WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS DOES Wayne Ritchie's GATHER?
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses Wayne Ritchie's. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see examples of the information we receive. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalised experience at Wayne Ritchie's if we cannot recognise you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognise your browser and to provide features such as Automatic Login and permanent Shopping Carts for storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. If you would like to know more, the "Help" section of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies do allow you to take full advantage of some of Wayne Ritchie's's best features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.
To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from Wayne Ritchie's if your computer supports such capabilities. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this by selecting "Unsubscribe" in the Newsletter menu.
DOES Wayne Ritchie's SHARE THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES?
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only with the subsidiaries Wayne Ritchie's controls and as described below.
We work closely with our affiliated businesses. In some cases, these businesses operate stores at Wayne Ritchie's or sell offerings to you at Wayne Ritchie's. In other cases, we operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines jointly with these businesses. You can tell when another business is involved in your transactions, and we share customer information related to those transactions with that business.
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 Wayne Ritchie's, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
As mentioned above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase or to take advantage of such Wayne Ritchie's features as Automatic Login, and permanent Shopping Carts. You can add or update certain information on pages such as those listed in the My Account pages. When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records. If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust your account to reflect this in the Newsletter menu.
Wayne Ritchie's does not sell products for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use Wayne Ritchie's only with involvement of a parent or guardian.
If you choose to visit Wayne Ritchie's, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of Australia. If you have any concern about privacy at Wayne Ritchie's, please send us a thorough description to info@wayneritchies.com.au, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly so this Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our web site frequently to see recent changes.
You provide most information when you search, buy, bid, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with customer service. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; place an order; provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one e-mail address when shopping with us); communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise; complete a questionnaire or a contest entry form; by providing employer, school, or other such information; participate in Discussion Boards; or provide and rate Reviews. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and phone number; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including address and phone number; other people; content of reviews and e-mails to us; and financial information.