The Book Shop Online is a trading name of Thomas Gunn Navigation Services Limited, a company registered in Scotland under Company Number SC198034, having its registered office at Unit 1 Miller Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5AN. The Book Shop Online takes its customers’ privacy very seriously and this Privacy Policy sets out the way we may use the personal information that we may obtain from you. By your continued use of our website you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. For additional conditions of use, please see our Standard Terms of Business.

The Information We Collect

We aim to collect the minimal information required to process orders, communicate with you efficiently and process payments.

Cookies

The Book Shop Online uses cookies on the website. Cookies are text files sent by a web server to a web browser, which are then stored by the browser. To enable the web server to identify and track the browser's activity, this text file is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies may be stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most browsers enable you to refuse cookies, however, this often has a negative impact on the usability of many websites. If you do leave cookies turned on, we recommend you sign off when you have finished shopping at the The Book Shop Online, especially when using a shared computer.

E-mail Subscriptions

Whilst placing your order, you will be asked whether you want to "Add me to the The Book Shop Online mailing list". If you chose this option, we will send you updates about The Book Shop Online and our products.

Disclosure of Your Information

Information about our customers is an important part of our business and we are not in the business of selling it onto others. We may disclose your information as follows:

• Agents: employees and agents may perform certain functions on our behalf, for example supplying orders, delivery, sending correspondence, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments. These third parties may be given access to personal information required by them to perform their functions, but may not use it for any other purpose. Furthermore, they must process the personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the UK’s Data Protection Act.
• Business transfers: as we continue to develop our business, we may sell or buy stores, subsidiaries or business units. In such transactions, customer information generally is (and may be) one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the undertakings made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy (unless of course, the customer consents otherwise). Also in the unlikely event that The Book Shop Online or substantially all of its assets are sold, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets, and you are deemed to have accepted that.
• Fraud prevention: we may release account and other personal information to comply with the law, enforce or apply our Standard Terms of Business and other agreements, or protect the rights, property or safety of The Book Shop Online, our users and others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. However, this does not include selling, renting, sharing or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in a way which is contrary to the commitments made in this Privacy Policy.
• With your consent: other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

Security

The Book Shop Online takes online security very seriously. However, as with most online shops, we cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose online.

All reasonable endeavours have been made to ensure that all transaction information is encrypted. You are recommended to check the lower bar of your browser when you fill in your payment details for an unbroken key or closed lock, highlighting that encryption is active and the information you input is as secure as possible.

Children

Although we sell children’s products, The Book Shop Online does not sell products for purchase by children. If you are under 18, you may use The Book Shop Online only with the permission of a parent or guardian.

General

If you have any comments or queries in connection with our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us and we will try and resolve the issue for you.

You should check this section of our website frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.

Version 1 : September 2009 (Next Review due by September 2011)