GettingPersonal.co.uk is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to our website. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.
By registering or placing an order on this website, you consent to the collection, use
and transfer of your information under the terms of this policy.
Information that we collect from you
When you visit, register or order products or services on www.gettingpersonal.co.uk
you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your name,
contact details and credit or debit card information.
We may also collect information about your usage of our website as well as
information about you from messages you post to the website and e-mails or letters you
send to us.
To maintain customer service standards and to assist staff training, we may record and
monitor incoming calls.
Use of your information
Your information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts of our website
and to supply the goods or services you have requested. It will also enable us to bill
you and to contact you where necessary concerning your orders. We will also use and
analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve,
develop our business and where we are required to do so to report sales to our business
partners .
In particular, we may use your information to contact you for your views on our
services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the
website or our services. Further, where you have consented, we might also use your
information to let you know by email about other products and services which we,
other companies within our group and our business partners offer which may be of
interest to you. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future, please let
us know.
Opt-out information:
We may provide you the opportunity to opt-in to additional newsletters or promotional communications sent by email. If you have opted in or otherwise qualify to receive these forms of communication, and no longer wish to receive our newsletter or other promotional communications by email, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each communication. You may also opt out by writing to us at:-
Getting Personal Limited, Southmoor Road, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9DS
Phoning our Customer services team on 0161 947 5900
Or emailing us at ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk
Disclosure of your Information
The information you provide to us may be accessed by or given to third parties some of
whom may be located outside the European Economic Area who act for us for the
purposes set out in this policy or for other purposes approved by you. Those parties
process information, fulfil and deliver orders, process credit card payments and provide
support services on our behalf. We may also pass aggregate information on the usage
of our website to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to
identify you.
Where you have consented when providing us with your details, we may also allow
other companies in our group and our business partners, to contact you occasionally
about products and services which may be of interest to you. They may contact you by
e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted by these companies in the
future, please let us know at ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk.
Finally, if our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with
another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business
partners or owners.
Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong data
protection laws. However, we will always take steps to ensure that your information is
used by third parties in accordance with this policy.
We know that you care how information about you is used and shared and we appreciate your trust in us to do that carefully and sensibly. We occasionally make our mailing list available to other carefully selected organisations whose products and services may be of interest to you. If you would prefer not to be included in such mailings, please write to Getting Personal Limited, Southmoor Road, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9DS, or drop an email to ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk.
Cookies
Cookies are small amounts of information which we may store on your computer's browser to help us improve your site experience. Cookies cannot contain viruses or install Malware and are commonly used across the internet for analytic purposes. Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details to us, our
system will issue cookies to your computer when you log on to the site.
Cookies make
it easier for you to log on to and use the site during future visits. They also allow us to
monitor website traffic and to personalise the content of the site for you.
Below we have listed the cookies that we currently use on the site and their purposes.
| Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
Session cookie
|
GP_SessionId |
This cookie is essential for the site to function and is set upon your arrival to Getting Personal. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. |
| DC Storm |
_#sess |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. The information collected gives us more insight into what people are looking for and helps us determine which Key words are performing the best |
| _#uid |
| _#srchist |
| _#vdf |
| Google Analytics |
_utma |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where vistors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
| _utmb |
| _utmc |
| _utmz |
| Omniture |
mbox |
This cookie is used to present you with recommendations of other products which you might like. |
| Shopping Basket |
Cart |
This cookie is used to record then items in your shopping basket, and enable you to place orders |
| Customer Details |
CustomerID |
This cookie contains an encrypted string to allow us to identify you on your next visit (if you've ticked "remember me" when logging in) |
| Customer persistence |
RememberCustomer |
This cookie determines whether your details are remembered for your next visit |
| Category Tracking |
Tracking |
Used by Getting Pesonal to determine which "route" you have followed around the site to reach a product page |
| Visitor Information |
VisitorInfo |
Used to determine A/B testing pages |
| GP site cookie acceptance |
gpnocookies |
This cookie is used to record if a user has accepted the use of cookies on the GP website. |
The Session and Cart cookies are considered 'essential' cookies as they are needed to allow you to transact on the website.
If you would like to ensure that we place no further non-essential cookies on your computer please tick the box below. This will not remove the current cookies placed but will ensure that no further non-essential cookies are placed on your browser during your visit to this site. Please be aware that this will mean that you lose key functionality on the site and may mean it is not possible to buy certain gifts or cards.
Please tick here if you would like to prevent any further non-essential cookies being placed on your browser.
You may also set
up your computer to reject cookies by following the relevant instructions which can be
found at www.aboutcookies.org. Again, you may not be able to use certain
features on our site. You can remove individual cookies or all cookies already present by using your Internet Browser settings.
Security and Data Retention
We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised
persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We
will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.
Accessing and Updating
You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any
necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do
this, please contact us at ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk. We are entitled by law to
charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information
we hold about you.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Any changes to our privacy policy in the future will be posted to the website and,
where appropriate, through e-mail notification.
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are
welcomed and should be addressed to ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk.
Other web sites
Our web site may contain links to other web sites which are outside our control and are
not covered by this privacy policy. If you access other sites using the links provided,
the operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by
them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.
Anti-spam Policy
GettingPersonal.co.uk sends regular emails to it's members. If you receive email from GettingPersonal.co.uk it is because you have opted-in to receive those emails, either directly on our website or via a third party website.
Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request and providing services relating to our communications with you.
All emails sent by GettingPersonal.co.uk include a prominent unsubscribe link. To stop receiving emails from GettingPersonal.co.uk, simply click the link on the email and confirm your request. We process unsubscribe requests immediately.
If you receive an email message that you think is spam, sent from GettingPersonal.co.uk or sent on behalf of GettingPersonal.co.uk, please let us know the details using the contact methods below and we will then investigate the matter.
If you have questions regarding this anti-spam policy, please contact GettingPersonal.co.uk using the following email address:
ask@gettingpersonal.co.uk