Blick & Co. are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). We collect information about you in order to provide you with the best possible service now and in the future. We do not send unsolicited mail and give you the opportunity to refuse marketing email from us. We never pass any of your information to third parties without first gaining your explicit consent.

Information we need?

For us to be able to do business with you, we need to know your name, email address, postal address and contact telephone numbers. We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent. If we intend to transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area) we will always obtain your consent first. The information we hold will be accurate and up to date. You can check the information that we hold about you by emailing us at DPAcompliance@BlickCo.com. If you find any inaccuracies we will delete or correct it promptly.

Security of personal information

We may use technology to track the patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site. This can include using a "cookie" which would be stored on your browser. You can usually modify your browser to prevent this happening. The information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you modify your browser settings. If you have any questions/comments about privacy, you should email us at DPAcompliance@BlickCo.com.

Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 1998 requires us, as registered Data Controllers, to be open about our holding and use of personal data. It also entitles individuals to find out from us what personal data is held about them on computer, to have that information corrected or erased if it is inaccurate, and to claim compensation if they can prove they have suffered damage from an inaccuracy or breach of security. Blick & Co. is committed to upholding the eight Data Protection Principles of good information handling practice.

The Data Protection Principles

As Registered data controllers, we must comply with the Data Protection Principles in relation to the personal data we hold. Broadly they state that personal data shall:

1. Be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully.
2. Be processed only for limited purposes which are described in the register entry.
3. Be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose for which they are held.
4. Be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
5. Be held no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which they are held.
6. Be processed in accordance with the data subjects' rights.
7. Be surrounded by proper security.
8. Not be transferred to countries outside the EEA without adequate protection.

For further details about the Data Protection Act, please contact Elizabeth France, The Data Protection Registrar:

The Data Protection Registrar
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
England