Privacy policy

This policy lays out how The Border Tart uses any information that you provide, and how we protect it, when you use the website.

The Border Tart is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, be assured it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

The policy may be changed so please check it occasionally and advise us if you are unhappy with any changes.

What we may collect

• Name and payment details
• Contact information including email address, phone number and postal address
• The IP address from which you connect to the website

How we use the information

• To process your order and obtain payment
• To contact you in the event of a problem relating to your order
• You can register with our website if you would like to receive our newsletter. The information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the registration form.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Commitment to Children’s Privacy

We never collect or maintain information on the website from those we actually know are under 16, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 16.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

If you have agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of this information please write or email us.

If you believe that any such information is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.