Privacy Policy
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This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 1, 2005. Any future changes to this policy will be posted prominently on this website. This Privacy Policy applies to the information collected by this website from visitors to this website and also includes information for consumers on how to opt-out of information sharing by Abacus.
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd uses this website as a tool to provide clients, prospects, members of the media and other interested parties access to information about our products and services. Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd follows the practices described below in order to safeguard the use of individual information collected on this website.
Personal Information Gathered By This Website
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd requests personal information through this website such as name, postal address, email address and other information from:
Visitors who request to be sent information such as brochures, email newsletters or other sales and marketing materials
Visitors who sign up for Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd's sponsored events or special offers via this website
The information you share with Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd at this website will be used for general marketing purposes including keeping you informed about products and services available, upcoming events, and special offers and promotions.
In addition to contact information, we may ask for information regarding your current and future business objectives to help us understand how and when we may be of service to you. We may also request other information from time to time as needed to aid us in improving our communications, website, or marketing efforts
Information collected by this website may be stored on our servers in the UK or the US. It may be shared with agents acting on our behalf to provide the services requested by users. Information will not be shared with unaffiliated third-parties without the express permission of the user, unless required by law.
Other Information Collected By This Website
This website uses session cookies to collect certain anonymous information about a browser's visit. A cookie is a small text file that contains a unique number stored on your computer's hard drive. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to choose whether to accept it or not. These cookies are used by this website so Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd can better understand what information is being accessed. This website also uses Web beacons (also called 1x1 pixels) to understand how browsers move within our website so that we can better manage our content. Web beacons are small strings of code that are placed in a Web page. Web beacons are most often used in conjunction with cookies.
Our web server may also record your IP address and information contained in standard http headers such as the type of web browser you are using, your computer's operating system, Internet Service Provider, domain name, etc. This information is not personally identifiable and is used for administrative and diagnostic purposes.
Security
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd has put in place reasonable security measures to ensure the security of any information collected by this website. All employees are aware of our Privacy and Security Policies. Your information is accessible only to those employees who need it in order to perform their jobs.
Contact Information
To delete, correct or update the information you have provided to Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd or for complaints or questions about the privacy and use of your information, please contact:
Privacy Department
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd.
67 Broad Street
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8QZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 8000
Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 8098
Email: info@abacusdirect.com
Messages sent to this email address may be stored on our servers in the UK or the US.
Abacus B2B and B2C Opt-Out
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd receives personally-identifiable information through the Abacus "Alliances." Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd maintains a cooperative database to which members of the Abacus B2B ("Business to Business") or B2C ("Business to Consumer") Alliances (mostly catalogue, retail, and B2B companies), contribute information about their customers in exchange for information about other consumers that may be interested in their products. Members of the Abacus Alliances contribute names, addresses, and general purchase information (such as the amount of a transaction or general types of purchases, like "home furnishings"). This information is maintained at the household level, not the individual level. Some members of the Abacus Alliances contribute information they have collected at their websites. This database does not contain email addresses.
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd encourages all members of the Abacus Alliances to provide notice when personal information is collected that it will be shared with the other members of the Abacus Alliances, and to provide consumers with choice about that use of information.
To opt-out of the Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd database, please write to :
Privacy Department
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd.
67 Broad Street
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8QZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 8000
Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 8098
Email: opt-out@abacusdirect.com
Messages sent to this email address may be stored on our servers in the UK or the US.
Please include your full name (including any middle initial), your current address (and previous address if you have been at your current address fewer than six months). When you opt-out, your record will be suppressed from the Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd Master File, ensuring your Abacus household record is not selected from the Abacus Database by other Abacus members.
Because not all direct catalogue marketers are members of Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd, opting out of Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd does not mean that you will never receive any catalogues again. It does mean that other Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd members will not receive your name from Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd for marketing purposes.
Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd also complies with the Direct Marketing Association's Mail List Preference Service. To learn more about the DMA's Mail List Preference Service, and how to have your name removed from other mailing lists; please visit www.dma.org.uk for more information. Abacus Direct (UK) Ltd respects your choice to not receive offers from home shopping companies and direct marketers
