Privacy & Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy
Last Updated on 09-Oct-2024
Effective Date 09-Oct-2024
This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Quiet Mark Approval Limited, Registered office: 4 The Axium Centre, Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset BH16 6FE, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the), email: [email protected], phone: +44 1273 823850 on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website ( quietmark.com ). (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.
How We Use Your Information:
When you visit, register or order products or services on quietmark.com you may be asked to, or of your own volition, provide information from which you can be identified, including your name, email address, home or business address etc as well as text you may upload and other technical data such as the IP address of the machine you use. The Business will not collect such information from users while they use the web site unless they voluntarily provide it to us and authorise us to collect such information. Users may provide other information about themselves from which they can be identified.
We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes:
- Support: to respond to enquiries or requests submitted through the Contact Us form
- Marketing/Promotional: Contact details submitted through the Newsletter Signup form will receive an occasional newsletter from Quiet Mark Approval Limited which may contain information about upcoming events, media coverage, new products, special promotions or services we may introduce in the future. Users may choose to unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time by sending an email to [email protected] or unsubscribing via the link in the newsletter footer.
If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law.
How We Share Your Information:
We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
Analytics
We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose. Analytics is essential for Quiet Mark Approval Limited to identify trends and understand how the website performs to help enhance our service to the consumer, in order to benefit health and wellbeing.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
Your Rights:
Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
You may opt-out of direct marketing communications or the profiling we carry out for marketing purposes by writing to us at [email protected].
Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
Cookies Etc.
To learn more about how we use these and your choices in relation to these tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
Security:
The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
Third Party Links & Use of Your Information:
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Order information, including order numbers and amounts, may be available to the Business, affiliate merchants and 3rd-party affiliate program management companies, for accurate tracking purposes. The Business will not release this information to other parties unless you request it.
Affiliates:
We link to a variety of external websites and retailers where you can buy products or services featured on our websites. This includes large retailers such as John Lewis and Currys and smaller ones which may be specialists. Links are sometimes provided by an affiliate but we also work directly with retailers in some cases. Please note that a retailer link alone does not constitute an endorsement of the retailer by Quiet Mark. We are not able to show every possible retailer and cheaper prices may be available.
We provide these links to make it easier for you to complete your purchase and so we can earn commission from referring you. This revenue is used to support our not-for-profit mission. To help us do this, we track your activity using cookies. For more information, and to easily manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy.
All our research, testing and recommendations are 100% independent. We’re not influenced by third parties and we don't accept freebies from product manufacturers or retailers.
Grievance / Data Protection Officer:
If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may email our Grievance Officer at Quiet Mark Approval Limited, Registered office: 4 The Axium Centre, Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset BH16 6FE, email: [email protected]. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.
Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 28-Apr-2023
Last Updated: 28-Apr-2023
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
Manage cookie preferences Cookie Settings You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
