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Your use of our web site and online shop is expressly conditional upon your acceptance of our General Terms and Conditions of Use and the following Privacy policy.
The British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association respect your privacy, and will never sell or knowingly pass on personal information gathered through this web site or online shop to any "third party" other than as declared below, unless there is a legal or statutory obligation for us to do so.
Voluntary Information
We receive and store any information that you enter on our Web site or provide in any other way. You can choose not to supply this information, but this will result in you not being able to use our online shop, and may also restrict access to some of the features available on our web site. The use we make of the information you voluntarily supply includes, but is not limited to, responding to requests, processing orders, customizing your future experience of our online shop, making improvements to our web site and shop, and communicating with you.
You usually provide this sort of voluntary information when you search, buy, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with us. For example, when you search for a product, place an order, update your account details, or submit product reviews, etc.
Automatic Information
We also receive and store information automatically whenever you interact with us. For example, our web site and online shop use "cookies". Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer‘s hard drive through your Web browser. Cookies enable our systems to recognize you, and provide features like automatic login and permanent shopping carts for storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. You can set your browser to reject cookies, but if you do this you will not be able to take full advantage of some of the coolest features of our web site and online shop. We therefore recommend that you leave cookies turned on in your browser.
We also collect and analyze other information that is automatically gathered through our web site and online shop. The information collected includes, but is not limited to, your IP address (Internet protocol), login information, the type of browser, operating system and platform used, the full URL (Uniform Resource Locator) used to enter and exit web pages, and the products viewed in our online shop.
Information from Other Sources
We sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources. Such information is used to update our records, so that we can deliver your next purchase or communication more easily.
How information gathered is used
The information gathered is used to personalize and improve your online experience, when visiting our web site and shop. It is also used to help us respond to requests for assistance and information, to enable us to process and fulfill orders, and to generally assist us in the the day to day operation of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.
We do not sell information gathered through our web site and online shop, and only share customer information with subsidiaries of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, and with agents and affiliates as described below.
Affiliated Businesses
We work closely with some affiliated businesses, and sometimes operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with those businesses. In such cases customer information will be shared with the affiliated business concerned, and it is will be made clear during the transaction that an affiliated business is involved in that transaction.
Agents
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to the personal information needed to perform functions on our behalf, but may not use it for any other purpose.
E-mail Communications
We may send you emails from time to time if you "opt into" one of our mailing lists, add your web site to our links page, open an account in our online shop, purchase items from our online shop, or communicate with us in any other way. You can "opt out" of any of our mailing lists at any time by selecting the unsubcribe option, or changing your online shopping account preference accordingly.
Promotional Offers
We may from time to time send offers to selected groups of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association customers on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give that business your name and address. If you do not wish to receive such offers, please adjust your online shopping account preference accordingly.
Business Transfers
In the unlikely event that the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, or its assets are acquired or transfered to another organization, customer information will constitute one of the transferred assets.
Protection of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association and Others
We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, our users, agents, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Children
The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association does sell products for children, but it only sells them to adults, who can purchase products with a credit card. If you are under 18, you may only use the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association‘s online shop with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Other than as set out above, your personal information will not be shared with any other party without your prior consent.
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