Privacy

Commitment to Privacy

Privacy is of great concern to most users of the internet and is a critical part of an enjoyable and satisfactory shopping experience. It is important to us to protect and respect your right to privacy, and therefore we take great care to make sure that all your personal and transactional information is protected to the highest standards. We (and representatives who supply Simply Rooms goods and services) only use the information we collect about you carefully, lawfully and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. We (and our representatives) may hold your personal details in order to process your order and/or maintain your account and/or for research purposes.

Simply Rooms is a registered data user under the Data Protection Act. Information on the Data Protection Act 1998 is also available on the Information Commissioner's website at www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Act 2003, we do not send random marketing emails to personal email addresses (spam).

Information we collect from you and how we use it

We receive information from you in a number of different ways:

When you place an order with us, you will be asked for certain information such as your name, email address, billing address and delivery address, contact details and your credit card or debit card details. Contact telephone numbers may also be required so that we may contact you urgently if there is a problem with your order or to allow our suppliers to contact you to arrange a delivery date. All this is necessary for operational purposes; recognising you as a registered customer, dealing with enquiries, order processing and fulfilment, tracking deliveries and reviewing past purchases.

By registering an account with us, you are also agreeing to receive future mailings on our new ranges, special offers, and all the latest news and developments. Should you wish to unsubscribe, please click on the link in the mailing.

If you have signed up to receive our e-Mails, we only store your full name and email address. Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, you can do so by clicking on the Unsubscribe link in your e-Mail or sending an email to enews@simplyrooms.co.uk stating your mailing preference. Please remember if you unsubscribe, we will not be able to send you notification of our new ranges or offers and promotions.

If you enter a competition or a prize draw, we need your name, full postal address and email address.

We keep a record of your past purchases and any correspondence sent by you. Your order history enables us to tailor our product offerings and marketing information (e.g. promotions and special offers) to your requirements. Your correspondence helps us keep track of any problems you have had with any of our products or services.

How long will we keep your personal information?

We will retain your personal information only as long as is necessary for the purpose to which you consent under this Privacy Policy, or as is required by law, and then we will delete it.

Disclosure for legal reasons

Your personal information may be disclosed if we or an entity processing your data on our behalf are compelled to do so by law, or receive a valid, legally compliant request by a law enforcement or governmental authority.

Surveys

From time to time, we may request information from customers via surveys in order to further improve our product offerings, customer service and monitoring or improving the use of and satisfaction with the site. The decision to participate in these surveys is completely yours.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information which are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive.

Our cookies do not contain any personal information about you and are used only to:

• allow you to navigate around our website without having to repeatedly log-in.
• determine your browser and user preferences for our site, which together with purchase information, will further help us improve and develop the products and services we offer.
• to identify you as you navigate around our site.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, however, if you have disabled cookies, please be aware that the Simply Rooms website (as with most other shopping websites) may not work without cookies enabled. We also use JavaScript to speed up your online shopping experience.

Information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that if you disable JavaScript or delete our cookies or disable future cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.

Consent

All the information we collect via our website or through correspondence with you may be used for the following purposes:

• Research
• Dealing with orders and accounts for the supply of our goods and services
• Dealing with enquiries about our products and services
• Processing payments and fraud detection
• Administer prize draws and competitions
• Keep you up-to-date with new products or services, special offers and promotions that may be of interest
• Monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop and enhance the design and layout of the site

Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this site so that you may ensure that you are fully informed of your rights and can notify us of any changes to your preferences.

Your rights

If for any reason, you are unsure about the personal and account information we are holding in your name, please contact our customer service team. They will happily review your file and update the records if required. To correct any inaccuracies, please write to:

Keeping in touch with you

Should you wish to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us, you can do so by the following means:

• If you do not wish to receive any further e-Mails from us, please click on the Unsubscribe link in your e-newsletter or email enews@simplyrooms.co.uk stating your mailing preference. Please remember if you unsubscribe, we will not be able to send you notification of our new ranges or offers and promotions.
• If you do not wish to be contacted by Simply Rooms at all, please email us at info@simplyrooms.co.uk stating your mailing preferences.

You may continue to receive mailings which are already on route to you for a short period of time while your request is being dealt with.