Our Views on Privacy
We want to protect the privacy of
visitors to our website and that of our customers, and other individuals.
Please read the following policy; it will help you to understand how we use
your personal data. We may change our privacy policy at any time without
giving you notice, so please check it each time you visit this website.
Whenever you give us personal data, you are consenting to its
collection and use in accordance with this privacy policy, including our use
of cookies as explained below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are sixteen or under, you must obtain your
parent's or guardian's permission before you send us any personal data.
What personal information do we collect?
We log your Internet Protocol (IP)
address in order to receive and send information from and to you over the
internet.
When you use our website you may be asked to provide some personal data such
as your name, address, email address, credit or debit card number.
We also automatically collect data about visitors to our website (for example on browsing patterns) by using cookies. We collect data relating to the routing, duration and time of communications (traffic data), such as records of the parts of our website you have visited, services you have used, and your location. We retain traffic data for three years.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of data
or message that is sent from a web server to your browser and is stored on
your hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie
files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system.
You can reset your browser so as to refuse any cookie or to alert you to
when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept our cookies, some
of the features of our site may not work as well as we intend.
We use cookies for the purposes of system administration of our website, to
give us information about the number of visitors to different parts of our
website, and to enhance your visit to our site.
How do we use your personal data?
We use your personal data to
fulfill your orders, to notify you of your order's status and to contact you
if there is a problem with your order.
When you give us personal data, those data may be sent electronically to
servers anywhere in the world and may be used, stored and processed anywhere
in the world, including countries outside the European Economic Area. (Bear
in mind that many countries outside the European Economic Area do not
adequately protect your rights as a data subject).
Whenever and wherever we collect, process or use personal data, we take
steps to ensure that it is treated securely and in accordance with our
privacy policy.
To whom might we disclose your personal data?
We may pass your personal data to anyone who needs those data in order to fulfill your requests for our goods and services, or to validate any payment details you give to us.
We may pass your personal data to
our group or associated companies and to our data processors.
We may also provide your personal data to businesses (which may or may not
be companies in our group) which may be located outside the European
Economic Area and who may use the data to send you information about other
products or services. However, you may opt out of your personal data being
used in this way when we collect your personal data.
We may also provide your personal data to anyone who buys our business or
business assets. Except as set out above, we will not disclose your personal
information unless we are obliged to do so or allowed to do so by law, or
where we need to do so in order to run our business (for instance where we
outsource services or other people process data for us).
Links
Our website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our website, and to read the privacy policy of other sites that collect or use personal data. This privacy policy applies only to personal data collected by Macmillan Publishers Limited.
Security
We give you the option of using a
secure server whenever you make payment over the internet or provide details
of any credit or debit card.
We use the industry standard, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, to
ensure our online ordering facility is secure for credit and debit card
transactions. Your credit or debit card details will be transmitted to us
securely ONLY if you are using a secure connection (SSL) aware browser.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet or any other network
is 100 per cent secure, but we take appropriate steps to try to protect the
security of your personal data.
Contacts
This website is operated by
Macmillan Publishers Limited, trading as Macmillan Distribution (MDL). Macmillan
Publishing Limited is a company registered in England. Our registered
number is 00785998.
Our registered office is at:
Brunel Road
Houndmills
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 6XS
Individuals have certain rights of access to their personal data. If you
wish to request any information about your personal data, please contact:
checkoutqueries@macmillan.co.uk.
Inaccuracies and Corrections
We would like to keep your personal data accurate and up to date. If you become aware of any errors or inaccuracies please let us know by contacting checkoutqueries@macmillan.co.uk.