of data sent to your
web browser by a webserver. They cannot harm your machine in any way as they are
small textfiles with simple information in them. You can see them as small text
files inside your 'Temporary Internet Files' folder in Windows. Our cookies keep
track of the items in your shopping basket and act as place markers when you
move around the site. We also use software to track general browsing behaviour
on our website. This means that we can build up a picture of the most popular
areas and paths through the site and any problem areas, though we don't use it
on a personal level to track individuals and their behaviour.
You may experience problems with our site when
you try to buy items. These are usually to do with how you have set up your
security settings in your web browser.
If you have set your Security Settings in
Internet Explorer to 'high' you have disabled cookies. Our site uses cookies to
provide some features such as the Shopping Cart and Your Account. To use the
site you will need to set the security level for the internet to Medium (under
Tools/Internet Options). This is for "Safe browsing but still functional".
Alternatively you can add BuyCosmetics.com to your list of trusted sites. Should
you wish to turn off cookies in your browser, your browser's help menu should
tell you how to do this, but this will, of course, affect some of the features
of our site and therefore your shopping experience.
What we do with your information
In addition to processing your order, we also
maintain an order history of your purchases. This allows you and us to track
your deliveries and review your past purchases. We may offer you a reward for
purchases or make an offer we think you might like based on your order history.
We also send out email newsletters. These are only emailed to you have
specifically signed-up to received them or placed an order with us.
If you don't want to receive these offers you can
unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the foot of any
newsletter you have received.
Alternatively you can change newsletter settings
from your 'My Account' page. We NEVER exchange, sell or otherwise give away your
email address to other companies. Your email address is used solely by yourself,
for purposes of logging into your account, and us for emailing you regarding
your orders and to update you with our newsletter.
Who else sees your information
We may have to disclose some of your information
to service suppliers to help complete your order. These parties include Royal
Mail, Business Post and City-Link (and their agents). By using our web site you
consent to us using the personal information you have given BuyCosmetics.com and
our trusted partners, as outlined in this Privacy Policy.