Privacy Policy

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Our Commitment to Privacy
Your trust and privacy are our highest priority. At Cotton Traders we are committed to protecting your privacy as a customer and pledge to respect you and the information you provide. Cotton Traders observe the code of practice covering the use of personal data as outlined in the Data Protection Act of 1998. We also comply fully with the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 and the 2003 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

What this means to you
We will never send you marketing communications without your consent and we will certainly never pass your details onto other companies unless you have given us permission.

You are free to unsubscribe at any time, so if you no longer wish to hear from us we will stop contacting you.

The security of your personal data is of paramount importance to us and we will not store your data for longer than is reasonable.

Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit web pages. A cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a specific site. Cookies enable web applications to respond to you as an individual, allowing them to tailor their operations to meet your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Traffic log cookies are used to identify which pages are being visited. This helps web page data analysis and allows us to improve our website by tailoring it to the needs of our customers. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and no personal data is contained in these cookies.

Overall, cookies help us to provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can set your web browser to notify you of cookie placement requests or decline cookies completely. You can delete the files that contain cookies - these are stored as part of your Internet browser.

E-mails
When placing an order or registering on this web site, you will be asked to provide your email address. This is for your convenience, allowing us to send you registration and order confirmation emails and further update emails relating to your order and account updates.

We promise we will never pass your details to any third parties without your consent. If you do not wish to receive any future offers from us via email, please visit the My Account section, click on the 'Edit communication options' link and then untick the relevant boxes.

Internet Security
All data provided to the Cotton Traders web site is treated with the utmost sensitivity. Data is coded using advanced techniques and is transferred via a maximum safety connection (SSL). Any account information provided can only be read by Cotton Traders authorised computers.

For more details, please read our Security Statement.

Note: Cotton Traders uses pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner, DoubleClick. These files enable DoubleClick to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie was placed by us, or by another advertiser who works with DoubleClick. With both cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. For more information about DoubleClick, including information about how to opt out of these technologies, go to http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/index.aspx.