Privacy policy

This privacy policy sets out how Mind and Relationship Matters uses and protects any information that you give Mind and Relationship Matters when you use this website.

Mind and Relationship Matters is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Mind and Relationship Matters may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 31 October 2010.

Google searchbox

The search box on this web site ("Search Box") is powered by Google Inc. ("Google"). You acknowledge and agree that Google's privacy policy (located at http://www.google.com/privacy.html) shall apply to your use of the Search Box and by using the Search Box you consent to Google using your personal data in accordance with its privacy policy.

Amazon

Mind and Relationship Matters is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk.

What we collect

We may collect the following information, when you sign up for specific services:

• name
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode and preferences

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies and web beacons

Cookies and web beacons are small chunks of data created by a web server. They arrive via your web browser (ex. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, etc) and are stored on your computer. For further information on cookies and web beacons see FAQ on the Network Advertising Intitiative.

Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. They prevent your having to re-enter your information on certain website from scratch each time you visit that site.

Network advertisers use cookies to track users' web preferences and characteristics and tailor ads for them.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us 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 choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements

Mind and Relationship Matters expects its third-party vendors, including Google, partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a Mind and Relationship Matters page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through Mind and Relationship Matters you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. Mind and Relationship Matters is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.

While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before (Google uses DART cookies). Other features available on our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather information for the purpose of marketting, order fulfillment and any other purposes. Mind and Relationship Matters does not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.

You can opt out of a third-party vendor's and most ad servers' use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.  Alternatively you can opt out by visiting the vendor's or ad servers site

You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of Mind and Relationship Matters and this policy.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email address]

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to [address].

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Changes to this Policy

Mind and Relationship Matters reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected.