Our Privacy Statement
OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Thank you for visiting the Pilgrims Petcare website.
Protecting
consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online Privacy Statement
is available to inform you about our collection and use of personal
information so that you can make informed choices about how your own
information is collected and used. This Online Privacy Statement
reflects the Pilgrims Petcare policies covering personal
information collected at this website on or after the effective date
shown above.
We believe that information used responsibly
benefits consumers and the economy, whether it is information we house
on behalf of consumers conducting transactions or information we
collect on behalf of our business clients. For example, we use consumer
information every day to ensure fast and accurate processing of
hundreds of thousands of money transfers. In addition, Pilgrims
Petcare strives to better serve our customers by offering goods and
services that we believe fit their needs and interests. When
identifying an opportunity, Pilgrims Petcare may use consumer
information it has collected in an effort to identify consumers who may
be interested in that opportunity. For more than few years, consumers
and businesses have relied on Pilgrims Petcare for safe and
reliable service. The relationships we have developed through the years
have been established based on mutual trust. Each day we and employees
and agents strive to reinforce our commitment to our clients and
consumers. Central to that commitment is ensuring that we abide by a
set of privacy policies, which are outlined below. These policies guide
us in the collection and use of information as well as employee
responsibilities in protecting your privacy. We use personal
information about consumers only in a manner consistent with these
policies.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Pilgrims
Petcare collects personal information in order to offer or
provide goods and services to consumers and our customers. We may
obtain this information from a variety of sources:
· Directly from customer applications, questionnaires and other materials submitted to us by customers;
· From transactions in which Pilgrims Petcare and consumers are involved;
· From clickthru activity on our web sites; and
·
From a variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers,
government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other
financial institutions.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Pilgrims Petcare does not disclose customer information to third parties
without first giving customers an opportunity to opt-out of certain
kinds of disclosures. There are some disclosures to third parties that
are not subject to the opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to
effect, administer or enforce a transaction requested by you, to
companies that perform services for us or to prevent fraud.
Finally,
Pilgrims Petcare may disclose information about former
customers to third parties and companies with which Pilgrims
Petcare is affiliated, as well as unaffiliated third parties. Those
disclosures may consist of the following:
· Financial background information describing a customers financial status
· Identification information, such as name and address data
· Transaction information, such as account activity, debit activity or credit activity and
· Other information relating to financial matters.
RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION
PilgrimsPetcare may disclose consumer information to companies
affiliated with Pilgrims Petcare and to companies or other
parties not affiliated with Pilgrims Petcare
(subject to consumers opt-out rights)
These recipients include:
· Financial institutions, such as banks, credit card companies and brokerage houses;
· Companies that process transactions or provide other services for us;
· Government agencies; and
·
In addition, under United Kingdom law Pilgrims Natural Petcare is
permitted to disclose customer information to certain recipients, like
credit reporting.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL CONSUMER INFORMATION.
Pilgrims limits access to personal information to those employees of
Pilgrims Petcare and its affiliates who need it to fulfill
their business responsibilities.
Employees must adhere to Pilgrims Petcare privacy policies. Employees violating these policies
may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.
Vendors
and other outside contractors we engage are subject to our contractual
requirements to ensure that sensitive personal information is
safeguarded.
WE USE APPROPRIATE SECURITY SAFEGUARDS.
At
Pilgrims Petcare, security is a priority. We employ appropriate
measures to protect consumer information against unauthorized access,
disclosure, alteration or destruction. These may include, among others,
encryption, physical access security and other appropriate
technologies. Pilgrims Petcare continually reviews and enhances
its security systems, as necessary.
WE MAINTAIN
PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHERE
APPLICABLE, WE WILL INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY.
Pilgrims Petcare employs appropriate measures to assure the quality of
information we collect directly from consumers. Where Pilgrims
Petcare collects information directly from consumers or sources other
than our business customers, we permit them, if possible, to dispute or
correct any erroneous or out-of-date personally identifiable
information. Of course, this correction would not be possible if the
information is proprietary to one of our business customers, reflects
historical transaction information or if correction would violate the
privacy or legal rights of a third party. Where applicable, we abide by
laws related to such information. You can correct factual errors in
your personally identifiable information by sending us a written
request that credibly shows error. We reserve the right to
independently verify claims made. To protect your privacy and security,
we also will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before
making corrections. We reserve the right to assess a service charge for
providing you any information in connection with your request.
THE Pilgrims Petcare WEBSITE IS NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13.
Our
website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and Pilgrims
Petcare does not collect or maintain information at our website
from those we actually know are under the age of 13.
WEBSITE MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES
Pilgrims
Petcare may create links to third party websites. Pilgrims
Petcare is not responsible for the content or privacy practices
employed by websites that are linked from our website.
OPT OUT RIGHT
Pilgrims Petcare may disclose consumer information to third parties as
described earlier in this notice. Many of these disclosures are
beneficial to consumers because they permit goods and services of
interest to consumers to be offered to consumers at attractive rates.
We strive to give consumers choices about how their data will be used.
You have the right to opt-out of (direct us not to make) these
disclosures when the consumer information is about you. Of course,
there are some disclosures to third parties that are not subject to the
opt-out, such as disclosures necessary to effect, administer or enforce
a transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for
us or to prevent fraud. When you use this service, you will be asked
whether you wish to opt out. If you wish to opt out, simply check the
appropriate box and submit your choice.
If you have any
questions or indeed comments about our Online Privacy Statement,or for
some reason believe we have not adhered to our statement, please
contact:
E-mail the Pilgrims Petcare Data Protection Officer: info@pilgrimspets.co.uk
We
may alter this statement as needed for certain products and services
and to abide by local laws or regulations around the world. Pilgrims
Petcare reserves the right to amend or modify this statement
from time to time. We urge you to review this statement whenever you
visit in order to obtain the most current statement. You may change
your choices at any time.
Pilgrims Natural Petcare is a trading name of Pilgrims Petcare Ltd
Registered in England, Company Registration No. 4205521
Registered Address: London Road, West Kingsdown Sevenoaks. TN15 6EX
