Privacy Policy Statement

This is the web site of www.CheapTents.com part of the Adventure Centre Ltd.

Head Office postal address: 3 Craven Court, Craven Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5DY.

Telephone us at: UK 01925 411 385.

Visitor Information

We conform with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, 1998 and conform with the P3P (W3) privacy policy guidelines. Click here for access to p3p.xml and .p3p file.

For each visitor to our website, our web server does not automatically recognise personal information, although we do collect the IP address, but not the e-mail address or any other personal information of visitors to our website. Visitors can opt-in to have personal information saved whilst in the buying process. The information we collect is primarily gathered to understand the use and navigation of the visitors to the CheapTents.com website, inorder to improve the content of our website.

Personal Information

If you supply us with your postal address or telephone number online you will only receive the information directly related to your order placed online, by mail or over the phone.

We adhere to the Privacy & Electronic Communications Act passed into law 11 Dec 2003.

We have an opt-in email service, whereby people can choose to receive special offers/news updates in the future from CheapTents.com. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future after the order has been fulfilled, please let us know by sending us an e-mail at the above address with subject line 'REMOVE', calling us at the above telephone number or writing to us at the above address. Please provide us with your name, address and email address and we will be sure your name is removed from any sort of contact database.

Security

With respect to security: When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as financial information, we redirect visitors to a secure server and will notify visitors during this process - this information is 128-bit secure. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site, and any information that is transferred electronically about our customers is encrypted using 128-bit secure encryption software.

Cookies

With respect to cookies: We do not set any spam related cookies on your computer either before, during or after your visit to our website. We do however use cookies for when you put a product in the shopping basket, and you can opt-in at the sales process to have your personal information saved (this does not include financial information) which requires a cookie.

Ad Servers

With respect to Ad Servers: We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies.

Future Policy Changes

If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes and we will use (for these new purposes) only data collected from the time of the policy change onwards. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website or alternatively contact the head office directly on the contact details above.

Customer Access and Control of Personal Information

Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by e-mailing us at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number, writing to us at the above address. Upon request we provide site visitors with access to all information [including proprietary information] that we maintain about them. Consumers can access this information by emailing us at the above address, calling us at the above address or writing to us at the above address.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, or have any additional queries, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number.

Full Privacy Policy as recognised by P3P (W3C)

About Us

This is a privacy policy for CheapTents.com, Adventure Centre Ltd. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.cheaptents.com. The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at http://www.cheaptents.com/privacy-policy.htm Users may go to http://www.cheaptents.com/privacy-policy.htm for information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:

Cheap Tents - P3P Privacy Dept,
240 Manchester Road,
Warrington, 
Cheshire, 
WA1 3BE, 
UK.

You may contact us by e-mail at tents@cheaptents.com. You may call us at 0161 926 8616.

Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.

• CheapTents.com P3P Disputes Dept: Contact us on the above details in regards to any privacy issues.

Additional Information

This policy is valid until 10 Jan, 2037 at 12:00:00 GMT.

Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 5 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.

Group "Access log information"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• HTTP protocol elements
• Full IP address
• Computer information
• Navigation and click-stream data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Web site and system administration. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.
• Research and development. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Our Web server collects access logs containing this information.

Group "Cookies"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• HTTP cookies

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Research and development. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.
• One-time tailoring. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The data in this group has been marked as non-identifiable. This means that there is no reasonable way for the site to identify the individual person this data was collected from.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you. We also use cookies to allow our server to maintain information about the contents of your shopping cart. We use Google Analytics to help us do this, but allowing the use of their cookies is optional, as Google states here: “This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States .

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.”

For more information abut this visit: http://www.google.com/analytics/en-GB/tos.html

Group "Transaction info (required)"

We collect the following information:

• Physical contact information
• Purchase information
• Transaction history

At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:

• Online contact information
• Demographic data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Completion and support of the current activity.
• Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Information we collect in order to process your purchase.

Group "Transaction info (optional)"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• Physical contact information
• Online contact information
• Demographic data
• Purchase information
• Transaction history
• Third Party's Name
• Third Party's Home Contact Information
• Third Party's Business Contact Information
• Name of Third Party's Employer
• Department or division of organization where third party is employed

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products. The user must opt-in to this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

• Delivery services.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Information we collect in order to process your purchase.

Group "User Information"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

• User's Name
• User's Home Contact Information

This data will be used for the following purposes:

• Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products. The user is allowed to opt-out of this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Voluntary submission of personal details (e.g. membership / query contact information).

Cookies (optional)

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• User targeting
• Research and development

Compact Policy Summary

The compact policy (as recognised by P3P and search engines), which corresponds to this policy is:

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The following table explains the meaning of each field in the compact policy.

The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.

Policy Evaluation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Unsatisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered unsatisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. The behavior of Internet Explorer 6 regarding cookies set under this compact policy is as follows:

• Physical contact information is collected through sales transactions and opt-in correspondence.
• Online contact information is collected through sales transactions and opt-in correspondence.

In addition, the data is used in the following manner, marking the policy as unsatisfactory:

• The data is used for contacting the user, unless the user chooses otherwise.

Note that allowing an opt-out will make this policy acceptable under the Low and Medium settings, and under Medium High for first-party cookie usage. At the High setting, and at the Medium High setting for third-party cookies, all of these data uses must be opt-in for the policy to be considered satisfactory.