What information do we collect?

We collect data from you when you register on our site or place an order with us (whether as a guest to the site or from a personally created account).

You can however visit our site anonymously at any time.

 

What do we use your information for? We may use your information in the following ways:

1. To personalise your shopping experience by being able to respond to your individual requirements

2. To improve our service to you by evaluating feedback and information from you

3. To improve our customer service and technical support

4. To process transactions (your information both public and private will not be shared, sold, exchanged or given to any 3rd party company for any reason whatsoever without your consent, except for delivering the intended product or service that you have requested from us

5. To send periodic emails to include email marketing – you can unsubscribe from any marketing contact from us through the link at the bottom of the email

6. To administer a promotion, event or for our customer database

7. To assist you in the event of a problem completing your purchase

 

How long do we hold your data?

Personal data relating to transactions is anonymised after seven years and your account will be removed after seven years of inactivity.  Personal data that is used for marketing purposes will be retained indefinitely unless you choose to opt out

How do we protect and safeguard your personal information?

We have a variety of security measures in place to protect your personal information. These include electronic safeguards, such as encryption, and physical safeguards and security.   Card payments are encrypted by our secure third-party payment provider. No payment information is stored by us.

 

Your Consent

By using our site you consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms and conditions.

 

Withdrawing your consent

If you would like to withdraw your consent, please contact us directly. 
Once you notify us of your request, we will respond to you as soon as possible.
Wherever possible, we will anonymise all records relating to you and to your account, including all transactions and communication. 
 

Who has access to your data?

Access to your personal data is restricted at all times. Only our employees or trusted agents will be able to access your data. Their access and activities are restricted to the purposes outlined above.

 

These parties are:

Us; we have direct access to your data.

Our web designers can act on our behalf as Data Processors. This means they host our website and have access to ensure its corrects function.

 

Changes to our privacy policy

If we decide to change or update our privacy policy, we will do so on this page.

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy.

 

Unsolicited Email Policy
Internet user privacy is of upmost importance to us and our customers. Our success depends on our ability to maintain the trust of our customers. To this end, we have two overriding policies:

 

Message recipient policy

Before customers can receive email messages, advertising or promotions, customers must have agreed to receive such messages, by either purchasing from us or by opting into one of our mailing lists. Any recipient may request at any time to be removed from our list, and we will comply with that request. In addition, we will thoroughly investigate any allegations made by recipients relating to unsolicited messages.

 

Policy against advertising our website using unsolicited email messages

We require that all e-mails promoting our business or its products are sent only to customers who have agreed to receive such messages. We prohibit any advertising of our brand and Web site using unsolicited email messages. If you feel you've been sent unsolicited emails promoting our brand or website and would like to register a complaint, please email us using our contact page. We will immediately investigate all allegations made related to unsolicited messages.

 

Your email address is safe with us. We never sell or share your email addresses with other companies. You can unsubscribe at any time. We require that each email message sent out from us includes an easy way for subscribers to remove themselves via an unsubscribe link. If you receive a newsletter or email and decide you don't like it, simply click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.
If you feel you've been sent unsolicited email and would like to register a complaint, please email us using our contact page.
 

Definition of Spam

Spam is unsolicited email sent in bulk. Any promotion, information or solicitation that is sent to a person via email without their prior consent, where there is no pre-existing relationship between the sender and the recipient, is spam.

 

Cookies
We provide online services that are easy to use, useful and reliable. These can involve placing small amounts of information on your computer or mobile phone or other device. These include small files known as cookies. There's a link to general advice about managing cookies at the end of this page. Cookies cannot be used to identify you personally.

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Social networking websites
Social networking websites may place cookies on your computer. Social bookmarks are a way of saving links to web pages that interest you, and sharing those links with other people. You should read their respective privacy policies carefully to find out what happens to any data that these services collect when you use them.

Read the Facebook privacy policy

For more information about how to manage your cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.

 

Cookie Policy

Since 2011, the law states that cookies on websites can only be used with your specific consent. This website uses cookies in the operation of the site in a number of areas.
 

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of data, often incorporating a unique identifier that is sent to your computer or mobile phone browser from a website's computer. This data file stores the information you provide us with and in doing so enables us to 'remember' you on repeat visit, effectively letting you move around the site without having to keep reintroducing yourself. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can set your browser to prevent this. If your browser’s preferences allow it, each website or third party service provider is able to send a cookie to your browser.

 

However, to protect your privacy, your browser only allows these websites or third party service providers to access cookies already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites or other third party service providers. 

 

How does Furnish4less website use cookies?
This website does not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you as a user of the site.

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This website does use a number of independent measurement companies. They gather information regarding the visitors to this website on our behalf using cookies, log file data and code which is embedded on our website.

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Furnish4less uses this type of information to help improve the services it provides to its users. This website strictly requires that third parties do not use any of this type of information for their own business or other purposes.

 

Third party cookies
This website does contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of any personal information you submit or which is collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites.

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This website does contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of any personal information you submit or which is collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites.

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We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

How to manage cookies

A comprehensive audit of the site in terms of the main cookies that this website sets (and what each is used for) has been carried out. As a result of this we have compiled a list of these cookies to enable you to opt out if you wish.  The following table summarises the cookies used:

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Cookies name

Cookie purpose

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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use this 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 visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

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ASP.NET_SessionId

This cookie is essential for the site to operate. It is used to track information about the decisions you make during your visit. 

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You, as a user of this website, have the ability to accept or decline any of the cookies on the site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline some or all cookies if you prefer. 

How to change your cookie settings

If you wish to decline cookies, please select the browser you are using from the list below and follow the instructions below for your preferred browser to prevent cookies being served to you during your visit. (All browsers were the latest and most up to date version at the time of publishing (March 2023).

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If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet: For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option.

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Google Chrome for PC
1. Click on the wrench icon on the upper right hand side of the toolbar
2. Click 'Settings' on the left hand panel
3. Click on 'Show advanced setting', locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button
4. Now select 'Block sites from setting any data'

Microsoft Internet Explorer for PC
Internet Explorer has various cookie settings in which you can block cookies to a different degree.  To block all cookies:

1. Click on the cog icon at the top right-hand side of the toolbar
2. Select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
3. Select the top setting 'Block All Cookies to ensure all cookies are disabled

Mozilla Firefox for PC
1. Click on the orange 'Firefox' tab at the top left-hand corner
2. Select 'Options'
3. Click on the 'Privacy' tab
4. Next to the words ‘Firefox will’ is a drop down menu, click that and select ‘Use custom settings for history’.
5. This will load some extra options beneath. To prevent cookies from being used uncheck the box that says ‘Accept cookies from sites’.

Safari for PC
1. Open Safari
2. Click the settings icon, which looks like a cog, at the top right hand side of the toolbar
3. Click ‘Preferences’, which is near the bottom of the page
4. Choose the ‘Privacy’ tab
5. Select Block cookies: Always

Opera
1. Open Opera
2. Click the ‘Opera’ icon at the top left hand side of the browser
3. Select ‘Settings’ and then ‘Preferences…’
4. Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab and choose ‘Cookies’ from the panel on the left hand side
5. To block all cookies, select ‘Never accept cookies’. To block third-party cookies select ‘Accept only cookies from the site I visit’
6. Press ‘Ok’

All other browsers
Please consult your documentation or online help files.

Further information about cookies
If you'd like to learn more about cookies in general and how to manage them, visit www.aboutcookies.org (please note that we can't be responsible for the content of external websites).